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An In-Depth Documentary about Pebbles by Neon Kuroasa

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made by Neon Kuroasa for Ludum Dare 57 (JAM) 
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"Welcome to Wonders of Life. Today, we'll talk about this peculiar little creature we know as a Pebble." - Dr. David Marctenbourough

Join us today in this little excursion with Dr. David Marctenbourough. We'll take a look at the Pebbles, these little boars that may or may not be smart enough to drive a car.

Controls

  • A - Left
  • D - Right
  • Space - Jump
  • Q / E - Control Depth of Field / Switch Layers

Known Bugs

We know that some bombs dont explode when they should. If in case something related to bombs seems to not be working, in the words of the Ferrari pit crew engineers : "KEEP PUSHING, KEEP PUSHING"

Credits

Limina Wayfarer : Code, Ui, Animation, Bugfix, Playtest Marcoleric : Art, Voice Acting, Animation, Playtest Neon Kuroasa: Code, Music, Audio, Mixing, Bugfix, Playtest

Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/57/an-in-depth-documentary-about-pebbles

Ratings

Overall 39th 4.227⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Fun 71th 4.045⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 70th 4.068⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Theme 193th 4.068⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 212th 4.114⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Audio 72th 4.068⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Humor 45th 4.159⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Mood 183th 3.977⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Given 53🗳️ 27🗨️

Feedback

Ricesteam
07. Apr 2025 · 23:34 UTC
Wow, the things some people can make in a weekend. This looks very polished and professional. This is more of a personal preference: I'm not a big fan of backtracking too much. Once, may twice is ok. But regardless, I like the game. Well done!
robobarbie
08. Apr 2025 · 00:11 UTC
Oh this is so smooth and polished!! Love how it feels when you swap between depths and how clean the puzzles feel. Cute art too!!
PretendCoding
08. Apr 2025 · 00:50 UTC
This was really fun! Feels like a single-player version of Bokura
Team 9tailed
08. Apr 2025 · 22:34 UTC
Hilarious! The polish is astounding on this, and the puzzles kept my occupied for just a few minutes, a very appropriate amount of time for a jam game, I think.
floppynub
09. Apr 2025 · 02:32 UTC
This is super cool, super innovative concept and great presentation! I would have loved for a fullscreen option so I could really enjoy the visuals. Awesome blur effect, those can be tricky to get as clean as you have it here.
Saryah
09. Apr 2025 · 08:31 UTC
I love it. Depth of Field is such a tricky concept to pull off but you guys did it so well. I love the ending. XD
Jordanfb
09. Apr 2025 · 13:10 UTC
Short but sweet! I liked it a lot, fun ending, and fantastic graphics and narrative. Nice work!
JamesGames1000
10. Apr 2025 · 01:41 UTC
I love the narrator/commentary what ever you want to call it. The game was fun to play but also funny! Some how I got the bombs stuck in the ground XD
Albinobat
10. Apr 2025 · 02:37 UTC
laughed so much at that ending! great concept and execution, just the right amount of challenge and length
Mirinae
10. Apr 2025 · 04:02 UTC
Really fun and polished. Very impressed.
Sam Gorman
10. Apr 2025 · 07:51 UTC
Really creative framing for this game. The documentary style is funny and unique, and I liked how mysterious you are about the game before you play it. The title and thumbnail really don't give a lot away.

On the gameplay side, the depth of field effect was really neat, and you had some cool puzzles working back and forth. I did find it a little repetitive, though - a lot of the puzzles boiled down to running back and forth between bombs and buttons with a lot of empty ground in between. I think there could be some more interesting ways for the two layers to interact with each other, and maybe a little less walking back and forth. (Also, I would really appreciate a fullscreen option.)

Overall, one of the most unique entries I've played so far!
Keely-Brown
10. Apr 2025 · 14:10 UTC
Love the intro.
Captions at the bottom of the screen might help make the dialogue easier to follow especially once you've gotten into the middle of the game and might be a little bit distracted.

Super creative take on the theme. The camera worked really well for it.

Some sound effects for moving, jumping and other interactions would help push this even further.

Pretty solid game though - I had fun!
D0vid
10. Apr 2025 · 15:37 UTC
Really creative take on the theme, and the narrative was very funny :D Great entry!
PenguinMunch
11. Apr 2025 · 15:10 UTC
Really fun game! I love the documentary concept for it, and it was hilarious.
LDJam user 376284
19. Apr 2025 · 00:56 UTC
And here I was worried about the theme being too restrictive :smile: Great job!
YellowKamel
25. Apr 2025 · 10:03 UTC
The ending :smile: We took his :red_car: