Pretentious Game

by keybol
Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.82
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.68
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.37
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.27
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★2.18
Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.63
Humor★★★★★★★★★★3.15
Mood★★★★★★★★★★4.03
Coolness★★★★★★★★★★17%
I used my platformer engine built around WCK-Box2d

The game is on reddit r/gaming hot
http://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/sv636/pretentious_game_help_the_blue_block_reach_his/

Also frontpaged with badge on Kongregate
and Newgrounds frontpage

screenshot

Comments42

bms25 Apr 2012, 00:36
WOW really emotional game. I loved it.
vigrid25 Apr 2012, 00:38
Wow, at first I thought this game looks like garbage, but I decided to give it a try anyway - I got hooked and finished it. Great mood and great music. Graphics are exactly what they need to be for this type of game - leaving to imagination, what needs to be left. Kudos!
seagaia
seagaia25 Apr 2012, 05:30
I really, really like your song that you wrote for it. You should use all these little mechanics in another game...
homnom25 Apr 2012, 12:51
Not sure if it's a spoof of art games or an honest entry, either way, quite nice.
free_napalm25 Apr 2012, 12:56
Every level was nice to play, and the last level made it great.
Casino Jack25 Apr 2012, 21:07
Fantastic entry considering you spent less than 10% of the available time on it. I'd love to see this with a few more levels and some art to match the mood.
Bread26 Apr 2012, 00:35
I really liked this. I feel like the minimalist art-style really added to the theme of the game.
Pixelulsar
Pixelulsar26 Apr 2012, 20:27
Love the music and the the story. It would be cool to see what other puzzles you would add if you had more time.
FredericRP
FredericRP27 Apr 2012, 10:00
A wonderful game, a great message and top realisation !
Make A Game
Make A Game27 Apr 2012, 10:32
I'm also not sure if this is meant as a honest interactive hipster love poem or a joke but I love it anyway. You entertained me to the end and then I spammed my friends with it.
Alink
Alink27 Apr 2012, 17:00
Great! Maybe use slightly less simple graphics, like rounded rectangle or less flashy colors. The music and mood are superb. The title makes me not sure about the intention, but both ways are well done.
MaximSchoemaker
MaximSchoemaker27 Apr 2012, 18:33
Absolutely lovely! ^^ even if you're taking the piss it was still beautiful :P
Puzzlem00n
Puzzlem00n28 Apr 2012, 00:28
You see, the funny thing is, this reminds me of the game I wish I had made.
nate42728 Apr 2012, 01:09
Loved it. This should win.
rhburrows
rhburrows28 Apr 2012, 03:34
Wow, not only was the story touching but the simple game-play was fun enough that even though I got interrupted half way through I really wanted to come back to finish. Fantastic!
midnightrose7728 Apr 2012, 04:09
To be honest, I also didn't click on this game because of its graphics but because of it's popularity on kongregate I gave it a change. I was touched, it really shows off the theme in a very simplistic and beautiful way.
oddgoo
oddgoo28 Apr 2012, 12:00
I hate to be "that guy", but you cannot use someone else's music in the 48 Hour Compo. In this case, Kevin Macleod's.

Very nice ending nonetheless!
matt
matt1 May 2012, 15:27
What a nice game.
Keirua1 May 2012, 15:39
Wow ! The minimalistic style really does magic here !
Alexandre1 May 2012, 16:10
Simple game, but I liked the story, music and puzzles!
refreshcreations1 May 2012, 21:10
Really enojyed this game, it's great, yup!
LukeRissacher2 May 2012, 02:26
Wow - really inspiring. Loved that. Great use of gameplay as a metaphor.
rvmook
rvmook2 May 2012, 10:49
Great mood and fun to play aswell
namuol
namuol2 May 2012, 19:24
Nicely done! I love "pretentious" games. ;)

Doesn't exactly fit the theme, but the simple "mechanics" make for an succinct emotional experience.
VDOgamez4 May 2012, 00:15
Wow, that really WAS a pretentious game. I feel bad for doubting you. That's not to say it wasn't good. I liked having to figure out the change in mechanics from the text. The music is good, too.
tcstyle4 May 2012, 20:26
I personally don't like games like this but it's very well executed. The soundtrack is great.
How did you manage to record some music like this within 48 hours?
Zillix
Zillix5 May 2012, 08:03
Really spot on.
gritfish
gritfish6 May 2012, 01:59
Every level introduces some new mechanic - I kept expecting it to run out, or combine ideas, but it kept suprising me. Very good.
Pierrec6 May 2012, 13:42
Simple, but very effective. Reminds me One and One Story, which is a great game too.
schattenkind.net8 May 2012, 14:05
The game is fun to play, only with minimal graphics. The music is wonderful. I really like it. But the game rules are unclear and not consistant.
azurenimbus
azurenimbus10 May 2012, 04:19
Just great. No suggestions, I think it's perfect.

As a parody of sorts, this turned out to be quite amazing on its own.

I don't know if the author will ever say what he had in mind, but I think it's a definite take on One and One Store, which is also great. I think the mechanics explored here are way more interesting, though.
kibertoad
kibertoad11 May 2012, 19:01
Excellent game! It starts where most similar games start, but takes the concept few steps further. Bravo!
mcc
mcc14 May 2012, 02:06
This was pretty neat but it is um sort of pretentious
Jack15 May 2012, 11:48
ok that was a clever ending xD

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