KidsGrace by Polith Games

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made by Polith Games for LD33 (JAM)
KidsGrace is our entry for Ludum Dare 33, which theme is “You are the monster”.
In this game your role is to entertain the kids in a birthday party trying not to disappoint them. Don’t be a real monster to those kids!

Ratings

Coolness 100% 1
Overall(Jam) 3.39 373
Audio(Jam) 3.56 179
Fun(Jam) 3.15 456
Graphics(Jam) 4.00 222
Humor(Jam) 3.47 204
Innovation(Jam) 2.85 648
Mood(Jam) 3.21 461
Theme(Jam) 3.41 558

Feedback

chromebookbob
24. Aug 2015 · 15:20 UTC
Really crisp graphics and fun simple gameplay, well done!
SojaBird
24. Aug 2015 · 15:24 UTC
A very cool looking, simple game!
I like that it works with highscore on gamejolt.

Gets a bit repetitive though after a while.
Maybe increase the difficulty (faster?)
JayWoody
24. Aug 2015 · 15:27 UTC
Really nicely done game. I can't really find any aspect of improvement as the game works exactly as it should.

Good job!
Deadeyejoe
24. Aug 2015 · 15:51 UTC
Really enjoyed it, audio and graphics was cool !
robottojr
24. Aug 2015 · 15:55 UTC
It's a fun game to play and watch, i really enjoy this game. You nailed it!
Yamzho
24. Aug 2015 · 15:58 UTC
I love it ! Straight to my favs ! :)
belva1234
24. Aug 2015 · 16:08 UTC
ahahahah this game dude hahah i love it to much fuking epic
Deity
24. Aug 2015 · 17:05 UTC
Great art and animation. Also the setting and interpretation of the theme is clever.

Suggestions: Add some kind of icon for each button instead of having us read letters. For example, an arrow pointing up for W or down for S would give a more visual feedback for what to hit. It'd also be great with some levels instead of going infinitely (ie: you move from 1 party to another party with each one getting harder).

Nice work!
amy742
24. Aug 2015 · 17:34 UTC
I really liked this one! Awesome graphics, catchy music, a good take on the theme and addicting gameplay. Good job!
RHY3756547
24. Aug 2015 · 17:37 UTC
Absolutely hilarious, love the all of the guy's faces. The gameplay is a little basic, but it's all really polished. nice work!
LeoM
25. Aug 2015 · 00:59 UTC
Very nice moves ;)
It's not suited for azerty keyboard, and when we change the Keymapping we get lost VERY fast, so a play azerty with some key a bit far, maybe using the numpad ? It's the same for everybody and easier to focus.
Nice game anyway. ;) I have a kid (monster?) to entertain if you want in my game ! :p
sararyCow
25. Aug 2015 · 02:09 UTC
Nice game! Beatiful graphics and audio.
livis
25. Aug 2015 · 02:26 UTC
I love the soundtrack and graphics, gameplay is ok and the monster dancing is sooo cute :3

Nice work!
Clairvoyant Games
25. Aug 2015 · 02:42 UTC
Awesome art. We totally had the same game jam idea!
xxxdanielxxx
25. Aug 2015 · 03:03 UTC
Nice game! Graphics and soundtrack are awesome but it would be really cool if we could play this with a gamepad.
mramaizng
26. Aug 2015 · 01:07 UTC
Nice and sharp graphics. the game is cute and fun for a few minutes. Well done for ludum. Could use some sort of development as the game progresses. maybe more dancers or faster song. But really well done.
corupta
26. Aug 2015 · 01:07 UTC
Simple and fun with nice graphics. Good job.
CorgiCommander
26. Aug 2015 · 01:14 UTC
This is really polished visually, and all the audio is really good. I wasn't sure if the game is meant to run infinitely, so I just stopped dancing. Some more stages or a speed up would be cool.
PowerSpark
26. Aug 2015 · 01:51 UTC
Great game, the audio was great.
jphelps
26. Aug 2015 · 03:03 UTC
nice!! great graphics and fun to play
Bsevers18
26. Aug 2015 · 03:20 UTC
lovely game, real fun and challenging. Adorable and funny art. love it!
bowlercaptain
26. Aug 2015 · 03:54 UTC
Looks great. Wasn't entirely certain until testing that as the game progressed I was hitting the key too slowly instead of having a correct press misread. Interesting to discover that, with FPS-control literacy, I know exactly where "q" and "e" are, but not necessarily which of WASD are WAS and D, respectively. Not in muscle memory, anyway. Not a huge amount of variety, but an interesting challenge nonetheless.
mklee
26. Aug 2015 · 03:59 UTC
Very cute game! It goes on a bit long and it feels like the keys stay on the screen a tad too long to make you believe you can hit them. Still the art is great and the reactions and the changing dance moves as you do better/worse really sell the game. Great job!
spotco
26. Aug 2015 · 04:22 UTC
nice art design and animation. Love the peanut butter jelly time throwback.

