The Legend of Old Man

by eli
Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.22
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.09
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.26
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.70
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★2.83
Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.17
Humor★★★★★★★★★★3.86
Community★★★★★★★★★★2.76
Coolness★★★★★★★★★★18%
The Legend of Old Man!

It's adventure o'clock, and Old Man is late! Player characters from all over are gathering to hear your sage advice and get The Item - don't let them down!!

Take control of the ultimate NPC and set the local record. Are you up for the task???

Comments15

ahmeni
ahmeni1 May 2011, 22:20
Very nicely done!
oldsatchmo2 May 2011, 02:51
Haha! This is great. The voice over is perfect.
Nora Shishi
Nora Shishi2 May 2011, 08:08
Hahahahahahahahahaha, My stomach hurts! I Love this game! I respect your Humor! XD
Nora Shishi
Nora Shishi2 May 2011, 19:13
And I recorded my voice too this time. I can clearly imagine how he recorded his. It made me laugh so much.
trialbyfun2 May 2011, 21:25
The voice work really seals the deal! made me chuckle. I also like the idea of playing as the person who helps the protagonist rather than the hero.
Jhelle
Jhelle3 May 2011, 11:28
Loved the old man grumbling sound, it cracks me up everytime I hear it. Also nice use of the theme and overall game
matthias_zarzecki5 May 2011, 12:19
The voice sells this one.
treeman
treeman5 May 2011, 17:33
lol! Great idea, nicely executed.
DrPetter5 May 2011, 18:17
Har. Funny, plays rather well, is very short. Would be a lot of fun to see more of these "behind the scenes" games based on NPCs from famous titles. That could be a compo theme in itself, so many silly possibilities :)
alexlarioza
alexlarioza5 May 2011, 19:07
Reminds me of those books you fill in the missing words for. Then when you read it through, it sound hilarious.
Endurion
Endurion8 May 2011, 06:56
Haha, really nice :)
Love the sound bits!
Daniel X. Moore10 May 2011, 18:09
One bug, it doesn't accept the word "tedious". Though overall a cool mashup of platforming and madlibs.
Petzi11 May 2011, 16:06
Well it's kind of hard to excuse the terrible dictionary. I like what you did with the theme, and the old man's voice really made me laugh. The timer makes me feel pressured, like I'm going to lose if I don't hurry up, which isn't good. I do understand it's there for people who want to play through it quickly. It's not a bad game, but I can't shake the feeling that at the end of a day it's just a linear platform with a badly "dictionaried" word gimmick. Nice job on the transitions between the cave rooms and the platform segments.

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