The Game Without Controls by methamphetabear

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made by methamphetabear for LD26 (COMPO)
Yes, it has NO CONTROLS! But you can still beat the game. ;)

Ratings

Coolness 88% 2
Overall 3.30 416
Audio 2.53 653
Fun 2.37 1072
Graphics 4.17 42
Humor 3.42 96
Innovation 4.20 13
Mood 3.10 398
Theme 4.03 142

Feedback

jim3wg
29. Apr 2013 · 00:11 UTC
Looks beautiful !!!
Zekyon
29. Apr 2013 · 10:19 UTC
Is very frustrating not knowing which key to press. But hey, it was fun bang the keyboard.

PD: You owe me a new keyboard >:(.
B
29. Apr 2013 · 10:19 UTC
The graphics look great! But can't rate because I'm on a mac :/
Ludipe
29. Apr 2013 · 10:23 UTC
Took me a bit to learn the mechanics. Very original and the graphics are beautiful. Good job! :)
dissonance
29. Apr 2013 · 10:24 UTC
Great game! Love it! Wonderful use of the whole minimalism. Reminds me of that one game that you'd run and minimize to the tray and it'd just do its own thing. Good job!
Panda313
29. Apr 2013 · 10:25 UTC
AWESOME ! Graphics are great and the gameplay is really ... well, you'll see. Good job
zerebruin
29. Apr 2013 · 10:55 UTC
Beautiful graphics and fitting sound. Not fun to play at all, because it's so frustrating.
rogueNoodle
29. Apr 2013 · 12:25 UTC
I'm really intrigued by this game - hoping I remember to try it when I get back to my PC. The art is great.
tinytouchtales
29. Apr 2013 · 12:25 UTC
one for later ...
AlvaroH
29. Apr 2013 · 13:36 UTC
Good graphics!!
TheSheep
29. Apr 2013 · 18:21 UTC
I guess I lost, from what I can tell it behaves randomly and I really don't have several hours of waiting for it to get the right sequence of jumps. As an artistic statement it's fine, as a game it's not very fun.
FuzzyWuzzie
29. Apr 2013 · 18:23 UTC
Interesting concept, but incredibly frustrating :(
Meep
29. Apr 2013 · 18:24 UTC
Very appealing visuals. The game play was... something.
TijmenTio
29. Apr 2013 · 18:24 UTC
The graphics are really nice :)
But how do you play it!?
It has something to do with the time I'm sure, too bad I just couldn't figure it out :(
JimmyLord
29. Apr 2013 · 18:34 UTC
Wow, that wasn't fun :) Original though, nice graphics, didn't understand the ending, but, oh well.
SonnyBone
29. Apr 2013 · 19:13 UTC
I BEAT IT! HILARIOUS ENDING! HAHA!
Genius gameplay, nice graphics, perfect use of theme... Very awesome!
SonnyBone
29. Apr 2013 · 19:15 UTC
For those that are stuck... you CAN control it. It's not a random chance sort of thing.
Lerc
29. Apr 2013 · 23:38 UTC
Now that's an end game reward.
bushmango
29. Apr 2013 · 23:55 UTC
Is there any way to reset it? I'd like to play again to show someone else :)
KevinZuhn
30. Apr 2013 · 00:22 UTC
Haven't managed to beat it yet, though I did figure out the trick to it.
The method of control took me too long to use effectively in game, as hazards were simply too close together for me to have a second jump ready. I wound up getting frustrated/impatient and quit. Maybe there's an easier way, or maybe my computer isn't set up right for it.
Either way, it's the most interesting idea I've seen so far, and I hope to beat it later.
niun
30. Apr 2013 · 10:32 UTC
DOH! I really want to play this. :(
Damn my Mac!
Potentialing
01. May 2013 · 02:16 UTC
Absolutely hilarious game mechanic, very innovative and followed the theme. Unfortunately, the game was not fun to play, difficult to control, and had little to no audio. Nice job with the graphics and mood, though!
Axelhein
01. May 2013 · 09:08 UTC
Interesting idea. Super frustrating. Graphics are very pretty. Not very fun, but an interesting idea.
stqn
02. May 2013 · 01:13 UTC
Funny idea but controlling the game seems rather difficult and prone to break my other software, so I couldn’t go past the first screen. Nice graphics. (Tried under Wine/Linux.)
mcc
02. May 2013 · 02:19 UTC
Wait, is this actually Windows only? It looks like just a flash projector.
BNeutral
03. May 2013 · 05:05 UTC
Best use of theme and sub-theme.
One could even say it's a puzzle game as you have to figure out how to make it work.
KEFIR
04. May 2013 · 21:32 UTC
Well. At least I can give 5/5 in Innovation to this game :) And graphics is really cool. And yeah.. Humor 5/5 also :)
Dohan
04. May 2013 · 21:52 UTC
Interesting (lack of) controls. I like how the game is a puzzle just by itself, it took me a while to figure it out.
itsZN
04. May 2013 · 21:56 UTC
Nice control idea, a little hard to use however....
pvwradtke
04. May 2013 · 22:16 UTC
Well, I can say that the control scheme is as minimalistic as it gets, although a bit frustrating at times because it seems we can't get the character to do what we want ;). Loved the large pixel graphics, very stylish.
SuperlevelSebastian
05. May 2013 · 14:35 UTC
How can I re-play it? I finished it once and wanted to show it to someone else, but I wasn't able to find a "New game"-thingy.

Great work btw!
PsenFilip
05. May 2013 · 15:47 UTC
This game is very intriguing. Absolutely loved the controls, even though I couldn't really play it properly (too much of a hassle).
Quite hilarious and innovative!
Ragzouken
06. May 2013 · 22:19 UTC
Insane idea. Difficult and thankfully very short :p
Jellycakes
06. May 2013 · 23:18 UTC
Was a pretty interesting game to play, shame my system clock got beat as a result of winning. Oh well, nice job anyway.
Hayawi
06. May 2013 · 23:18 UTC
Definitely a must play for anyone wanting a challenge -.-
Tom 7
07. May 2013 · 00:01 UTC
OMG, I love it. It reminds me of my favorite episode of MacGyver ("Hell Week") and it was a joy to figure out.
sP0CkEr2
07. May 2013 · 04:11 UTC
quirky -- loved the style tho -- great job!
ethankennerly
07. May 2013 · 05:33 UTC
Really cute and enticing. Wish I could figure a quicker way to change my system's time.
Jarcas Studios
08. May 2013 · 14:37 UTC
I WON! Gorgeous pixel art and very clever theme. Wish I hadn't read the comments first since they spoiled figuring out the basic mechanic.
MinionStudios
10. May 2013 · 03:40 UTC
awesome awesome awesome!
Benjamin
18. May 2013 · 05:58 UTC
Nice ending screen, but I have no idea of what time it is now... :)
deepnight
19. May 2013 · 19:05 UTC
Ah ah ah, excellent twist on the theme :)

SPOILER WARNING !!




I really hated you on the double jump sequence.
GFM
20. May 2013 · 20:44 UTC
This is amazing!
I had never played anything like this before!
Jesse111
20. May 2013 · 23:22 UTC
Oh my goodness, I actually did it.
Devious game mechanic!
I think I might have to carve off a point for minimalism for having one of the most roundabout methods of victory ever, but I might have to add it back on again for not technically existing "within the game"
Very nice work (and the graphics are beautifully done!
High scores ahead!