{"author_name":"ashdnazg","cat":"LD #27","comments":[{"author_name":"Blooperly","time":"September 7, 2013 12:19 am","epoch":1378531140,"text":"Hey my game is here! Haha thanks. (I did the trauma surgeon one)","spam":"N"}],"epoch":1378487340,"likes":1,"metadata":{"p_key":"37945","p_author":"ashdnazg","p_authorkey":"21623","p_urlkey":"73561","p_title":"Humorous Games","p_cat":"LD #27","p_event":"LD27","p_time":"1378487340","p_likes":"1","p_comments":"1","p_status":"UPD5","us_key":"21623","us_name":"ashdnazg","us_username":"\/author\/ashdnazg\/","event_start":"1377216000","event_key":"18","event_name":"LD27"},"text":"

After rating a decent amount of games, I have to admit that some of them are quite good. Unfortunately this post is not about these.<\/p>\n

A more exclusive club is this of the funny games. When I use the word “funny” I don’t mean “amusing”, or “giggle worthy”, I mean those select few that make you wish you had a spare set of underwear nearby.<\/p>\n

To this date, I’ve found two extraordinary entries that I’d like to share with the reader together with five others which deserve an honourable mention.<\/p>\n

Note that all these entries were judged by my unusual sense of humour. If your game isn’t here it’s probably due to a combination of the following reasons (from least to most probable):<\/p>\n

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  1. I don’t find it funny.<\/li>\n
  2. I haven’t played it.<\/li>\n
  3. No one finds it funny.<\/li>\n <\/ol>\n

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    Entries Extraordinare<\/h2>\n

    Romantic Comedy\/Tragedy – Forever Alone<\/b><\/p>\n

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    Well written and well executed, this game creates a solemn atmosphere surrounding a ludicrous plot.
    \n The result is magnificent.<\/p>\n

    Similar to many games in the humorous genre, the gameplay has a small impact on the player’s enjoyment. Well, except the falling pianos I suppose.<\/p>\n

     
    \n Lavatory Humour –\u00a0    MY ASS<\/b><\/p>\n

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    What can I say, while many had smoke coming out of their ears trying to conjure a witty narrative, a hairy ass just swept by and found itself drowning in a pool of diarrhea.<\/p>\n

    It’s not elegant nor smart, but it’s what the audience wants<\/a>. It also shows the importance of silly sound effects.<\/p>\n

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    Honourable Mentions<\/h2>\n

    The main reason games found themselves here isn’t because they’re less funny, but because their creators held other priorities above humour.
    \n The Storyteller –\u00a0    Extreme Trauma Surgeon<\/b><\/p>\n

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    While the game itself isn’t much more than amusing, the intro is priceless.<\/p>\n

    The Musician – Keep Flying<\/b><\/p>\n

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    Who needs to compose music when you can sing nonsense. (There’s also some cat dung and photon potatoes)<\/p>\n

    The Sadistic – Royal Defenestrator<\/b><\/p>\n

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    Throwing cats, guards and whatnot out of windows cheers me up.
    \n A good example of implementing simple game mechanics and giving the player the freedom to do whatever makes them laugh.<\/p>\n

    The I Couldn’t Think of a Title –\u00a0Detective Awesomepants<\/b><\/p>\n

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    This game is too good to be disregarded as humorous.<\/p>\n

    The Meta –\u00a010 10 Second Game Design Lessons<\/b><\/p>\n

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    It might not be universally funny, but here in this jam it definitely is.<\/p>\n

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    That’s all, I hope you enjoy them as much as I did!<\/p>","time":"September 6th, 2013 12:09 pm","title":"Humorous Games"}