Happiness

by fenmar
Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.78
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.62
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.53
Theme★★★★★★★★★★2.50
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.06
Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.92
Humor★★★★★★★★★★3.04
Mood★★★★★★★★★★4.03
Coolness★★★★★★★★★★65%
Happiness is a Third-Person jump and run. Navigate the levels with A and D or the arrow keys. Jump with Space. This game uses WebGL. It works with the latest Google Chrome and Firefox builds. Also make sure you have sound enabled.

Made with HTML5, Javascript and the Canvas element using WebGL. Tested with latest Google Chrome and Firefox on Windows.

Makes use of three.js, tween.js and buzz.js. All textures are procedurally generated.

Have fun! I am sure there is a meaning somewhere...

Comments36

Nnnnneeeedddd15 Dec 2013, 22:53
Creepy, But it was really fun. Good game
ob6160
ob616015 Dec 2013, 22:59
Mind bendingly good :)
sfdnetwork15 Dec 2013, 23:33
Nice. Really Fun and very Gladosy
Crabman
Crabman16 Dec 2013, 00:01
Wow, that was pretty sweet. :D Cool stuff, man!
SamH
SamH16 Dec 2013, 04:04
That was a very interesting experience. Thank you for making that game.
capnramses
capnramses16 Dec 2013, 13:49
that was awesome. voice overs turned a very simple game into a bad-to-the-bone game. well done
Granor16 Dec 2013, 18:18
Super evil voice filter activated!
I used the A and D keys to navigate the level, W and S as suggested in the description didn't work :(
Fenmar
Fenmarauthor16 Dec 2013, 20:06
Thank you all for your feedback so far :-)

@Granor: Derp! Thanks for pointing that out. I fixed the description.
bugninja
bugninja16 Dec 2013, 21:54
Whoa... that was eerie. Great mood, definitely one of my favorite games so far!!!
Hypnohustla
Hypnohustla16 Dec 2013, 22:51
Such a nice and creepy game with great level design. :) Extra points for adding a voice-over. Good job :)
Lacutis16 Dec 2013, 23:36
Wow, your game has amazing atmosphere. Good use of the theme too. Pretty interesting even if there is no way to "win".
GagaPete
GagaPete17 Dec 2013, 11:45
Nice game, first time I played without sound, it was kinda stange but with sound its nice, challenging and unforgiving. The visual style is great. I will check this game out later again, may I can finish it then.
bspa
bspa17 Dec 2013, 18:55
Very nicely done!
scoobyben
scoobyben18 Dec 2013, 16:25
Wow, the atmosphere was amazing - first game to properly suck me in. I loved the light up effect on the floor, and the voiceover
30dogs18 Dec 2013, 16:29
Spectacularly creepy mood. You did a really interesting job of introducing new mechanics on the fly, without having to interrupt the gameplay or explain with text. Very cool experience.
Pixelfan Games
Pixelfan Games18 Dec 2013, 17:07
EPIC. The first game i beat in this Ludum dare. I get addict, cool voice in off, cool story, very polish and good controls. GOOD JOB.
nicso
nicso18 Dec 2013, 17:08
A really a great concept. With a little more love on audio(acting is dificult ^^), it could become something really cool.
stigmawall
stigmawall18 Dec 2013, 17:14
Dammit this scary me a lot! Like the game concept, and the message behind it!
ChrisMingay
ChrisMingay18 Dec 2013, 17:15
Haha wow, that was really cool. The last time I bother looking for happiness, that's for sure!

Really appreciated the level design, I liked how the level blocks were all individual items and a lot of them were interactive in different ways, nice one.
Shaun Lebron18 Dec 2013, 17:23
I actually sat there a minute in the beginning waiting to see if you would acknowledge that I didn't want eternal happiness, and I tried to find a way out without picking it up. I guess I could've closed the window at that point, but then I got lectured for just trying to progress the game :(

Well done on the theme and the destructible level design! And I was happy to hear zombocom narrating it :D
Ysty
Ysty18 Dec 2013, 18:07
Excellent. I loved the mood and look of the game, and the narration was spot on.
XmmmX21 Dec 2013, 23:00
Just perfect. I really love the atmosphere. The audio is also well done. Good job!
SnoringFrog
SnoringFrog22 Dec 2013, 07:02
Nicely done. The audio was interesting, and gameplay felt extremely fluid.
chardish
chardish23 Dec 2013, 22:21
If video games have taught me one thing, it's that narrators in abstract platformer environments are *always* evil.
jimmypaulin
jimmypaulin24 Dec 2013, 14:21
Absolutely amazing! I enjoyed this so much, thank you! One of the strongest narrative games this LD so far - the way the entire experience was orchestrated by the voiceover was just brilliant. It really was creepy in a GlaDOS kind of way, but with a much drier humour - your accent added to the effect if you don't mind my so saying! The way the environment responded to you in surprising ways kept it feeling really fresh. I suppose I'd have liked a final encounter to finish it off akin to the dark area, but really I'm nitpicking - great work!
zatyka
zatyka24 Dec 2013, 14:34
Awesome experience. The narrator, and other audio, really did it for me.
tobbez
tobbez24 Dec 2013, 14:54
Nice game, the voice acting and the blocks that move are really nice additions. Looking past that, the levels don't realy include any challange or puzzles and I feel like giving us a close to unsolvable puzzle instead of just running forevenr would fit better with the game as it is.
Zener25 Dec 2013, 12:59
Incredible intro, the voice is awesome! I like how the environment changes as you play
jonask
jonask25 Dec 2013, 13:46
Nice atmosphere!
caranha
caranha25 Dec 2013, 13:56
That was a very engaging game, thank you a lot for it!

I really enjoyed the voices - even though there is only one path, it did feel like it was reacting to your actions.

Cheers!
euske
euske25 Dec 2013, 13:59
It's well made, but I don't see the connection to the theme.
pkenney
pkenney28 Dec 2013, 01:34
Wow this game took my by surprise! One of the most engaging compo entries I've played, great work. It had me scrambling around, played with my expectations in an interesting way, and came to a finish before anything got tired or worn out. Great work!
Aaants
Aaants1 Jan 2014, 23:19
Nice game and eerie voice acting.

I'm possibly a bit biased towards square character platformers in this particular LD though :)
Vi-King Games2 Jan 2014, 02:11
I feel that the music loops could have been a bit longer, they got annoying very quickly. Besides that, the voice acting and dark colors really worked well to make an eerie, creepy mood. Certainly worth playing.
Rialgar5 Jan 2014, 22:19
I can't decide between humor and mood, because it made me smile, am I a bad person? ;)

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