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Life: The Cynical-Hipster-Tetris Version by Tim Kaldor

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made by Tim Kaldor for LD28 (COMPO)
This is a game about life, it will make you think, it will make you laugh, for all the wrong reasons but that's what Ludum Dare is all about. Have fun.
@TKaldor

P.S. I love feedback, leave comments or tweets, tell me whats good, tell me whats bad and tell me how I've changed your life.

"I was going to make a cool game with lasers but I blinked and the evil fairy-godhipster waved his magic mix-tape, the next thing I knew I was madly working away on Cynical Life Tetris."
Post-mortem http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/2013/12/16/life-the-cynical-hipster-tetris-version-a-post-mortem/
Web https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/41809649/Life.swf
Source https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/41809649/Yogo.zip
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-28/?action=preview&uid=12272

Ratings

Coolness 50% 3
Overall 3.44 185
Audio 1.37 768
Fun 2.98 412
Graphics 2.65 645
Humor 2.93 245
Innovation 3.72 78
Mood 3.57 90
Theme 2.80 537

Feedback

Jack Zackowitz
16. Dec 2013 · 02:12 UTC
I liked it. I was expecting death when there were no moves left, and I wished I could see the full shape of a block. The mechanics and how they relate to the story are great, and have greater potential still.
kcpunk666
16. Dec 2013 · 02:34 UTC
awesome! period or I guess an exclamation.
xaedes
16. Dec 2013 · 02:42 UTC
Very nice game. Reminded me of anti chamber with all the story^^
dbro
16. Dec 2013 · 03:01 UTC
Fun game, keep up the good work!
Snail_Man
16. Dec 2013 · 03:02 UTC
Nice game. It did make me think, but I don't have a Twitter :P.
Seriously though, nice idea, good execution.
eskivor
16. Dec 2013 · 03:13 UTC
Interesting. It would be bettet with music & sound ;)
ParaPup
16. Dec 2013 · 03:31 UTC
Not to bad aleast you made effort
SnoringFrog
16. Dec 2013 · 03:58 UTC
Very interesting and thought provoking. Although the "you can't play again" message is very easily defeated by refreshing the page. :P
ThatGuy
16. Dec 2013 · 04:04 UTC
Interesting way of introducing philosophy in the framework of a game.
Kruithne
16. Dec 2013 · 04:09 UTC
Started playing this game and just lost track of time, really nice.
lucars83
16. Dec 2013 · 04:11 UTC
Interesting, but I got board around age 40
Vanish
16. Dec 2013 · 04:13 UTC
I liked it, would've been nice to have more of an explanation as to what the blocks did, but I guess that's the point.
Zolmeister
16. Dec 2013 · 04:13 UTC
Inspiring, really great idea and execution.
mcgraw
16. Dec 2013 · 04:22 UTC
Well, that was neat. Great work here!
funktor
16. Dec 2013 · 05:31 UTC
very cool game! love to play things like this
torcado194
16. Dec 2013 · 05:55 UTC
pretty interesting!
kirbytails7
16. Dec 2013 · 06:20 UTC
Very interesting...A very good cynical Tetris reflection of life.
Agreed that some simple background music would be very helpful.
GameRespect
16. Dec 2013 · 09:10 UTC
An extremely well put together game. The thoughts and symbolism found inside are absolutely wonderful to experience, and the game mechanics are quite interesting as well. Will not be surprised if this is my favourite LD game I play this time. Awesome job mate.
ossah
16. Dec 2013 · 09:50 UTC
Cool game! One of the more unique games I have played thus far! Kudos on coming up with something different.
some sound effects/music would definitely have added to the experience but pretty cool none the less.
🎤 Tim Kaldor
16. Dec 2013 · 10:12 UTC
Thanks everybody, glad you liked it. I would have loved to do sound but unfortunately at 4:30am, I was still wracking my brain to come up with cynical commentary, composing beautiful music was the furthest thing from my mind.
Xeke_Death
16. Dec 2013 · 11:35 UTC
I did my sound at 4:30 am, so that is no excuse... :P

I crushed the hopes and dreams of a few red circles, but only because I wanted to see if the game said something beyond the first comment...

I must say I was not expecting my life to come crashing down at 18...
ShinSH
16. Dec 2013 · 12:16 UTC
Fun, but I was disappointed that doing one full line would do nothing... The rest of the game is really interesting and it kept me in until the very end.
Reicher
16. Dec 2013 · 14:07 UTC
Really nice game!
weazen
16. Dec 2013 · 14:29 UTC
Wow. I loved this game. Good job!
henrykun
16. Dec 2013 · 14:44 UTC
This is a very creative idea. It made me curious about what would happend at the end of the game and it's very nice :).
JackBid
16. Dec 2013 · 15:14 UTC
A very interesting idea, I enjoyed it!
lorniebear
16. Dec 2013 · 16:34 UTC
I like the humour!
Zerkruemler
16. Dec 2013 · 17:06 UTC
Very interesting. First I thought I could learn the rules, but then just enjoyed the 'story'. Nice work and good implementation.
bukt
16. Dec 2013 · 17:28 UTC
Absolutelly great. It was really great to play, and really hard to reflect ourself.

Thank you, it's brilliant.
MrP123
16. Dec 2013 · 17:32 UTC
Very interesting concept. That was a lot of fun.

