Memes Never Die by James_7777

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made by James_7777 for Ludum Dare 46 (COMPO)

Memes come and go. Create your own meme and try to Keep it Alive!

Game Objective: Stop your meme from dying by talking to everyone in town and placing posters in every spot you can see!

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Controls: - WASD/Arrow Key - Move - Space - Talk/Place Poster - Escape - Pause - Left Mouse - Draw

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Ratings

Overall 19th 4.19⭐ 31🧑‍⚖️
Fun 52th 4.034⭐ 31🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 47th 4.125⭐ 30🧑‍⚖️
Theme 20th 4.393⭐ 30🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 49th 4.328⭐ 31🧑‍⚖️
Audio 241th 3.5⭐ 30🧑‍⚖️
Humor 28th 4.071⭐ 30🧑‍⚖️
Mood 121th 3.796⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Given 47🗳️ 31🗨️

Feedback

Gerbo
20. Apr 2020 · 08:37 UTC
definitely one of my favorite entries, the art looks amazing and the game itself is really good. The only thing that didn't quite get to me was the music, but other than, nice game :D
🎤 James_7777
20. Apr 2020 · 08:50 UTC
@gerbo Thank you so much! Let's just say music isn't my forte haha.
JonahSenzel
20. Apr 2020 · 09:30 UTC
really love the fact that you get to make your own meme, best part. Art was also quite nice. Overall pretty polished as well
zuf
20. Apr 2020 · 10:16 UTC
I really like this interpretation of the theme. And I agree that getting to draw your own poster is great.
bigTINYGames
20. Apr 2020 · 11:56 UTC
Great art style and entertaining game play. Controls are just right. Things are some times hidden behind other sprites which is just a little bit frustrating in high tempo game
BloodpulpGames
20. Apr 2020 · 12:27 UTC
I love the art style! i just wish poster pickups gave more than 2 :(
Iluvatar
20. Apr 2020 · 12:55 UTC
Hands down, the best LD entry I played so far. It was so funny! I love how the people react, and the fact you can actually draw your own meme in the beginning. It's these little details that create a great experience. I wasn't able to finish the game, but had like 26/33 Posters and 5/7 people spoken to. Simple as it seems it was really fun. Love the satire tone you were trying to achieve, and you've done an excellent job.
munkkeli
20. Apr 2020 · 13:54 UTC
Oh man this is good! The humor is spot on, and the ability to actually draw and name your meme is an amazing feature. I feel like the balance is also great, and the town is fun to run around. One of my favourites this year for sure! Incredible stuff.
rich
20. Apr 2020 · 14:51 UTC
This is a great entry! Everything works really well. Music is good and the graphics fit together. Good job!
seano
20. Apr 2020 · 15:51 UTC
Best Jam Game Ever. Loved it!
Made an 'ass tree' meme and put it everywhere
Saviqq
20. Apr 2020 · 16:11 UTC
Such a goofy game, messed around with it, here are few of my notes:

**Things I like**
- option to create your own meme at beginning
- fits the LD Theme
- nice art and sound effects

**Things that could be improved**
- multiple streets as "levels"
- achievement for finding all citizens, using all poster spots

Nice work in 48 hour period :smile:
Noxbuds
20. Apr 2020 · 16:50 UTC
This was a very fun game to play. Very cool and unique idea, and an interesting take on the theme. I like how your meme was actually visible on the posters - it was funny seeing my poorly drawn memes. At first it felt a bit too easy, but it definitely became more difficult as posters became in short supply - I only managed 19/33 posters and 5/7 people. The music was a bit loud and got a bit repetitive after a while, but it fit the mood of the game very well
drikdrok
20. Apr 2020 · 17:19 UTC
Solid entry. The pixel art is great and the music/sound effects are fitting
MaximBegunov
20. Apr 2020 · 18:37 UTC
Great everything. Idea, pixel-art, town structure, especially animation and sound when you hang a poster.

Your game is one of the funniest I played so far. It was totally hillarious seeing people liking the dickpic I drew and seeing it al over the streets.
knason
20. Apr 2020 · 18:49 UTC
Well this was great fun! Intense and hard working fun. Really nice graphic, and the sound effects added nicely to the intensity of the game. :) God job!
Bredian
20. Apr 2020 · 19:46 UTC
Really good game, I like LD theme approach. The only thing I wish this game had is an indication whether the person knows your meme or not. I lost many hp trying to talk about my meme to someone who knows it.
TheseusInABottle
20. Apr 2020 · 19:48 UTC
Really nice looking. My meme always died with one person unfound and one or two posters unhung. I really love the amount of polish that you put into making the gameplay feel nice. Its highly satisfying to hear that slap sound effect when you hang up a poster. I wish that people that I had already told about my meme would lose the exclamation point above there head because I feel like that would make it easier for me to identify who I havent talked to at a glance, but beyond that you've made a really great game.
Gonzo13
21. Apr 2020 · 15:22 UTC
Ha, good one! Nice art, interesting theme implementation. Good work!
Vaanrile
22. Apr 2020 · 12:22 UTC
Really impressive game !
The concept is great, the graphics and sound design are really well done, and the level design/placement of the poster spots and people is interesting enough to make you want to replay the level until you have found them all.
Also, drawing the meme at the beginning of each playthrough adds a lot to the replay value, so excellent job !
sorko
23. Apr 2020 · 19:49 UTC
Really liked the idea, and loved spreading my duck meme around. Everyone loved it, except the one person i just couldn't find. And i'm sure the car/shop owners probably didn't love it too much either.

But great game! Graphics are cool, and music fits well. Also the dialogues were short, but worked well, I liked them. It was quite easy to leave the playing area, but no other issues that i discovered. Sometimes it was a bit hard to know where i'm supposed to stand to be able to add the poster.
Kirbloid
24. Apr 2020 · 01:05 UTC
I'm always up for more metaphorical takes on this theme, and what really grounds this one is the player getting to create their own theme which is a really fun mechanic! The humor was well done and oozed from the way you handled the theme, and it was fun walking around to keep the meme alive.
Scott Steffes
26. Apr 2020 · 12:46 UTC
Very relatable game. I wish I had the courage to post my memes around town like that.
All the animations/sounds were great, making it satisfying to play.
For those of us who aren't especially artistically talented it would be nice if you had some hand-crafted memes you made yourself that you could choose to use instead.
Jupiter_Hadley
29. Apr 2020 · 14:35 UTC
Fun game! I included it in my Ludum Dare 46 compilation video series, if you want to take a look. :) https://youtu.be/fsg5gDaiyQc
SplitPainter
30. Apr 2020 · 20:35 UTC
This concept is so cool! The game is well structured, well done for solo work. I will say the same as @scott-steffes I wish I had the courage to do that in real life :sweat_smile: