I Should Go Back

Overall★★★★★★★★★★2.46
Fun★★★★★★★★★★1.85
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★2.54
Theme★★★★★★★★★★2.54
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★2.46
Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.31
Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.67
Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.08
Community★★★★★★★★★★1.80
Coolness★★★★★★★★★★10%
Well, here it is, my first LD entry. I Should Go Back is an adventure/puzzle game exploring the notion of loneliness. Made in AS3 with flixel.

Controls: Arrow keys to move, space bar to interact, "s" key to skip current cutscene or conversation.

Walkthrough for the main puzzle here: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/25116236/ISGBexplanation.txt

Postmortem: http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/2011/12/20/yet-another-postmortem-i-should-go-back/

Comments10

ArchPenguinBotauthor19 Dec 2011, 01:36
This game is ridiculous. I mean, it does not even make any sense at all.
Dietrich Epp20 Dec 2011, 09:29
Strong opening, but I was not up for solving the puzzle with the numbers.
kato9
kato920 Dec 2011, 18:49
Surprisingly ambitious amount of storytelling in this one, although the story is very weird I thought it was pretty interesting. Then I realized you wanted me to solve some absolutely insane number puzzle, so I reloaded the game and walked into the space lizards mouth :)
ArchPenguinBotauthor20 Dec 2011, 19:14
All right, the description is back up. I guess I accidentally deleted it.
youdonotexist
youdonotexist21 Dec 2011, 02:33
I like this quirky kind of humor that balances very well between believable and ridiculous.

The art and music were great, however I agree with the others that the puzzle was too much in one place. I like the concept of being in a enclosed area and using the surroundings to solve puzzles, though. (Similar to my LD entry: http://t.co/vUDVpFje)
cards
cards21 Dec 2011, 21:33
Love the choice of music for this. The story was wacky, but for some reason I didn't question it. I like the creativity in how you got the player to solve the various puzzles even though the mechanic itself was very simple. This screams Hitchhiker's Guide to me, and I love it. Also, capes ARE awesome.
Geen23 Dec 2011, 03:15
My favorite game of this competition, I love the music and the way it manages to be serious yet insanely ridiculous at the same time. Plus, I like the hat. Well played, 5/5.
recursor
recursor23 Dec 2011, 14:34
I really liked the music on this one. I think you should wait for the player to press a key before advancing the dialogue. Sometimes I missed what was said because I didn't have time to read it. Very creative story, although the first puzzle may be a bit much in the beginning.
treeman
treeman7 Jan 2012, 16:23
Nice, strange game. But the puzzle... Damn.
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