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Birthday Monster by justthestudio

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made by justthestudio for LD33 (JAM)
Everybody knows that kids love birthday parties, monsters and their fathers. In our game you have all of it.
Play as a father trying to entertain children in a bunch of minigames.

We couldn't finish on time everything we planned (like sound, polish and balance) but if you enjoy the effect of our efforts, follow us on twitter (@justthestudio), because we're going to deliver post-jam, well-polished version.

Controls:
Use mouse for every action. Goal of each minigame is shown in top-left corner during few first seconds.

UPDATE:
Thanks for very positive feedback! We started making post-jam version. We will focus on your suggestions - polishing both mechanics and difficulty of minigames, speeding everything up in Wario-Ware feel and most important - adding sound effects. We also have few minigames which didn't make it to the entry. Finally, I added WebGL build to the compo page.
Web (Unity) http://tonasz.com/birthday_monster/
Windows http://tonasz.com/birthday_monster/birthday_monster_ld33_windows.zip
Linux http://tonasz.com/birthday_monster/birthday_monster_ld33_linux.7z
Web (WebGL) http://tonasz.com/birthday_monster/webgl/
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-33/?action=preview&uid=52975

Ratings

Coolness 63% 3
Overall(Jam) 3.50 291
Fun(Jam) 3.50 217
Graphics(Jam) 4.13 162
Humor(Jam) 3.95 62
Innovation(Jam) 3.20 376
Mood(Jam) 3.05 569
Theme(Jam) 4.08 84

Feedback

ronsap123
25. Aug 2015 · 12:16 UTC
Awesome game! Enjoyed it a lot!
orange08
25. Aug 2015 · 12:43 UTC
I downloaded the windows version and it gives an error whenever I try to run the executable. Something about the data folder needing to be next to the .exe... and it is, but it still gives the error.
Razoric
25. Aug 2015 · 12:49 UTC
Wow I like the narrative spin you put on this. For a post-jam version you should speed it up a bit (WarioWare style) and polish the mini-games. Really great idea.
TeamCosmitronique
25. Aug 2015 · 12:50 UTC
I like the visuals and the concept a lot.
Tselmek
25. Aug 2015 · 12:52 UTC
Sweet game, would work really well on mobile. It's got a bit of Dumb ways to die feels to it but it definitely needs some sounds.
Leuthil
25. Aug 2015 · 12:54 UTC
Nice game. Very wario ware-ish. Visually everything looks super nice and I love how you used the concept of birthday wishes as lives.
superfluous
25. Aug 2015 · 12:56 UTC
I like so much about this. The visuals are cute, I love the take on the theme, I love the "haha, that's what I was actually doing" moments, and I loved the kid's reaction poses. Nice job. One of my favorites so far.
mantis
25. Aug 2015 · 13:16 UTC
VERY nice graphics. Couldn't get pass the tree section even though. Maybe I should jump to the other side faster?
🎤 justthestudio
25. Aug 2015 · 13:17 UTC
@orange08 I tried to reproduce this error, but me and my friend just downloaded zip file, extracted launched and everything worked. BUT when I tried to launch a game without extracting zip file I got an error you are writing about. Are you sure you extracted everything? We will still investigate a problem.
collaboration
25. Aug 2015 · 13:31 UTC
Wery funny game with amazing graphics!
Riftpoint
25. Aug 2015 · 18:18 UTC
Very cool art style!
voidstar33
25. Aug 2015 · 18:55 UTC
Very nice idea. Like the narration of a monster through kids perspective. Very cool.
randyyaj
26. Aug 2015 · 21:52 UTC
Haha. I like the art alot. Gameplay is solid. This resembles the art I'm into. I'm curious to know what program you used to achieve this.
boardtobits
26. Aug 2015 · 22:26 UTC
Very cute twist on the theme. A couple of the timing things were pretty particular (leaning back and lighting the buildings on fire) but I loved the quick game, Wario-Ware feel. Nice work!
MagentaGames
26. Aug 2015 · 23:05 UTC
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOW, AMAZING GAME, GUYS!!!!! CONGRATS FROM BRAZIL.
Polith Games
26. Aug 2015 · 23:09 UTC
Awesome game! Like "expectation vs reality". hahaha
Really enjoyed! :)
wooltech
27. Aug 2015 · 00:21 UTC
Great looking game. I learnt I am terrible at granting wishes, but it was still fun!
AnaglyphCoding
27. Aug 2015 · 12:34 UTC
Reminds me a lot of dumb ways to die, and the graphics were very faithful to that kind or art style. The lack of audio wasn't very appealing but the game itself made up for that, well done!
DragonGino
27. Aug 2015 · 12:40 UTC
it is a really funny game
SophieExMachina
27. Aug 2015 · 16:16 UTC
I have no idea how to do the tree minigame and the tank one seems to be way too difficult to time, but other than that the game has some really cute graphics and the other minigames are pretty cool. It would be amazing with some more polishing and some sounds.
ilikescifi
27. Aug 2015 · 16:17 UTC
Oh yes. Thats good :=)
Rothens
27. Aug 2015 · 16:29 UTC
I really loved this one. :) Cute graphics, nice plotting, it is awesome.
SecondDimension
28. Aug 2015 · 17:08 UTC
Really liked the style and graphics. Interesting take on the theme.
Antonio Elizio
28. Aug 2015 · 23:07 UTC
Poor monster guy! hahahah
Cool graphics, nice concept
Although, some times gets really impossible!
Schrodinger Games
30. Aug 2015 · 13:54 UTC
Love that style! Congrats!
JayProg
01. Sep 2015 · 19:36 UTC
This is a really polished, well-made game! I really liked the visuals and how you went back and forth between the imaginary and then you get the reality of what the monster is doing after you mess up. Pretty funny! Great job!
disperse
02. Sep 2015 · 01:11 UTC
Super cute, the graphics were great. My best score was 9.
zatyka
02. Sep 2015 · 02:26 UTC
Lots of polish. Cute visuals and very fun. Great entry.
dickpoelen
02. Sep 2015 · 14:01 UTC
Like you said, there's some things that are missing, but you have the start of a fun game. Really like that when you fail you see the dad at the party instead of the monster version.
handkor
03. Sep 2015 · 19:43 UTC
I love the break from imagination. Ouch thumb-tack.
OmarShehata
04. Sep 2015 · 09:01 UTC
It's definitely a fun little game. Adding more mini-games would definitely be great! I think the only thing that bothered me is not knowing when the game would start. If there was a countdown (or a click to play) that would make a big difference.
MaesK
05. Sep 2015 · 19:13 UTC
Funny game! Nice work, reminds me of Wario Ware minigames.
6DownStudios
06. Sep 2015 · 04:40 UTC
Very funny take on the theme! The art style is unique, and really fits the fanciful, kid's-story mood. The monster-to-dad/fantasy-to-reality parallels are especially creative! Glad to hear a post-jam's in the works, I love imaginative entries like this one!
DrZanuff
10. Sep 2015 · 23:40 UTC
I just loved the art and gameplay. Keep it up