Plubertium: Galactic Exchange Student Sim by mechamew

made by mechamew for Ludum Dare 49 (JAM)

itch banner.jpg Guinevere Bean, a 16 year old Earthling, is woefully under-prepared for an intergalactic exchange to the planet Plubertium.

Help to guide Guin through her first days on Plub. Connect with your host family, learn to play the Plumbian nose flute and befriend local cool kids. Choose what to focus on, and if you start feeling anxious, just remember it's not the end of the world.

Features:

Controls: Mouse - left clicks keyboard - direction buttons & space

This game was made in 72 hours for Ludum Dare 49, under the theme 'Unstable'

Story & concept: Nanna & Ben Venterausch.

Music & sounds: Haezer.

Art & editing: Nanna Venterausch.

Writing, code & photography: Ben Venterausch.

Thanks heaps for playing! Plubertium itch banner.jpg

Link	https://teamlazerbeam.itch.io/plubertium
Link	https://teamlazerbeam.itch.io/plubertium
Original URL	https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/49/plubertium-glactic-exchange-student-simulator

Ratings

Given

4🗳️

8🗨️

Feedback

Natalia Dushkina

05. Oct 2021 · 20:12 UTC

I remember your cat from the previous jam, so I decided to check this game too :) Great art, atmosphere, music. Loved shaking animation. The text is funny too, poop culture and other stuff :) Not "too much talking" this time, great job!

koalaknight

06. Oct 2021 · 04:11 UTC

The art is great, and I really liked the small details such as the characters blinking.
The real life plant pictures really adds to the surreal nature of the game.
Amazing job putting all of this together in 72 hours!

🎤 mechamew

06. Oct 2021 · 14:10 UTC

Hey @natalia-dushkina & @koalaknight!

Thank you both for playing and for your encouraging comments. Really means a lot to hear the game resonated with you!

Archimagus

09. Oct 2021 · 01:59 UTC

Wow, wild ride. I think I got myself killed off early, but still. So many details, so much art. I loved the cool kid, with the poop culture wearing a poop emoji pin ROFL. I can't exactly say the game was "fun" but I loved it anyway. I usually try and find criticism but I can't really find anything wrong with this. It even has a menu with a lot of options, and a bunch of save slots for those that want to go back and try all the options. Superb job.

sakura_magika

09. Oct 2021 · 02:09 UTC

this game was delightful! i'm in love with the cross of succulent photographs and 2D cartoon art. Mew Mew 2's character design is my favorite, but the caring relationship with Moomdud was really touching as well. i love the writing, humor, and funny names.

i took the drugs route. wahooooo! what at trip!

one possible bug is that in the drug sequence, i had a flashback about playing noseflute, but i didn't actually do that in my run (in fact, i ditched to do drugs, which was why i was tripping in the first place), so maybe it's a bug that i got that flashback?

anyways, thanks for such a fun experience!

jonah

09. Oct 2021 · 03:56 UTC

Very interesting and hilarious game! You really capture the feeling and make it feel really absurd, it worked very well with the theme.

Superb art and fun story

Great job!

🎤 mechamew

12. Oct 2021 · 09:22 UTC

@archimagus Thanks so much for playing, and for the awesome feedback! So glad to hear you loved it!

🎤 mechamew

12. Oct 2021 · 09:24 UTC

Thank you @sakura-magika! Really glad to hear you liked everything so much (and that you were a fan of Mew Mew 2!

Thanks for letting us know about that bug! We've fixed this up by getting the teacher involved! She now forces you into band practice, even if you try sneak off!

Thanks again for the feedback and encouragement - it really means a lot!

🎤 mechamew

12. Oct 2021 · 09:25 UTC

Yay! Thanks heaps @jonah! Stoked to the hear that!

Hengen

19. Oct 2021 · 10:23 UTC

very beautiful aesthetic to this game. Trippy atmosphere, love the optimistic options! The graphic style lends itself to the absurdity.

10/10 would recommend!

LDJam user 228990

21. Oct 2021 · 15:26 UTC

I love the art style you went for. Good job :D

🎤 mechamew

21. Oct 2021 · 19:40 UTC

Thanks so much @hengen & @theblindeye! Really appreciate it!

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