The Worse It Is by xk_the_name

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made by xk_the_name for LD 40 (COMPO)

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The more you have it, the worse it is, what it is?

Best played in full screen

Ratings

Overall 65th 3.9⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Fun 303th 3.368⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 135th 3.625⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Theme 161th 3.825⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 137th 3.85⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Audio 31th 3.969⭐ 18🧑‍⚖️
Humor 117th 3.441⭐ 19🧑‍⚖️
Mood 1th 4.474⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Given 11🗳️ 5🗨️

Feedback

jokerden
04. Dec 2017 · 10:33 UTC
Really nice (and sad).
Tomáš Selmeci
04. Dec 2017 · 10:50 UTC
The game is really well done. Story, audio, simple graphics. Good job!
Filipe Leal
04. Dec 2017 · 10:51 UTC
Poor guy... :'(
jjjjason
05. Dec 2017 · 05:26 UTC
Cinematography is fantastic. You really know how to set up the scenes, and the minimalist graphics play really well towards this (i.e. contrast to drive the viewers' eyes). Also a very clever (and as everyone else said, depressing) use of the theme.

Definitely looking forward to any other narrative works you make in the future!
Swen
07. Dec 2017 · 15:19 UTC
This game totally gave me the feels. The use of narrative and graphics made this possible, good job.

The only small thing I missed was being able to control the menus with the WASD keys and spacebar since the whole game is controlled this way.

I am going to eat some ice cream and watch soaps now.
krammetje
27. Dec 2017 · 11:02 UTC
At first glance it looks very simple and generic, but while playing it kept me interested and has a great feel to it.
SirPumpy
27. Dec 2017 · 11:24 UTC
Hah, that was neat! Really liked everything about it :) Just one thing, you should've opted out of the audio category mate :P And... I put on a nice shirt just to impress her :(
Paulo Brunassi
27. Dec 2017 · 14:10 UTC
I loved this one, great job! Nice entry
vfabien21
27. Dec 2017 · 14:33 UTC
Whouha ! That was really cool ! The rise is pressure was really well done : my heartbeat rate was increasing, and I felt numb with emotion as the character approached the desk.

Despite the graphics being very simple, they were very efficient.

Stupid thing however : during the whole the story, I had the feeling that my character had no pants. With each encounter, I was chuckling, wondering what would the other think of my character moving around half naked...
profan
27. Dec 2017 · 20:10 UTC
I love the atmosphere in this one, totally pulled you in! I liked the fact that it looked like you were given some agency throughout, but none of it mattered in the end... :D, in a kind of melancholic like kind of way.

Nice work :)
aurel
28. Dec 2017 · 00:35 UTC
Wow, you definitely nailed mood. I'm a bit confused what the theme was, what was worse the more you had - nerves to talk to the girl?

The linear progression reminded me a little bit of Thirty Flights of Loving. Nice job!
Goat Toaster Games
28. Dec 2017 · 05:39 UTC
This was a fantastically written little game! I was so engaged. I loved the simplistic graphics and the shaking room when he was approaching the desk, it really worked well with the buildup of the story. Fantastic submission! :smile:
epb9000
28. Dec 2017 · 07:30 UTC
I liked the mood and music here. That was a rather melancholic ending. I wonder if it said something about me that I actually tried to run from the desk once the screen started shaking.
M2tias
28. Dec 2017 · 09:54 UTC
What a great experience. Well written and the mood is perfect. The graphics are simple but they work. The style with the muted background is so good for a short jam. The best thing, though, is how the character doesn't wear pants.