The Death of Mister Johnson by davidbox

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made by davidbox for LD32 (JAM)
A non-game about the death of a sad old man.

Ratings

Coolness 82% 2
Overall(Jam) 2.55 994
Audio(Jam) 3.00 404
Graphics(Jam) 2.74 771
Mood(Jam) 3.21 414
Theme(Jam) 2.43 965

Feedback

Liam :D
22. Apr 2015 路 21:11 UTC
As you complete the installer, one of the best bits pops up: A checkbox with "Start Smoking" next to it :D
馃帳 davidbox
29. Apr 2015 路 20:34 UTC
Hehe, that's was not intentional. Glad you noticed it!
Eggplant
29. Apr 2015 路 22:48 UTC
Very interesting. I like the atmosphere. It wasn't a game but that's okay.
danielilett
29. Apr 2015 路 23:39 UTC
It wasn't really a game as such, more of a message you were trying to convey, but it worked pretty well. I think it's an interesting concept, but it would've been nice to be able to interact with more of the objects on the screen - I tried clicking on everything, but only clicking on the man did anything. That said, it conveyed its message very well.
Galan
30. Apr 2015 路 00:44 UTC
Nice art piece. I really dig the atmosphere and the music. Amazed with how well you set up a mood with so little.
Knowledge
30. Apr 2015 路 15:03 UTC
Cool non-game, although I personally don't like it.
nassi
01. May 2015 路 13:57 UTC
I think it might be a tad late for that Mr. Johnson: http://i.imgur.com/qs0GbZc.png

Not much to comment on, but I guess the mood was pretty fitting.
Techblogogy
01. May 2015 路 14:29 UTC
Great little non-game. Love the "Start: smoking4"
TeamSpatch
01. May 2015 路 14:48 UTC
Smoking kills?
Good music and atmosphere. I would have appreciate some interactivity, even for a non-game ^^
馃帳 davidbox
02. May 2015 路 13:18 UTC
Thanks for your feedbacks! We plan to add mode interactivity and more objects in the scene, but we want to keep it simple, short and atmospheric. There is no particular message we want to convey. This is just the small story of an old man dying alone in his house, smoking his last cigarette.
馃帳 davidbox
02. May 2015 路 13:19 UTC
more interactivity*
Exeneva
05. May 2015 路 09:48 UTC
More art than interactive, but was quite the experience :)
KaiseanGames
06. May 2015 路 16:21 UTC
While I like the idea, this does not actually qualify for Ludum Dare. The word "ludum" means "the game" and the game has to have play. A movie, as good as it might be, is not a game.

Other than that comment, the music is great :) Nice mood.
馃帳 davidbox
06. May 2015 路 17:32 UTC
Thank you for the reminder. And thank you for "playing" :)
馃帳 davidbox
06. May 2015 路 18:42 UTC
Your game is cool, by the way! It actually qualifies for Ludum Dare, since it meets the requirements to be called "a game".
Artylo
07. May 2015 路 21:22 UTC
Nice atmosphere. If you could get someone to do some unified graphics for this it would sell!
馃帳 davidbox
08. May 2015 路 15:47 UTC
Thanks, we are working on an enhanced version with more interactions, like moving objects on mouse over, stuff like that... And maybe randomly generated scenes.
Pixel Heart
08. May 2015 路 22:19 UTC
I like these "non game" entries. The mood was perfect.
M9Josh
08. May 2015 路 23:34 UTC
Interesting non-game entry, great atmosphere and mood!
davient
10. May 2015 路 03:18 UTC
Great little interactive art piece. Robert Johnson RIP