Ludum Dare #19compo

Mr Head and the Journey of Discoveries

by jolle

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.88

Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.94

Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.94

Theme★★★★★★★★★★4.41

Graphics★★★★★★★★★★2.47

Audio★★★★★★★★★★2.59

Humor★★★★★★★★★★3.18

Community★★★★★★★★★★2.64

Coolness★★★★★★★★★★18%

Short game made in 8 hours.

Controls are Arrow Keys and X.

Written in D using OpenGL, GLFW and FMod. Sound effects from sfxr.

Only window binaries available, but they usually run fine in wine.

The main sprite is technically an old asset, but I needed it to be identical to match the game series (see Mr Head and the Cow Drowning).

(Update Dec 23: I've re-uploaded the game with upx compression removed from the exe. It triggered some virus warnings. This is the only change.)

Comments13

Devenger20 Dec 2010, 17:05

117 seconds on my second try. Dialogue was concise and helpful. Good use of implicit game mechanics (especially the 'out one side of the screen, in the other' thing). A good job for only 8 hours - well done.

ladron20 Dec 2010, 21:33

Very cool little game experience. I really enjoyed playing.

alexlarioza23 Dec 2010, 22:45

Wow! This was a very cool game. I'd say more but i don't want to spoil it for others.

Endurion24 Dec 2010, 15:34

Hmm, the antivirus still triggers on the file and doesn't let me access it.

It complains about "PAK_Generic.001"

Hamumu24 Dec 2010, 20:00

Hmm... I got to a point that I thought was the end, but now Devenger says how many seconds he took, as though it displayed such things. I am suspicious that there may have been more.

Anyway, this is fun! I am really disappointed to not hear Mr. Head tell me what I Must Do, but I enjoyed discovering his world anyway.

Hamumu24 Dec 2010, 20:03

(Aha, now I see, I just wasn't watching him talk at that point! 119 seconds for me!)

FireSlash25 Dec 2010, 04:09

Very clever little game. Fun to explore and play. Useful feedback makes this quite nice.

thristhart26 Dec 2010, 16:25

Very well done. Fun!

machinas31 Dec 2010, 00:59

Fun. Was a quick cute game that fit the theme.

Danik1 Jan 2011, 15:49

Clever and fun, but short, game. I like the way all the gameplay elements were introduced one at a time.

badlydrawnrod3 Jan 2011, 14:29

A complete, well thought out, on target game. You nailed the theme.

Endurion4 Jan 2011, 06:54

Nice little game. Nothing ground breaking but I liked the little discoveries and nice puzzles.
Would've loved to see more ;)

jovoc5 Jan 2011, 15:24

Pretty awesome. The hints were great. I usually like minimalist style but this was a bit too minimalist, it could have used a bit more visual structure, maybe even just filling the boxes.

Game mechanics were fun, especially with them adding one at a time kept them from being confusing or overwhelming. Difficulty ramp was very good.

Somehow it reminded me a lot of paper mario on wii, which I like a lot.

Nice work, with just a bit of visual interest and more levels and puzzles and enemies this could be a great game.

Also, cool that you used D, I'm curious to check out the src now.