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Poltergeist by RainbowSexyFish

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made by RainbowSexyFish for LD31 (COMPO)
Scare the human!

This is a mouse only game where you haunt various items around the room to frighten the human until they collapse.


Known bugs:
For some reason the game doesn't always calculate a raise in fear level quite right, and gives a medium value more often than it should.

Apparently the character is the victim of perma-death.
Web http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/649790
Source https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6oxw1AtxbVPNmpKNGxhd2ZORWM/view?usp=sharing
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-31/?action=preview&uid=44447

Ratings

Coolness 80% 2
Overall 2.88 884
Audio 3.03 361
Fun 2.68 906
Graphics 3.02 601
Humor 3.13 205
Innovation 3.25 460
Mood 3.29 255
Theme 3.79 322

Feedback

DanHayesGamer
08. Dec 2014 · 04:09 UTC
OMG she died...
EndingChaos
08. Dec 2014 · 04:11 UTC
Very much reminds me of poltergeist for the Sega genesis! even sounds similar, so very nostalgic! great job and great entry!
pjchardt
08. Dec 2014 · 04:19 UTC
I think the premise is quite interesting, especially when mixing in the distance factor. As for execution, I ended up just alternating between two objects until she passed out, which wasn't terribly enjoyable. Maybe with a few more rules for how the girl reacts to objects, a more varied strategy would be re-enforced?
squirrel
08. Dec 2014 · 04:47 UTC
Interesting take on the theme. While the game was fun and interesting (the different effects were nice), I felt it was a bit limited in what you could interact with (which is due to having 48 hours). Still, it was fun!
JayProg
08. Dec 2014 · 04:48 UTC
Cool concept. And I liked the atmosphere.
Kitch
08. Dec 2014 · 04:48 UTC
Pretty good little scare game. You may want to look into the replay.. the second time I played, she started out passed out. Had to reload.
karol
08. Dec 2014 · 05:01 UTC
Beautiful design and interesting gameplay idea. A bit too short and too limited for my tastes though.
Tasteslikefuture
08. Dec 2014 · 05:37 UTC
Interesting game idea. Great work!
daviosmash
08. Dec 2014 · 05:38 UTC
That was an interesting design, the sounds worked well and then she collapsed. Could have been a lot more, but for the time frame, very well done!
igneousmoon
08. Dec 2014 · 05:38 UTC
... I think I killed her, other than that, she didn't really seem to react much. The sounds were good.
xerohuang
08. Dec 2014 · 06:15 UTC
Funny game :) Good concept
Red Sigma
08. Dec 2014 · 06:15 UTC
It was an interesting concept, I just wish you would have expanded more on the fear aspect. The mood could have been improved as well. Ambient music could have really helped with that.
xgeovanni
08. Dec 2014 · 10:57 UTC
The sound design was pretty nice. It was a little anticlimactic that she just fell over at the end, but maybe that's poignant.
Jupitron
08. Dec 2014 · 14:20 UTC
Hahaha nice game! Really cool art!
raincole
08. Dec 2014 · 19:11 UTC
Good nostalgia game.
SinistraGames
09. Dec 2014 · 05:43 UTC
I loved the door animation and sound the most. It just made such a statement that "I AM A HAUNTED DOOR BOOOO!". Nice entry!
aare
09. Dec 2014 · 19:51 UTC
Cool idea, I won though just by randomly clicking all the objects on the scene since nothing stopped me from doing so :3
Virtually Competent
09. Dec 2014 · 19:54 UTC
A little too slow and repetitive...could be fun with some work, though! I think it would give the player a better sense of how well they did if it was timed or something. That way, I would feel compelled to try different strategies to complete the game faster.
CustomPhase
09. Dec 2014 · 20:01 UTC
Heh, it was amusing. Needs some more complexity though, i think. Cause in this state the game is a little bit dull.
Fnkee
09. Dec 2014 · 22:06 UTC
Hahah, love it! Such a cool and unique concept, and all in one screen (; Great job on this. Love the way her heartbeat increases the more scared she gets. With some tweaking, this game could also be epic as a multiplayer!
Tater_hater
09. Dec 2014 · 23:59 UTC
We played your game in our first LD game review!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKO6wvKJawA
TeamQuadratic
10. Dec 2014 · 01:33 UTC
A bit too simplistic for me. However, the concept is interesting and an expanded version could be cool. I also liked the graphics.
harley77
10. Dec 2014 · 03:18 UTC
Nice idea, pretty sure I killed her.
hoqjed
10. Dec 2014 · 03:23 UTC
Very cool concept. To make it more interesting, it would be nice if there were also multiple items that she would go to that would comfort her when you scared her, but you could keep her away from them if you're quick enough to activate scary objects close to them.

Nicely done.
cmayhem
10. Dec 2014 · 14:57 UTC
Interesting idea. Quite charming entry.
alfadur
12. Dec 2014 · 03:41 UTC
Nice idea with distance! As it's been said, it would be much improved by having ways to significantly reduce fear, that way it would be more balanced gameplay where action would need to be selected carefully. Great start nevertheless!
thopis
12. Dec 2014 · 22:28 UTC
When you get the idea, it's great!
yodamaster
14. Dec 2014 · 14:21 UTC
Poor girl ...
maxmetallica
29. Dec 2014 · 22:31 UTC
nice work