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Synesthesia by fullmontis

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made by fullmontis for LD28 (JAM)
You wake up in a room, realizing your senses are strange. You are blind, and you can only hear, or feel, or smell at one time. You don't know what happened to you, you only know you want to escape.

A different take on puzzle solving. You may like this if you like adventure games and exploration. Unfortunately I could only implement one room, so it is very short.

While moving blindly in the room, you will hear and smell and touch different stuff. Some is useful for escaping, other is not. You have to experiment and find out what stuff you can interact with.

Reccomended for those who like an intriguing atmosphere and exploration. Not reccomended for those expecting lots of action and flashy stuff.

Made with Game Maker.

EDIT: As requested, I added suport for WASD keys for movement.
Windows https://www.dropbox.com/s/ojzpg296h86f7q1/Synesthesia.exe
.gmz Project https://www.dropbox.com/s/ws9606bsafontkm/Synesthesia.gmz
Postmortem http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/2013/12/17/synesthesia-postmortem/
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-28/?action=preview&uid=21736

Ratings

Coolness 73% 3
Overall(Jam) 3.17 223
Audio(Jam) 2.91 257
Fun(Jam) 2.77 300
Graphics(Jam) 2.31 480
Humor(Jam) 2.04 353
Innovation(Jam) 3.91 13
Mood(Jam) 3.52 91
Theme(Jam) 3.34 98

Feedback

madameberry
17. Dec 2013 · 05:21 UTC
The only suggestion I have is allow the use of WASD (or rebindable controls) if you're going to use the mouse. It was sort of annoying having to use the arrow keys with my left hand and the mouse with my right.
Other than that, I would say absolutely keep developing this. I can think of so many neat directions to take this. It would be so neat to have directional sound when you're in the Hear mode, and you actually have to listen. Ahhh I just want to see more of this! lol
Seigeengine
17. Dec 2013 · 05:32 UTC
That's sort of interesting? I don't see what this has to do with Synesthesia, at all, but it's an interesting take, and disorienting. Good job.
GBolt
17. Dec 2013 · 14:18 UTC
Wish I could play the whole game, since it looks really cool, but can't get past the first level. So far so good, though.
X-0r
17. Dec 2013 · 14:18 UTC
I've never seen such detailed darkness ever before^^

Great game mechanics - totally loved rolling the mousewheel =)
zconnelly13
17. Dec 2013 · 14:52 UTC
Nooooo, windows only!? Any chance of a port?
windwalkerranger
17. Dec 2013 · 14:56 UTC
Very nice concept and idea, this one definately needs a post-compo version.
Fenixin
17. Dec 2013 · 15:06 UTC
I really liked the game. Pity is so short. I loved the mood and the puzzle like action.
Avocado
17. Dec 2013 · 15:55 UTC
Pretty short, but I really liked the idea. Wouldn't mind seeing something like this expanded upon.
Recursiveanomaly
17. Dec 2013 · 20:56 UTC
Wonderful idea. I love how the game gives me a feeling of discovery by making me explore without light.
Chaoseiro
18. Dec 2013 · 00:29 UTC
Really good idea, liked it how you can only use one sense per time and the exploration feel, hope you expand it further :P
sadiquo
18. Dec 2013 · 12:18 UTC
I love the concept, but the game was too short :(
Diptoman
18. Dec 2013 · 12:29 UTC
Concept was cool, definitely try to continue with this!
Benjamin
18. Dec 2013 · 12:50 UTC
Base idea is great but I quickly finished it by just rotating mouse wheel each time I encounter an item.

Maybe you could make it a puzzle game by letting people switch their sense a fixed amount of time ( let's say 5 ). Player should have to improve his way of exploring on each new try.
HuntTheWumpus
18. Dec 2013 · 12:51 UTC
Very cool concept, really liked to play it :) Unfortunately it's very short. The concept is very promising, keep on it!
Ekilibr
18. Dec 2013 · 13:43 UTC
Can't go over lvl1. Maybe because I had no mouse. But love the concept, good job :)
AtomicVikings
18. Dec 2013 · 13:46 UTC
http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/wp-content/compo2/308734/21736-shot1.PNG

BEST TUTORIAL EVRRRR!!! haha ^^

Love the gameplay. Pls keep on going. I want to see a final "after LD" Version with more goles or worlds ^^
Nichii
18. Dec 2013 · 14:40 UTC
Good job on the game. Using only 1 sense at a time is a pretty interesting concept.
mmickyman
24. Dec 2013 · 01:24 UTC
I liked the mechanic a lot. As others say, there is something here worth building !