Tamamystery by Jezzamon

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made by Jezzamon for LD34 (COMPO)
A cute virtual pet game called "Tamamystery". Use the two buttons on the screen to take care of your pet and grow it big and strong!

Controls:
'Left', 'A', 'Z' or '<': Press Left Button
'Right', 'S', 'X' or '>': Press Right Button

Press Left AND Right together to enter or leave buildings.


At the start, use the left button to select the name you want, and the right button to confirm.

Ratings

Coolness 59% 3
Overall 4.23 13
Audio 3.87 51
Fun 3.91 48
Graphics 4.06 95
Humor 4.26 4
Innovation 4.21 20
Mood 4.18 22
Theme 4.44 18

Feedback

Ilseroth
14. Dec 2015 · 03:13 UTC
Not going to lie, when I first heard "Two Button" and "Growth" I actually thought pretty much along the same lines, though I was going to play it straight; but decided against it.
thirteenthspiral
14. Dec 2015 · 03:16 UTC
You definitely included both themes xD
I was super surprised by the plot twist at the beginning that I was like, "Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaat."
The controls are a bit confusing at first, but I quickly adapted :)
I love the Tamagotchi look of the game! The fingers are kinda humorous and they also let me know if my button press registered, which is quite nice. They look like they could be cleaned up a bit better though. I didn't finish the game, as I have to write a paper due in an hour and a half xD Of what I have played, this is pretty fun :) I hope to come back to this after my paper is done!

Good job!
sharpfrog4
14. Dec 2015 · 03:17 UTC
The feels :'c Rip gatchi
Cryptix
14. Dec 2015 · 03:17 UTC
Really fun game! After a minute I thought, is this it? And then it got to the actual game!

Nice idea.
KBF123
14. Dec 2015 · 03:18 UTC
That was great!
Fanttum
14. Dec 2015 · 03:26 UTC
Wow I know judging just started, but this is looking like one of my favorites all ready. Going in I thought it would be a silly pet game with cute graphics, but little did I know I would be in for an epic story such as this. 10/10 better than Undertale.
Thepattybeast
14. Dec 2015 · 04:00 UTC
Very Very impressive at pretty much everything.
Aaants
14. Dec 2015 · 11:28 UTC
I always like the different gameplay setups and twists your LD games take :)
Waynetron
14. Dec 2015 · 12:53 UTC
Best use of two buttons I've seen. And the chase scene is just great.
hexagore
14. Dec 2015 · 13:20 UTC
This is really creative and well done. Expectation subvertin' too. I didn't realise I had to press left AND right to switch to the map so that was confusing. I was just throwing food at my ghost for a while there. :)
FuzzyWuzzie
14. Dec 2015 · 16:01 UTC
Oh man, 12 year old me would have been SO into this! Current me just gets flashbacks :P

Well done!
Elenesski
14. Dec 2015 · 17:33 UTC
Wasn't sure what was going on.
pinion
14. Dec 2015 · 20:36 UTC
Very clever, liked how it subverted initial expectation and then became something else. Loved the thumbs on cardboard presentation. The final chase was fun too. I won, Jub is in jail now.
NightShadow0
16. Dec 2015 · 01:25 UTC
Wow, i did not see any of this coming, absolutely brilliant, full marks!
lekochen
16. Dec 2015 · 14:47 UTC
That was superb!! Love it love it.
Mikaza
16. Dec 2015 · 21:19 UTC
I really had fun trying to solve the mystery. Love this idea. :)
Calciumtrice
17. Dec 2015 · 18:00 UTC
Oh man, this is absolutely brilliant.

Surprising, funny, cute, just great. I loved the chase sequence at the end!

