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JustStart by Decappoolla

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made by Decappoolla for Ludum Dare 45 (JAM)

So the theme says "Start with nothing". But I think it be hard to actually start a game with literally "nothing". I think many LDer might design a game where you earn basic game function or sth like that. I wanna go different.

And this occurs to me: A scene with nothing but only the word "start". Then I think of making a game that urge you to start it but just won`t start.

I made a puzzle game that focus on the part in a game before the game starts. I did not wanna waste my friends' time(cuz I might quit this any time) so I only have myself, and I'm a kinda lazy person, so I only made 5 levels. Sorry about that!

This Game only involves left click and scroll wheel of the mouse. No key on the keyboard is needed.

I ran into some problem but I think I had fixed it. Please leave a comment if anything is wrong again. And also, please mention if you got stuck at any level. I have no idea whether players will think as the way I assumed.

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Youtube https://decappoolla.itch.io/juststart
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/45/juststart

Ratings

Overall 150th 3.917⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Fun 42th 4.111⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 13th 4.389⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Theme 27th 4.316⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Humor 78th 3.917⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Mood 447th 3.471⭐ 19🧑‍⚖️
Given 11🗳️ 13🗨️

Feedback

slovnoslomo
07. Oct 2019 · 17:19 UTC
hey, those puzzles are really smart! especially the first three :)

keep it up.
BarracudaDisaster
07. Oct 2019 · 17:22 UTC
The puzzles were clever. Of course I had to come back and read the controls first. After that I enjoyed all the momments when I came up with the answer. Reminds me of pony island in a way. And don't be sorry about the level amount, better to have five fun levels than ten "meh" levels. :D I enjoyed it.
MaximBegunov
07. Oct 2019 · 17:40 UTC
Spent quite a while on the second level but eventually played through all of them. Interesting take on the theme, simple and fun!
Santiago Merino
07. Oct 2019 · 17:51 UTC
I am honestly not nearly smart enough for most of these puzzles, but the ones I could complete were really fun! The take on the theme is also genius. I'd love to see this expanded into a full game with several levels! (and maybe a hint button... hehe!)
CharitosDev
07. Oct 2019 · 18:57 UTC
Very impressive! I loved those puzzles a lot!
W0lfEnstein
07. Oct 2019 · 19:43 UTC
Interesting puzzle. Sounds sound familiar ;) Nice work!
🎤 Decappoolla
07. Oct 2019 · 20:06 UTC
@w0lfenstein The SFX are mostly from "CasualGameSounds" pack I found on UnityAssetStore😅 I know nothing about making SFX
🎤 Decappoolla
07. Oct 2019 · 20:09 UTC
@santiago-merino Care to tell me which level got you stuck? Can be really helpful to me😀
Santiago Merino
07. Oct 2019 · 20:23 UTC
Of course! I got stuck in the "you have encountered a serious error" puzzle :) @decappoolla
🎤 Decappoolla
08. Oct 2019 · 04:34 UTC
@santiago-merino OK got it. There surely isn't enough hint in this one. The hint is SPIN it if you still wanna try
Hcursino
08. Oct 2019 · 06:26 UTC
Short game, but it made me laugh. Thank you, this was really cool and creative. Good job.
rams3160
24. Oct 2019 · 15:43 UTC
Love it! love the humor and love puzzle games!
Autumn Schutt
24. Oct 2019 · 15:43 UTC
This was really fun and nice!
tvle83
24. Oct 2019 · 15:46 UTC
Fun and creative. Great job! Hope you make the threshold to get a rating.
Alphish
26. Oct 2019 · 15:13 UTC
That's a good start, now make the full game. ;)

It's nice to see a "Find a button" style game every once in a while. This one has some nice puzzles, though I'd have really preferred if scrolling wheel wasn't used. First, because when a game tells me it's mouse-only, I instinctively think of mouse curses + two buttons, and second: because scrolling wheels tend to get broken and I generally wouldn't rely on them as a required control.

Scrolling wheel aside, I've found the game to be pretty enjoyable. Good job.