Monochrome

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.95
Fun★★★★★★★★★★2.85
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.12
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.32
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★4.09
Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.88
Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.13
Mood★★★★★★★★★★4.58
Coolness★★★★★★★★★★60%
Monochrome is a short and moody point-and-click story-based experience.

A cold winter night. An old man stands in front of the window, gazing into the horizon. Colors evade him, and so does the light. What is it out there, that he is drawn to?

Instructions:
Click on objects to see their descriptions. Click on the ground to move.

Comments39

ApoorvaJ
ApoorvaJauthor15 Dec 2013, 21:31
My first Ludum Dare game! I hope you guys enjoy it.
sheigeno
sheigeno16 Dec 2013, 08:12
..(T_T) this game is soo deep, i like it :)
Tao
Tao16 Dec 2013, 09:35
Poignant, touching, kept me riveted.
PaperBlurt
PaperBlurt16 Dec 2013, 09:49
Both pretty to see and play!
Sebastian
Sebastian16 Dec 2013, 09:55
A very touching work of art, great work.
rorycooke16 Dec 2013, 10:17
my favorite game of the compo so far, Its seems complete I don't think you need to add any thing to it

it's really good :)
Suese
Suese16 Dec 2013, 10:20
Interesting. There are two entries called "monochrome". I couldn't figure out what to do aside from clicking on all the objects. It's more an interactive piece of artwork than it is a game, no?
Kar16 Dec 2013, 10:25
That was simply brilliant. The story, music, graphics, everything is great here. Congrats.
kookoon
kookoon16 Dec 2013, 10:31
Nice feels.
Awesome. :D
Coblynau16 Dec 2013, 10:33
Damn, can't score lower than top marks on Mood, what an emotionally driven story. Well done!
crockid516 Dec 2013, 10:46
Wasn't fun, I didn't understand what I was supposed to do, got bored after examining objects for around 5 minutes. Really nice mood though, poor old man.
TheCze16 Dec 2013, 10:52
Really great entry. I liked the way you worked with the colors.
SamH
SamH16 Dec 2013, 10:53
The mood and the artwork are great. I'm a bit frustrated by the slow pace, though; it almost feels like the game is lagging and I must admit it didn’t motivate me enough to play to the end.
Dry Tree
Dry Tree16 Dec 2013, 10:57
good work on the story and pixel art
ParaPup16 Dec 2013, 11:12
Wow the thought in the game is great, Touch and deep love the story you got.
sarang16 Dec 2013, 11:49
Nice one! Simple enough to navigate, touching enough to keep on exploring and the subtle color changes made it more "interaction inviting"
Avichal16 Dec 2013, 14:01
Nice game Apporva :)
SnehaEndait16 Dec 2013, 17:13
Beautiful! I wanted to keep clicking for more colors !
kik0729
kik072916 Dec 2013, 19:45
Damn fine entry. Reminded me of To The Moon in a way.
Crisius8816 Dec 2013, 21:17
I love the art work, fits very well. The music fits the scene very well.
soy_yuma16 Dec 2013, 23:04
It's a great game! I really liked it!
person124
person12417 Dec 2013, 00:04
This game is amazing.
Diptoman
Diptoman17 Dec 2013, 09:00
Wonderful use of the theme, and the atmosphere/story is perfectly crafted! Great work with this!
Arkrothe17 Dec 2013, 12:18
The only word that comes to my mind after playing this game is "Beautiful". I love the way you've used the theme with a simple story but still created something that's deep.
mrjordan18 Dec 2013, 06:51
Wow, I *love* the mood you set. Stroke of brilliance, draining color from the objects you interact with.
drkrunk
drkrunk18 Dec 2013, 09:30
This game was so well-done and moving. My girlfriend cried while playing it, the mood was perfect.
Zerot19 Dec 2013, 13:25
More story than game, but I liked it.
madflame991
madflame99119 Dec 2013, 20:40
I almost shed a tear! Great art game, both from a graphics perspective but especially from a story perspective. I started playing being absolutely sure of the ending, but the actual resolution took me by surprise. Good job!
jdpalmer20 Dec 2013, 23:13
I enjoyed both the art and storytelling. Great work.
arrogant.gamer
arrogant.gamer21 Dec 2013, 22:55
Unity, eh? From the sound of it, this is a pretty epically cool game that I won't get to play because there isn't a linux build. //(T.T)\\
psychomonster
psychomonster22 Dec 2013, 03:12
Awesome presentation. I touched me really. cool game art. nice soundstrack... well written short story. Enjoyed it!
GarethIW
GarethIW30 Dec 2013, 12:49
A superb dose of melancholy.
isaacmarco31 Dec 2013, 15:59
I see it as a very nice and original experiment. I love the speed of the old man
s73ph4n1 Jan 2014, 14:06
Wow. This is gorgeous. I will play it again later for sure. Congrats. Makes me want to learn Unity ;) What did you use for tilemaps?
jimmypaulin
jimmypaulin1 Jan 2014, 19:40
Wow, that packed some real emotional punch! Thank you for that pause in my day - moving and haunting, this is a great "game"
Shaun Lebron7 Jan 2014, 21:15
this made me cry. the monochrome effect on objects is a really good way to drive the way story and interaction. and that ending..

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