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Monstr (a dating website, but for monsters) by plusultra

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made by plusultra for LD33 (JAM)
One day you're at the bus stop, running late for work, when you lay eyes on the HOTTEST HOTTIE YOU'VE EVER SEEN.

You gotta track that person down and ask them on a date!! However, you're a monster, so you've gotta use MONSTR, the dating site specifically for monsters seeking other monsters.

Browse MONSTR for the monster of your dreams. Avoid scambots and meanies. Persuade someone to go on a date with you.

Made in Twine. Has incredible music containing audio of actual human sighs (unrequited love sighs). Runs in your browser.

Warning: due to art limitations, this version of the game has RANDOMIZED profile pictures. They're awesome but should not be used as clues to find the monster of your dreams.

This game is not appropriate for anyone not old enough to use an actual IRL dating site.
Web http://www.plusultra.ninja/monstr.html
Windows https://www.dropbox.com/s/0jxpaxul9wx9u7j/MONSTR.zip?dl=0
OS/X https://www.dropbox.com/s/0jxpaxul9wx9u7j/MONSTR.zip?dl=0
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-33/?action=preview&uid=55241

Ratings

Coolness 84% 2
Overall(Jam) 3.34 420
Audio(Jam) 3.06 408
Fun(Jam) 3.02 555
Graphics(Jam) 2.83 774
Humor(Jam) 4.21 24
Innovation(Jam) 3.47 190
Mood(Jam) 3.55 218
Theme(Jam) 4.07 93

Feedback

SkullPixel
25. Aug 2015 · 00:14 UTC
Wow? You should check that "not for kids" and "Possibly offensive" checkbox.

Still very funny with some of the monsters though! I love their profile descriptions!
Saphyre
25. Aug 2015 · 01:12 UTC
The idea is fun, but there's too much text to read. Anyway, the photos on MONSTR are hilarious :-)
Gigaraptor
25. Aug 2015 · 01:13 UTC
Its quite funny and touching, although don't expect to be blowing things up when you play it.
chikun Dev Team
25. Aug 2015 · 05:50 UTC
I don't mind the long text. Good variety of dating profiles, as you note relevant profile images would take up a lot of time but add to the humor of the game. The canned Twine structure is subverted a little by having (what I assume) to be randomised profiles).

Come to think of it the mature or irreverent stuff is quite amusing. It is an adult monster site where everyone's looking for a one night stand, after all.
tullyhansen
25. Aug 2015 · 06:04 UTC
Was meant to be working, but clicked over to this and just couldn't stop my tentacles swiping right (or is it left? Or into the nether vortex?). Very nicely done, entertaining writing throughout. Though, I also found myself skimming monster profiles in the search for a suitable match…? So, A++ simulation, I guess!
DruhinM
25. Aug 2015 · 06:08 UTC
Nice
flatgub
25. Aug 2015 · 06:09 UTC
That was hilarious and really well done!
Good job!
daydreamcorgigames
25. Aug 2015 · 06:09 UTC
The idea is interesting but the gameplay gets worn out real quick unfortunately. Good writings though, if you really have the patience to get thru it.
madmaw
25. Aug 2015 · 10:02 UTC
Pretty much sums up my life
hissssssssss
25. Aug 2015 · 13:46 UTC
This was funny, and I was really impressed with how well you handled the randomly generated elements!
aberdeenphoenix
25. Aug 2015 · 14:20 UTC
Cute game.
Yrr
25. Aug 2015 · 21:10 UTC
Definitely one of the funnier entries I've played!
guoboism
25. Aug 2015 · 23:07 UTC
Funny entry. But the dating session is too short. Ah, that is the life.
cbstegeman
26. Aug 2015 · 00:05 UTC
Definitely LOL'ed a few times. Really weird. The music is a perfect complement.
OkaDoka
26. Aug 2015 · 01:25 UTC
Me and fiance are legitimately sitting here arguing over who to message. Great game!
CodeNMore
26. Aug 2015 · 01:39 UTC
Funny!
paracatgames
26. Aug 2015 · 02:07 UTC
A really clever idea and well-executed! I think it could be great with a consistent art style for the profile pictures. Still, very enjoyable! :) I found the birch bookcase - what will happen?!
Rulrite
26. Aug 2015 · 03:52 UTC
A very funny game, and an interesting take on the theme! The writing was top-notch for a game made in three days.
SecularBaron
26. Aug 2015 · 12:02 UTC
That was a cute and funny game. I found my missed connection.
David Yates
26. Aug 2015 · 18:47 UTC
That was pretty funny. About halfway through the first playthrough I was starting to think that I wouldn't find the person I was looking for because online dating is a depressing mess of awful people/monsters, but then I did. So that was a happy ending.

Smartly put together, well-scoped for a jam like this and overall a very nice effort. If I have anything to complain about it's that the randomness of the pictures was a bit jarring and took me out of the game when, for example, there was a picture of Cthulhu next to "hotwhitecentaur" or something, but I do think they needed to be there, and I know it would have been next to impossible to get enough appropriate pictures in such a short space of time.

Nice work.
Galvesmash
29. Aug 2015 · 18:12 UTC
Great idea, liked the username! haha
Biruts
30. Aug 2015 · 13:31 UTC
Very nice project guys, i really love it, please check our game too and if you liked it give us a vote. Look for Road to hell and enjoy.
Lady Beardo
01. Sep 2015 · 13:59 UTC
Excellent! So glad I found this-- I did a dating themed game too. It's
miotatsu
04. Sep 2015 · 07:07 UTC
if only finding a date were that easy ;.; 2real4me
Apostrophe
09. Sep 2015 · 23:48 UTC
Interesting concept, though I started losing interest after several days of surfing through profiles looking for a description that fit the mystery date's hint.