for lonely giants by NewVid

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made by NewVid for Ludum Dare 54 (JAM)

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Wander the town with your butler in search of loose change. Talk to men living in dumpsters. Slam into invisible walls.

Run away from your problems.

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WASD or Arrow Keys to Move

E or LMB to skip dialogue

Mouse Wheel to zoom In/Out

Added a Post-Jam version with some tweaks: - dialogues are skippable now - more sounds - Tuesday will pick up change on his own if he's close enough - small visual changes

Ratings

Overall 974th 3.068⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Fun 1088th 2.5⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 1022th 2.65⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Theme 1110th 2.364⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 485th 3.75⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Audio 337th 3.575⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Humor 314th 3.4⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Mood 170th 4.023⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Given 65🗳️ 17🗨️

Feedback

ZaBenderman
03. Oct 2023 · 22:28 UTC
Uhhh... wha-?
floralvikings
03. Oct 2023 · 22:38 UTC
The ambiance/mood is great, almost _haunting_ and matches the aesthetic perfectly.
🎤 NewVid
04. Oct 2023 · 09:08 UTC
Thanks for trying the game out, glad you liked it
Supersayafynn
04. Oct 2023 · 22:16 UTC
This epic adventure of getting absolutely hammered moved me to tears, especially the twist at the end. Jokes aside, the game has a great atmosphere thanks to the music and I had to laugh out loud a few times :) I was looking forward to the pub tho.
🎤 NewVid
05. Oct 2023 · 12:17 UTC
@supersayafynn Thanks for the feedback
Bredera
05. Oct 2023 · 16:55 UTC
Not really sure what I just played. But I really liked the simple blocky style that somehow made for an eerie atmosphere that kept me moving forward to see most of the town.

The music was also great! Good effort :smile:
Alexascher
05. Oct 2023 · 22:31 UTC
This was the most art-house experience on this game jam. I liked it! I completed it to the end. Jokes aside, it was indeed an interesting choice of style and dialogue.
🎤 NewVid
06. Oct 2023 · 11:21 UTC
@bredera Thanks for trying it out, glad you liked the music.
🎤 NewVid
06. Oct 2023 · 11:22 UTC
@alexascher I'll take art-house any day. Thanks for the feedback.
Bytomancer
07. Oct 2023 · 18:50 UTC
Nice music, fits the mood. Seems like you have the start of something nice here.
LarsDu
08. Oct 2023 · 04:04 UTC
Atmospheric especially with the music, but really needs to be able to skip through the dialogue
Jason Shapiro
08. Oct 2023 · 05:26 UTC
I'm not exactly sure what happened here, but it didn't run on my gaming computer. Super blocky and the dialogs were really really long.
🎤 NewVid
08. Oct 2023 · 09:25 UTC
@larsdu Yeah ran out of time to implement that. Thanks for the feedback.
🎤 NewVid
08. Oct 2023 · 09:28 UTC
@jason-shapiro That is weird. Maybe try a different browser, I know Unity sometimes causes problems with Firefox. My PC is ancient and it runs fine, but I haven't tested it on any other hardware.
Catulus Zesmar
08. Oct 2023 · 16:32 UTC
I fell for the trap and got stuck the first time! I made it to the end the second time. Really like the vibe of the game. Diagonal input made me move faster!
GodDoesPlayDice
08. Oct 2023 · 17:55 UTC
it's a neat town. good work
LDJam user 248799
09. Oct 2023 · 13:17 UTC
Strange game, but I liked it
fatEmperor
09. Oct 2023 · 15:46 UTC
At the beginning I didn't understand anything, but then I still didn't understand anything.
shaner421
09. Oct 2023 · 16:47 UTC
I actually really enjoyed this game a lot, I'm a sucker for weird games, and this definitely is one of those. Tuesday and the protagonist's dialogue felt well suited for the environment and the city was really well done! I loved the vibe, the music, greybox city, and haphazard sprites all felt really cohesive together in a way that I didn't expect! Great work!
Gossian
09. Oct 2023 · 17:21 UTC
Loved that sort of paper-bag art style for the environment and with the music it made for the perfect atmosphere. I really wish there was more to do in the game because you made a world that I'd like to spend more time in, but of course time was limited. The dialogue suited the world well, I only would have liked to have been able to skip through it faster. Also why is it only possible for pink to pick up the money? Does blue have some bad debts?
🎤 NewVid
09. Oct 2023 · 18:19 UTC
@shaner421 Thanks, usually weird games made for jams just get a Huh? What? and that's it. I'm glad you liked it.
🎤 NewVid
09. Oct 2023 · 18:27 UTC
@gossian Well you see pink is the butler, blue is a bit above all that, picking up change off the street. By the way blue's name is Monday, that's like a joke I guess. Anyway I think I'll expand the game, definitely add a button to skip dialogues.