Fog by fussycashew

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made by fussycashew for LD26 (JAM)
Fog is a game in which your goal is to connect the nodes of the world to remove the fog and unveil the map hidden underneath.

The minimalism is in both the fog hiding everything but what's necessary to complete the map, as well as the story having very few details, leaving the player to imagine their own storyline.

The game was written in under 72 hours, with all the art, sound effects, and coding done in-house. Music thanks to incompetech.com and Bandetto (hidden fun).

Don't press N on the main menu if you are at risk for seizures.
No reason.

Note: If you're having trouble running the game, try installing the XNA Redistributable.

Ratings

Coolness 65% 3
Overall(Jam) 3.87 36
Audio(Jam) 3.66 74
Fun(Jam) 3.22 154
Graphics(Jam) 4.42 23
Innovation(Jam) 3.38 138
Mood(Jam) 3.81 40
Theme(Jam) 2.89 397

Feedback

Logster897
29. Apr 2013 路 22:22 UTC
Awesome Game! Good graphics and a very fun game.
rainblade studios
29. Apr 2013 路 22:47 UTC
I don't have windows :(
hgouveia
29. Apr 2013 路 22:50 UTC
Great Arts, but i couldn't pass the first screen i didn't know what to do, also is a shame there is not source code, +1 for XNA :D
馃帳 fussycashew
29. Apr 2013 路 22:52 UTC
hgouvia: Read the controls page. The goal is to connect the nodes (little orb things) into a chain
ddionisio
29. Apr 2013 路 22:55 UTC
I can't run the game...it hangs then windows says it stopped working. I'm on windows 7 x64.
馃帳 fussycashew
29. Apr 2013 路 23:01 UTC
ddioniso: Try installing the XNA redistributibles
hockeygoalie5
29. Apr 2013 路 23:01 UTC
Very awesome game! The implied story line was amazing, the mechanic was simple and interesting, but the art was the best!
Daisuke909
29. Apr 2013 路 23:06 UTC
This is a really pretty game, although I felt like there was some symbolism that I wasn't getting. :/
ddionisio
29. Apr 2013 路 23:09 UTC
Ok, I got it to work. I basically reinstalled the xna redist...odd.

Anyways, I really love the art in this game, really cool. Also the fog is awesome and the levels are well designed such that you don't blindly fall into traps. The subtle glow of the mushrooms is a nice touch.
Mousseto
29. Apr 2013 路 23:28 UTC
Beautyful and poetic game! Maybe i would have make the difficulty grow more. Beautiful work!
Markavian
29. Apr 2013 路 23:58 UTC
Gorgeous game with a solid mechanic. I loved the playback leading to the reveal, felt really natural as part of the gameplay.
Beldarak
30. Apr 2013 路 01:07 UTC
Beautiful and really charming. Good job !
shohs
30. Apr 2013 路 01:12 UTC
I really enjoyed the art direction that you took with this game. I also thought that the fog and then the reveal worked out very nicely. The music was fitting, too
Zim the Fox
30. Apr 2013 路 01:16 UTC
So I pressed N and what is this.

This was a great game and your artist is fan-tas-tic. The only thing this game needs is a readme explaining the controls.
Zedd
30. Apr 2013 路 02:11 UTC
This is a fantastic game!!!!!!! I loved every moment, All of the art is exquisite!!!
DaGamesta
30. Apr 2013 路 02:42 UTC
Graphics were nice, music was charming, and it was an interesting concept altogether, Not sure how minimalistic you can really say this is, but I'd say it's enough. I can hardly believe you made all those levels with all that art and design in 72 hours, good job!
Jhelle
30. Apr 2013 路 19:45 UTC
Didn't see how it fit the theme. But I found it very soothing and beautiful to look at.
HelkeGames
30. Apr 2013 路 19:46 UTC
Awesome game! Loved the graphic well done :)
TomboFry
30. Apr 2013 路 19:46 UTC
I saw a blog post of this before they all had to be entered - I told myself to keep an eye on this one, so glad I've found it!
Very peaceful, quite relaxing, I definitely enjoyed this one a lot
Christopher Schulte
30. Apr 2013 路 19:54 UTC
The art and ambiance are good, but I think the mechanic lost its appeal after the first few levels. It would have been nice to have some complexity added to it as you progress.
lucasncv
30. Apr 2013 路 19:57 UTC
Loved this game, very cute!
AestheticGamer
30. Apr 2013 路 19:57 UTC
Very cute game! Had a nice style to it, was fun to play and I felt compelled to finish it. Music was charming, and the whole experience was very warm.
dissonance
01. May 2013 路 03:03 UTC
Very chill game. The art is nicely done. I like how after beating a level you get to see the background revealed to you. Good job!
fullmontis
01. May 2013 路 07:27 UTC
NOOOO it crashes on start up (Windows 7 64bit) :(
I really wanted to try this out...
fullmontis
01. May 2013 路 09:48 UTC
Ok, please disregard my stupidity, it looks like I just needed to download the XNA framework :D
Fantastic game with a really charming mood and interesting mechanic. I love how the fog dissipates when the level ends.
vilya
01. May 2013 路 22:49 UTC
Something of a flawed masterpiece this, I'd say. Lovely art & sound, nice mechanic and very well put together.

Some suggestions:
1. You shouldn't have to use the mouse to click on next, when all the other controls are on the keyboard.
2. The first light should be activated automatically - bit annoying to have to backtrack because you didn't realise/forgot that you needed to activate it.
PabloAlexandre31
03. May 2013 路 18:29 UTC
Good Work!
TheCze
03. May 2013 路 18:31 UTC
Excellent entry. Finished the game. Really liked the way the finishing of a level reveals the whole picture. Great way to combine a good mechanic with good graphics!
TheCze
03. May 2013 路 18:32 UTC
Excellent entry. Finished the game. Really liked the way the finishing of a level reveals the whole picture. Great way to combine a good mechanic with good graphics!
Would be nice of those orbs would be automatically be activated when you move past them, I forgot to activate them somtimes and had to walk back the same way.
Sestren
04. May 2013 路 01:12 UTC
I would really like to try this game out, but I'm actually getting malicious software warnings from Google Chrome, for some reason.
r3d5
04. May 2013 路 05:59 UTC
Dawww! What a great ending! I loved the game thanks for making it!
馃帳 fussycashew
04. May 2013 路 14:44 UTC
Sestren: Chrome warns you when you download a zip containing an exe from a "non common" site. You shouldn't get the warning if you download it from the mirror hosted on Dropbox instead of my domain.
Tifu
10. May 2013 路 13:31 UTC
Great game. Love the feeling of watching the art appear once you beat a level and realising what you've been wandering through =D