Only a Keyboard by Lidfrid

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made by Lidfrid for LD26 (COMPO)
This a puzzle game, i can't understand if it's too hard or too simple...

Hint: Watch your keyboard and think laterally!

Let me know in the comment!

(Yes the dog is barking in time)

(it works both on QWERTY and AZERTY)

Ratings

Coolness 57% 3
Overall 3.20 520
Audio 2.86 459
Fun 2.74 777
Graphics 3.55 249
Humor 2.67 294
Innovation 3.64 176
Mood 3.14 358
Theme 4.05 126

Feedback

Broxxar
29. Apr 2013 · 07:22 UTC
Can't for the life of me figure out N.

It's not a question of whether or not it's too hard or too simple, but more if people can work out arbitrary key stokes based on vague placement of rectangles and no visual feed back...
Tahooey
29. Apr 2013 · 07:44 UTC
In finished it ingenious idea Loved it
caribou
29. Apr 2013 · 08:48 UTC
I'm also stucked on the N but the idea is great and fit the theme awesomely \o/.

Also, as simple as it is, it's really polished.
ataxkt
29. Apr 2013 · 08:53 UTC
Stuck on N too. Took me a while to figure out what to do, which was a little frustrating, but nice concept! Aesthetically really nice.
dissonance
29. Apr 2013 · 09:11 UTC
I was stuck on N as well. Nice clean design though.
atraxgames
29. Apr 2013 · 10:00 UTC
I haven't figured yet the N. Help us!
Great idea, however!
🎤 Lidfrid
29. Apr 2013 · 10:04 UTC
Wow... sorry for the N stage then...maybe it's too early?? I won't spoiler the solution here, though :) Ask on IRC Chat on #ludumdare i will be there!! thanks :)
ArkadyDracul
29. Apr 2013 · 13:00 UTC
Just wonderful!
Lythom
29. Apr 2013 · 17:13 UTC
Couldn't go further than 'N' like everyone. I'm a bit frustrated because I'm sure it could have been fun.
nintendoeats
29. Apr 2013 · 18:25 UTC
That was interesting. I did quite like it. The time limit (there was a time limit right?) stressed me out more than was perhaps necessary. I did figure it out on the first try though.
NAMKCOR
29. Apr 2013 · 19:02 UTC
Absolutely fantastic, great use of simple graphics to convey the hints. It took me a few tries, and I felt exceedingly clever when I figured them out. Bravo.
lulzfish_4
29. Apr 2013 · 19:03 UTC
Took me a long time to get. I don't really like the idea of mashing keys until something happens. Also, I don't hear a dog barking. The music is very quiet.
stqn
29. Apr 2013 · 19:40 UTC
Unfortunately I can't play this because qwerty (I guess) is hardcoded and this is not my keymap.
BradleySmith
29. Apr 2013 · 19:41 UTC
Got 'minim'... pretty neat game.
Jellycakes
29. Apr 2013 · 19:58 UTC
Really clever puzzle game. It took a while of keyboard mashing to figure it out, but after realising how to figure the game out it was really fun. Nicely done!
netguy204
29. Apr 2013 · 20:20 UTC
Wow, great puzzle.

Incredibly frustrating to get started. I wouldn't have even considered pushing through if I hadn't seen the strong comments and your invitation to ask you questions in chat. Well done.
saggiosoft
30. Apr 2013 · 11:59 UTC
Ah, ah! Surprising! I really appreciated it!
sol_hsa
30. Apr 2013 · 16:35 UTC
That was frustrating.. and the last one was downright cruel =)
Refreshingly different.
naufr4g0
30. Apr 2013 · 17:29 UTC
A really minimal and elegant design here!
I took me a while to go further in the game, but eventually I did it. I think you could make a longer game based on this. :)
pighead10
01. May 2013 · 16:48 UTC
Awesome game! Difficult to pick up at first, I spent at least 5 minutes just mashing keys and gave up, until I read the comments.
netpro2k
01. May 2013 · 17:05 UTC
Got stuck on the last letter for awhile, took a lot of trial and error.
mrspeaker
01. May 2013 · 17:06 UTC
Nice concept and great style. Bit frustrating though ;)
Ragzouken
03. May 2013 · 10:05 UTC
Interesting idea. Never really understood some of the letters, whilst others made sense eventually.
GeorgeBroussard
03. May 2013 · 23:26 UTC
I solved it but never really understood what I was doing. There seemed to be some correlation to the on screen blocks and the keyboard on a couple of them. Neat visual/color theme.
Tom 7
04. May 2013 · 02:35 UTC
I like this one, more than usual for this genre. The graphical style and sound are great. I got stuck at MINIM though. I feel like I understand what it's asking, but since nothing works, I guess not!
cardboard
12. May 2013 · 05:50 UTC
Took me awhile to get 'A', but once I did I realize it wasn't all that hard. Cool game. Short, but unique and visually pleasing.
infernet89
15. May 2013 · 17:15 UTC
Woha, absolutely no indication on what to do, and i think everyone still figure out how to play! Nice work!