DemoPhobia by xndr

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made by xndr for LD27 (JAM)
My first.
HGE, some help from wife and son.

Move hero to safe place. Movement - arrow keys.

Ratings

Coolness 100% 1
Overall(Jam) 3.17 263
Audio(Jam) 2.51 386
Fun(Jam) 3.22 177
Graphics(Jam) 2.85 405
Humor(Jam) 2.97 144
Innovation(Jam) 3.39 125
Mood(Jam) 2.87 313
Theme(Jam) 3.23 231

Feedback

stenol
26. Aug 2013 · 19:04 UTC
Good little game :)
bvanschooten
26. Aug 2013 · 19:09 UTC
I find the idea that you have to figure out which character you control interesting.
local minimum
26. Aug 2013 · 19:57 UTC
Great! Absolutely the best submit I've played this far.
Feysoura
26. Aug 2013 · 20:04 UTC
Awesome! Very original.
The music was reeeaaally annoying, thou.
@TeddyNashor
26. Aug 2013 · 20:06 UTC
It is a fun arcade like game. It got a bit repetitive though. maybe have them advance through levels faster (like add 3 people each round?)
ddionisio
26. Aug 2013 · 20:09 UTC
Interesting mechanic, first figuring out who you are. Not only is it a game about demophobia, but also a lost sense of identity after being a hero in various roles! Yeah, I'll go with that!
jay griffin
27. Aug 2013 · 04:23 UTC
This is great, I really like the central mechanic at play here, makes for a fast, fun, chaotic kinda game. Great stuff.
Skye
27. Aug 2013 · 04:28 UTC
this game is very addicting
Liz England
27. Aug 2013 · 05:40 UTC
Very clever mechanic. Most LD games ramp up the difficulty too fast but I thought this was just about right.
Jarcas Studios
27. Aug 2013 · 07:09 UTC
Interesting mechanic. Reminds me of Hidden in Plain Sight. I got kinda bored with it after a while though.

Sorry, but the music is really obnoxious to me. That alone made me want to stop playing.
fullmontis
27. Aug 2013 · 08:09 UTC
Nice idea, but it is quite easy to understand who you are once you get the mechanics.
Kimidori
27. Aug 2013 · 14:30 UTC
fun game. ;)
Jimanzium
28. Aug 2013 · 09:30 UTC
Interesting idea, fun to play for a few minutes.
Pixelfan Games
28. Aug 2013 · 10:47 UTC
Curious game, very funny, i like it. Good music!
Diptoman
28. Aug 2013 · 10:52 UTC
Is it just me or is the link not working?
Tanser
28. Aug 2013 · 12:29 UTC
Very nice idea, good job.
ArcturusDeluxe
28. Aug 2013 · 13:08 UTC
The thing about having to work out which character you are is really cool, I don't think I've ever seen that before, so that's pretty interesting. Not a big fan of the music to be honest, but the game itself is good.
Reaperguy
28. Aug 2013 · 13:16 UTC
Really innovative idea! Managed to get to level 23, but things got too chaotic. Great game!
ratalaika
28. Aug 2013 · 16:14 UTC
good job
Kad
28. Aug 2013 · 16:40 UTC
Fun chibi game, I had a strategy of starting doing a circle until the anti heroes were too much to handle...
boneloaf
28. Aug 2013 · 20:01 UTC
Fun game with an Interesting and testing control scheme.

Identifying the character in a crowd within a strict time limit felt like an exciting and stressful Where's Waldo? / Wally? book, similar to having a parent shout 'WHERE IS HE?' repeatedly at you when you're reading a Waldo book.
Jupiter_Hadley
29. Aug 2013 · 03:32 UTC
Although im not quite sure why there would be a bathroom in the middle of nature, I did love the game. Sometimes you really do get tripped up wondering what person you are! It was great. I featured this game in my compilation video of Ludum Dare 27 games, if you would like to check it out :) http://youtu.be/okyxuWBF5Yw
namrog84
29. Aug 2013 · 05:45 UTC
haha! great idea!

Controls were different :D
truiton
29. Aug 2013 · 08:33 UTC
So the safest place for this guy is... The toilet? :D
Fun little game :)
panurge
29. Aug 2013 · 11:42 UTC
What a great concept! Simple but very satisfying to play. I can see this idea being expanded into a much larger and more varied game. Graphics and sound were nice too. Very enjoyable.
Brian Stegmann
29. Aug 2013 · 16:25 UTC
Very clever how you took a flaw that some games have (difficulty in locating the player), and turned it into a game.
Venturelli
29. Aug 2013 · 19:01 UTC
Different game, but a bit too weird maybe? Don't know. Cool entry, though!
BenWhi
29. Aug 2013 · 22:57 UTC
Pretty original game! I like games where you need to figure out which one is moving. Go pretty difficult in the upper levels. Good job!
5ants team
30. Aug 2013 · 08:13 UTC
Very good and original idea. The game is well implemented and has some appreciated taste for the humour. A little bit difficult for me though.
drkrunk
30. Aug 2013 · 22:46 UTC
This was surprisingly fun. The level of difficulty was nice as the levels progressed. Good job!
PaperBlurt
31. Aug 2013 · 20:08 UTC
So it's kinda like social phobia?
TobiasW
31. Aug 2013 · 22:13 UTC
Ooh, an HGE game. That was one of the first engines I used. Sweet. I played until level 20. That was a really interesting mechanic - finding out who you control. And boy, I sure hope I'll never explode when I feel uncomfortable...
🎤 xndr
01. Sep 2013 · 03:16 UTC
:)
sP0CkEr2
01. Sep 2013 · 04:04 UTC
neat that you need to figure out who you are -- nice job
cafeine
01. Sep 2013 · 23:42 UTC
Very good! Having to figure out which character to move is a clever idea.

Also, this game is the story of my life :p
mollymus
03. Sep 2013 · 20:06 UTC
Surprisingly fun! I managed to play until level 19 but at that point it was damn messy! Well done!:D
DaanVanYperen
04. Sep 2013 · 14:08 UTC
Silly game. Haven't seen this mechanic before.
Almax27
08. Sep 2013 · 07:44 UTC
Really quite addictive! Simple but affective goals, the art and music suit it well.

Great stuff. :)
Mironix
08. Sep 2013 · 10:28 UTC
Fresh idea! Nice graphics. Gets a little to hard for me after few levels. But still fun to figure out which player do you controll :) Good Job!
infernet89
12. Sep 2013 · 21:43 UTC
Level 17! I wonder how many levels are there.. (or are they just random generated?)
Very innovative style of gameplay, the only complain i can make is the background music, looping too fast and not so smoothly.