Ghost Garden by ceMelusine

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made by ceMelusine for LD26 (COMPO)
Do you want to visit a Ghost Garden?
Use the arrow keys to change your direction, Pacman style.

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Ratings

Coolness 92% 2
Overall 2.61 1104
Audio 3.08 328
Fun 1.93 1274
Graphics 2.93 638
Humor 1.69 949
Innovation 2.50 987
Mood 3.18 326
Theme 2.81 1149

Feedback

cwilloughby
29. Apr 2013 · 05:43 UTC
Cool. Very atmospheric. Wasn't sure what the rainbow things were. Also wasn't sure why I couldn't go in the door. Liked the art and music.
Filth and Money
29. Apr 2013 · 05:50 UTC
I really liked the very minimal moments of the music. It set a nice mood. I got up to a point where the globes didn't have anything more to say. Wasn't sure if there was something for me to do next. The diagonal pixel art style is also pretty interesting!
Alec Von Arx
29. Apr 2013 · 05:51 UTC
Couldn't tell what the objective was. :/
paulopn
29. Apr 2013 · 05:53 UTC
That was great! I really liked the overall tone of the game =D
Movement could be a little faster, though...
mushbuh
29. Apr 2013 · 19:41 UTC
no idea what was going on, but it was fun
HelkeGames
29. Apr 2013 · 19:41 UTC
Cool game! :)
berkano
29. Apr 2013 · 19:44 UTC
Beautiful music and graphics. Very relaxing to play with!
Rafael Sales
29. Apr 2013 · 19:49 UTC
Good game. Very immersive. You have created a crazy universe!
Elemnir
29. Apr 2013 · 19:52 UTC
I'm not sure what I supposed to be doing in this game, but I was certainly very relaxed while I did it. Loved the music.
jmf
29. Apr 2013 · 19:54 UTC
Nice audio and graphics, movement is a little jarring though and I wasn't sure of the goal. Was an enjoyable ride though!
AlbertoSM
29. Apr 2013 · 20:48 UTC
It's kind of confusing to play this game; it doesn't have a set objective, items and enemies are not really differentiated and many things happen for no specific reason :/
fullmontis
30. Apr 2013 · 11:21 UTC
Not sure what I have to do in this game (or IF I have to do anything at all). I seriously dig the minimal music. I would speed up the movement slightly to make it more dinamic.
Ofursnati
30. Apr 2013 · 11:28 UTC
I love this game. I had no idea what the objective was but still walked around and had fun. good job
haloflooder
02. May 2013 · 08:26 UTC
It was a bit slow and I don't know what my goal is.. so I just spread stuff everywhere.
Shigor
02. May 2013 · 08:27 UTC
I have no idea what it meant, since either I missed something or I run out of the text, so I prowled the garden for a while yet and then quit. Moody artistic.... not sure if game, but since I had to wait several before I could get to a text trigger, it could be probably called a game.

Not my cup of tea, although I appreciate the overall mood.
iossif
02. May 2013 · 15:17 UTC
i have no idea what is going on. still i kept playing :-D
CrazyGage
03. May 2013 · 06:19 UTC
interesting game, but I didn't really feel like there was any true objective, or win/lose situation. So I wandered for a while before stopping.
netmute
03. May 2013 · 06:47 UTC
Love the style, not sure what's going on, though ;) Why is my guy pooping rainbows?
gmaker
03. May 2013 · 06:57 UTC
very fun! thank u!
Pixelfan Games
03. May 2013 · 23:51 UTC
slowly movement...but i like it, good graphics, music too, i like it
epaik
04. May 2013 · 00:48 UTC
I really liked the mood in this one
evoker
05. May 2013 · 08:31 UTC
Very nice soundtrack that fits the theme well. However I didn't feel in control of my character and I wasn't sure how I was affecting the gameworld.
MrEvilGuy
08. May 2013 · 09:01 UTC
I couldn't figure out the goal or objective of this game.

But recall: the word "goal" comes from the Old English "gal," meaning "obstacle, barrier." Now the goal appears to us! The trees, doors, flowers, and the physical boundary of the ghost garden are all goals, all obstacles and barriers.

The word "object" comes from the Latin "ob-" meaning "against, before" and "jet" meaning "to throw." What is thrown before us in the ghost garden? Ghosts and globes!

So on the one hand, we have the primary object of the game: ghosts. On the other hand, we have the primary goal of the game: the boundary of the garden.

Yet, most of the people here are blinded by stupidity! They see no ghost nor garden. So they can go fuck themselves in a circle-jerk (or whatever that last text bubble said to me in the game, something about fucking).

And what's with the American spelling in "This is the color of my dreams"?
MrEvilGuy
08. May 2013 · 09:02 UTC
Also, "not sure if game".
Andrew Shouldice
18. May 2013 · 20:37 UTC
Of course it's a game.