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Kasprzak Saves Us All! (Again) by Phobos001

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made by Phobos001 for Ludum Dare 49 (COMPO)

WOW WOW WOW I am SO HAPPY with this! This is one of the best entries I've done. This is my first foray into a totally Visual-Novel experience. I still wanted your choices from earlier to effect the future, but I was only able to do a few things.

Still I am ELATED man. I saw the compo timer disappear while I was pressing the publish button. That's how close this was! I'm happy with every second I spent though.

I hope you all enjoy what I made! Thank you Mike Kazprzak for your hard work o7

You can see a playthrough of the game here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOxoW-StlxY

​Screenshot from 2021-10-03 18-16-27.png Screenshot from 2021-10-03 18-17-03.png Screenshot from 2021-10-03 18-17-30.png

Github Source https://github.com/Phobos001/LudumDare49
Itch.io https://phobos001.itch.io/kazprzak-saves-us-all-again
Newgrounds https://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/817144?updated=1633327926
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/49/kazprzak-saves-us-all-again

Ratings

Overall 275th 3.475⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Fun 265th 3.4⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 253th 3.375⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Theme 482th 2.75⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 337th 3.275⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Audio 162th 3.475⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Humor 19th 4.132⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Mood 159th 3.5⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Given 8🗳️ 19🗨️

Feedback

Aquachain
04. Oct 2021 · 06:41 UTC
I only miss a way to skip intro for replaybillity. But you did great work. :thumbsup:
SlimmerBurger
04. Oct 2021 · 08:30 UTC
I haven't seen any visual novels yet in this jam, so it was really refreshing to just sit back and read the dialogue. Which by the way was really funny and well made! Good job :D
LDJam user 269161
04. Oct 2021 · 08:32 UTC
I liked your sound effects! You have a unique visual style.
theviraldragon
04. Oct 2021 · 08:33 UTC
The art is really funky and unique. Good job.
Mordrick
04. Oct 2021 · 08:40 UTC
That silver surfer reference is gold!

I really like your game, but I LOVE the ever expanding background of the last entity, well done!
For this short period of time this is a nice little novel and as a fellow artist I really love your hand painted graphics! Did you use the mouse only? Or do you have a graphic tablet?

If I must complain about anything, than it is, that it was to short and I want more of it :). Maybe you could expand it after the jam? Also give it a "Donate if you want" thing on itch so I can give you a dollar for it :)

Keep up the good work!
Diego Escalante
05. Oct 2021 · 03:01 UTC
Umm, dang, I got 0 exothons. I thoroughly enjoyed this entry. Very funny. Also was that The Rugrats theme? My favorite was Thharg. You can bet your life that I tried clicking on the option that apologized for not having enough time to flesh out that character. Worth a try! Anyway, that was a great experience. I would just make that (awesome) intro skippable so that I could easily retry the game with different options. But great job! Cheers!
JakobTheQuizGuy
05. Oct 2021 · 11:14 UTC
Very nice! Your game is full of personality. I enjoyed the characters even though I didn't spend much time with them, and I like your style, both visually and musically. The last character was a real treat, and I couldn't stop looking at the awesome warping background... I just wish the game was a bit longer. It's good that you're happy with this submission, you should be!
cogcomp
06. Oct 2021 · 18:12 UTC
:laughing: Has someone sent this to Mike yet? Nice story! Well done!
Betamorfosis
06. Oct 2021 · 18:20 UTC
Ahah I was not ready for this! First visual novel I've tried and it was so relaxing. You made me want to try to code one myself. Good visuals, this distortion effect of the sky was dope! (Shader?) Anyway great entry :)
freeworld
06. Oct 2021 · 18:20 UTC
I love it! Fantastic intro with unique style and great music. Overall the music, sounds and moods with the different characters were great. Also interesting and weird characters - and the backgrounds had nice effects.

I really liked it, thanks for the experience :heart:
Peace Of Cake Games
08. Oct 2021 · 04:54 UTC
I desperately want @pov to play this. This game has it all: humor, cool graphics, options you can't click but I clicked it anyway, and Mike Kasprsak. Very well done!
bakuchi
08. Oct 2021 · 20:55 UTC
That was fantastic, didn't expect something so meta! I just wish it was longer.
LDJam user 237913
16. Oct 2021 · 13:03 UTC
I love the "I've run out of time" ending ... I feel bad that I sold Ludum Dare to the Ad Wolves but what was I supposed to do! Awesome job!
zimny11
16. Oct 2021 · 14:22 UTC
That was interesting. I love meta in game! The music was really nice. Good job!
Lachlan James
16. Oct 2021 · 14:24 UTC
Really cool man. Really enjoyed the existential conversation with whoever that was.
You write super well!