Mind Therapy by Detective Pixel

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made by Detective Pixel for LD29 (COMPO)
Sometimes your mind is your greatest enemy.

Use your weight to solve puzzles as you explore through your mind.
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I can't believe I finished this. I created this for the LD48, and Game Maker Community Jams. It was hard, but I am glad I did it.

I used Circuli to make the music for the game.
http://www.earslap.com/projectslab/circuli

-Detective Pixel

Ratings

Coolness 48% 1359
Overall 3.90 65
Audio 3.70 78
Fun 3.53 181
Graphics 3.76 211
Humor 2.81 326
Innovation 3.55 229
Mood 4.02 42
Theme 3.53 324

Feedback

kogyblack
28. Apr 2014 · 01:20 UTC
Awesome!
Great game you did here!
burgerdare
28. Apr 2014 · 02:02 UTC
impressive, very well done. I love the puzzle design and how well it fits the narrative.
jrap
28. Apr 2014 · 05:19 UTC
Thoroughly well designed, elegant to look at and and all round smashing entry. You should be very proud.
alshirah
28. Apr 2014 · 08:55 UTC
Super great. But I got stuck in some level :)
goerp
28. Apr 2014 · 14:02 UTC
Nice mood, great minimal graphics. only a few pixels were enough to show the character eating and doing push ups. Nice choice of colors.
The music was therapeutic too :)
Tanner
28. Apr 2014 · 14:28 UTC
Haha, that was fun! :)
mrexcessive
28. Apr 2014 · 18:14 UTC
Hi. I liked the press-ups to slim. I still couldn't fit through, or restart the exercise tho'... Maybe the text could be cut down or skippable ?
gigitrix
28. Apr 2014 · 18:16 UTC
Interesting weight mechanics :)
🎤 Detective Pixel
28. Apr 2014 · 18:52 UTC
@Mr excessive. Thanks. What do you mean by couldn't fit through? And if you press the space button you can skip the text.
Softwave
28. Apr 2014 · 19:55 UTC
Fantastic. Wonderful graphics, intriguing idea, just really top-notch.
Jod
28. Apr 2014 · 20:03 UTC
Okay, that was impressive. I mean, really impressive. What starts out as what seems like a simple puzzle-game becomes something much more. Way to nail the theme right on the head!

Without giving any spoilers: I feel that the way the narrative is timed is just perfect. It pulls you with it just in time to prevent boredom. Also, starting from what seems like an ordered room, going through more chaotic and patchy rooms and finally ending to something that gives a bright ray of hope is very, very touching.

Well done.
Korwegian
29. Apr 2014 · 02:34 UTC
Who was that therapist's teacher? Hannibal Lecter?
Oye Beto
29. Apr 2014 · 05:01 UTC
Good: I like the minimalistic art and particle effects you made.
Bad: Text takes too long and level design feels tiring.
lonewookie
29. Apr 2014 · 15:22 UTC
Great narrative/message. The gameplay was also a lot of fun! Great puzzle mechanics.
AmmarAlsharekh
29. Apr 2014 · 16:04 UTC
I finish the game, it is nice . but I would if eating and exercising run in a single click . "may be because I am lazy "
fserb
29. Apr 2014 · 16:25 UTC
Great job! :)
perfect victim
29. Apr 2014 · 17:40 UTC
great game really enjoyed playing!
MaesK
29. Apr 2014 · 21:48 UTC
Awesome work, great combination of mood, graphics and sound. Sprites are so simple yet so nicely animated. Pacing and puzzles both have a good design out of a clear concept.

Somehow I ended doing push-ups long before I was told I could :D
BadgerPriest
01. May 2014 · 00:22 UTC
Simply lovely.
PapyGaragos
01. May 2014 · 16:48 UTC
Nice game, feels very polished and have a impressive amount of content.
The mechanic is nice but switching from thin to fat (and vice versa) break the rythme of the puzzle

Good job anyway
SaintHeiser
01. May 2014 · 17:45 UTC
Very good but what about "Beneath the Surface"?
Like your feature with weight (sport&eating)
Puzzles are well but pretty simple for me.
🎤 Detective Pixel
01. May 2014 · 20:25 UTC
@SaintHeiser. The "Beneath the Surface" was about your mind. Under all the skin, is something that is waging war against . you. You way of thinking. Thanks for playing!
tenpn
02. May 2014 · 21:17 UTC
Really nice idea. Loved the theme, and the way the core mechanic fed into that.
petey123567
03. May 2014 · 07:45 UTC
Superfun! The arrow keys did cause the page to scroll sometimes :\
Raiyumi
03. May 2014 · 07:48 UTC
I loved it. Very minimal and polished.
Tuism
03. May 2014 · 08:27 UTC
Wow! Was this game maker? Glad you got the web build going cos I ALWAYS struggle with game maker's web build :/

And it was an awesome game, great puzzles and great juice and ambience and very thought provoking.

One gripe would be the sheer repetitiveness of the mechanic makes it unfun to play. Yeah I get that that it's social commentary though, so... Art!

Well done!
Xaychru04
04. May 2014 · 13:58 UTC
Awesome game, I loved the story, and the puzzles were great. Really nice mood too! The keys z and x were a bit confusing, maybe just one key to eat/do some exercise depending of if you're fat or not would have been better, but anyway, I enjoyed the game a lot! :)
MintArcade
04. May 2014 · 15:46 UTC
Interesting! Nice puzzle game. Love the ending.
Thorig
04. May 2014 · 19:22 UTC
Love the mechanics of this game. Well done!
koe415
04. May 2014 · 23:12 UTC
My personal favorite entry so far. Simplistic visuals work well in the game's favor and the audio work is fantastic for setting the mood. Narrative was great but didn't have me hooked initially. Loved that the gameplay of bulking up and getting skinny directly fed into the narration. Once that came to light, you had me to the end. Lovely game. Great work.
AnglerteamGames
06. May 2014 · 02:31 UTC
The theme and mechanics were truly new and surprising -- something I truly appreciated about this game.

There's a lot of content here, and it's very well presented. I would have liked a slightly sharper difficulty curve, personally, but the curve as it stands is still great.

Very well done!
SenorDiablo
06. May 2014 · 19:08 UTC
loved the soundtrack.loved the puzzles. loved the length! Impressively long but not boring:)
Anoarith
06. May 2014 · 22:57 UTC
Awesome work ! Congratulations :) !
WhiteWolf93
09. May 2014 · 00:04 UTC
Brilliant! Hard to think it was made in 48h, another game that should be in steam or something, now I think my game is a bit terrible :/, Well done ;)
mcapraro
09. May 2014 · 05:55 UTC
wow, one of my favorites so far, well done! i really like the things you have to do to get skinny or fat - nice interactions
Brian Stegmann
11. May 2014 · 02:28 UTC
Really unique and well-designed entry. Lovely ambient soundtrack. The only gripe I have is that the text is painfully slow, and it doesn't seem like there's a way to speed it up.
monsterkillu
12. May 2014 · 12:19 UTC
Very nice game. I liked the thoughts. Kind of similar to my own thoughts. Interesting game too...
Striwx
14. May 2014 · 16:00 UTC
Very cool mood, story and mecanics !!
jerombd
27. May 2014 · 15:55 UTC
Touching entry! The weaker point is the sound fx.
TheStrawHatBerry
12. Jun 2014 · 14:27 UTC
This game totally guessed my past. By the way i made a video of the game here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MaWTyEKd_bU&feature=youtu.be