Keepsakes by poboy

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made by poboy for Ludum Dare 54 (JAM)

A simple game about packing for college.

Controls

Mouse to click and drag items. Space to dismiss dialogue.

Credits

  • Zeq: Art, Game Design, Writing (https://zeq.itch.io)
  • drewhead118: Composer, SFX
  • MilkWine: Programming, Hyperbolic geometry coordinator
  • snail: Programming, Art

  • Font: Typewriter Inked Font

Screenshots

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Ratings

Overall 720th 3.414⭐ 31🧑‍⚖️
Fun 997th 2.821⭐ 30🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 823th 3.034⭐ 31🧑‍⚖️
Theme 85th 4.379⭐ 31🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 359th 3.966⭐ 31🧑‍⚖️
Audio 185th 3.828⭐ 31🧑‍⚖️
Humor 708th 2.596⭐ 28🧑‍⚖️
Mood 71th 4.207⭐ 31🧑‍⚖️
Given 20🗳️ 37🗨️

Feedback

watson
02. Oct 2023 · 23:33 UTC
A very cute and heartfelt little game. I feel like it may have been a little too short, however, and maybe different combinations of items together could have different effects?
Jarn0r
02. Oct 2023 · 23:34 UTC
nice mood and music. but it becomes a bit boring for me after a while
Georgy16
02. Oct 2023 · 23:47 UTC
Good music and great presentation of information!) I was interested in playing this
digital bacon
03. Oct 2023 · 05:30 UTC
Very moody! I loved the art style and music. Good work!
MoNian
03. Oct 2023 · 08:17 UTC
Love this kind of idea! Kinda what I faced a month ago XD.
Thomas Volpato
03. Oct 2023 · 08:17 UTC
nice game, could have more levels =)
philwonder
03. Oct 2023 · 13:33 UTC
good music and fx. I like that there are choices and consequences, but no wrong answers. There's a refreshing focus on the good of what you chose instead of the loss of what you didn't. Positive and worth building on.
DeltaMain
03. Oct 2023 · 13:38 UTC
Gorgeous tiny game! Represents such a nice atmosphere of change in life that everyone undergoes sooner or later
Genka
03. Oct 2023 · 14:40 UTC
Nice game, special like for the topic!
GoBigRedFan
03. Oct 2023 · 15:32 UTC
Good submission. It is obviously very short as-is, but what's there is polished and executed well in all aspects - I prefer to see that in a jam game over something larger in scale but with obvious things missing or unfinished.
NikaZ
03. Oct 2023 · 15:55 UTC
An interesting game where every thing tells its own story. And the interesting idea is that we take something with us as a reminder of the good, and something should be left in the past.
HolySparks
03. Oct 2023 · 16:52 UTC
Sad that it is just so short. Just wish I could check on the weight of things again (maybe a hovering tooltip?)
Very heartfelt, the music and art fit in perfectly.
TheMixedMaster
03. Oct 2023 · 17:50 UTC
It was neat to go back through and see the results of bringing different items. If you wanted to add more replayability you could maybe add more results messages if certain items are brought together. Maybe add some sort of way for the player to see how many of these combos they've gotten. Cool game though.
Helen
03. Oct 2023 · 20:17 UTC
Nice little game. I played it multiple times to read the different endings.
TRSTHSTRS
04. Oct 2023 · 05:47 UTC
Neat little entry. Graphics are lovely and pairing well with the sfx and music! I wish the endscreen was like your screenshots with all the items set in place, cause the teddy on the pillow looks kinda cute.
morgie
04. Oct 2023 · 05:48 UTC
Aw this was soo cute. Just the start screen and music made me feel emotional. :crying_cat_face: The painterly art style is so pretty and matches the feeling of the game. I also really like that the objects blend into the scene. It made it feel like I was really exploring someone's room rather than clicking into predefined objects. Also, I loved reading the endings. Overall, great game that fits the theme well.

Also, I'm American so I had to convert it but the 17 pound pokemon figurine is KILLING ME.
kobylarz
04. Oct 2023 · 14:21 UTC
The ending writing was nice, I wasn't sure what the end result would be until I saw that and I'm happy with the payoff.

You fit the theme really well! Nice music and graphics.
Mathkarma
05. Oct 2023 · 09:16 UTC
Cute entry, the different endings add something great to the game.
merdeboi
06. Oct 2023 · 07:49 UTC
5 kg teddy bear, could get swole with that :smile: Honestly it's the emotional weight that makes up most of that. Great simple gameplay and wonderful end messages per item. Very nicely done.
Wendel Scardua
11. Oct 2023 · 12:19 UTC
Even though it's short, it was such a sweet experience <3. I love how you reused the ukulele and the GBA on the music and sfx volume sliders :)

(but I confess I found the absurd weights kinda distracting 😅)
Drunk
15. Oct 2023 · 16:43 UTC
I geniunely cried, Stella is the best dog, she literally saved me out of a burning house and paid for my college tuition. Seriously, the game is very sweet. 5kg teddy bear made me laugh.