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Monochrome by ApoorvaJ

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made by ApoorvaJ for LD28 (COMPO)
Monochrome is a short and moody point-and-click story-based experience.

A cold winter night. An old man stands in front of the window, gazing into the horizon. Colors evade him, and so does the light. What is it out there, that he is drawn to?

Instructions:
Click on objects to see their descriptions. Click on the ground to move.
Web http://thegamecoder.com/monochrome/
Source https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/42899760/MonochromeScripts.zip
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-28/?action=preview&uid=30207

Ratings

Coolness 60% 3
Overall 3.95 26
Audio 3.88 17
Fun 2.85 507
Graphics 4.09 49
Humor 2.13 546
Innovation 3.12 350
Mood 4.58 1
Theme 3.32 254

Feedback

馃帳 ApoorvaJ
15. Dec 2013 路 21:26 UTC
My first Ludum Dare game! I hope you guys enjoy it.
sheigeno
16. Dec 2013 路 08:07 UTC
..(T_T) this game is soo deep, i like it :)
Tao
16. Dec 2013 路 09:30 UTC
Poignant, touching, kept me riveted.
PaperBlurt
16. Dec 2013 路 09:44 UTC
Both pretty to see and play!
Sebastian
16. Dec 2013 路 09:50 UTC
A very touching work of art, great work.
rorycooke
16. Dec 2013 路 10:12 UTC
my favorite game of the compo so far, Its seems complete I don't think you need to add any thing to it

it's really good :)
Suese
16. Dec 2013 路 10:15 UTC
Interesting. There are two entries called "monochrome". I couldn't figure out what to do aside from clicking on all the objects. It's more an interactive piece of artwork than it is a game, no?
Kar
16. Dec 2013 路 10:20 UTC
That was simply brilliant. The story, music, graphics, everything is great here. Congrats.
kookoon
16. Dec 2013 路 10:26 UTC
Nice feels.
Awesome. :D
Coblynau
16. Dec 2013 路 10:28 UTC
Damn, can't score lower than top marks on Mood, what an emotionally driven story. Well done!
crockid5
16. Dec 2013 路 10:41 UTC
Wasn't fun, I didn't understand what I was supposed to do, got bored after examining objects for around 5 minutes. Really nice mood though, poor old man.
TheCze
16. Dec 2013 路 10:47 UTC
Really great entry. I liked the way you worked with the colors.
SamH
16. Dec 2013 路 10:48 UTC
The mood and the artwork are great. I'm a bit frustrated by the slow pace, though; it almost feels like the game is lagging and I must admit it didn鈥檛 motivate me enough to play to the end.
Dry Tree
16. Dec 2013 路 10:52 UTC
good work on the story and pixel art
ParaPup
16. Dec 2013 路 11:07 UTC
Wow the thought in the game is great, Touch and deep love the story you got.
sarang
16. Dec 2013 路 11:44 UTC
Nice one! Simple enough to navigate, touching enough to keep on exploring and the subtle color changes made it more "interaction inviting"
AlanZucconi
16. Dec 2013 路 12:10 UTC
Ohhh! *_*
Avichal
16. Dec 2013 路 13:56 UTC
Nice game Apporva :)
SnehaEndait
16. Dec 2013 路 17:08 UTC
Beautiful! I wanted to keep clicking for more colors !
kik0729
16. Dec 2013 路 19:40 UTC
Damn fine entry. Reminded me of To The Moon in a way.
Crisius88
16. Dec 2013 路 21:12 UTC
I love the art work, fits very well. The music fits the scene very well.
soy_yuma
16. Dec 2013 路 22:59 UTC
It's a great game! I really liked it!
person124
16. Dec 2013 路 23:59 UTC
This game is amazing.
Diptoman
17. Dec 2013 路 08:55 UTC
Wonderful use of the theme, and the atmosphere/story is perfectly crafted! Great work with this!
Arkrothe
17. Dec 2013 路 12:13 UTC
The only word that comes to my mind after playing this game is "Beautiful". I love the way you've used the theme with a simple story but still created something that's deep.
mrjordan
18. Dec 2013 路 06:46 UTC
Wow, I *love* the mood you set. Stroke of brilliance, draining color from the objects you interact with.
drkrunk
18. Dec 2013 路 09:25 UTC
This game was so well-done and moving. My girlfriend cried while playing it, the mood was perfect.
ghostinthesoft
19. Dec 2013 路 06:52 UTC
Great entry, one of my favorites
Zerot
19. Dec 2013 路 13:20 UTC
More story than game, but I liked it.
madflame991
19. Dec 2013 路 20:35 UTC
I almost shed a tear! Great art game, both from a graphics perspective but especially from a story perspective. I started playing being absolutely sure of the ending, but the actual resolution took me by surprise. Good job!
jdpalmer
20. Dec 2013 路 23:08 UTC
I enjoyed both the art and storytelling. Great work.
arrogant.gamer
21. Dec 2013 路 22:50 UTC
Unity, eh? From the sound of it, this is a pretty epically cool game that I won't get to play because there isn't a linux build. //(T.T)\\
psychomonster
22. Dec 2013 路 03:07 UTC
Awesome presentation. I touched me really. cool game art. nice soundstrack... well written short story. Enjoyed it!
NightShadow0
28. Dec 2013 路 04:13 UTC
Lovely concept, nice work.
GarethIW
30. Dec 2013 路 12:44 UTC
A superb dose of melancholy.
isaacmarco
31. Dec 2013 路 15:54 UTC
I see it as a very nice and original experiment. I love the speed of the old man
s73ph4n
01. Jan 2014 路 14:01 UTC
Wow. This is gorgeous. I will play it again later for sure. Congrats. Makes me want to learn Unity ;) What did you use for tilemaps?
jimmypaulin
01. Jan 2014 路 19:35 UTC
Wow, that packed some real emotional punch! Thank you for that pause in my day - moving and haunting, this is a great "game"
Shaun Lebron
07. Jan 2014 路 21:10 UTC
this made me cry. the monochrome effect on objects is a really good way to drive the way story and interaction. and that ending..