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Moonshine by TravisChen

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made by TravisChen for LD26 (JAM)
a lost soul un-found
wandering the city streets
vagabond, hobo

move through the darkness
the light is your only friend
streetlamps lead the way

thirsty for an end
moonshine brightens the lost path
wolves fearing the light

move: the arrow keys
light the way: nobel spacebar
hobo in the night


Programming / Design: Travis Chen (@travischen)
Art / Animation: Nolan Fabricius (@shiftlesshobo)
Voice Over: Jonathan-Keith (http://jonathan-keith.co.uk/)
Web | PLAY NOW http://www.travischen.com/games/Moonshine/
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-26/?action=preview&uid=12204

Ratings

Coolness 100% 1
Overall(Jam) 3.77 52
Audio(Jam) 4.06 16
Fun(Jam) 3.16 171
Graphics(Jam) 4.62 6
Humor(Jam) 3.06 93
Innovation(Jam) 3.17 212
Mood(Jam) 4.07 16
Theme(Jam) 2.75 434

Feedback

Prelucid
30. Apr 2013 · 00:13 UTC
Cool game! I like the mood. Funny hobo! Wolves got me.
LostDatagram
30. Apr 2013 · 00:14 UTC
Absolutely beautiful, and nice sounding voice.
chowdy
30. Apr 2013 · 00:17 UTC
Very pretty game. I ran through the whole thing until the narrow firewalk area :)
Tyro
30. Apr 2013 · 00:22 UTC
I liked it! I wish the audio was a little louder at times, it was hard to hear the spoken dialogue. Still, 'tis a polished and enjoyable game!
JAH2488
30. Apr 2013 · 01:26 UTC
Wow. Amazing graphics, sound, atmosphere!
Sestren
30. Apr 2013 · 01:52 UTC
The graphics are very well-drawn, but with the lighting combined with the transparency, it's a bit confusing at first.
neight
30. Apr 2013 · 01:53 UTC
Excellent game. Clever and great style. Found you through twitter. Get out there and rate!
LionelJitro
30. Apr 2013 · 01:57 UTC
Really, really good. I love the atmosphere created by the lighting. I also just love the lighting mechanic.

Naration was a nice addition. Gamplay was rather nice as well.

