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Safety Blanket by SimonLarsen

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made by SimonLarsen for LD29 (JAM)
### RULES ###

It's bed time, the monsters are out to get you, and your blanket is just too small to cover your body!

Cover your exposed limbs to fend off the approaching tentacles.

The tentacles will only go for your feet, hands and head.

If the tentacles reach you it's game over!
- SURVIVE TILL 7 AM

### CONTROLS ###

* Move blanket by dragging the mouse
* Change windows size by pressing F1-F6 on the title screen

### MADE BY ###

* Simon Larsen (Programming, sound)
* Lukas Hansen (Artwork)

http://tangramgames.dk/
Windows https://github.com/SimonLarsen/safetyblanket/releases/download/1.0/safetyblanket-win32.zip
OS/X https://github.com/SimonLarsen/safetyblanket/releases/download/1.0/safetyblanket.app.zip
Linux (requires LOVE 0.9.1) https://github.com/SimonLarsen/safetyblanket/releases/download/1.0/safetyblanket.love
Source https://github.com/SimonLarsen/safetyblanket
YouTube http://youtu.be/9ZszqcVc6fU
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-29/?action=preview&uid=1980

Ratings

Coolness 79% 2
Overall(Jam) 4.37 5
Audio(Jam) 4.29 12
Fun(Jam) 3.93 27
Graphics(Jam) 4.47 32
Humor(Jam) 3.78 47
Innovation(Jam) 4.60 1
Mood(Jam) 4.62 1
Theme(Jam) 3.76 89

Feedback

Maniulo
28. Apr 2014 · 20:29 UTC
Great game! Story of my life (without the tentacles, though).
rorycooke
28. Apr 2014 · 20:33 UTC
this is fantastic
thomz12
28. Apr 2014 · 20:54 UTC
Fantastic game! Good job!
SzRaPnEL
28. Apr 2014 · 21:01 UTC
Masterpiece!!!
tomvert
28. Apr 2014 · 21:03 UTC
Incredible game, unique idea and graphism. I loved the glitched effect on the game over, the overall mood, the color choices.
conormn
28. Apr 2014 · 21:09 UTC
Great execution and take on the theme. Well done.
tehryanx
28. Apr 2014 · 22:00 UTC
this was really great. I set the source aside so I can have a close look at how that blanket works. Overall amazing job.
MaesK
28. Apr 2014 · 22:02 UTC
Really inmersive, great sound, and visuals (except the face of the man, ugh). Even the blanket moves pretty well.

I was nervous all the time, nicely done. Now let me sleep quietly without monsters, please :D
Warzone Gaming
28. Apr 2014 · 22:03 UTC
SO AWESOME! Art was good and it was amazingly unique.
hexabeast
28. Apr 2014 · 22:04 UTC
Great graphics and original gameplay! Why didn't he just buy a bigger blanket? ;)
Volute
28. Apr 2014 · 22:14 UTC
Wow, scary! The graphics and the mood are just perfect.
DrMelon
28. Apr 2014 · 22:22 UTC
Really awesome! Super creepy, I love it! Nice cloth physics thing you got going on there.
Linkigi
28. Apr 2014 · 22:39 UTC
I enjoyed this game a lot. It's an interesting take on the theme and it is very unsettling to play. Looks and sounds great and runs perfectly. It's also about something that everyone can relate to. You've captured that vulnerable feeling well.
josefnpat
29. Apr 2014 · 04:27 UTC
The head at the top of the screen scares me the most. This game is fantastic. The shader was worth every second you spent on it!
boringprogrammer
29. Apr 2014 · 09:37 UTC
Really great and innovative use of the theme!

Interesting mechanics. They are really unique, cool use of physics and pose a nice challenge!

The atmosphere is really awesome, a little Lovecraft inspired horror. It fits the theme perfectly!

All in all, great job. Hope to see you guys again next time!
bogdan.tana
29. Apr 2014 · 11:38 UTC
Simple but really fun! Graphics and sound go creepily well together. I urge you to publish this on touch devices! :D
danbo
29. Apr 2014 · 11:58 UTC
That's a mighty pretty blanket. Really good work with the effects, fun game too!
PriorBlue
30. Apr 2014 · 03:59 UTC
The shader effects are really great combined with your pixel art.
TheGreenTie
30. Apr 2014 · 14:09 UTC
This is pure innovation.
Possibly my best LD29 find yet!
Good. Job. Mate.
Nichii
30. Apr 2014 · 14:59 UTC
THIS IS PERFECT!, 10/10 XD I love this idea since thats what most children feel when they sleep with small blankets XD. There's nothing much I can say for you to improve this cus its already awesome XD XD.
TeamEagle
30. Apr 2014 · 17:04 UTC
wow, this is really great!
javifugitivo
30. Apr 2014 · 17:04 UTC
I think that this is a mini-masterpiece. I have said.
CryoGenesis
30. Apr 2014 · 20:37 UTC
A really great game. Well done!
_Rilem
01. May 2014 · 07:24 UTC
This game gave me nightmares. o.o
No really, the concept is pretty messed up. Made me totally uneasy. :D

The fact that it is a child totally helps set the mood. A primal instinct for you to protect your child from the monsters of the dark. The anxiety that this game evokes is quite a real feeling.

Great idea, great entry.
rnlf
01. May 2014 · 18:15 UTC
Cool concept. I really liked the "creepy" shader. Very new and fresh concept!

I think this would be great as a mobile game with multitouch :D
anissen
01. May 2014 · 18:58 UTC
Really polished (and creepy) game! I kept losing before the tentacles reached me though that might be on purpose... Anyway, great execution and take on the theme :)
King_Mew
01. May 2014 · 22:50 UTC
Nice! I love the distortion effects. I love the theme. I love it.
Christina Antoinette Neofotistou
01. May 2014 · 23:10 UTC
Amazing game!! Keeps you alert, very good player engagement! I will come back to study the lovely graphics :)))

Top marks!
Druid
01. May 2014 · 23:21 UTC
OMG :D Super mega cool :D
rezzish
01. May 2014 · 23:25 UTC
wonderful fantastic design!
ezolotko
03. May 2014 · 12:44 UTC
This is cool
copain
03. May 2014 · 13:00 UTC
very cool. good idea, good realisation, good sound. bravo.
Black Ships Fill the Sky
03. May 2014 · 15:05 UTC
This actually made me feel very panicky. Well done!

Brilliant audio design supporting a really elegant mechanic (that of pulling the blanket around).

I actually move around in my sleep a lot like this. Though I've gotten over worrying about the tentacles. So far so good!
javierecf
12. May 2014 · 10:37 UTC
Great design, graphics are incredible well done, the audio fits really well and the gameplay is solid, one of the best entries i have found.
Moosefly
16. May 2014 · 00:20 UTC
Good night's sleep my ass, I had tears in my eyes goddamnit :P. Really pretty. And moody. And intense. It's solid. Really good job on this one.

I was thinking of going to bed since it's going to be morning soon, but maybe I'll wait until the first rays of the suns light the room up. Or at least gather some additional blankets.

Anssi@MooseflyGames