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Lonely Boy by ApoorvaJ

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made by ApoorvaJ for LD29 (COMPO)
Lonely Boy is my entry for the 29th Ludum Dare competition, based on the theme Beneath the Surface. The game is a 3D, black and white, third (invisible) person non-shooter, story-based game, with limericks as the only form of narrative. It started out as an experiment in 3D rendering.

Instructions:
Enter: Go Fullscreen (Recommended)
W, A, S, D: Move
Mouse: Look

For Chrome users: If clicking on the title at the start does not make it go away, try opening the game in Firefox.
Web http://thegamecoder.com/lonely-boy/
Windows https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/42899760/Lonely%20Boy%20Windows.zip
Linux https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/42899760/Lonely%20Boy%20Linux.zip
Source https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/42899760/Lonely%20Boy%20Code.zip
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-29/?action=preview&uid=30207

Ratings

Coolness 42% 1651
Overall 3.81 100
Audio 4.13 17
Fun 2.65 873
Graphics 4.00 101
Innovation 4.23 25
Mood 4.27 15
Theme 2.76 927

Feedback

quantumpotato
27. Apr 2014 路 20:10 UTC
Clever
Geckoo1337
27. Apr 2014 路 21:07 UTC
This concept is really amazing and it seems to me you are a poet. Thank you for this travel ++
smbe19
27. Apr 2014 路 23:40 UTC
Amazing game and really nice music!
tacs
28. Apr 2014 路 08:36 UTC
Really lovely.
馃帳 ApoorvaJ
28. Apr 2014 路 13:43 UTC
Thanks for playing. I've played and rated all your games.
Lucio
28. Apr 2014 路 13:47 UTC
Excelent Music. Cool concept. Well done!
zedutchgandalf
28. Apr 2014 路 13:51 UTC
Amazing! I love the artstyle, the limericks and the music!
FileCorrupted
28. Apr 2014 路 13:52 UTC
This game was so orginal! Such a neat concept!
geekdrums
28. Apr 2014 路 13:55 UTC
Reminds me of unfinished swan or rain. great experience.
Khaldrin
28. Apr 2014 路 13:58 UTC
Great entry. I really like the art style and the way you make the player discover the world. The choice of narrative fits the game very well and the music is beautiful.
philip_sinclair
28. Apr 2014 路 13:59 UTC
Wow. an intersting experience. and very atmospheric. i think if the text was audio it would work better as i was more keen to watch the beautiful imagery than read the text. beautiful work.
馃帳 ApoorvaJ
28. Apr 2014 路 14:00 UTC
@Lucio: Thanks for playing. Your game was really good too. The most fun I've had this LD.
馃帳 ApoorvaJ
28. Apr 2014 路 14:10 UTC
Thanks everyone.
@Philip_Sinclair: Really liked your entry. Rated and commented. :)
cageinabird
28. Apr 2014 路 14:21 UTC
A different kind of experience to fun, but very satisfying nonetheless.
ills
28. Apr 2014 路 14:33 UTC
Wow!
Diptoman
28. Apr 2014 路 14:45 UTC
Brilliant stuff! If only it lasted longer..
Atmospherium
28. Apr 2014 路 17:55 UTC
Great work! I really like the visuals and how they kinda built the stark and empty tone of the game.
thinkster
28. Apr 2014 路 21:10 UTC
Only thing is I thought it was a bit slow to start, wish there was a bit more incentive straight from the beginning. Apart from that loved the art and music, really enjoyed the concept!
rylgh
29. Apr 2014 路 09:26 UTC
gorgeous unique style, lovely music
zatyka
30. Apr 2014 路 00:45 UTC
I'm exactly not sure why, but I loved it. Great music and visuals.
Cake&Code
30. Apr 2014 路 09:54 UTC
The visuals are super cool, and I really like the concept of the game! Sort of reminded me of a vextrex game :D
simplesmiler
03. May 2014 路 16:43 UTC
Beautiful!
Crefossus
19. May 2014 路 23:03 UTC
Really like the audio but it's missing some sound effects. Extremely innovative but also slightly lacking in fun. I think the blindness also works against you as much as it works for the mood and theme of the game.

The art was very well done, especially the player footsteps and drawing the walls.

The writing was excellent and provided a good direction for the player.