Post mortem - last 30 sec life's memories by PabloTitan

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made by PabloTitan for Ludum Dare 45 (JAM)

Post mortem

What will be your memories you'll recall at the end?

You start with nothing, not even your life.

30 seconds after your death you float in the void and can call to mind your memories.

:loud_sound: Best experienced with sound! :ghost: :headphones:

(I started developing from nothing :smile: ) Small game made with Defold for Ludum Dare 45 (My 2nd LD!).

:keyboard: Controls: WSAD or arrows to move, SPACE to dash

:video_game: Designed and made by: Me - Paweł Jarosz

:musical_score: Sounds: Me, Julien Nicolas, Bryan Smosh (freesound.org)

:computer: HTML5 - Play in browser - it will take really about 30 seconds! :smile:

P.S. If you liked the game, you can also follow me on itch.io or Twitter and see my other games! :blush:

Youtube	https://paweljarosz.itch.io/post-mortem-ld45
Original URL	https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/45/post-mortem-last-30-sec-lifes-memories

Ratings

Overall	1025^th	2.819⭐	38🧑‍⚖️
Fun	1100^th	2.286⭐	37🧑‍⚖️
Innovation	757^th	2.931⭐	38🧑‍⚖️
Theme	597^th	3.264⭐	38🧑‍⚖️
Graphics	874^th	2.917⭐	38🧑‍⚖️
Audio	337^th	3.417⭐	38🧑‍⚖️
Mood	566^th	3.329⭐	37🧑‍⚖️
Given		32🗳️	34🗨️

Feedback

despdair

08. Oct 2019 · 05:36 UTC

Honestly, I did not understand the game at all. Maybe you need some variations

🎤 PabloTitan

08. Oct 2019 · 06:20 UTC

For sure, it is not so long and not so diverse now, but I liked it so much, that I would love to develop it further, add some background story, more memorable moments and challenges to overcome. For now, it's kind of a self-experienced detective game, where you try to recollect someone's memories basing only on some sounds resembling memories in a mind. It indeed should have some challenge at the end, so thanks for the honest review, I really appreciate it! :)

Mashas

08. Oct 2019 · 10:43 UTC

The ticking of the clock and the different sound effects really enchanced the mood. After the end screen it continued but without any memories. Did I miss something? Anyway an interesting idea and a nice entry!

🎤 PabloTitan

08. Oct 2019 · 11:41 UTC

Thanks for a review! :) I wanted to loop it, but I see now there is a bug with recreating those memories. I will try to fix it as soon as possible, so for now, let's assume that one play is enough :smiley:

Cataractar

08. Oct 2019 · 19:57 UTC

I tried several times to find a good memory. Are there only bad memories? :(

I liked the mood. The audio got sometimes a bit messy when the memories were clustered too close.

🎤 PabloTitan

09. Oct 2019 · 06:03 UTC

Thanks for a review! ;) There are "good" memories, but it's of course arbitrary - I have chosen memories that I think are good, like a memorable birthday party, applaud when you reach something e.g. finish college, but I didn't wanted to force the same on players, because I want you to interpret it by yourself :) I agree that when you attract many memories and they start to play instantly it's messy, maybe a queue for sounds would be ok?

ancient-pixel

09. Oct 2019 · 19:55 UTC

Nicely done, it was exactly as i expected it from the description, you nailed the mood.

GraphicEdit

09. Oct 2019 · 20:20 UTC

Nice game

🎤 PabloTitan

09. Oct 2019 · 20:23 UTC

Thanks for your comments, guys ;)

Nocity

09. Oct 2019 · 21:49 UTC

Good mood and outstanding sound design. But... what the heck was I doing in the game? :laughing:

Artyom Volkov

09. Oct 2019 · 22:41 UTC

A small and peculiar game about memories. But the problem is that I haven't found any difference between the numbers of bad and good memories and that it's hard to avoid bad memories.

🎤 PabloTitan

10. Oct 2019 · 06:23 UTC

As I said earlier, I didn't managed to add any challenges I planned with bad memories and I wanted to add also some upgrades planned with good memories - thus the game is just a jam game and I won't add anything because it's after deadline and I don't want to cheat :D I will surely polish it after jam, because I enjoyed creating what resembles someone's life memories :) Thanks for reviews!
P.S. If you want to escape bad memories that are following you, use dash (space key)! :)

Marmeladki

10. Oct 2019 · 08:02 UTC

I love the mood and sounds. But at first I didn't get what I need to do. Then on my 2-3 try I thought than blue ones are bad memories, dont know why xD

NachtWitch

10. Oct 2019 · 12:29 UTC

Fascinating game you made! Really fun and and enjoyable! Really love the game you made!

ArcticK9

10. Oct 2019 · 12:42 UTC

Very interesting concept. Surreal and intriguing. Sound design is very nice.

Glitchheart

10. Oct 2019 · 18:13 UTC

Interesting, but sort of difficult to understand. I liked the idea though.

Daitse

11. Oct 2019 · 18:26 UTC

Really interesting concept but things are a bit confused for now (though I suppose it does fit the theme to be confused ^^). You created a nice atmoshpere as well, well done ! (especially since you were by yourself :) )

evlko

11. Oct 2019 · 18:32 UTC

Good sound, awesome mood and atmosphere. However, difficult to get the whole idea.

🎤 PabloTitan

11. Oct 2019 · 19:08 UTC

Thanks for the reviews guys! I'll definitely focus on world building next time, lesson's learned! ;)

LandoSystems

11. Oct 2019 · 19:25 UTC

Nice little game, very atmospheric with audio and story. Good work!

ChuChuGeralt

11. Oct 2019 · 19:43 UTC

...then everything changed when the fire nation....i mean the car accident happened.
Even though i just could get bad memories, the mood of the game was quite amazing. Nice work.

vincentvincent

13. Oct 2019 · 12:47 UTC

Like the idea and sound design!