Unstable light by st00nsa

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made by st00nsa for Ludum Dare 49 (JAM)

This is a small cozy game about unstable emotions and things that surround us. It was designed to be played with sound turned on, moreover sound makes the gameplay whole.

Please turn it on ❤

[Game also may be used as emotional intellect trainer]

Screenshot 2021-10-05 at 15.49.55.png

Ratings

Overall 93th 4.12⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Fun 463th 3.66⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 21th 4.32⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Theme 239th 4.08⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 196th 4.28⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Audio 24th 4.32⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Humor 139th 3.957⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Mood 23th 4.46⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Given 28🗳️ 28🗨️

Feedback

🎤 st00nsa
01. Oct 2021 · 22:34 UTC
Wanna say thanks to my lovely wife for helping me with texts
🎤 st00nsa
03. Oct 2021 · 11:20 UTC
And my teammate Katya, basically she did the whole game.
mikeklubnika
05. Oct 2021 · 11:55 UTC
I feel Greg didn't react at all to what I said? It was like I pressed a button and it said something completely irrelevant. One button I pressed was to turn him off, but that didn't do anything. Besides that the mood is really nice, and I found it a very cozy experience
ALAN001
05. Oct 2021 · 12:02 UTC
THIS GAME IS SOO GREAT ❤
ALAN001
05. Oct 2021 · 12:02 UTC
THIS GAME IS SOO GREAT ❤
ALAN001
05. Oct 2021 · 12:02 UTC
THIS GAME IS SOO GREAT ❤
ALAN001
05. Oct 2021 · 12:02 UTC
THIS GAME IS SOO GREAT ❤
ALAN001
05. Oct 2021 · 12:02 UTC
THIS GAME IS SOO GREAT ❤
ALAN001
05. Oct 2021 · 12:02 UTC
THIS GAME IS SOO GREAT ❤
ALAN001
05. Oct 2021 · 12:02 UTC
THIS GAME IS SOO GREAT ❤
ALAN001
05. Oct 2021 · 12:02 UTC
THIS GAME IS SOO GREAT ❤
LDJam user 237945
05. Oct 2021 · 13:00 UTC
Great atmosphere, animation style as well as audio design. Really liked this one!
Katya Pavlenko
05. Oct 2021 · 13:02 UTC
@mikeklubnika there is a scoring system beneath. So he does not react to what you say directly, but you can influence on his mood and emotional state
Vhalenn
05. Oct 2021 · 13:14 UTC
This is the best game I tested so far ! Graphics are so polished ! This is great !
Grigri Games
05. Oct 2021 · 13:15 UTC
really cool atmosphere, i loved the music, the art, i didn't know it was that funny to take care of a lamp, dialogs are fun ! good work !
Sasha V
05. Oct 2021 · 13:37 UTC
I really liked this! Cool theme, lovely graphics, overall very strong mood.

As for some constructive feedback, I think for this to really be some sort of emotional intellect game/check, I'd prefer the "bad answer" options to be a bit more subtle? Most of the time it was a choice between "Aw I believe in you" and "You suck" and that felt a little too unrealistic? Although I still appreciate what the game had to say :)

Also I lived the idea of the music loop changing! But I felt like the changes were much more prominent when I tried negative options, while I didn't notice much of a change during an entirely positive run? Still amazing idea though and I'm very impressed with implementation.
kuro917
06. Oct 2021 · 22:51 UTC
Interesting idea, it was difficult to understand where to click to continue the story but i enjoyed it!
redsti
08. Oct 2021 · 17:16 UTC
i love this, amazing, the mood is just so good, and the lines are well thought out, really good job!
David Brož
09. Oct 2021 · 13:55 UTC
That is sweet and cosy game but I don't know how I feel about it when I know about Greg's past...

(Context: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOAVZV8tLsc)
🎤 st00nsa
09. Oct 2021 · 13:59 UTC
@david-broz sheesh, Greg is... Next time we need to check characters past before making games about them =)
Baturinsky
09. Oct 2021 · 14:52 UTC
Does your choice actually matter? It seems it doesn't.
ashtheevil
09. Oct 2021 · 19:23 UTC
Who knew I'm so good at cheering up lamps. I quite enjoyed having this chat. A bit hard to read jittering text, though. Think, the game especialy works for me after browsing through a bunch of high paced action games. Also the fact that the game filled my whole screen added an extra bit of an atmosphere. Отличная работа!
🎤 st00nsa
10. Oct 2021 · 08:20 UTC
@baturinsky yeah, any chouice can cheer up the lamp or make him more mentaly unstable. The level of stability is indicated by light and music. And there are three endings.

You probably expect that one question will lead to another, like a scenario =) No, there is none of that.
Weekend Warrior
10. Oct 2021 · 21:25 UTC
A very refreshing game covering psychological problems! It felt incredibly relevant. Once in a while we all feel like Greg. Hopefully there are some good "players" around when we do.
monninen
11. Oct 2021 · 17:28 UTC
Fun way to approach the theme. Music is very well done
Muse_X
11. Oct 2021 · 19:48 UTC
This game lifted my spirits a little. Cool! ^_^
Wilko
11. Oct 2021 · 19:55 UTC
The atmosphere you created was really good. I wish that Greg responded to what I was saying though, when I tried to cheer them up Greg just seemed to get more sad. Although everything got fixed with a hug :)
tetrapteryx
12. Oct 2021 · 20:04 UTC
Greg is so relatable! Great job making a likeable character out of a simple lamp :) I'm glad I could make him feel better. Very creative idea, and nicely executed!
messmerd
18. Oct 2021 · 02:12 UTC
Nice game! Love the music and atmosphere, and the dialogue was good.
Poor Greg.. i cri evrytiem
MrKnd94
20. Oct 2021 · 22:56 UTC
I enjoyed it. Gave you a 4.5 :) very humourous!