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The Much Loved Monster by IndigoWolf

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made by IndigoWolf for LD33 (COMPO)
I made this game within about 3-4 hours of actual coding and content writing. I didn't really have the opportunity to polish it or add much content at all but I really felt that my theme idea was quite unique and I wanted to share it with the community.

I didn't realise just how dark some of the writing was until after I finished so I hope people can appreciate that the game focuses primarily on my theme concept.

Anyway, enjoy, please leave your feedback and your Monstrosity score, try all the different options if you would like, just reset you score after you complete a whole option.

I look forward to playing your games :)
.jar (Windows, OS/X, Linux) https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/100683543/TheMuchLovedMonster.jar
Source https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/100683543/Ludum%20Dare%2033%20-%20Much%20Loved%20Monster.zip
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-33/?action=preview&uid=14746

Ratings

Coolness 94% 2
Overall 2.79 744
Fun 2.64 728
Graphics 2.00 878
Humor 2.79 436
Innovation 2.78 602
Mood 3.10 391
Theme 3.50 391

Feedback

xX12Twisty12Xx
24. Aug 2015 · 07:08 UTC
Very good! Only problem is it wasn't a big enough story to develop. You can also cheat by holding down 1. :P
JackDegree
24. Aug 2015 · 07:23 UTC
Very well written. Which there was more, but I know that can be difficult :)
Slashee the Cow
24. Aug 2015 · 07:34 UTC
The writing is good, but it doesn't seem to go anywhere? You just get to go in a loop and address a couple of issues?
jstclair13
24. Aug 2015 · 07:53 UTC
Awesome writing! You could make a story for my entry!
Techblogogy
24. Aug 2015 · 07:54 UTC
Really nice seeing text adventure. The game was quite nice.
NikinCZ
24. Aug 2015 · 07:56 UTC
It is to much finite. Very much unfinished.
lanza
24. Aug 2015 · 08:13 UTC
Very nice! I wish it was a bit longer, though. The monstrosity meter was very funny too.
Fenreliania
24. Aug 2015 · 08:37 UTC
The writing wasn't bad, but it wasn't particularly engaging either. Between the relatively limited number of paths that looped and the lack of any real mechanics other than "doing bad things and being a bad person", the game as a whole was rather uninteresting.
Orni
24. Aug 2015 · 08:51 UTC
This is one of those games I really hope to see a post-compo version of.

great experience, loved it!
McFood
24. Aug 2015 · 08:58 UTC
Excellent mood, great writing!
As others have said, it's a bit short, but that's expected.

It might have been nice to have something of a conclusion, and encourage multiple play throughs rather than the looping.

It fit the theme well, even without noticing the monstrosity score, I felt like a monster =D
omegacrafteris
24. Aug 2015 · 09:00 UTC
Pretty cool!
Lythom
24. Aug 2015 · 09:10 UTC
Hi,
what I liked :
- The very unconfortable feeling of being forced to act "bad"
- The cohesion in the universe you described
Where imo could be improved :
- Have a proper end (or did I missed it ?)
- Avoid repetition, or add variants to repeated lines
- More originality in the universe, eveything sound like "imperialism cliche"
Thanks for the game !
TwixtorTitan
24. Aug 2015 · 10:19 UTC
A bit unfinished but a good game from a developer's standpoint (java/C++ or other non engine languages is always a +).
Mantlair
24. Aug 2015 · 10:42 UTC
Well yeah writings were very very dark. Some of these games are about bad people in charge. Who voted for this theme B/. The game is good anyway. I would like read more of it actually. Keep up good work!
g_o
24. Aug 2015 · 11:21 UTC
I like very much the console style.
The game reminded me of 1984 as if it were a batch game and you played the big brother. The writing was nice, but the problem is of course that it doesn't go anywhere you can repeat what you're doing and there are no consequences.
pi_pi3
24. Aug 2015 · 11:43 UTC
This game is great! I wish it was longer.
AnaglyphCoding
24. Aug 2015 · 12:36 UTC
Neat little game for as little time as you had. Most people go too ambitious even for as little time as 4 hours, yet you kept it reasonable and the outcome is worthy of playing.

I found the story surprisingly easy to paint a picture for... does that make ME the monster? :o
Markus Brand
24. Aug 2015 · 12:40 UTC
Nice strory. Would have been better if there were more issues and if solving the issues in a certain way would create more issues, so that player would get the feeling of an actual story.
JayWoody
24. Aug 2015 · 13:02 UTC
This is great! I really liked the whole setting of this game. Too bad it's so short. I would've wanted to see how Terrovium fares under my iron grip.

Also I think you should take the [1] option out of the first screen of choices if you have completed that already.

I really liked this! Hopefully you will expand on this.
Acerio
24. Aug 2015 · 13:23 UTC
That was a flash from the past. Dang.
GBGames
24. Aug 2015 · 14:07 UTC
I found it confusing when I realized that aside from two branching paths, the game doesn't progress. You can kill your Deputy Grand Leader, but apparently he comes back as if nothing happened when you "attend to other issues".

So I guess that means I found the game incomplete.

But good work on the theme! It was quite chilling to see the choices I had before me.

I had the game in a maximized window and saw that the monstrosity meter was missing because apparently it is too far to the right.
Linus123xbb
24. Aug 2015 · 16:59 UTC
Certainly a unique game and a very well written text adventure, but the game doesn't have any win / lose conditions which would make the game far more interesting!
matthewd673
24. Aug 2015 · 20:21 UTC
The writing was fantastic but there weren't enough choices (though I understand there were significant time constraints)
crucknuk
29. Aug 2015 · 19:03 UTC
Excellent written story! Nice compo ;)