maybe throw some challenges in as the game progresses.
Dizzyman572
26. Aug 2015 · 04:30 UTC
What an awesome game! Those animations were hilarious, and was that whisper sound effect from Rayman 2: The Great Escape? Loved that game, almost the same way I like yours. :)
CosmicAdventureSquad
26. Aug 2015 · 05:27 UTC
Nice polish; very cute graphics and audio! I wish there was more feedback distinguishing between the keys I've pressed too slow vs keys I mispressed. Otherwise nicely done!
handkor
26. Aug 2015 · 05:41 UTC
This was cute and original. well done.
Valon
26. Aug 2015 · 06:26 UTC
Nice game! Fun and nice graphs.
Macecraft
26. Aug 2015 · 06:34 UTC
The animations were great and cheerful, I love how unenthusiastic the dancer gets with lower rankings. The gameplay gets repetitive pretty fast though.
TomOlivier
26. Aug 2015 · 06:40 UTC
Graphics and Audio are really great. Really cute game!
Digitaldude555
26. Aug 2015 · 10:55 UTC
The game is pretty fun, probably most fun I played so far. It gets repetitive and I am not sure if the difficulty increases, I basically got bored after a while and made my self lose. Animations were the best part.
Flygamer101
26. Aug 2015 · 12:58 UTC
Nice game :D Great graphics. I loved making them all happy, then "BOOOOO"
Caracole
26. Aug 2015 · 13:04 UTC
How adorable ! I love your interpretation of the theme.
Great job overall, well done !
kaype
26. Aug 2015 · 13:20 UTC
This was a really cute interpretation of the theme :P

Cute graphics, cute music, this was really well done.
mantis
26. Aug 2015 · 14:08 UTC
Very good game, wish you added more letters later on in the game, so that the difficulty could scale. It would prove a really cool learning tool for kids!
superpatch
26. Aug 2015 · 14:41 UTC
Simple and fun, graphic and sound are good. Maybe it gets ripetitive, still a nice game. Good entry!
DAT.NOT.MY.GAME!
26. Aug 2015 · 14:42 UTC
Good style!
Josh H
26. Aug 2015 · 17:45 UTC
Cute little game and a good take on the theme. The problem I had was that while I know WASD very well and can type fast, associating a finger to the key was difficult for some reason, making the game very challenging for me. Well done.
glimaleite
26. Aug 2015 · 18:44 UTC
Really cute! The song is gonna stay with me for a while. I think that it would be very cool if it got harder and harder. It got repetitive after a while. Good job guys!
maru.hana
26. Aug 2015 · 20:17 UTC
how cute hahahahaha
well made! Had a great time playing :)
kgabis
26. Aug 2015 · 23:19 UTC
Great theme and execution, love it!
DruhinM
27. Aug 2015 · 03:26 UTC
A well made game..Good job
peterthehe
27. Aug 2015 · 06:51 UTC
Simple gameplay, beautifully made. Well done.
BoskoSokolov
27. Aug 2015 · 12:50 UTC
good graphics simple and good! good job
Patomkin
27. Aug 2015 · 18:17 UTC
Very good game. Nice graphics, and music. And I learned some moves today! Thx! :D
TeamCosmitronique
27. Aug 2015 · 23:51 UTC
I like the music and visuals. Also a fun take on the theme.
NoWandStudios
28. Aug 2015 · 11:13 UTC
I really love the banana dance xDDD
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_77EEyMN5KA4/S_BtCpQZoyI/AAAAAAAAE8I/uBSb-Z3tX2o/s400/banana-dance.gif

Cool game, it's simple. More difficulty would be nice
DaanVanYperen
28. Aug 2015 · 17:14 UTC
Very cute! Love your take on the theme.
jcwelgemoed
28. Aug 2015 · 19:20 UTC
The game is nice , but a bit tough and hard.
:)
crucknuk
29. Aug 2015 · 19:30 UTC
Like the art and the animation of the monster when dancing! Well done! It's simplist but polished, the music fits the game very well!
Acerio
29. Aug 2015 · 19:39 UTC
I like the graphics but the controls are weird. Great game though :)
el-pepi
29. Aug 2015 · 22:44 UTC
The graphics and audio are great. The gameplay is pretty basic and too easy. Really liked the animations.
ToloaGames
30. Aug 2015 · 07:27 UTC
This feels very polished. Good Job!
tylorlilley
01. Sep 2015 · 17:40 UTC
One of the most polished looking games I've played yet! The take on the theme is refreshing to see and the audio, graphics, and simple gameplay all worked together to make a fun little performance! Bravo!
jofra
07. Sep 2015 · 15:12 UTC
Love the kids spaghetti arms! and how the guy is really going strong on his moves ahah very cool entry game with a simple and nice mechanic. :)
Gj!
bombjack
07. Sep 2015 · 18:09 UTC
non conventionnel gameplay. that' s a good point. the art is nice too.
MechanicMoon
08. Sep 2015 · 14:11 UTC
Great little game! I love the art, music and gameplay. It's simply but funny .-) Nice job!!
Kizler
11. Sep 2015 · 03:53 UTC
This game is beyond cute! :D
Jupiter_Hadley
08. Oct 2015 · 12:45 UTC
Super cute, fun game! I included it in part 31 of my Ludum Dare 33 Compilation video series, if you would like to take a look :) https://youtu.be/smH_qgd8pMY