The Birth*Day of Cthulhu by orangemagik
"The Birth*Day of Cthulhu" - a small game in which the player has to summon people and bring them to the marina.
RULES:
- You can't shout at people who are standing alone / [ E ] on the keyboard.
- If you whisper in a crowd, you will not be heard / [ Q ] on the keyboard.
Best played in WEB PLAYER on itch.io
Hint: If the Agitator (the man in white) bothers you a lot, try to appease him in Octobar.
CREDITS:
Artists: Stanislav Gailunas (orangemagik), Valeria Bolshakova (LerkaDverka, Inst: shinigaminorei), Vasilisa Storchak (hexen), Luiza Bogryantseva (iOlisLui)
Sound: Anji (SuGrem)
Programmers: Ilya (segfault), Sevastian (dark)
Director-game designer: Luiza Bogriantseva (iOlis_Lui)

| Itch.io mirror | https://iolis-lui.itch.io/the-birth-of-cthulhu |
| Original URL | https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/55/the-birthday-of-cthulhu |
Ratings
| Overall | 530th | 3.609⭐ | 25🧑⚖️ |
| Fun | 732th | 3.304⭐ | 25🧑⚖️ |
| Innovation | 468th | 3.478⭐ | 25🧑⚖️ |
| Theme | 496th | 3.783⭐ | 25🧑⚖️ |
| Graphics | 138th | 4.375⭐ | 26🧑⚖️ |
| Audio | 111th | 4.043⭐ | 25🧑⚖️ |
| Humor | 568th | 3.043⭐ | 25🧑⚖️ |
| Mood | 169th | 4.043⭐ | 25🧑⚖️ |
| Given | 21🗳️ | 27🗨️ |
I couldn't figure out what the goal of this game was. I brought people to the pier. Sometimes, I was told "he needs more", sometimes I saw him wear a party hat. Was the latter the goal? Was there something more? (Also, were people supposed to disappear at the pier? If so, that never happened for me.)
It felt frustrating to gather a crowd. If I have a crowd, I can't get individuals, and calling a crowd would lose any individuals I'd already gathered. Maybe there's some way to monkey around with the calls and releases to get larger crowds, but I wasn't able to intuit it.
Overall, though, good job!