Pretty easily my favourite ld34 game so far!
Dejvo
19. Dec 2015 · 12:35 UTC
nice one! i've never had a tamagotchi before :D
daveh
21. Dec 2015 · 20:22 UTC
Simply fantastic. It went in such an unexpected direction. Great work. :-)
foolmoron
24. Dec 2015 · 07:50 UTC
Genius in every way. The real life photograph graphics especially.
Omiya Games
25. Dec 2015 · 03:08 UTC
I was a bit too thick with the mystery to figure out who was the murderer...and just managed to find them by sheer luck, but I had a lot of fun! The narrative is cute, and the highlight of the game. Certainly had some unexpected turns.
Ivan Volkov
25. Dec 2015 · 04:00 UTC
What a plot twist!
It was really unexpected!
Gameplay is a bit simple, but I iliked the idea6 the graphics and the music!
Ben Allen
25. Dec 2015 · 04:16 UTC
Enjoyed the general presentation. Couldn't really get into the game itself once it got going, but I did enjoy the twist. Good use of both themes.
nucleartide
25. Dec 2015 · 08:19 UTC
Really fun game. The chase scene was great, and I also really liked the chase scene's music. Great game all around.
Bemmu
25. Dec 2015 · 10:42 UTC
After he says "press left or right to enter a house", when I press left or right it still just gives him toys or food.
euske
25. Dec 2015 · 10:52 UTC
An unexpected, nice detective game. The music was awesome too. I didn't quite get the investigation logic first time, but in the second playthrough it made sense. Good job!
Tangible Games
25. Dec 2015 · 13:26 UTC
Chase was just brilliant!
Couldn't beat the game without hints, but only because I am rating lots of titles and patience is thin.
You made a great game!
Raius
25. Dec 2015 · 14:18 UTC
Wow that was phenomenal and made in only 48 hours to boot. You're going places for sure.

I love whodunnit stories in games so maybe I'm a bit biased but this is my favourite so far
Herzucco
25. Dec 2015 · 22:56 UTC
Very interresting !
AlexHonor
27. Dec 2015 · 07:38 UTC
One of the most fun games in LD34. But I think I've found a bug. Witnesses were telling me that the favorite food and toy were candy and pencil, but they did not work and I ended up trying out everything. Mirco and candy worked out.
Galvesmash
27. Dec 2015 · 14:16 UTC
Great game! At first i really think it was going to be just a tamagotchi game. Great idea, story and gameplay!
🎤 Jezzamon
27. Dec 2015 · 22:05 UTC
AlexHonor: That's not a bug, if you read what people say in the game it makes sense
Gins
30. Dec 2015 · 11:24 UTC
Really amazing! A detective game with only two buttons!
scorched
30. Dec 2015 · 17:00 UTC
Good one, enjoyed it a lot! The intro is creepy and funny at the same time!
P.S. Accused a random guy and got "You win", am I just lucky?
kmakai
30. Dec 2015 · 17:36 UTC
Wow, this was amazing! I really enjoyed playing through this, you nailed all of the categories. I'd love to read more about how you did the "background" for the game, it was an awesome touch.
graebor
30. Dec 2015 · 18:50 UTC
I was excited about this being an actual tamagotchi but what you made was so much more cool! Cute characters and lots of little things to find, one of my favs so far, good job! :)
Zanzlanz
30. Dec 2015 · 20:03 UTC
Wow you weren't kidding, nice plot twist!
The game design is well thought out. I really love the music cute graphics too. Altogether, it's quite a fun little game. Best of luck! :D
LeReveur
30. Dec 2015 · 21:24 UTC
Lovely little game ! I like the way you turned an apparent tamagoshi game in something else. And the investigation gameplay and design make this game fun, well done ! :)
dollarone
30. Dec 2015 · 22:21 UTC
Awesome game. Great idea, great controls (given the theme) and fantastic take on what I expected to be a "standard" tamagotchi game. Great stuff Sir!
Geckoo1337
31. Dec 2015 · 07:39 UTC
Best use of two buttons I've seen...
Cute. Tamagotshi powa' - great ++
brainstorm
31. Dec 2015 · 08:51 UTC
Awesome game, I got confused sometimes, but it's a great idea. Great use of the theme!

5/5
jacklehamster
31. Dec 2015 · 10:22 UTC
What a twist!
echa
31. Dec 2015 · 13:28 UTC
Great game!
oparisy
04. Jan 2016 · 22:13 UTC
I came here to test your game after reading your funny "behind the scenes" entry :)

Nice graphics, cool writing!
CodeNMore
04. Jan 2016 · 22:30 UTC
Neat little game, I liked it!
Zyow
04. Jan 2016 · 22:49 UTC
Awesome game! I love the tamagotchi style with a plot twist! Great job!
FrederickK
05. Jan 2016 · 03:07 UTC
Very clever!