Only a Monster Would Pop Children's Balloons! by mustaine

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made by mustaine for LD33 (JAM)
Making kids cry by popping their balloons is definitely the work of a monster.

Ratings

Coolness 36% 1752
Overall(Jam) 3.47 313
Audio(Jam) 1.65 682
Fun(Jam) 3.42 272
Graphics(Jam) 3.50 477
Humor(Jam) 3.71 117
Innovation(Jam) 3.51 173
Mood(Jam) 2.97 634
Theme(Jam) 4.08 84

Feedback

celisoft
24. Aug 2015 路 09:21 UTC
Cannot use start button :/ Is there a game behind ?
馃帳 mustaine
24. Aug 2015 路 09:22 UTC
What build? I just re-tested all 3 and it worked without issue?
Mark Smith
24. Aug 2015 路 10:16 UTC
This game is great! Love the idea, the art was nice and consistent and the children dropping to the ground crying was hilarious.

It's a shame there was no audio and from the screenshot I was hoping you could move around and avoid parent's vision but the gameplay was still enjoyable while stationary.

4/5 :)
Pedrito73
24. Aug 2015 路 11:32 UTC
cool game, great idea. Fun!
OxyOxspring
24. Aug 2015 路 20:01 UTC
Really interesting take on the theme. Devilishly fun! I enjoyed the reactions of the sad children! xD
Rongon
24. Aug 2015 路 20:06 UTC
Wow! You get 10 out of 5 stars on "Theme".
Graphics is also great, really in the mood of happy children, walking casually in the park. Kind of some theme park, colorful and calm.
I really missed the audio, just some balloons pops would be cool.
RHY3756547
24. Aug 2015 路 20:16 UTC
Love the idea, the tantrum animation where they jump up and throw themselves on the ground bawling blue particles was hilarious. Only problem is that it's easy to keep the game going forever by avoiding popping too many childrens' last balloons. Nice work!
madjackmcmad
24. Aug 2015 路 22:01 UTC
Great work! Fine take on the theme too. I was a little unsure of how to keep my score up for a while, since balloons are worth 10 but leaving is -25, but I started to try and wait for kids with 1 balloon left were almost off the road, to prevent them from crying on screen. Did that help me any?
tiff
25. Aug 2015 路 23:41 UTC
Good idea on the concept, you were definitely thinking out of the box here. Nice work!
UltraRat
26. Aug 2015 路 09:41 UTC
Helicopter parents, ruin everything. ;)
handkor
27. Aug 2015 路 00:48 UTC
That was fun, a bit cruel but fun.
Kuchalu
27. Aug 2015 路 01:21 UTC
Love this game, I think the best way to play is make sure you leave at least 1 balloon on each person. Really addictive!
brombatti
27. Aug 2015 路 01:55 UTC
Great idea, I do feel like a monster. It was not very challenging though.
CrazyMinnowStudio
27. Aug 2015 路 04:01 UTC
I didn't have audio either. Popping the balloons was fun. Perhaps some sort of dynamic that challenges you to pop all balloons before they leave the screen to challenge the popping skills? Or maybe I'm just a monster and wanted to pop all of their balloons...regardless what the parents thought... muuuaaahhhaaaahaaaa ;)
KaiseanGames
27. Aug 2015 路 04:20 UTC
Interesting idea. Was there any way to preserve the combo and not get the parents too aware of the children crying? Ah, I am the monster.
kidando
27. Aug 2015 路 07:38 UTC
I like how the kids throw tantrums when they turn into ragdolls... lol. Simple game and true to the theme. Wish there was sound fx though. Congrats on submitting your entry.
adsilcott
27. Aug 2015 路 14:20 UTC
Funny game. I like how the kids cry after you pop all of their balloons. Good job.
sprawl
27. Aug 2015 路 14:53 UTC
Game works well. The theme is very well apllied here.

I didn't managed to find a good strategy, since ballons removes points when leaving screens I just had to pop them all but there's so many that I have to spam to destroy them. Am I Missing something ?

Otherwise, Good job. I really like the kids reaction when you pop all the their balloons.
SoulGame
27. Aug 2015 路 15:11 UTC
HAhaha diabolic :D I'm terrible person, and I enjoy it. The awarness level is a nice addition. But once you get the hang of it, it seemed to me that there were no challenge anymore. I pop all baloon but one on each kid so they don't cry, I make one cry from time to time, and if one gets out, well I only lose -25.

Still, fun and original :)
馃帳 mustaine
27. Aug 2015 路 16:46 UTC
Definitely a balancing act in keeping the combo high and not making the parents nuts! I've had a 12x multiplier at one point by carefully managing the # of popped balloons and riding the line with parental awareness! It's a challenge to get a real score in this :)
voidstar33
27. Aug 2015 路 20:59 UTC
Well done. Nice game. Nice rope animation and baloon animation,0 felt like real baloons.
Marjie62
27. Aug 2015 路 22:22 UTC
Good concept, great realization, nice graphics and fun gameplay!
Not sure if there was supposed to be audio, but I couldn't hear anything.
crucknuk
27. Aug 2015 路 22:48 UTC
mouhahahahahahaha !!!!!!
"All your Balloon are belong to us"
nice concept
RoundFork
27. Aug 2015 路 23:27 UTC
Helicopter Parents... Ruining my fun.. hehe :)