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Better Half by ocmu

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made by ocmu for LD28 (COMPO)
Whew, submitted. Then fixed two bugs in the submission hour, then resubmitted!

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This is a game about love and relationships. You and your better half walk through the world, meeting people who may want to be your friend or may want to destroy your connection. Stay close to your partner to stay safe!

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INSTRUCTIONS:

> Let enemies come between you when you are within the relationship circle.

> Don't let them come between you if you are out of the circle (you will lose).

> Collect coins, pandas, and secret kitties!(?)

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CONTROLS:

ARROW KEYS - movement
OR
LEFT MOUSE - movement

ENTER - navigate menus

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Thanks for playing! Please rate and leave comments!
Web http://skyleanderson.com/games/december/index.html
Source https://bitbucket.org/skyleanderson/ld28
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-28/?action=preview&uid=20933

Ratings

Coolness 95% 2
Overall 3.22 326
Audio 2.49 510
Fun 2.78 557
Graphics 3.10 408
Humor 2.75 301
Innovation 3.49 159
Mood 2.68 555
Theme 3.00 431

Feedback

mcapraro
16. Dec 2013 · 04:39 UTC
really well done and really neat idea!
Donutttt
16. Dec 2013 · 20:39 UTC
Very clever, well represented idea, one of the better takes on the theme that I've seen so far.
primaerfunktion
16. Dec 2013 · 20:40 UTC
The idea is really great.
celsyum
16. Dec 2013 · 20:42 UTC
cool implementation :D very unique and gameplay is very user friendly
vallde
16. Dec 2013 · 20:51 UTC
Love the idea, but bouncing on others is a bit annoying xD, specially when they just get literally over her lol
jimmypaulin
16. Dec 2013 · 21:16 UTC
Really good feel about this game, love the novel mechanic and the artwork, the extra modes round out the experience nicely, thanks :D
Move127
16. Dec 2013 · 21:27 UTC
Very good game, might just have to come back to this one later.
derdragon
16. Dec 2013 · 23:09 UTC
Loved this. Though my "friends" did bludgeon me mercilessly against a wall.
Korwegian
16. Dec 2013 · 23:11 UTC
Took me a while to get the hang of it but I like the game.
Bonifacio2
16. Dec 2013 · 23:15 UTC
Nice one. :)
Hyoga-3D
17. Dec 2013 · 16:55 UTC
Good take on the theme!
Linus Lindberg
19. Dec 2013 · 10:09 UTC
I really like this concept, and it's very well implemented! God Job! :D
tomc
19. Dec 2013 · 18:52 UTC
Not bad! Good use of the theme. It was a little easy though -- I was usually able to get all the coins and pandas with a minute to spare.
Those 30 Ninjas
19. Dec 2013 · 20:08 UTC
Cool idea
evilindiegames
19. Dec 2013 · 20:12 UTC
Very nice idea! Love :)
Nelien
19. Dec 2013 · 23:05 UTC
That was a unique game for sure! Cute concept and a lot of nice feedback for whatever you were doing. I wasn't quite sure what the little ghost like people were supposed to be, but I tried to befriend them anyway :). The sound got a bit annoying after a while so I had to turn it down to almost quiet. Overall a great submission! 4/5
multikorv
19. Dec 2013 · 23:12 UTC
Nice mechanics! Original idea.
somepx
19. Dec 2013 · 23:21 UTC
Didn't know submitted games could be bugfixed - my game sorta needed that! I <3 graph and gameplay, a solid entry
Zemmi
21. Dec 2013 · 18:34 UTC
That was a neat mechanic, well done and good use of theme.

Since your partner walks around the whole level I can just hang with her and get everything I need with time to spare. I would enjoy if she moved less, forcing the player to run out of range and risk their ties being severed.

Cute graphics btw, loved the pandas and your partner's heart-shaped face.
takemikazuchi545
22. Dec 2013 · 05:44 UTC
Great game, great idea. I want more levels!
GingerMess
23. Dec 2013 · 00:41 UTC
A lovely little game, I really liked it. Nice!
Jupiter_Hadley
04. Jan 2014 · 04:19 UTC
Nice concept, cool game! I included this game in my Ludum Dare 28 compilation video, if you'd like to take a look :) http://youtu.be/UY85Y9qNh3Q
Raphy
06. Jan 2014 · 22:29 UTC
Cool concept !
Alink
06. Jan 2014 · 22:33 UTC
Nice game idea and well done. Is there a way to speed up the timer after collecting all coins?