One Soul

by edrache
Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.37
Fun★★★★★★★★★★2.37
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.83
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.65
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.76
Audio★★★★★★★★★★2.63
Humor★★★★★★★★★★1.83
Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.78
Coolness★★★★★★★★★★100%
You will see souls of people that are in clinical death.
They can live again or they can go to heaven or hell.
You will decide, but you can choose only ONE soul.
This is a very short not-game, but still someone wins or loses and not You. Not this time.

Comments51

Zephyr Raine15 Dec 2013, 22:55
This is a cute and inspiring game. Congrats!
CaptainNakou
CaptainNakou15 Dec 2013, 23:09
That's an original idea, the succession of choice. Good job!
Juno Nguyen16 Dec 2013, 09:41
Perhaps I should be locked from playing again once I have made my choice?
Moist
Moist16 Dec 2013, 09:42
It's nice to see a LD game which presents the player with a moral dillema. Very original!
ambi16 Dec 2013, 09:47
Neat idea, nice graphics. There's some interesting concepts in this one.
darkblue16 Dec 2013, 09:48
The idea is good, the realisation not so much. In the webgl version I had difficulty to read the adjectives, and couldn't read them more than once. Audio is well suited.
alcorrius
alcorrius16 Dec 2013, 09:50
I really liked it! Good job! Graphics, theme, mood are great. But if you add some beautiful music it would be amazing, I think so))
turnA
turnA16 Dec 2013, 09:57
Interesting games... moral dilemma indeed... :)
milugames16 Dec 2013, 10:53
One of the very best ones I've rated here so far. Great atmosphere, awesome graphics and a very interesting premise.
AlanZucconi16 Dec 2013, 12:25
Very Limbo-esque, but with an extra touch of colour! :) Nice idea!
PaulRdi
PaulRdi16 Dec 2013, 12:38
Nice Idea! Awsome Graphics! Awsome Sound! Awsome Asthetic!
---> Awsome Game :D
0x0961h
0x0961h16 Dec 2013, 12:38
Very... very strong game. Atmosphere is absolutely great.
Anton_D16 Dec 2013, 12:43
Very original idea! However a little bug in Opera: if you click "decide again" then the game stops working.
Reicher
Reicher16 Dec 2013, 12:45
Really like the idea, look and feel!
I could only send people to heaven? Heaven have a rapist now=/
edrache
edracheauthor16 Dec 2013, 12:46
Thank you so much for your comments. Trust me I wasn't except that kind of feedback :) I started this "game" after realizing that my first concept was too much complicated for 48h jam. You can test it here:
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/97775/ludumdare28/old/index.html

I wanted to add music, but I spent about hour on trying to create some and I failed, so I record my voice and used it.
I know that interface is a little crappy, but I had no time to repair it.
ExtreLime
ExtreLime16 Dec 2013, 12:48
You're right, it is not the game. But it's a very atmospheric thing! Great graphic design, good sound.
Threef16 Dec 2013, 15:27
That's nice, but I would like to see if I've choosen good. ;)
alvarop16 Dec 2013, 15:32
Wow, this is a very good concept. It looks more like an art installation than a game. I would love to see something like this in a big screen, in a city, where you could just "play" this as you walk past it. Beautiful, too. One of my favorites!
SilentBunny16 Dec 2013, 16:02
Was hard to read the traits of the ghosts. I liked the randomization though.
Lustdante
Lustdante16 Dec 2013, 17:03
Very haunting game! LD needs more experiments like this.
andrewkennedy
andrewkennedy16 Dec 2013, 17:16
Really cool take on the theme - It would be really nice if each person could only play it once.
Move127
Move12716 Dec 2013, 17:20
Really interesting. It would be cool if we could see what kinds of souls have been sent to heaven or hell by other people.
ChaseC16 Dec 2013, 17:45
Very good job incorporating the theme.
ittlebit16 Dec 2013, 18:26
Original idea, Visually cohesive and elegant play. Nice Work!
jillytot
jillytot16 Dec 2013, 19:10
I am the decider!
phi616 Dec 2013, 19:26
Yes, once this is done, being able to bring all the results together to see what kind of souls are being sent to where would be cool! Maybe some kind of infographic :)

