IO VUOLE ZEN by Capro

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made by Capro for LD24 (COMPO)
The game is a game.
Try it.


This is my first LD and I worked hard on my game.
I'm not a troll, I know that the game is strange.
I want you to play it with no prejudice.
Maybe you'll enjoy it.

Ratings

Coolness 100% 1
Overall 2.90 417
Audio 2.53 333
Fun 2.90 313
Graphics 2.15 650
Humor 3.66 33
Innovation 3.35 164
Mood 3.04 176
Theme 2.84 401

Feedback

Lidfrid
27. Aug 2012 · 10:16 UTC
Yeah, Many surpriseeeees in this game. i like it :)
infernet89
27. Aug 2012 · 12:28 UTC
Lol, i love nonsense! Maybe a little bit too much hard.
turnip
27. Aug 2012 · 12:33 UTC
Ahahaha you so are a troll, but in a good way! I liked the way it was the gameplay itself that evolved. I also like how you didn't allow killing bunnies. Unfortunately I stopped there because it was so hard! I did get to the end once, but I didn't know I had to pickup that thing so it just said 'game over'. Felt a bit unfair because I'd completed the challenge. Didn't manage to get their again.

Overall good job!
Leebo86
27. Aug 2012 · 12:35 UTC
Loved it. It definitely kept me on my toes.
MaximSchoemaker
27. Aug 2012 · 12:37 UTC
So yeah... I ragequit! :P
🎤 Capro
27. Aug 2012 · 13:00 UTC
Thanks all.
@turnip: that point is exactly the middle part of the game and it's the most difficult too. See it in this way, you are a pioneer: now everybody knows that taking that thing is necessary. You made the game easier. ;)
However, I'll modify that part if I release a more polished version.
madpew
27. Aug 2012 · 13:35 UTC
Tried a second time after reading the comments. still I ragequit at the first screen. Movement is horrible(it seems on purpose) but without any guide what to do and where to go this doesn't make much sense. The gameplay evolved from the start until when I closed the browser. Random isn't hard.. it's just random. And even if it isn't, that's what it feels like and that's why I quit. Sorry. 5 Stars for Mood because I ragequit.
agersant
27. Aug 2012 · 13:42 UTC
Very very frustrating but great humor.
JokerDen
27. Aug 2012 · 13:57 UTC
First time I feel like cripple when playing by blue circle. But when i reached end of first level great surprise waiting for players. Game is very various. Some weird, so extraordinary. I hope you will get some fame with it because game has something.
DWallin
27. Aug 2012 · 14:09 UTC
In the space ship stage the controls are jerky. My suggestion to you is using bad controls to make a game difficult is taking the easy way out. Make the controls as natural and well-designed as possible and then use intelligent and well-thought out gameplay to create the ragequit-worthy difficulty.
pjchardt
27. Aug 2012 · 14:30 UTC
Fantastic! Of all the games I have played, the genuine surprise and joy I had when I turned into a spaceship in this game is unmatched.
Ditto
27. Aug 2012 · 14:53 UTC
I ragequit after about 20 tries with the bunnies, cool game though^^
quill18
27. Aug 2012 · 14:54 UTC
I'm not sure I understand the logic of the first screen, despite getting past it -- both in terms of how it works and also WHY you would choose to implement this barrier.

A bold and innovative entry nonetheless.
Jeremias
27. Aug 2012 · 15:01 UTC
What a nonsense...

... I liked it. Couldn't beat it. The inverted-gravitiy-jump-and-run-part was too hard for me ^^.
theomnis
27. Aug 2012 · 15:03 UTC
Ragequit at the platforming part :)
vicethal
27. Aug 2012 · 15:03 UTC
fun! Eccentric. My game didn't even have moving parts, so I have to congratulate you.
🎤 Capro
27. Aug 2012 · 15:09 UTC
Wow,very different reactions as expected.;)
But too many people like it, I didn't expect.
Thanks again for all the feedback.
I uploaded the game on StencylArcade too.
Maybe you'll like more a small screen and maybe you'll find the game easier as i do.
juaxix
27. Aug 2012 · 15:20 UTC
Oh my...what happens with this ball? XD
Bemmu
27. Aug 2012 · 18:10 UTC
I suspect this game was directed by M. Night Shyamalan
panzermancer
27. Aug 2012 · 18:53 UTC
That was completely and utterly insane. Easily the most creative game I've seen yet; it was just so silly and ridiculous, but still was hanging on by the single thread that was its batshit narrative. Great job, man, seriously! We need more games like this, for sure.
nate427
27. Aug 2012 · 19:14 UTC
Very funny! I like the difference between ancient and modern.
Thurig
27. Aug 2012 · 19:16 UTC
Great humor! Nice game play.
Maxium
27. Aug 2012 · 19:35 UTC
Didn't care too much for the intentionally bad movement at the start :P I got to the bunnies and decided not to kill them though.
TheSheep
27. Aug 2012 · 19:40 UTC
Hard is good :)
Pixelulsar
27. Aug 2012 · 19:56 UTC
I was wondering why I died in the space shooter, but then I read, don't shoot the bunnies. Very random game.
BuffaloPhil
27. Aug 2012 · 21:09 UTC
Very cool!
LuizHGMonclar
27. Aug 2012 · 22:30 UTC
For some reason I felt I should endure that first level... And it paid off.. great job, I liked it :)
jprogman
28. Aug 2012 · 00:19 UTC
You forgot to program the left button in one of your games... or didn't you? Lots of variety in this game, and that's a good thing. A little difficult, but manageable. At least... according to me, I did complete it. Whoohoo!
Ragzouken
28. Aug 2012 · 00:54 UTC
Very artsy, but what does it all mean?! I found the platformer level quite enjoyable after a while, but didn't like the shooter - maybe I'm playing too tired to react.
quasist
28. Aug 2012 · 02:09 UTC
I am no KID!
yettatore
28. Aug 2012 · 03:09 UTC
Meaningless mechanics are excellent!!!

