Mr Moore was in a fatal car accident, and his life flashed before his eyes. He remembered the key events in his life, and he was troubled by a few. Take it upon yourself to witness Mr Moore's life, and help him steer away from fate's harm.
Spoiler: This game isn't meant to be 'hardcore', it simply a game that has a short story, with a solid narrative. The character is about to die in a car accident, and he goes through his past when his life flashes before his eyes and he solves his problems so he can die in peace. He also has to make sure nobody else is hurt in the accident.
Controls: Left / Right - (A/D) or (Left Arrow/Right Arrow) Jump - (SPACE) or (Z) Start Game - (Left Mouse Click)
Note - APOLOGIES FOR THE DOVE COLLISION
Credits: Tomas Banzas Illa - nobledemon.tumblr.com Joey Clover - springmissile.com (@SpringMissile) Paul Fredericks - paulfredericksmusic.com/ David Colgan) - davidscolgan.com/
Love the graphics and music, and the voice-over. Interesting stuff done with the narrative and linking it in with the theme. Can't think of anything bad to say really!
Thanks guys! The theme, is the fact that you're reliving his life, fixing memories that are embedded in his mind. Then he can die in piece. The reason you push the car at the end is to make sure it doesn't hit anybody.
I had this weird glitch playing the web version (haven't tried the others), where most of the levels weren't centered in the frame - also, I got big black squares on top of everything during level changes.
I really enjoyed it apart from that! :) Loved climbing the doves.
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Andrew Shouldice27 Aug 2013, 23:29
Cool game! I quite like the idea of exploring a moment in time. The platforming in the wedding scene especially.
Why did mr Moore had to die ._.;? It's hard to believe that such a short time can be enough to create a truly piece of art. Your voice actor is really cool too.
Wow, such a haunting story. I really really love how you have to push your car away from other potential victims in the end. That was definitely best thing I had to do in LD. Excellent!
Really nice production! Love the art, sound, and voice acting. It wasn't really a game in the traditional sense, but then again, neither is my entry :) Good job!
The audio is really clean and the visuals are good overall. However, the game doesn't feel related to the theme and there isn't much gameplay to enjoy there. I think it's a nice try, but you could have had a gameplay centered around changing the character's fate or wife's fate at his own expense in 10 seconds (even with time stretching in his last moments), with different endings for example. The game design just needs a clearer relationship with the "10 seconds" thing.
@Valerien, you do, the details are in the description. @Reaperguy, yeah, that's why there is a 'backup' link, and you're supposed to get a black screen for about 10 seconds.
Very beautiful and emotional. The writing and voicing was top-notch, music perfect, really I cannot think of anything bad to say (even the length was just perfect to convey your message I think).
Nice idea to combine a platformer with a story. I don't know if it was that I hadn't got any speakers avilable but I didn't understand how the game was based on the theme. I personally don't like these quite high-res pixel-art, but as said that's my personal opinion.
This is a wonderful piece of art. Depressing games usually don't depress (from my point of view at least), but this hits the nail on the head. Wonderful graphics and audio, and excellent mood created. Hats off, sir.
Pretty great art and a good concept. Platforming felt fairly solid. Did not see a strong connection to the theme but I thoroughly enjoyed it
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Martin_Monosys28 Aug 2013, 21:02
Good graphics and sound, nice enough gameplay. Story was spoiled a bit by the narrator, as it was supposed to be a sad story (it was, wasn't it!??), and he didn't make it sound sad in any way, at least not to me. The rest was nice! :)
After the starting narration the screen goes black and it stays there forever :( I tried more than once. Very nice audio and graphics, from the little I could see!
This is actually the first game I play where "10 seconds" is the theme (OK, not exactly "10" but...), not a mechanic (including my own game). That was really nice!
The story is interesting and the music is splendid! Graphics are really cool and detailed, I liked especially the first/last scene!
(also, I couldn't find the problem with the dove collision)
Charming game! I really loved the wedding part and the narration was a cool touch. Pushing the crowd to use as a platform was also neat. I wish there were more things to do that used the environment like that and perhaps have the collectibles be more like the art style of the characters, they seemed a bit out of place. Excellent mood, good job!
Like others have said, the dove platforming was not as intuitive as the rest of the game was but this is nitpicking. This game is awesome. Great story, great audio and great art. The complete package. And Moore's final act? Pitch perfect. Very high quality production. Please continue the great work. Looking forward to more from you guys!
AWESOME. I loved playing through that sad little story. Great idea linking the goals of each little part with the narrative. Fantastic entry, just needed better controls and collision (and maybe voice acting hehe) but everything else was perfect and all fitted together amazingly well.
Audio and graphics were very good and fitting each other. The end made me kind of sad. Overall, a nice game, although I do not see the theme very well. Did those flashbacks happened in the ten last seconds of his life ?
Wow. I really, really liked what you did there. The combination between gameplay, sound and graphics was really good! Excellent voice acting combined with a really good (and really sad) story! The little scenario's underline all the beautiful little moments he has to lose. One thing to improve would be the final scene. I think I understood exactly what mr. Moore did (and well done to him!), but there's just a few steps that could be explained a bit better.
On the other hand, if I got it, why would we bother cheapening the experience by explaining it? Quite the little quandary. I honestly don't have an answer. Loving it all the same!
Great story, voice acting and art. This game has a great depth and emotional feeling. I'm amazed truly amazed how so short game make me feel. superb job!
The gameplay may be lacking, but anybody who has participated in a LD will be impressed bu just how much content is in this game. The soundtrack is by far the best I've seen in any Ludum Dare game, especially. I like the dove-jumping level especially - it shows the player that Mr. Moore is really just fantasizing, since he can't really jump across a flock of birds to retrieve a ring. The concept reminds me of To the Moon.
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Otherwise, Nice and touching story. Congrats for your game.
The graphics were nice, but the audio was exceptional (and great voice acting & script too!). So created a really good mood. Nice work guys :)
Nice one.
I really enjoyed it apart from that! :) Loved climbing the doves.
It's hard to believe that such a short time can be enough to create a truly piece of art.
Your voice actor is really cool too.
Great graphics and really good story-telling. Reminds me of Bastion. Good work!
Froom the screenshots, tough, it seems very nice.
@Reaperguy, yeah, that's why there is a 'backup' link, and you're supposed to get a black screen for about 10 seconds.
Visuals - audio - story - very well fitting together.
I personally don't like these quite high-res pixel-art, but as said that's my personal opinion.
Depressing games usually don't depress (from my point of view at least), but this hits the nail on the head. Wonderful graphics and audio, and excellent mood created. Hats off, sir.
The story is interesting and the music is splendid! Graphics are really cool and detailed, I liked especially the first/last scene!
(also, I couldn't find the problem with the dove collision)
Thanks for this awesome experience! =D
Great story/mood
Loved the dove scene!!
Although the story is the primary goodthing. The gameplay does complement it nicely, but i think the gameplay aspect of it could be reworked slightly.
Just finished and overall it was simply brilliant
Great mood, great graphics, great audio. It's uncommone. It's art. I like it. :)
loved it - the graphical style is amazing as well
Overall, a nice game, although I do not see the theme very well. Did those flashbacks happened in the ten last seconds of his life ?
5* for Theme, Audio and Mood.
On the other hand, if I got it, why would we bother cheapening the experience by explaining it? Quite the little quandary. I honestly don't have an answer. Loving it all the same!