Bob the Minimalist

by braneof
Overall★★★★★★★★★★2.27
Fun★★★★★★★★★★2.30
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★1.87
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.10
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★1.97
Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.70
Mood★★★★★★★★★★1.75
Coolness★★★★★★★★★★50%
Click to shoot.

The giant prize pinata exploded in the sky! Help Bob enforce a minimalist lifestyle by shooting down all the luxury items. You'll need the bare essentials though.

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Comments12

Sayaer
Sayaer30 Apr 2013, 02:00
Got a good laugh, nice job.
rwos
rwos30 Apr 2013, 16:36
I like the art style, somehow - it's so stupid, it's good again! :-) The game itself is a bit boring after a while - maybe a winning or losing condition would have spiced things up a bit. It also could use some sound effects. But not bad over all.
anjack1 May 2013, 00:16
Good ol' Bob, protecting us from those nasty luxuries! Fun game. :)
RARoadkill1 May 2013, 00:32
All you really need in life is beans and fire.
braneof
braneofauthor1 May 2013, 01:45
@rwos Ya, I'd planned to add a win condition, sound effects, and explosion animations, but then I only had a few hours this weekend to work on it. Glad you liked the art!
AaronYip
AaronYip1 May 2013, 02:44
I'm playing via touchpad, so most games are usually harder; but after a while, I found out that not trying was giving me more points, hehe. Maybe a simple combo system (x1, x2, x3) for not letting things by would be an easy addition, and an initial screen that had all the items under a EXCESSIVE = BAD and MINIMAL = GOOD labels could really help anybody outside the jam to understand the game. (:
zazery
zazery1 May 2013, 02:55
At first I was shooting everything, then I read about the idea and thought it was pretty neat. It would've helped if there was a bit of feedback but I guess it's very minimal.
mattperrin
mattperrin2 May 2013, 02:16
Very interesting idea. Kinda dig it.
HelkeGames5 May 2013, 19:16
Nice game, i like the concept! Well done :)
Smaxx
Smaxx10 May 2013, 13:57
Where should I start, I'd say rwos said most already. It's a bit confusing at first, but overall... okay. It could Need some more feedback like sounds to make it more clear whether you did something good or bad (rather than staring at the score).
Brassawiking
Brassawiking13 May 2013, 20:32
A few sound effects could have done such much more for this game. Still a solid take on the theme!

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