Male Pattern Boldness by Choo

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made by Choo for Ludum Dare 50 (JAM)

Balding_Tie.gif

Oh no you're losing your hair!

But perhaps you can use something around to cover it up...

5 levels, 5 life events, you can do it!

Play In Browser

https://ahchoo.itch.io/male-pattern-boldness

Balding_Cat.gif

Controls

Keyboard - arrows, z,x,c

Gamepad - thumbstick, A, LT, RT

Balding_Scan.gif

Credits

Made for Ludum Dare 50 in 72 hours by:

Ollie Powell, Adam Butcher, Tom Carrell, James Pearson!

Ratings

Overall 172th 3.963⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Fun 175th 3.889⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 96th 3.981⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Theme 101th 4.241⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 528th 3.852⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Audio 120th 4.04⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Humor 10th 4.519⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Mood 249th 3.926⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Given 38🗳️ 33🗨️

Feedback

Raivk
04. Apr 2022 · 20:56 UTC
![image_2022-04-04_225621.png](///raw/68c/a1/z/4aef7.png)

WHAT A MASTERPIECE! I love weird games like this. It's so cool!
TobiasD
04. Apr 2022 · 22:03 UTC
@raivk Thanks, we loved your screengrab so much that we made it our title image!
Kaleria
05. Apr 2022 · 09:29 UTC
AHHHHAHAHAHAHA this game is so fun to play! Been smiling all the way down. Good job!
jazibobs
05. Apr 2022 · 09:37 UTC
Love the idea behind this game. Really funny concept and the artwork matched the mood perfectly.
CharlesSchar
05. Apr 2022 · 16:37 UTC
Haha, great entry! Music and sound design is great, it's bursting with humor, and the gameplay is simple and fun. Controls can be a bit hard to get used to at first but can be mastered with time. It fits the theme very well.
TheKimeo
05. Apr 2022 · 19:07 UTC
Very fun. I love the snippets of story as you progress, really makes you wonder what's going on inside that fully covered noggin!
Daniel Whittaker
05. Apr 2022 · 20:48 UTC
Super fun little game, played it all the way through. I need to know more of the inner machinations of his dark and twisted mind. The sound and music and was great, loved the dogs singing along.
eptwalabha
06. Apr 2022 · 00:02 UTC
Hahaha, the ending made me laught.
Your game is great (gameplay, music, graphics and humor), this is a very very nice submission.
Koolruz
06. Apr 2022 · 00:24 UTC
That ending also made *me* laugh! It was completely unexpected, but also made perfect sense, given what we knew about this character.

I really enjoyed this game, even though the keyboard controls were *really* hard! It felt a lot like a WarioWare game in terms of humor/aesthetics, which I really dug! I really liked the facial expressions that the character made after each level, they were very charming.

The only real complaint that I have is that you couldn't readjust anything after placing it on your head - I had to replay the last level a few times because the wind kept blowing everything to one side of the head or the other, but not knocking it off, so I would end with very poor coverage, and it felt like there was nothing I could do about it.

Overall though, great job!
scgrn
06. Apr 2022 · 02:26 UTC
Looking good, feeling good!
Lvl99Chicken
06. Apr 2022 · 02:51 UTC
This was great! Really reminded me of WarioWare in terms of asthetic and similar minigame. I thought the controls felt pretty awkward on keyboard but controller felt great. I like how you had to maximize coverage on your head not just get a certain number of object on your head. Really enjoyed this game!
Ankea
06. Apr 2022 · 20:41 UTC
Love the mood! I was pretty hard to play on keyboard but i liked the idea. I probably have to dust of my gamepad and try it with it. Nice job
LilianC
06. Apr 2022 · 22:36 UTC
It's really silly, I love it ! Really enjoyed cooking up the most ridiculous head possible
fc85057
08. Apr 2022 · 03:32 UTC
Absolutely and utterly ridiculous. In the best way possible. Very clever take on the theme. Graphics and audio match beautifully. Very good sense of humor.
Flaterectomy
08. Apr 2022 · 15:52 UTC
Nice and absurd! I didn't make it to the end, I Was 5 or so levels in when I Scored a 49% after some items had just slipped off his head and I felt a little sad. :D At one point I noticed white text on a white background (the coverage percentage against a cloud in the back) and couldn't read the result.

I really wish there was some clear feedback on hitting Z and grabbing. It took some struggling at the start trying to figure out what I had to do. A grab frame and a fail and succeed sound for instance would've helped. Currently pressing Z when there's nothing to grab doesn't tell me what Z actually does.

Loved the art, a nice and cooky style. Music helped set the tone. All in all a very fun entry!
chingle
08. Apr 2022 · 15:54 UTC
Very funny game! I really like the humor!
velvetlobster
08. Apr 2022 · 16:04 UTC
I love this interpretation of the theme, and the graphics in this make it even more hilarious
it took me a while to figure out that the hairs were sticking to the face.

not sure what I am doing but I think I won :laughing:

![Captura de Tela 2022-04-08 às 13.02.57.png](///raw/0e4/e/z/4d8b5.png)
Fupi
08. Apr 2022 · 16:07 UTC
WEVE GOT A WINNER!! No really, this is THE BEST game on here. It's a new concept, that fits the theme perfectly, it's got an OST, and I love the little details you absolutely didn't need to include but did anyway! The eyes shaking, the dog barking when you pick up the poodles, the CONSTANT breaks of expectation with the new items you can catch, this is honestly a masterclass in funny game design. You guys get a round of applause from me.
batkoi
08. Apr 2022 · 16:08 UTC
Nice game. I kinda liked the keyboard controls for added difficulty. Small details like taking your own tie or mustache to wear it on the head is a nice touch. Love the dog.
OddSocks
09. Apr 2022 · 11:53 UTC
Hahaha, awesome game. Humour was high in this one, and it was a really interesting take on the theme. Great LD entry :raised_hands:
Borabee
10. Apr 2022 · 15:51 UTC
Super fun and original take on the theme hahaha I really liked all the possible items, the cumbersome-ness of the controls and all the different scenarios!

Only nitpick is, in some levels, the white font of the score is unreadable against the clouds in the background. Otherwise, pretty awesome game, congrats!!
Oleg Bone
11. Apr 2022 · 21:15 UTC
Very unusual project.There is something is this game i cannot explain but i liked it
MayChant
13. Apr 2022 · 03:03 UTC
I already started laughing after seeing the thumbnail. I like how you take fur or feather from other animals but with the poodle you just grab the whole dog. The keyboard control is a bit slippery but it works better with the thumbstick.
DaleP
14. Apr 2022 · 23:54 UTC
Doesn’t load in Safari, spits out the following error to console:
```
[Error] Unhandled Promise Rejection: RangeError: Maximum call stack size exceeded.
(anonymous function) (WebBuild.loader.js:1:5776)
promiseReactionJob
```

Worked ok in Firefox.

Lots of fun despite the frustrating keyboard controls. Funniest part was when I tried to grab something that moved behind the guy and ended up grabbing his own tie to put on his head (and then he had another tie underneath, like he planned for this! Had to use that one too, of course). Only suggestion would be to leave more time with the score and the guy visible for taking screenshots. I thought I managed to do something… sort of stylish(???) but it faded to black while I was reaching for the screenshot keys.
eldogg
21. Apr 2022 · 15:55 UTC
This guy is very good looking.

Enjoyed this, really liked the audio at the end of the level where the main theme resolves itself, its very nice for the heart to feel.

Good job with this, in a few years I'll be grabbing an alley cat before my job interview too.