Ludum Dare #28compo

Better Half

by ocmu

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.22

Fun★★★★★★★★★★2.78

Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.49

Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.00

Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.10

Audio★★★★★★★★★★2.49

Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.75

Mood★★★★★★★★★★2.68

Coolness★★★★★★★★★★95%

Whew, submitted. Then fixed two bugs in the submission hour, then resubmitted!

This is a game about love and relationships. You and your better half walk through the world, meeting people who may want to be your friend or may want to destroy your connection. Stay close to your partner to stay safe!

INSTRUCTIONS:

> Let enemies come between you when you are within the relationship circle.

> Don't let them come between you if you are out of the circle (you will lose).

> Collect coins, pandas, and secret kitties!(?)

CONTROLS:

ARROW KEYS - movement

OR

LEFT MOUSE - movement

ENTER - navigate menus

Thanks for playing! Please rate and leave comments!

Comments24

mcapraro16 Dec 2013, 04:44

really well done and really neat idea!

Donutttt16 Dec 2013, 20:44

Very clever, well represented idea, one of the better takes on the theme that I've seen so far.

primaerfunktion16 Dec 2013, 20:45

The idea is really great.

celsyum16 Dec 2013, 20:47

cool implementation :D very unique and gameplay is very user friendly

vallde16 Dec 2013, 20:56

Love the idea, but bouncing on others is a bit annoying xD, specially when they just get literally over her lol

jimmypaulin16 Dec 2013, 21:21

Really good feel about this game, love the novel mechanic and the artwork, the extra modes round out the experience nicely, thanks :D

Move12716 Dec 2013, 21:32

Very good game, might just have to come back to this one later.

derdragon16 Dec 2013, 23:14

Loved this. Though my "friends" did bludgeon me mercilessly against a wall.

Korwegian16 Dec 2013, 23:16

Took me a while to get the hang of it but I like the game.

Bonifacio216 Dec 2013, 23:20

Nice one. :)

Hyoga-3D17 Dec 2013, 17:00

Good take on the theme!

Linus Lindberg19 Dec 2013, 10:14

I really like this concept, and it's very well implemented! God Job! :D

tomc19 Dec 2013, 18:57

Not bad! Good use of the theme. It was a little easy though -- I was usually able to get all the coins and pandas with a minute to spare.

Those 30 Ninjas19 Dec 2013, 20:13

Cool idea

evilindiegames19 Dec 2013, 20:17

Very nice idea! Love :)

Nelien19 Dec 2013, 23:10

That was a unique game for sure! Cute concept and a lot of nice feedback for whatever you were doing. I wasn't quite sure what the little ghost like people were supposed to be, but I tried to befriend them anyway :). The sound got a bit annoying after a while so I had to turn it down to almost quiet. Overall a great submission! 4/5

multikorv19 Dec 2013, 23:17

Nice mechanics! Original idea.

somepx19 Dec 2013, 23:26

Didn't know submitted games could be bugfixed - my game sorta needed that! I <3 graph and gameplay, a solid entry

Zemmi21 Dec 2013, 18:39

That was a neat mechanic, well done and good use of theme.

Since your partner walks around the whole level I can just hang with her and get everything I need with time to spare. I would enjoy if she moved less, forcing the player to run out of range and risk their ties being severed.

Cute graphics btw, loved the pandas and your partner's heart-shaped face.