You Can't Dodge Your Feelings! by Autumnotopia

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made by Autumnotopia for LD 41 (JAM)

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A young girl scared of the prospect of confessing to her crush resolves to finally do it after the big ball game... Will she succeed and find love? It's all up to you to help her!

Ratings

Overall 843th 3.194⭐ 38🧑‍⚖️
Fun 994th 2.806⭐ 38🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 1065th 2.676⭐ 39🧑‍⚖️
Theme 828th 3.257⭐ 39🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 333th 3.878⭐ 39🧑‍⚖️
Humor 219th 3.583⭐ 38🧑‍⚖️
Mood 438th 3.444⭐ 38🧑‍⚖️
Given 39🗳️ 21🗨️

Feedback

ysty
24. Apr 2018 · 09:25 UTC
A fun use of the theme. The graphics were great and the ending was really cute. :)
Yokimbo
25. Apr 2018 · 09:10 UTC
Fun game, really tough though. Enjoyed it! :dog:
Rapter
25. Apr 2018 · 09:14 UTC
Very funny game, nice art !!! 5/5 !! Good Luck!!!
Cosdots_HM
25. Apr 2018 · 09:14 UTC
Cute graphics. Really love the Character!
Lars DK
25. Apr 2018 · 09:15 UTC
@autumnotopia I'm trying to figure out the controls. What exactly am I meant to do?
🎤 Autumnotopia
25. Apr 2018 · 09:23 UTC
@Lars DK: Ah, did you check the 'Help' button? I noticed someone else that didn't seem to see it either, I probably should make it more visible haha. It's 'D' to Duck.
nidup
25. Apr 2018 · 09:25 UTC
Nice art work, you could display the commands by default when starting the game to facilitate the onboarding of new players. Congratz for your entry :thumbsup:
🎤 Autumnotopia
25. Apr 2018 · 09:53 UTC
@nidup Haha yeah, I considered it but I wanted the first encounter to be kind of a surprise (subverting normal visual novel style stuff where it's just entirely advancing the text with no other user commands). I feel like if the player is warned it loses a little bit of impact. It's a difficult balancing act though, thank you for your feedback!
Yngvarr
25. Apr 2018 · 17:19 UTC
The cutest thing I've ever played. Well, honestly, I didn't play many cute things before, I guess the number is less than 5, but this one is definitely the cutest. =)
pparadigm
25. Apr 2018 · 20:24 UTC
After I figured out you could duck, I ended up just repeatedly ducking the whole game. Made the final scene less romantic though--I dodged her affection. A tiny quality improvement would be to have the words that are longer than the end of the textbox to never start typing on that line, but then next instead.
Lyrcaxis
26. Apr 2018 · 08:53 UTC
Senpai noticed me ^o^
BalladofSong
27. Apr 2018 · 04:31 UTC
Such a cute game!!!! I loved the art and mechanics. Good game.
Yirggzmb
27. Apr 2018 · 07:06 UTC
Super cute! Not sure the point of having a jump command, but a cool idea to have it be more interactive than just a story. The art work is really good and the ending is super cute. Well done.
megamasterx
27. Apr 2018 · 11:56 UTC
Overall solid title, Your art made this one really shine. It just bleeds cuteness throughout!
Unentokku
27. Apr 2018 · 17:53 UTC
Her talking about being sleepy while I made her duck and jump all around was funny.
Doing a jump duck will sometimes make her constantly move up before snapping back down for the rest of the scene.
Being able to dodge the heart at the end was a nice touch.
lum
28. Apr 2018 · 18:46 UTC
This was super cute! This game definitely won me over with its charm. Its a minor thing, but I dug that you can dodge/jump at any time. It made the whole VN aspect of the game feel more dynamic. Great entry!
rjhelms
29. Apr 2018 · 17:28 UTC
Great visual style. The choice of font really just pushes the whole thing over the edge - great attention to detail. I just wish there was more!
randomhuman
02. May 2018 · 18:32 UTC
Interesting idea. I guess the jump was for the final scene? However, by that point I had been trained to duck, so that is what I did, and it didn't seem to matter. Nice little story, great art and dialogue.
SamuelSousa
03. May 2018 · 08:24 UTC
Very simple, yet fun! Nice dialogue and pickup lines. Lovely art. Great entry!
MosesG
03. May 2018 · 19:53 UTC
I love this idea and the writing was nice, pretty funny. But some of the things you have to dodge come too surprisingly. Still liked it though!
YuKey0
07. May 2018 · 17:55 UTC
lol, I did not notice the help button at first, I did not expect to find the controls there, but found out through a video someone posted.

The cheesy pick up lines were a bit funny and the graphics so cute. The gameplay was kinda unexpected but decent. It would have been nice if there was more to it, but that is just me wanting more out of this game cause I liked it. The name is quite fitting for the gameplay. I have definitely never seen an Dating Sim/VN with such a type of interactive feature, quite unique.

@Lyrcaxis Senpai noticed us!!(≧∇≦)/ !High Five!
tastelikecoke
14. May 2018 · 01:35 UTC
The ducked sprite is really cute :D Makes me wanna duck all throughout the game. I didn't quite get what's the jump button for. I think the controls could've been shown in the retry screen so it's easier to pick up.