P.D.: You are a troll... Admit it!
daydalus
28. Aug 2012 · 03:40 UTC
Pretty funny game you have here. Gonna try to beat the rabbit part again soon ;) Clever stuff
csanyk
28. Aug 2012 · 04:26 UTC
I ragequit soon after I saw the ball. Lol.
eyehawk
28. Aug 2012 · 08:08 UTC
Erm.. things didn't bode well when the game claimed to want to make me ragequit - which it did :)
🎤 Capro
28. Aug 2012 · 10:17 UTC
@jprogman: I forgot nothing. It's intentional. :)
Spouwny
28. Aug 2012 · 12:05 UTC
I didn't have time to finish it, but I enjoyed it. I will come back after work. :) Good entry!
gustavodort
28. Aug 2012 · 13:44 UTC
I got a little frustrated with the retry screen, and the ancient stage when you become a robot, I mean, the jump barely allows you to pass the spears.

I sure laughed though!
keenblaze
28. Aug 2012 · 13:54 UTC
Ragequit )) But liked it
Yann
28. Aug 2012 · 16:11 UTC
hahaha directly from brainstorming to game withouth any form of selection :D it was fun and very frustrating, I'll go kill some rabbits now
CappaGames
28. Aug 2012 · 16:19 UTC
This is really unique. Liked all the surprises.
alvivar
28. Aug 2012 · 22:42 UTC
I like it a lot! Great Overall in my case. The problem were the controls, they need some tunning.

Great music also.
benderbinary
28. Aug 2012 · 23:30 UTC
5/5 - you make me feel bad :)
Sergey Mohov
29. Aug 2012 · 00:39 UTC
This is the most ridiculously obnoxious games I've played in my life. Good job, man. Completed it. 5 stars for everything :-)
Defräg
29. Aug 2012 · 04:45 UTC
Very vaired game, it seems to have some lag/physics/timestep issues. have a read: http://gafferongames.com/game-physics/fix-your-timestep/
TheBallCollective
29. Aug 2012 · 07:43 UTC
Liked it! Killed my eyes and ears, sure, but I had a good time. I liked the music in the first area. This comment is a comment.
imef
29. Aug 2012 · 11:37 UTC
I actually had fun playing that game!
pbdiode
29. Aug 2012 · 15:53 UTC
Definitely ragequite. Interesting though.
Zed
30. Aug 2012 · 15:56 UTC
Really clever. I first took the 'modern' route (after doing the previous levels, I figured I could handle it), but then a game-breaking bug meant I had to restart, so I took the 'ancient' route. Really like what you did there.
matheod
30. Aug 2012 · 17:21 UTC
Funny but really hard ! Surprise are everywhere ^^
tripleVisionGames
30. Aug 2012 · 21:07 UTC
Really well put together I loved the difficult controls! Not sure about the rabbits though man, rabbits are evil they should be allowed to be shot by spaceships!
dector
31. Aug 2012 · 15:08 UTC
This game definely has mood. And it is little bit... hm... strange. And it's cool!
timtipgames
31. Aug 2012 · 15:27 UTC
man this is crazy. and hard. and i need a therapy now.
Colapsydo
31. Aug 2012 · 18:34 UTC
Invece io, non sono rimasto zen.

Mixing various gameplay inside a story was a great idea.
I took the ancient way, but I'm not brave enough to face again the rabbits to see how is the modern way. Regarding that part, I liked the fact that it was impossible to go back, it influenced a lot the gameplay.
MurrayL
01. Sep 2012 · 16:02 UTC
THIS GAME IS SO HARD. OH GOD.

But pretty entertaining ;) I like the weirdness.
djacobs7
02. Sep 2012 · 11:35 UTC
Nice graphics. Good Sound. Had no idea what to do - ragequit on first screen
darkshadow
05. Sep 2012 · 19:56 UTC
The ball moved well enough, you just had to get some speed up before you could jump up the ledges. What was less fun was getting through those bloody bunnies! Which is a shame as I'm sure the next area would have been interesting.
Haddy22
05. Sep 2012 · 22:27 UTC
Very random :) Fun little game
SaintHeiser
06. Sep 2012 · 08:20 UTC
Holy shit... What the trash! I can't understand that game!
Wan
06. Sep 2012 · 08:28 UTC
If there was a WTF rating, you would have won all 3 medals.
angrygeometry
13. Sep 2012 · 08:59 UTC
this was surprising, i liked it.
airdeck
14. Sep 2012 · 05:28 UTC
What did I just play?



(I enjoyed it all the way to the end)
Cyboot
15. Sep 2012 · 16:51 UTC
just great :D
alwaysinbeta
17. Sep 2012 · 21:52 UTC
Hated it with a passion. Great stuff!