Awesome entry.
Jellycakes
30. Apr 2013 · 02:03 UTC
Really cool looking game, looks well polished. Gameplay was a little slow but kept me interested until the end. Good job.
Korda
30. Apr 2013 · 02:15 UTC
I thought the light was a little too limiting but apart from that you have done a wonderful job
MartianWatts
30. Apr 2013 · 03:30 UTC
awesome job!
sP0CkEr2
30. Apr 2013 · 05:26 UTC
i had my eye on this one for the whole weekend and it did not dissapoint -- great job you guys!
Dietrich Epp
30. Apr 2013 · 05:27 UTC
The control scheme is a bit maddening, I expect to stop when I run into a barrier rather than turn and go a different way. Loved the weird story.
Orihaus
30. Apr 2013 · 05:28 UTC
Loved the parody of video game narration! Best audio I've heard yet.
dremelofdeath
30. Apr 2013 · 05:30 UTC
Really awesome game you got here. I love the graphics and atmosphere it has.
Gungnir
30. Apr 2013 · 05:40 UTC
Fantastic stuff - high quality finish. Some definite chuckles throughout the narration. Hobos are the unsung extra-dimensional wandering heroes of our time. Played to fin.
Crazi456
30. Apr 2013 · 06:09 UTC
Love the graphics and narration!
aaron9000
30. Apr 2013 · 06:23 UTC
I love the atmosphere. The lighting effects and voice overs are fantastic.
qdowngames
30. Apr 2013 · 06:45 UTC
Controls were a bit awkward at times, but I liked the almost Bastion-feel. Brilliant visuals!
orangepascal
30. Apr 2013 · 06:46 UTC
wow! love it, very cool graphics and fun game
ddionisio
30. Apr 2013 · 06:52 UTC
Beautiful game but was very difficult for me! Great atmosphere and style!
Travis Irby
30. Apr 2013 · 06:52 UTC
Oh yeah this is sweeeet. Thumbs up on idea, graphics and execution :)
timtimtimtim
30. Apr 2013 · 06:54 UTC
really nice art style. it's irritating turning when i run into a wall, though.
ncgames
30. Apr 2013 · 07:15 UTC
awesome. great atmosphere, love that guy's eyes
ilovepixel
30. Apr 2013 · 08:09 UTC
nice graphics and voice acting really added up to the mood
EdoMiyamoto
30. Apr 2013 · 08:09 UTC
A bit hard, really good looking, good job on the voice over !
tinytouchtales
30. Apr 2013 · 08:30 UTC
nice one! Like the light effects alot!
Chman
30. Apr 2013 · 08:52 UTC
Cool voice over, you clearly put a lot of work into this. The game is fine too (amazing atmosphere), but the control scheme doesn't work well for me. Moving with arrows in an isometric world is disorienting for my brain :)
wallmasterr
30. Apr 2013 · 09:07 UTC
just brilliant
kidevil
30. Apr 2013 · 09:52 UTC
Nice work! I little touch of Bastion in there, with your own spin on it. Loved the Hobo character design too!
hissssssssss
30. Apr 2013 · 10:26 UTC
This game is atmospheric as hell. Lovely.
Exergy
30. Apr 2013 · 11:42 UTC
Awesome graphics and mood. Controls were a bit anoying but otherwise an awesome entry!
deige101
30. Apr 2013 · 12:38 UTC
Loved the graphics, and voice overs. Good stuff!
DustyStylus
30. Apr 2013 · 12:56 UTC
I had a nostalgic flashback to Cadaver for some reason. :D
Tiago Ling Alexandre
30. Apr 2013 · 13:45 UTC
Very cool game! Nice voice acting, superb graphics and fun gameplay! Congratulations!
SonnyBone
30. Apr 2013 · 14:08 UTC
Wonderful sprites, great audio quality, and a nice challenge. All around good stuff! Good work, everyone!
xdegtyarev
30. Apr 2013 · 15:44 UTC
Whoa! Amazing graphics! Gorgeous narrative!
Controls are a bit weird.
I somehow assumed that using my lantern will kill the dogs, but it didn't work :) Not being able to stun/kill them combined with random movement of dogs resulted in some frustrated situations where I couldn't reach lampposts because dogs just stood infront of me and I couldn't do anything.
Anyway loved the game!
tonic
30. Apr 2013 · 15:52 UTC
Controls / moonshine pickup etc. could use a bit more tweaking and polishing. But it's pretty nice work!
ataxkt
30. Apr 2013 · 21:05 UTC
Amazing, this is polished gem! Nice to hear quality narration in one of these!
SecondDimension
30. Apr 2013 · 21:21 UTC
This is fantastic, good job.
lekochen
30. Apr 2013 · 23:23 UTC
Great atmosphere!
leafo
01. May 2013 · 00:42 UTC
The graphics are really pretty, and I really enjoyed the voice overs. The controls were annoying at times, it was easy to hit dogs by accident. Also if I got to a checkpoint before one voice track finished two would play at once. Great job though, I enjoyed it.
SaintHeiser
01. May 2013 · 03:22 UTC
Can't figure out where minimalism =(
Reminded me Bastion =) Good game in any case!
sparkleswirl
01. May 2013 · 06:03 UTC
I can't say I "get it", but I definitely really like what you guys tried to create here.
robotality
01. May 2013 · 08:04 UTC
Love the gfx and the Bastion/Dear Esther style voice over :)miss the LD theme a bit here. ;)
fullmontis
01. May 2013 · 09:17 UTC
Very beautiful game and wonderful mood. Gameplay is a little too simple.
Captain_Genial
01. May 2013 · 13:36 UTC
Graphics 5/5 !
A bit easy but really fun
Beldarak
01. May 2013 · 14:40 UTC
It takes some time to be used to the controls (at first the fact that I didn't stuck again walls bothered me but then I understood it was of great help). Other than that it's brillant !

Charming, beautiful, 5 stars all the way ;)
GreenPixelDev
02. May 2013 · 01:51 UTC
Great work! The art style is beautiful and the voice-over work is very nicely done and professional :D The controls are a bit off at first but that is to be expected with an isometric game. Thanks for keeping checkpoints nice and close to each other! :D
cwilloughby
02. May 2013 · 04:42 UTC
Super cool. Liked the theme. The narration is great! Controls were tough to get used to, and overall it was a little unforgiving, but this is a great entry. Nice work!
Husky
02. May 2013 · 10:20 UTC
I like the graphic style!
It's really awesome!
RobKat
02. May 2013 · 12:55 UTC
Beautiful and interesting but was very laggy, im running in firefox, is this an issue?
_Rilem
02. May 2013 · 19:28 UTC
Really nice graphics.
I was surprised when I finished the game, it didn't feel like the end. The voice over is a really nice touch. It kept me interested throughout the game.
Impressive accomplishment in only 72 hours :D
GranaDa
02. May 2013 · 19:34 UTC
Beautiful artwork! Bad, bad wolves! Good job!
Rafael Sales
02. May 2013 · 21:09 UTC
Awesome art!!! Congratz!!
JohnnySix
03. May 2013 · 01:36 UTC
Love the style and the atmosphere, very slick production. Controls were a little difficult with isometric, and I ran into the fire plenty. :D Loveed the animation on the dogs and the glowing eyes in the dark.
MinionStudios
03. May 2013 · 02:55 UTC
What? This is CRAZY good. how the?
kurrik
03. May 2013 · 07:02 UTC
Took a while to get used to the controls but once I did I was navigating around pretty well. Wish I had some more power up or could feel like I had an easier time getting around the obstacles, but you've done an amazing level of polish on the game - fantastic work!
nicso
03. May 2013 · 09:41 UTC
awesome graphics, really sad that the gameplay didn't really serve it :(
Waynetron
03. May 2013 · 10:14 UTC
The graphics brought me in, the story, atmosphere and narration kept me.
But terrible controls and boring gameplay let down what is otherwise a very well executed game.
brookman32k
03. May 2013 · 14:02 UTC
Cool game... Was a bit affraid of the dogs ;) I always have a hard time with those controls (shifted 45°). The spoken dialog gives the whole thing a good atmosphere.
GreyShock
03. May 2013 · 16:13 UTC
Really nice art, music and atmosphere!
Broxxar
03. May 2013 · 16:39 UTC
Really stunning visuals, love the look and feel. The dialogue was also fantastic. Well done.
matthias_zarzecki
03. May 2013 · 22:10 UTC
This is fun! Narration adds a lot to this.
ENDESGA
04. May 2013 · 00:36 UTC
Absolutely fanstasmigorical!
Ithildin
04. May 2013 · 10:41 UTC
Lovely graphics, for a very fun entry. The narrator was an interesting addition, but I his voice sounded too low (even despite having the PC volume quite high). Congratulations!
SmilingCat
04. May 2013 · 16:16 UTC
Nice polished graphics. Good job!
Boiúna
04. May 2013 · 16:41 UTC
Absolutely incredible. I just wish that the sounds were a little bit louder.
GameNacho
06. May 2013 · 04:24 UTC
Epic game! I like the art style and limited view mechanic, great job!
joe40001
06. May 2013 · 05:28 UTC
I wonder if you guys were inspired by some other game? :P

