Mr Head and the Journey of Discoveries by jolle

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made by jolle for LD19 (COMPO)
Short game made in 8 hours.

Controls are Arrow Keys and X.

Written in D using OpenGL, GLFW and FMod. Sound effects from sfxr.

Only window binaries available, but they usually run fine in wine.

The main sprite is technically an old asset, but I needed it to be identical to match the game series (see Mr Head and the Cow Drowning).

(Update Dec 23: I've re-uploaded the game with upx compression removed from the exe. It triggered some virus warnings. This is the only change.)

Ratings

Coolness 18% 27
Overall 3.88 10
Audio 2.59 94
Community 2.64 132
Fun 3.94 7
Graphics 2.47 167
Humor 3.18 29
Innovation 3.94 7
Theme 4.41 4

Feedback

Devenger
20. Dec 2010 · 17:00 UTC
117 seconds on my second try. Dialogue was concise and helpful. Good use of implicit game mechanics (especially the 'out one side of the screen, in the other' thing). A good job for only 8 hours - well done.
ladron
20. Dec 2010 · 21:28 UTC
Very cool little game experience. I really enjoyed playing.
alexlarioza
23. Dec 2010 · 22:40 UTC
Wow! This was a very cool game. I'd say more but i don't want to spoil it for others.
Endurion
24. Dec 2010 · 15:29 UTC
Hmm, the antivirus still triggers on the file and doesn't let me access it.

It complains about "PAK_Generic.001"
Hamumu
24. Dec 2010 · 19:55 UTC
Hmm... I got to a point that I thought was the end, but now Devenger says how many seconds he took, as though it displayed such things. I am suspicious that there may have been more.

Anyway, this is fun! I am really disappointed to not hear Mr. Head tell me what I Must Do, but I enjoyed discovering his world anyway.
Hamumu
24. Dec 2010 · 19:58 UTC
(Aha, now I see, I just wasn't watching him talk at that point! 119 seconds for me!)
FireSlash
25. Dec 2010 · 04:04 UTC
Very clever little game. Fun to explore and play. Useful feedback makes this quite nice.
thristhart
26. Dec 2010 · 16:20 UTC
Very well done. Fun!
machinas
31. Dec 2010 · 00:54 UTC
Fun. Was a quick cute game that fit the theme.
Danik
01. Jan 2011 · 15:44 UTC
Clever and fun, but short, game. I like the way all the gameplay elements were introduced one at a time.
badlydrawnrod
03. Jan 2011 · 14:24 UTC
A complete, well thought out, on target game. You nailed the theme.
Endurion
04. Jan 2011 · 06:49 UTC
Nice little game. Nothing ground breaking but I liked the little discoveries and nice puzzles.
Would've loved to see more ;)
jovoc
05. Jan 2011 · 15:19 UTC
Pretty awesome. The hints were great. I usually like minimalist style but this was a bit too minimalist, it could have used a bit more visual structure, maybe even just filling the boxes.

Game mechanics were fun, especially with them adding one at a time kept them from being confusing or overwhelming. Difficulty ramp was very good.

Somehow it reminded me a lot of paper mario on wii, which I like a lot.

Nice work, with just a bit of visual interest and more levels and puzzles and enemies this could be a great game.

Also, cool that you used D, I'm curious to check out the src now.