Thank you!
Solluxx
16. Dec 2013 · 18:28 UTC
Cool premise. I was rather confused, I'm still pretty confused. What does it all mean!
sam1373
16. Dec 2013 · 18:54 UTC
This was amazing!
Chris Mondok
16. Dec 2013 · 18:55 UTC
What an interesting game. I especially like when I was told that it wasn't as easy as it looked, that got a laugh out of me. I'm not entirely sure why I died, though.

Graphics are crisp and clean.
gupta_shvm
16. Dec 2013 · 19:06 UTC
Very interesting game! Probably the best one I've played the Ludum Dare!
xgeovanni
16. Dec 2013 · 19:13 UTC
I think there's a deeper, subtler message conveyed in this. Something about twitter.
🎤 Tim Kaldor
16. Dec 2013 · 19:35 UTC
@Chris Mondok - My Answer: death often comes when you least expect it. The truth: it was late, I was tired and I ran out of witty remarks.

@xgeovanni - congratulations, you discovered the metagame.
Symmeteer
16. Dec 2013 · 19:39 UTC
"The secret to happiness is making games." Well said! I had fun.
occash
16. Dec 2013 · 19:43 UTC
Thanks for fun!
Mnemusyne
16. Dec 2013 · 22:11 UTC
It was unfortunate that I had to click on create/copy every time. 2deep4tetris.
tommakesgames
16. Dec 2013 · 22:17 UTC
Really enjoyed this one - excellent. Your lack of witty remarks early in the morning was witty in and of itself! You have my twitter patronage also. It made me laugh and think. This is what Ludum Dare games should be like.
Croze
16. Dec 2013 · 22:59 UTC
Nice game, but the mouse was incredibly laggy and made it kind of hard to play, other than that great job!!
Ray_Mickelino
16. Dec 2013 · 23:12 UTC
Good Job. It was very philosophical and interesting. I do wish it had some sound, but it's pretty nice anyways.
Jupiter_Hadley
16. Dec 2013 · 23:35 UTC
I liked this game, it made me think loads. Great spin on tetras. I included it in my Ludum Dare 28 video compilation series, if you'd like to take a look :) http://youtu.be/sSLhI-W0qCg
Garrick
17. Dec 2013 · 00:40 UTC
2deep4me
Lustdante
17. Dec 2013 · 02:44 UTC
I like the plot twist created by adding gravity. That was truly genius!
DanielSnd
17. Dec 2013 · 02:45 UTC
Very nice, unique version of tetris.
broepi
17. Dec 2013 · 13:40 UTC
Wow, that was weird. I'm not entirely sure, wath I was doing in my pointless life of colored squares, maybe that's how life really is.
broepi
17. Dec 2013 · 13:42 UTC
I <3'd your humor, need to copy it!
Therrato
17. Dec 2013 · 15:46 UTC
Nice game, maybe short keys for the buttons would be nice though
Daniel Debert
17. Dec 2013 · 16:32 UTC
Well made. It was only hard to me for making religions. Rest was easy.
Pixelbear
17. Dec 2013 · 17:20 UTC
An interesting little game with a nice message. The twist of screwing over the dots you tried to help was neat. Could've done with some atmospheric audio, and at one point I managed to get a 3 piece shape. That's not a tetromino! ;P
ambi
17. Dec 2013 · 23:07 UTC
Very interesting concept. I guess we all like to be reminded of our own mortality.
Pixelulsar
18. Dec 2013 · 02:55 UTC
Wonderful idea it was fun and intersting, I really liked it.
Piat
18. Dec 2013 · 12:24 UTC
Most certainly the best attempt at a deep game I've seen this jam. Great work, I will say the "create block" felt a bit redundant though.
madflame991
18. Dec 2013 · 21:01 UTC
You got such a simple idea as tetris and made it into a game about life itself - a job well done!
KunoNoOni
19. Dec 2013 · 02:01 UTC
That was the most unique version of tetris I've ever played :)
drludos
19. Dec 2013 · 10:53 UTC
Awesome game! It made think, so I followed you on Twitter! :)

I really enjoyed how deep it was while remaining entertaining - outstanding entry!
Will Edwards
19. Dec 2013 · 22:09 UTC
Quite an absorbing game, but I never worked out a single thing about how it ticks. With time I just stopped looking at the score and went for pretty patterns.

I really was expecting more of a Conway's Game of Live aspect though.
DanielSnd
20. Dec 2013 · 03:58 UTC
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=teqoo9H4T18
Recorded my first impressions of the game :) (Wasn't really in a thinking mood, sorry xD)
drnick
20. Dec 2013 · 13:49 UTC
The mechanics aren't very clear, but still it's very symbolic. Also, cynicism is the only correct look upon our life as humans.
Jiggawatt
20. Dec 2013 · 13:54 UTC
The secret to happiness is making games.
NightShadow0
29. Dec 2013 · 18:50 UTC
This is brilliant, i love how you define your own goals while playing. At some point i decided the comfort of copying blocks was better than the challenge of creating them, which is interesting to think about.
Cake&amp;Code
06. Jan 2014 · 18:46 UTC
Really interesting game! I love the way the game builds and the story that sort of goes along with it. (Really reminds me of Thomas Was Alone while I was playing :3) Really enjoyed it! Great work!