Still, it was a very fun well made game.
euwaku
07. May 2013 · 03:36 UTC
Very impressive... 5 stars for graphics and audio! Too bad the isometric 4d movement is kind of hard to control.
shiprib
07. May 2013 · 09:03 UTC
Wow, that's amazing for 72 hours, top notch.

If I had to nitpick, I found the controls a bit frustrating as you're offsetting them by 45 degrees. I never got used to cursor keys used in isometric games! Oh and sometimes if I got through a section really quickly the narration would overlap.

But yeah, everything I didn't mention is awesome. :)
MathiO
07. May 2013 · 13:30 UTC
Great narration, dripping mood, and subtle humour! A true rarity.
lightnarcissus
07. May 2013 · 18:15 UTC
Extremely good visuals for a game jam and that creates a solid atmosphere for the game. I'd say you did a swell job in that. :D
RealyUniqueName
07. May 2013 · 18:48 UTC
Amazing game. However, i don't think it fits the theme )
Also i was really close to abandon game because of controls scheme.
Catman
08. May 2013 · 06:31 UTC
Nice graphics and mood! I thought the controls were a bit confusing.
dector
08. May 2013 · 08:33 UTC
Great jam entry? Think about porting to mobile platforms!
bobiniki
09. May 2013 · 15:31 UTC
Excelent graphics mood and atmosphere, but the controlls were a bit strange. Not that they are isometric, but when I colide with a wall I start going in a random direction. Also the dogs could be done with some ai not compleately random. Besides that this is one ove the favourite games so far!
Jeremias
10. May 2013 · 15:58 UTC
The graphics and the sound effects are nice, especially the voice over fits very well (Bastion :D). The controls felt somehow strange, e.g. if the character changes the walking direction to another because the direction where you targeting is blocked.
imagnity
12. May 2013 · 17:23 UTC
Super cool graphics! Magnificent..
ethankennerly
12. May 2013 · 23:05 UTC
Avoiding the bright eyes of the shadowy dogs thrilled me. If you continue to develop this, the fiery paths discouraged me.
PAMVllo
13. May 2013 · 00:44 UTC
I don't understand anything but it was good game
TheSheep
13. May 2013 · 17:11 UTC
No idea how to defend from the dogs.
Gremlin
13. May 2013 · 17:41 UTC
The controls took a little getting used to with the keyboard, but otherwise a really polished little game. I like the narration.
Sylvain.p
15. May 2013 · 14:17 UTC
Nice game and nice graphics. Lot of work on this piece...but you're not on the theme : there no potatoes!
frogmaster
17. May 2013 · 16:21 UTC
Fun. I like it!
Alprog
19. May 2013 · 11:21 UTC
Very simple gameplay: just go to the finish and do not fall into the trap. But atmosphere is great. Darkly. Lonely. Beautiful.
Fadobo
19. May 2013 · 11:42 UTC
Great atmosphere. My brain doesn't really like isometric arrow controls, but I still managed to finish it.
Martin_Monosys
19. May 2013 · 13:00 UTC
Very nice looking game, audio was top, too... I would just have expected the unlit areas to be darker, it's a bit confusing like that. And what exactly does picking up a bottle of whiskey do, didn't notice it...
0beah
19. May 2013 · 20:56 UTC
Love the atmosphere.
Purplescape
20. May 2013 · 22:22 UTC
I really love this entry. Beautiful graphics and visual effects. They work with the game mechanics perfectly. The story readings added a lot to the mood. Great game full of moonshine!