Anyway, great graphics and mood!
ThatGuy16 Dec 2013, 19:54
Fun game that somewhat forces you to look at yourself as you choose what should happen to these souls. Short but sweet, good job!
Atmospherium
Atmospherium16 Dec 2013, 19:58
I really like that you have a running tally of everyone's decisions. I'm surprised that the LD community is letting that many people into heaven. ;)

The mood on this is fantastic, the audio and visuals really work incredibly well. Great experimental game.
whiteknife16 Dec 2013, 20:14
Cool premise and great graphics! Short, but sweet!
edrache
edracheauthor16 Dec 2013, 20:16
Thank you again for your feedback.

I know that more information about sent souls would be great, but I have to say that my programming skills (and lack of time to find this in the internet :)) failed making it happen and this information is not sending to server :(

About result of your choices I am surprised that you prefer to kill soul (yes, sending it to heaven or hell is killing) than send it back to life :)
dementor561
dementor56116 Dec 2013, 22:05
its cool but i cant figure it out
Thein
Thein17 Dec 2013, 00:12
It's a clever idea, and I really liked seeing the global counters. A very short and sweet experience!
WhoaConstrictor
WhoaConstrictor17 Dec 2013, 10:17
Chilling. I like how none of the souls I encountered were perfectly good or perfectly bad.
bitserum17 Dec 2013, 11:33
Nice entry, good mood. I was having a quote in my head from Dr. Who while setting souls free "EVERYBODY LIVES!" :)
TinyMoonStudios
TinyMoonStudios17 Dec 2013, 12:51
Solid graphical style but I would have like to have been able to click the souls again to make sure that I was picking the right one.
MaTX
MaTX17 Dec 2013, 12:57
Graphics are nice and the concept could be cool, but I am not sure if I am having any effect or not. You say I can choose only one but I did it twice... bug?
edrache
edracheauthor17 Dec 2013, 13:03
@TinyMoonStudios: I am sorry, but you have only one chance to know something about soul. There are many many souls waiting for decision, there is no time...

Don't ask me why. I've just made this connection between two worlds. I don't decide how it works...

:)
edrache
edracheauthor17 Dec 2013, 13:07
@MaTX: you can choose only one soul to take it to heaven, hell or back to life. Then "game" ends. You can play again but it is another game. Maybe I could block playing more than once, maybe it would be better or worse. I made this decision and I can't change it now :)
Ludipe
Ludipe17 Dec 2013, 13:25
I like this not-game, it's an interesting concept with hard ethical decisions. I'd like to see deeper stats, like how many people picked each person, how many sent him back to life, how many sent them to hell,etc.
@TeddyNashor17 Dec 2013, 14:15
Im too nice to send anyone to hell. lol
Goog job, and thanks for the game!
SunShiranui17 Dec 2013, 14:18
Interesting concept. The only problem I had with it is that I couldn't read well the souls' descriptions. Good job!
ENDESGA
ENDESGA18 Dec 2013, 00:35
This is a brilliant touching game, I love it!
Diptoman
Diptoman18 Dec 2013, 07:57
Reading the 4-5 characteristics for each soul all at once was hard, combined with the fact that you couldn't see them again. It would've been nice if you could show some different typed out story of each soul after they were sent to heaven/hell, to add to the replay value. But great aesthetics. Enjoyed it.
Cheshyr
Cheshyr18 Dec 2013, 22:41
interesting concept. i wonder how people would decide if they didn't see the current statistics first. It would be nice to be able to go back and review a soul more than once. great graphics and audio. nicely done.
Venks20 Dec 2013, 08:26
Very good use of the theme. You've got my vote.
javifugitivo
javifugitivo22 Dec 2013, 07:02
It's an interesting concept. Could be used to study about moral values ​​of the people. Nice graphics!
Redskizzers24 Dec 2013, 03:54
Accidentally sent a violent kidnapping murderer to heaven because I thought it said he was kidnapped and murdered. Whoops.
archaeometrician
archaeometrician24 Dec 2013, 15:21
Nice atmosphere, I like the idea, I was really not expecting this. Great work !
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