The world is in your hand by jacklehamster

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made by jacklehamster for LD26 (COMPO)
"The world is in your hand" is an adventure game with simple graphics and minimalistic controls. You play the entire game with the space bar.

Edit: I added the posts compo versions of the game, for Android and executable Mac and Windows. I needed to make performance and physics improvement for the post-compo versions, because it was hardly playable on mobile.
Note that the Android version also lets you play the post compo versions with the phone as a remote (see link for detail: http://www.dobuki.com/the-world-is-in-your-hand.html)

Ratings

Coolness 100% 1
Overall 3.16 563
Audio 3.17 271
Fun 2.50 980
Graphics 3.49 269
Humor 2.06 679
Innovation 3.49 268
Mood 3.80 62
Theme 3.79 313

Feedback

asdfzxc920
27. Apr 2013 路 16:04 UTC
I find that I keep getting stuck in a certain vertical wall in the orange area.

Other than that, pretty good.
馃帳 jacklehamster
28. Apr 2013 路 12:05 UTC
K I removed the part that gets you stuck
Linus Lindberg
28. Apr 2013 路 20:30 UTC
Nice! Love the style and the graphics.. really makes it fun to explore!
martijn
28. Apr 2013 路 20:51 UTC
Great story.
gizmo
29. Apr 2013 路 06:12 UTC
yea, this has great details all over the place. and the guy in the armchair plus the music.. makes an awesome and weird atmo :)
Kiwiboi
29. Apr 2013 路 08:32 UTC
I almost cried.. No but seriously that was cool, I only got the girl to do something/help the girl, wish I could help more of them <3 Maybe I could just couldn't figure out how.

Great game dude! :)
manabreak
29. Apr 2013 路 10:32 UTC
Very nice mood you've set there. :)
KristianGibson
29. Apr 2013 路 10:33 UTC
Genius (:
Ludipe
29. Apr 2013 路 10:35 UTC
Great story and very original gameplay. A bit slow-paced sometimes but that's ok. Well done!
acatcalledfrank
29. Apr 2013 路 10:36 UTC
Really lovely game - it'a a nice concept (I would have played more even if it had been a dialogue game in which you could only blink yes/no) although flying through small gaps can be frustrating. Good stuff!
Milktoast
30. Apr 2013 路 02:07 UTC
Simply beautiful.
Spelchan
30. Apr 2013 路 02:21 UTC
When I read single button control I was hesitant but it actually worked really well for this game.
Roan Contreras
30. Apr 2013 路 12:55 UTC
Exploring even when paralyzed... That's something new... But it has limitations though you'll just look some people... Meh... This game's clever :D
馃帳 jacklehamster
30. Apr 2013 路 22:38 UTC
BTW, if you want a few seconds, the people will interact with you.
frankbsad
01. May 2013 路 06:42 UTC
that was a lot of fun, very interesting too.
recursive frog
01. May 2013 路 07:16 UTC
I really enjoyed the presentation and the mood in this entry, but honestly I was completely lost with the gameplay. I managed to pick up one of the people and put them on the chair with me but I was completely at a loss as to what I should do with this person.
mortl8324
01. May 2013 路 07:16 UTC
Interesting game, very artistic.
Ryusui
01. May 2013 路 07:18 UTC
Beautiful little game - I just wish controlling and interacting with the environment was easier.
AaronYip
01. May 2013 路 09:29 UTC
Wonderful concept! (:
The Consul
01. May 2013 路 16:24 UTC
Great take on the theme.
Diamonde
01. May 2013 路 16:29 UTC
.- -- .- --.. .. -. --.
Husky
03. May 2013 路 04:09 UTC
Very impressive experience.
I like the mood and music, and the interactions. :P
RealyUniqueName
04. May 2013 路 12:50 UTC
Great game! Except getting pulled back after collisions :)
Madball
04. May 2013 路 15:28 UTC
Charming game... but if I didn't read comments, I wouldn't know I can help people. Bumping into walls wasn't really nice. I liked how detailed graphics are.
messiano
04. May 2013 路 17:56 UTC
Graphics and exploring around makes the game very enjoyable. A bigger world, procedurally generated would be very nice :). Loved the cat.
0beah
04. May 2013 路 18:05 UTC
Love the audio and the idea. Controls need a bot of work tho
loxo
04. May 2013 路 19:09 UTC
Unique concept and great silhouette graphics. I like the atmosphere. There is so much to explore.
Spiridios
04. May 2013 路 20:33 UTC
Really liked the theme here and that you can totally botch the intro if you don't answer questions "correctly". In fact, it feels like there's two games here and it's kinda neat. If you expand on it, you can alternate between the two using the Captain Pike yes/no for dialog and the super flying wheelchair man for the superhero part. I do feel there was some guidance missing from the flying stage. I'd pick someone up and other than the girl and her kitty, it was random and non-obvious as to where I had to take them.
Tozy
04. May 2013 路 21:19 UTC
I got stuck down in a ceiling corner :(
Interesting approach. A little frustrating :P
ethankennerly
04. May 2013 路 22:13 UTC
In most games I do not feel sad or pity. Here the silhouettes and piano melody along with the story of a quadriplegic man touched me. If you continue to develop this, those tender feelings were conflicted by bouncing off the platforms and flying, which seemed to nullify the plight of the victim.
Zccc
04. May 2013 路 22:53 UTC
I really enjoyed it, it has a very good mood. I couldn't help everyone, tough...
Julian Ceipek
05. May 2013 路 17:06 UTC
This is a really cool concept that deserves to be expanded. As others have said, it is easy to get stuck in corners and the bouncing off objects behavior is jarring. I didn't realize that I could help people until I read the comments because of the amount of time it took for them to react to my avatar and because they ignored me otherwise. At least at first, I felt powerless to change anything.
I think this would work better if the people would take notice of you as you pass them and the first person you could help was very close by.

Nice use of the theme!
michail
06. May 2013 路 00:35 UTC
The music plays only once for me, then it stops. I appreciate the idea, but the controls make it really annoying to play.
atraxgames
06. May 2013 路 19:24 UTC
Very touching, it feels like even if paralyzed he wants to live, he wants to fly, and help other people.
Sylvain.p
08. May 2013 路 01:06 UTC
Nice atmosphere. Is it possible to interact with elements (as people or bed etc.)
馃帳 jacklehamster
09. May 2013 路 07:34 UTC
Yes, you can interact with people. Thanks for trying the game!
kddekadenz
10. May 2013 路 20:29 UTC
I'm sorry, but I don't get it.
MinionStudios
12. May 2013 路 03:17 UTC
Weird and cool!
Angerus
14. May 2013 路 09:48 UTC
It's full of mixed feelings...I don't know if I had fun playing it of it was just a strange experience. Anyway, It was interesting !
Aaants
15. May 2013 路 10:50 UTC
Wonderfully weird
Codexus
18. May 2013 路 13:31 UTC
The one button thing has been done many times but this is the first time it seems actually justified by the story. Good job!
omaha
18. May 2013 路 18:55 UTC
Did I take the wrong route? I didn't see any interactive elements after several minutes of bouncing around. Not sure what else I was supposed to do.
馃帳 jacklehamster
20. May 2013 路 20:12 UTC
Some elements interact if you wait about 5 secs.