Day by Day by Maxi and The Gang

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made by Maxi and The Gang for LD34 (JAM)
Thousand of men are enlisted to the great war. This is not a story about them, this is a story about those who are waiting for their return.

Gameplay:
arrow to move
space to bark
e to interact
s to sleep

Ratings

Coolness 62% 3
Overall(Jam) 3.95 68
Audio(Jam) 4.34 15
Fun(Jam) 2.97 665
Graphics(Jam) 4.55 42
Innovation(Jam) 3.33 367
Mood(Jam) 4.45 10
Theme(Jam) 3.60 583

Feedback

blohod
15. Dec 2015 路 02:04 UTC
A very emotional experience, how did you make this in only 72 hours?
Charging Llama
15. Dec 2015 路 02:12 UTC
Couldn't find any food even though the food thought bubble was popping up, and couldn't sleep at any of the dog houses, are those options in the game? Art syle is great, loving it!
馃帳 Maxi and The Gang
15. Dec 2015 路 02:16 UTC
@blohod with lots of people and few hours of sleep :D

And yeah, we also use some of our old code and animation for starting. It helps reduce our workload a little I guess.

@Charging Llama

Take it slow and interact with things! Bubble is there for showing what he wants, not-
SidewalkSleeper
15. Dec 2015 路 07:54 UTC
Amazing graphics, especially considering the time restraints. A very worthwhile experience overall.
middenkwaaii
15. Dec 2015 路 08:11 UTC
Wow nice game! 10/10 ^^
DieBackStudios
15. Dec 2015 路 09:00 UTC
Awesome graphics! Love it
thelasthour
15. Dec 2015 路 09:04 UTC
This game is beautiful but very buggy. I was blown away by the visuals and how much I could feel the dog's emotions. The constant bugs really drew me out of the experience though. Probably a bit too ambitious for 72 hours. Amazing job though!
馃帳 Maxi and The Gang
15. Dec 2015 路 09:11 UTC
thanks guys!

@thelasthour

what kind of bugs do you experienced? we need a lot of feedback because we need to polish this more :o
thebrickanator
15. Dec 2015 路 09:21 UTC
awesome and beautiful story telling ;) I enjoyed it very much.
NuvlearGames
15. Dec 2015 路 09:37 UTC
Very well done, I absolutely love the art and music. I didn't finish it because I was scared of what may happen.
But if you guys work on it after the jam i would look into picking it up
NirabazGAMES
15. Dec 2015 路 10:44 UTC
Nice art and good idea ,we need web version:)
gogo199432
15. Dec 2015 路 10:56 UTC
A very emotional game! It's amazing what you guys made in just 3 days!
Modoc73
15. Dec 2015 路 11:40 UTC
Beautiful. At first I thought it was a cut scene, and then I began to move. Great. Lovely audio too.
roninfight
15. Dec 2015 路 12:21 UTC
Beautiful environment and very cute dog animation. However I got stuck pretty quickly after helping the boy and playing ball with the girl. I'm unsure what I was supposed to do after that.

All in all, a very pretty game. A bit confused by the mechanics.
Bastionride
15. Dec 2015 路 12:47 UTC
Interesting, but sometimes it's soooo slow.
P.S.I think that the mountains have to move more slowly than the first layer.
mortus
15. Dec 2015 路 21:20 UTC
Beautiful experience and great work! But have you ever seen a real dog in your lives? :D Their legs don't bend like that. At all!
wilsk
15. Dec 2015 路 21:41 UTC
A great looking game.

I got stuck on the third day, ate the two chicken legs on the ground and then tried to interact with everything else in the level but couldn't find any more food.
Eldraev
15. Dec 2015 路 22:25 UTC
This almost had me crying. The atmosphere is amazing. I can't really rate it on fun though because its just heartbreaking. Definitely the most emotional game.
馃帳 Maxi and The Gang
16. Dec 2015 路 05:43 UTC
thanks all!

@NuvlearGames yup, we're gonna polish it and release it. most likely on gamejolt.

@roninfight did you try asking for food?

that ambiguous "player-stuck-don't-know-what-to-do" is what we definitely need to practice.. it's kinda hard to tell what the player should do without handholding a lot :/

@Bastionride noted! I agree that we need to polish the parallax more.

@mortus ahaha, it's the animator's first time to animate an animal, especially a dog. lots of confusion when we did that :D

@wilsk did you try biting someone?

@Eldraev agree! I personally didn't want to enter that category but the team said why not, just for seeing what you guys think!
MrAmlice
17. Dec 2015 路 04:40 UTC
Very polished for jam! I'm personally not into story driven games, but I must say I almost shed a tear here. Almost! Great Job!
holgk
17. Dec 2015 路 16:13 UTC
Nice graphics.
psychomonster
17. Dec 2015 路 16:14 UTC
Hey sorry guys, I couldn't play it to the end. I love this game. It was so full of emotions... but the day where it began to snow I lefgt the game... It remembers me to much of my old dog as I was young. +1 emotional depth... Maybe this is one of the best games I've played so far.
DevDad
17. Dec 2015 路 21:29 UTC
Nice game concept.You could build a game from here.Just avoid to cover game area with big elements in front layer.Also some guidance in the game were confusing...at one point I thought the dog is sleepwalker:)
hiki911
18. Dec 2015 路 20:09 UTC
nice atmospere and story
Bacontree
28. Dec 2015 路 11:27 UTC
I really like games that tell stories like this. The art style, music and slow paced gameplay comes toghether and creates an incredible mood. This is one of my favorites.
scorched
28. Dec 2015 路 16:32 UTC
Encouraging beautiful world, but can't understand what to eat here!
randomhuman
03. Jan 2016 路 12:29 UTC
Beautiful game - I love the sense of depth that the environment has. However, I can't find a way to progress beyond the second day. I've barked at everybody and pressed E on everybody, but it just won't let me sleep.
Tapehead
04. Jan 2016 路 20:26 UTC
very atmospheric!! well done!
Jupiter_Hadley
06. Jan 2016 路 17:07 UTC
Really nice looking! I included it in my Ludum Dare 34 compilation video series, if you鈥檇 like to check it out :) https://youtu.be/eeRk2tDl2JU
hack9r
14. Mar 2016 路 20:20 UTC
Can you say name of song in this game?Game and music is fully incredible!I was crying for hour...