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Too Real by shellofagirl

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made by shellofagirl for Ludum Dare 50 (COMPO)

hi, thanks for playing my game :3 (also.. s-sorry.)

HOW TO PLAY Do not let the REALITY METER get maxed out. To prevent this, press 'X' to medicate. Do not let the HEALTH METER get to 0. Run into some sparkly squares to eat. Press SPACE to jump. You will inevitability die. Consider this 'winning'.

REVIEWS 'Wow, reality really kicked my ass.' - Impressed Reviewer 'It's great to have unlimited medication.' - Grandma

Itch: https://8aku.itch.io/too-real

Screen Shot 2022-04-06 at 8.11.52 AM.png

Itch https://8aku.itch.io/too-real
Git https://github.com/8aku/ldjam50
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/50/too-real

Ratings

Overall 474th 3.136⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Fun 504th 2.818⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 438th 3⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Theme 273th 3.705⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 317th 3.432⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Audio 494th 2.045⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Humor 238th 3.045⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Mood 356th 3.136⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Given 26🗳️ 20🗨️

Feedback

LDJam user 278918
03. Apr 2022 · 23:45 UTC
Grandma is #relatable. Also, this game is really hard (in a good way! so is life!). Overall, it looks awesome. Keep it up!
OadT
04. Apr 2022 · 10:15 UTC
Nice entry! Managed to collect all squares, does that mean I completed the game? :smiley:

One thing though: The music is waaaay to loud on my end. I put my system volume to 1/16 (I'm currently on MacOS) and I still had to lower it on my headphone :sweat_smile:
nethead
04. Apr 2022 · 13:50 UTC
im out of pills and food but this game helped me avoid reality for a bit longer
🎤 shellofagirl
04. Apr 2022 · 16:19 UTC
@iguanana thanks for playing! grandma knows what's up. @oadt yeah, dying means you won. good job :3 thanks for playing. sorry about the ear pain
m11
04. Apr 2022 · 17:20 UTC
Really nice concept! I agree with OadT though - the sound could have been a bit lower?
zubspace
04. Apr 2022 · 19:30 UTC
Cute little game, I like the minimal style and storytelling. The music is a bit rough, but I guess that's reality slowly sinking in.. :)
loueee
04. Apr 2022 · 23:43 UTC
shit got too real for me to deal. very cute : )
Ani
05. Apr 2022 · 00:59 UTC
I like the concept of this game. Managed to accidently move off-screen a few times though!
🎤 shellofagirl
05. Apr 2022 · 01:27 UTC
@ani oh shit. i originally had a much smaller level and forgot to add that back. thanks for playing :3
A Chill Lemur
06. Apr 2022 · 23:12 UTC
That synth riff spoke to me.



It told me I was worthless.
🎤 shellofagirl
07. Apr 2022 · 02:17 UTC
@a-chill-lemur that is exactly what i was going for! ty!
LDJam user 233659
07. Apr 2022 · 02:56 UTC
Well, this was quite heavy. I loved every moment of it!
rasblo
08. Apr 2022 · 09:15 UTC
Wow, reality really kicked my ass. - me
Giardi
09. Apr 2022 · 02:15 UTC
Me playing this game:

![pesadao.jpg](///raw/a8a/1/z/4d9a4.jpg)

One eye on the platforms and another on the health bars XD
Really good entry, I really enjoyed the game. Nice work.
Foursay
09. Apr 2022 · 03:20 UTC
The visual looks decen though the audio makes my speakers cry out for some unknown bass issues I guess lol. Good Job!
antonsem
09. Apr 2022 · 14:18 UTC
The music didn't sound good :( I don't know if it was an issue on my side though. I like the idea and visuals were nice. But I wish there was some kind of alternative ending when all health items are collected. Appreciate the message though :D
LDJam user 280755
09. Apr 2022 · 14:54 UTC
Cool, novel idea to mix the health bar and the need to keep popping the pills. Tightening the controls and physics would improve it a lot, I think.
lesinvisible
14. Apr 2022 · 10:33 UTC
I liked the concept though it feels too iterative sometimes, and the game looks very nice. The only issue is that platforming mechanics could have been more refined, especially, with some of this difficult jumps.
Terabyte
16. Apr 2022 · 19:54 UTC
I like how this game looks, but the background music is very hard on the ears=_=