The Fifth Apartment by The Fifth Apartment

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made by The Fifth Apartment for LD33 (JAM)
Plot

The old lady lives a frugal and lonely life on apartment number 5 of Mont Sinaï building.
But who could be lonely with all the demons of a lifetime?

"Having lived inside her skin and experiencing the unspoken torment of isolated domesticity,
you come to understand these women we so readily call "crazy."", KILL SCREEN

http://killscreendaily.com/articles/experience-slow-crawl-toward-decay-lonely-old-lady-full-regret/

http://www.forbes.com/sites/zachbudgor/2015/08/29/big-budget-detox-3-depressing-indie-games-to-try-this-weekend/

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CONTROLS

- Left and right arrow to move.
- Space to Interact.

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A game by

BRUNO POLI, code
twitter.com/Bruno_Poli

KLOS CUNHA, game design
twitter.com/kloscunha

RICARDO BESS, art director
http://ricardobess.tumblr.com/


Special Thanks to RAFAELA CORREA, BRUNO BRISENO and all devs of BEHOLD STUDIOS and OTUS GAME STUDIO

Ratings

Coolness 48% 1268
Overall(Jam) 4.48 3
Audio(Jam) 4.67 1
Fun(Jam) 3.63 145
Graphics(Jam) 4.97 1
Humor(Jam) 2.95 433
Innovation(Jam) 4.03 38
Mood(Jam) 4.94 1
Theme(Jam) 4.17 52

Feedback

gty
25. Aug 2015 · 14:37 UTC
<3 loved it.
Mark Venturelli
25. Aug 2015 · 15:14 UTC
Best-looking game in the jam, hands down! :O
rayk
25. Aug 2015 · 20:42 UTC
Best-looking game in the jam, hands down! :O ²
acsantana
25. Aug 2015 · 21:06 UTC
DAMN LOOOKS
<3
Lou Byrd
25. Aug 2015 · 21:12 UTC
Whoa! Amazing project.
It is annoyngly slow to move her (great anim cycle, btw) but it just adds to the tension. The balcony scene on day 3 just chilled me to the bone! Impressive depth.
Mark Venturelli
25. Aug 2015 · 21:16 UTC
If there was a sixth star for "Mood" you would have gotten it.
glimaleite
25. Aug 2015 · 21:29 UTC
I was playing a few games from LD while my girlfriend was with me. This is the only one that she actually wanted to know what was going on. She's not a gamer. This means a lot. Amazing work!
joaobsneto
25. Aug 2015 · 22:09 UTC
Amazing!
boardtobits
26. Aug 2015 · 05:08 UTC
Wow. Impeccably designed. Moving story. Heart-wrenching themes. Well played.
ruerob
26. Aug 2015 · 05:12 UTC
I like your game a lot! I've get goosebumps like mountains because of the story and atmosphere. The Music, the sounds, the graphics, just everything was well done. Thank you for this one!
CosmicAdventureSquad
26. Aug 2015 · 05:13 UTC
Very good art and mood! I'm still a bit unsure about what all was happening.
Mase
26. Aug 2015 · 05:38 UTC
Very mysterious.
It held my interest for its duration.
ZNCatlaw
26. Aug 2015 · 05:40 UTC
Simple amazing. Reminds me a little of Roman Polanski's "The Tenant" (especially the teeth).

I used to live on the seventh floor of an apartment in the 10th in Paris, and our neighbor was a strange old man. We never spoke to him, he was shy and avoided us (especially he would not look at my girlfriend). At night, usually quite late, we would hear him bellowing: he would yell in a language we couldn't understand, not angrily but more like someone very proud having an argument with God. I wonder what demons shared his apartment.

Also, I thought the music was interesting. The only people I ever saw playing that music were Rom buskers on the subway; so while it reminds us of "gay Paris", it is in some ways a very lonely song.

I agree with everyone else about the look of the game. I think this will easily be in the top 25 overall.
ZNCatlaw
26. Aug 2015 · 05:41 UTC
Also! Loved the whispering neighbors!
Maxi and The Gang
27. Aug 2015 · 08:32 UTC
Everything is amazing!
peterkirk
27. Aug 2015 · 08:40 UTC
This was a very dark story but kept me interested all the way through. I think the moment that got me the most was watching the TV and not having time speed up.
Great style and great atmosphere.
Supernaught
27. Aug 2015 · 11:11 UTC
I really enjoyed playing your game. I liked the part where she turned into a monster and started walking really fast. That scared me a lot. The Art, Mood and the Audio is so well made. I was expecting a jumpscare but there wasn't. Thank you for that.
vitorlanna
28. Aug 2015 · 01:58 UTC
Incredible use of mood, interesting story and a ton done for a game jam. I'm not 100% sure I understood what happened, though xD
Nibble Bits Studio
28. Aug 2015 · 03:26 UTC
Amazing art and mood <3
Ninja Garage
29. Aug 2015 · 22:09 UTC
Great entry!
🎤 The Fifth Apartment
02. Sep 2015 · 22:03 UTC
Thank you all for playing the game and taking the time to provide us with precious feedback!
Grouflon
03. Sep 2015 · 10:19 UTC
Very poetic and is the scariest "je vous salue marie" that i never heard !
XPert
03. Sep 2015 · 19:15 UTC
Awesome! Twisted my guts e makes me think a lot!
pixzleone
13. Sep 2015 · 07:58 UTC
Best-looking game in the jam, hands down! :O ³
If there was a sixth star for "Mood" you would have gotten it. ²

Awesome.
walsh9
14. Sep 2015 · 07:43 UTC
6 stars for mood.
axoona
14. Sep 2015 · 09:58 UTC
great graphics and concept, I really liked it!
Erkberg
14. Sep 2015 · 17:39 UTC
A masterpiece of mood! The visuals are stunning and the story together with the haunting soundscape creates a dense atmospheric experience. Just amazing and fascinating!
cerulean_
21. Sep 2015 · 01:37 UTC
I played it at 1A.M,almost cry :(
The atmosphere is awesome.
icemelt7
22. Sep 2015 · 14:27 UTC
Can anyone please explain the story, I played till the end but didn't understand
Jupiter_Hadley
20. Oct 2015 · 14:20 UTC
Super neat graphics. I included it in my Ludum Dare 33 Compilation video series, if you would like to take a look :) https://youtu.be/wEgI5I5KLKY