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Bring joy to the world... with balloons! by cptalbertwesker

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made by cptalbertwesker for LD34 (COMPO)
If only the world could be made a brighter, happier place thanks to balloons. As daft as it sounds, this is one clown that doesn't give up!

On all screens necessary you will be instructed as to your controls in the particular area, which can range from button mashing to holding a button.

For reference these controls are set to W/S/D, sorry for those of you that use the arrows, implementation for them was on the list, but simply didn't make it in time.

Not so much a game... as alway.
Web https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/22267668/LD34/index.html
Source https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/22267668/LD34/Bring_joy_to_the_world_with_balloons.gmx.zip
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-34/?action=preview&uid=1535

Ratings

Coolness 51% 3
Overall 2.71 861
Audio 3.08 285
Fun 2.25 913
Graphics 3.36 339
Humor 3.36 122
Innovation 2.86 648
Mood 3.35 235
Theme 3.04 869

Feedback

adamgryu
14. Dec 2015 · 05:21 UTC
I like the idea for this one. The graphics are simple but kind of charming. Story or player choice could be brought in, I think this could be a deal more interesting. Good luck!
DesignerNap
14. Dec 2015 · 13:47 UTC
I like that the grumpy kid smiles! :) Nice little entry here!
justinooncx
16. Dec 2015 · 16:09 UTC
So the game just loops? Rather interesting, but definitely can do more with it.
bitdecaygames
17. Dec 2015 · 04:13 UTC
Call me crazy, but I wanted a button to pop the balloon with. :) Could use some more of a "game" feel to it, but if this is a first attempt then its not bad. Its good to get something that "works" but its also fun to flex and challenge your abilities. See you in LD35
VitasaMode
22. Dec 2015 · 11:06 UTC
I thought the balloon would pop and looks like there could be a lot to this game.
zenmumbler
22. Dec 2015 · 11:12 UTC
This was cute, even though I abhor clowns. QTE-clowns even.
razveck
22. Dec 2015 · 11:42 UTC
The technical aspect of this game was very good. I loved the art style and the little animations. The sound was great, too. Did you record it specifically for the game? That said, the game wasn't really that fun. There's not much to do in it, after all. The rolling "Careful Now" that kept showing up was kind of annoying too. Just let the player mess up and restart if that's the case. No need for a 10 second scrolling text every time I click the wrong button.
aare
22. Dec 2015 · 12:29 UTC
I really like this kind of expirience-based games :D What was missing for me was some kind of point or conclusion driven at the end. I gifted more or less 5 childreen.

But mabye the point was the neverending nature, and overall pointlessness in the attempt to change the world for better...?
PlasmaErnst
22. Dec 2015 · 12:37 UTC
Playing this made me happy too :)
Funny grafics and sounds.
Yes, some more interaction would be nice.
randomhuman
22. Dec 2015 · 17:38 UTC
I love the ambient sounds (actually all the sounds), and the gameplay is strangely soothing. Nice work.
gallerdude
30. Dec 2015 · 23:22 UTC
Weird? yes! Fun? sure?
Catmoo
03. Jan 2016 · 13:09 UTC
Really enjoyed it, although as a few others have said It think if you could fail things it woulda been awesome!

So if you could have accidentally popped the balloon in the kid's face, let all the air out of the balloon and I guess shoved the balloon in the kids face :)

Overall though looked great and the sounds were awesome too!
Benjamin
03. Jan 2016 · 16:34 UTC
The game itself is not very challenging or interesting but I like the animations and the core idea. Some balloon color choice for each kids / exploding balloon / etc would make the loop more replayable.
bodsey
04. Jan 2016 · 09:56 UTC
Hahaha what an amazing idea! Execution is great though. I'd love to see the whole experience leads somewhere, but great job though, congrats
themadknights
04. Jan 2016 · 10:46 UTC
Nice background sound. The game is too shoort and easy but the graphics are good, and the theme is perfectly executed.