Heartlings by Flightless

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made by Flightless for Ludum Dare 56 (COMPO)

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This game is not about winning or losing - it is about exploring what makes us human. As you play, you’ll be invited to reflect on feelings, both familiar and unexpected, and see them from new perspectives. There are no right or wrong answers - just your own experiences, thoughts, and reactions.

Controls: Drag and Drop

How to win: No win condition

Art: Made by cutting paper :smile:

Music: Made on MIDI-Keyboard, and Ableton.

Voice: Text to speech

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Ratings

Overall 263th 3.05⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Fun 318th 2.2⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 101th 3.65⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Theme 303th 2.658⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 180th 3.475⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Audio 137th 3.325⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Mood 99th 3.65⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Given 14🗳️ 16🗨️

Feedback

pres2300
07. Oct 2024 · 03:19 UTC
I really liked your art style! Overall the game had a good chill vibe to it. I found it super relaxing and reflective. Nice work!
candlesan
07. Oct 2024 · 03:54 UTC
The production of this game was very creative. I applaud your resourcefulness using cut up paper and other real life mediums to create the art for you in the context of a game jam and then putting it all together very artfully.
The combination of the pape rcut-out art, music, and the dialogue really work together well.

I've never seen something come this close to the experience of a "walking simulator" in Ludum Dare - this is well done!
LDJam user 280509
07. Oct 2024 · 13:16 UTC
Cute art and nice piece of emotional flow!
dooskington
07. Oct 2024 · 19:23 UTC
Wholesome game.
I had an issue where when the game started, some voiceover overlapped. But other than that, it worked fine.
ROBOWARRIOR1982
08. Oct 2024 · 11:03 UTC
Of course like you say it's not a game , it's more an experience. The art is very simple but good for this kind of experimentation, the voice-acting/ story-telling too (but it's in english so i'm not sure to really understand). In the form for a gamejam "game" that's good, but in term of experience there are better way to make it like a travel or a short story with specific character and their relationship. That's original and interesting, that's clearly not i research but there are people for that and they need this kind of things.
Dianavi
09. Oct 2024 · 22:48 UTC
Original experience, but wholesome ^^ .
zimny11
10. Oct 2024 · 18:54 UTC
Nice voice acting. Well it was interesting and relaxing experience. My only complain was, for some reason I was getting a lot of Calm emotion, so it was hard to test new stuff. Beside that, well done!
CatZP
10. Oct 2024 · 23:16 UTC
Great atmosphere! Very warm and caring vibe that calms your mind.
I love the art style and voice acting so muchhh ^^

We made a game with similar theme but different interpretations, you are more than welcomed to try!
jward
21. Oct 2024 · 15:18 UTC
This was neat to experience.
johnnysix
21. Oct 2024 · 20:33 UTC
This was very cool - great to see hand-made characters :smiley: Was like listening to a UK version of a kurzgesagt video.
Hybitous
22. Oct 2024 · 16:14 UTC
I love the approach with the hand crafted graphics :smile:
Very cool and cohesive style!
Game-mon
22. Oct 2024 · 16:18 UTC
Very cute and cozy! Kinda reminds me of Pixar's Inside out. The paper style is awesome! Maybe go even further, like add a photo of scissors and other paper-y props! Overall very chill and enjoyable thanks to a great writing
FireFalls
23. Oct 2024 · 00:44 UTC
This was a very reflective experience, I enjoyed the music and dialogue. The art style is very cool, its great to see analog meet digital like this.