To The Stars by andreblyth

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made by andreblyth for LD30 (COMPO)
A young tinkerer has built a radio that she hopes will communicate with extraterrestrials. What to say?

Ratings

Coolness 26% 1872
Overall 3.39 372
Audio 3.61 102
Fun 2.63 904
Graphics 3.39 378
Innovation 3.39 381
Mood 4.17 16
Theme 3.78 165

Feedback

bakwards
25. Aug 2014 · 09:35 UTC
If this is actually connected to a transmitter somewhere, I would love it. Otherwise, nice mood and great take on the theme.
stimpact
25. Aug 2014 · 09:47 UTC
I liked this. The way you had the camera pan out to an empty sky made a huge and effective use of the haunting beeps of the transmitter. I was expecting an answer back. It just hit home that there wouldn't be one. This woman is hoping to connect with another world, because I suspect she has trouble connecting to anyone on this one. Bravo :)

@stimpact
Liz England
25. Aug 2014 · 19:36 UTC
Wow. Played it a few times since it's short and a couple of the options really pack of punch. It's really got the sad, endless hope/hopelessness down. You managed to get a lot of feeling in for such a tiny game.
primaerfunktion
25. Aug 2014 · 20:53 UTC
That was really interesting, played through it multiple times too. Great work!
Cad
26. Aug 2014 · 00:25 UTC
I have no idea why, but I actually really love this entry. It's ridiculously simple yet powerful at the same time. Good work.
rantt
26. Aug 2014 · 00:34 UTC
I really liked this, played this a couple times. The mood was great, you can read a lot into this, very deep. Nice job.
LTPATS
26. Aug 2014 · 01:33 UTC
This was neat, to me I didn't get much of a sense of "connected worlds" since the communication seemed pretty one-sided. Definitely captures the feeling of loneliness very well. Having a response or reaction to the transmission may coincide with the theme more, but then the feeling of loneliness may be compromised. Good work!
DeltaF1
26. Aug 2014 · 01:53 UTC
That was very touching. It was really beautiful and peaceful. If you do a post-mortem version, I would suggest touching up the UI and fixing a slight audio glitch with the pinging. The pinging seems to crackle a little on each repeat. Otherwise really nice job!
alvarop
26. Aug 2014 · 01:55 UTC
Very moody piece. I enjoyed it :)
Devtactics
26. Aug 2014 · 06:02 UTC
Great, now I feel lonely! Nice pacing.
emmelineprufrock
26. Aug 2014 · 18:35 UTC
There's something very quiet and lovely about this. I actually like that your attempt to use the theme (connected worlds) is almost instead about a failure to connect worlds. Great work.
Wertle
09. Sep 2014 · 05:26 UTC
I love how you learn more about the character through the dialog choices, I just wish I could keep learning more. Some of the little sets of messages left me wanting more. It felt very sad and lonesome :( Good job!