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Nothing Everything by James Beninger

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made by James Beninger for Ludum Dare 45 (JAM)

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"They laughed at me and said that I, Dr. Nothing, would amount to nothing! Well look who's nothing now! Ha! Hahahaha! Hacough hack ugghh. Nothing can stop me! I can do nothing with my Nothing Ray! You hear me? Nothing!"

Screenshot of cityscape

Available at https://reneantunes.itch.io/nothing-everything for:

We recommend the Mac or Windows version for the full experience, as some effects aren't available on the web.

Completionist with too many games to review? We've written a walkthrough

Youtube https://plaintextdev.com/LD45/NothingEverything.zip
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/45/nothing-everything

Ratings

Overall 39th 4.189⭐ 47🧑‍⚖️
Fun 15th 4.256⭐ 47🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 54th 4.114⭐ 46🧑‍⚖️
Theme 104th 4.045⭐ 46🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 271th 3.989⭐ 46🧑‍⚖️
Audio 217th 3.643⭐ 44🧑‍⚖️
Humor 11th 4.33⭐ 46🧑‍⚖️
Mood 90th 4.038⭐ 42🧑‍⚖️
Given 44🗳️ 36🗨️

Feedback

StinkyKitty
07. Oct 2019 · 23:17 UTC
Your game is awesome! I especially like the graphics. :thumbsup:
GibsS
07. Oct 2019 · 23:24 UTC
Great concept, couldn't find the bomb though
🎤 James Beninger
07. Oct 2019 · 23:25 UTC
@gibss Thanks for the feedback. I've added a link to a walkthrough for all the tasks.
starvingindie
07. Oct 2019 · 23:28 UTC
This is straight up fun! I like the reversal of the theme where you're gradually taking away things until there's nothing. I love that everything in the world can be interacted with and it all some physics properties to it.
HNKXOBKA
07. Oct 2019 · 23:30 UTC
VeRy FuN, and help me destroy democracy. Pleased with the ability to delete your account.
Skyeward
08. Oct 2019 · 01:32 UTC
@james-beninger just played this game and thought "well this is the best one yet" and then saw you were credited at the end and remembered you'd said the same about our game. No word of a lie, serendipidity. Amazing job, aesthetic, concept, enjoyment, humour, polish, absolute 10/10.
Jackaraia
08. Oct 2019 · 02:10 UTC
I had a very fun time search out the things I could do in this game. I missed on of the objectives in the long run, but I don't mind. Finding out the ways everything interacted with was very fun.
Nithin
08. Oct 2019 · 02:22 UTC
I love the little jokes in there. Very fun to explore all the possibilities and watching the physics which was delightful.
scalliondelight
08. Oct 2019 · 03:05 UTC
inverse katamari -- smart
Seth Marx
08. Oct 2019 · 04:19 UTC
This is a wonderful concept and executed to perfection. Thank your for granting me the pleasure!
paulhocker
08. Oct 2019 · 04:27 UTC
very clever -- high marks for using the theme -- thanks for making this
mao
08. Oct 2019 · 05:07 UTC
I have achieved nothing! You, on the other hand, achieved something by making this game.
Will F
08. Oct 2019 · 05:48 UTC
Great little game, loved the humour and art!
Compasslg
08. Oct 2019 · 06:28 UTC
The game looks great and very funny! I think there is a bug where when I click the character avatar on the top-left screen and then click any text there, the game went black screen.

Still, good job! The music and art style are simple but great!
SKDF
08. Oct 2019 · 11:02 UTC
So simple yet so fun. Finally a polished game in LD!
WhatNameGames
08. Oct 2019 · 13:31 UTC
Love it. My favourite so far, everything is great, love the art and the sounds. The humour is great, everything, again, is great. Definitely aiming for something as complete as this next time.
TheJebForge
08. Oct 2019 · 13:34 UTC
I didn't understood first how to play the game, but after I did, it was pretty fun! Gives so much of old games vibes!
citsua
08. Oct 2019 · 15:14 UTC
I loved it. Really polished and fun.
mathemagician
08. Oct 2019 · 16:03 UTC
Had a bit of a tough time getting into it and figuring out what to do, but very enjoyable once I realised what I was doing.

I couldn't figure out how to open up the tasks menu since tapping tab didn't seem to work, but that might have had something to do with my (admittedly extremely weird) keyboard layout?
🎤 James Beninger
08. Oct 2019 · 16:16 UTC
@mathemagician I haven't had any trouble with tab working. What's your keyboard layout? It's doubtful we'll fix it in this version, but I'd love to know if there's something broken that we could fix for next time.
mathemagician
08. Oct 2019 · 16:19 UTC
@james-beninger I take it back, it seems to work fine. I was playing on the web and I think I somehow managed to unfocus the game so my keypresses weren't captured, and clicking back on it didn't seem to re-focus it? Probably nothing to worry about.
FcValise
08. Oct 2019 · 22:45 UTC
Maybe my favorite ! :)
NachtWitch
09. Oct 2019 · 00:51 UTC
I hate doing Sprite work,.so mad Respect.for making a 2d game, absolutely stunning game
Guardaro
09. Oct 2019 · 01:50 UTC
I worked hard to finish this one. Not so for most.
Twelvoo
09. Oct 2019 · 05:21 UTC
I like your idea so much! One of my favorite!
oskanberg
09. Oct 2019 · 09:48 UTC
This is fantastic. Such a fun mechanic! It reminded me of a lo-fi comedic version of Hitman Sniper Challenge in the way that replaying is build in to the challenge.
Grangerer
09. Oct 2019 · 16:04 UTC
Really liked it. Great concept and execution
Annie Owl
09. Oct 2019 · 16:16 UTC
Fun puzzle game! I've enjoyed figuring out the ways to achieve all the different tasks that the main character has, and the jokes very well made too :smile:
reneantunes
09. Oct 2019 · 16:21 UTC
Thanks for streaming it @annie-owl!
Pedro Rosa
09. Oct 2019 · 22:40 UTC
Interesting and fun game. I played for a lot of time trying to understand all the interactions. Good job it's a nice game.
CommanderVander
10. Oct 2019 · 23:20 UTC
This was a very fun game! Not sure if there is an extra reward for 100%, but I couldn't find one and that's the one thing that would make a great game just that much better. I really love this game though!
walaber
11. Oct 2019 · 14:32 UTC
one of the most fun I've played in the jam! great job!
Vaibho
12. Oct 2019 · 05:53 UTC
A game with nice graphics and nice concept. I liked it. Nice work.
Enzo_B
12. Oct 2019 · 13:05 UTC
Nice idea ! :D
coatline
14. Oct 2019 · 21:45 UTC
Funny idea! I liked the game overall and how you almost had a riddle game because you had to try to figure out what the tasks meant and how to complete them. That was a very fun part to the game. I just couldn't figure out how in the world to change the channel! :tv: I liked the way you took the theme and thought of a funny way to use it to make a game. Great entry.
jk5000
22. Oct 2019 · 07:55 UTC
An interesting and really funny little game. Well done.
Jupiter_Hadley
22. Oct 2019 · 14:58 UTC
nice graphics, fun little game. I included it in my Ludum Dare 45 compilation video series, if you’d like to take a look :) https://youtu.be/zqhSjSyg75I
Darkwing00Duck
27. Oct 2019 · 20:58 UTC
Brilliant game! :medal: