Beneath The Surface of the Mind

by jtcrash
Overall★★★★★★★★★★2.11
Fun★★★★★★★★★★1.84
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★2.81
Theme★★★★★★★★★★2.96
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★2.48
Mood★★★★★★★★★★2.41
Coolness★★★★★★★★★★49%
So, didn't make it nearly as far as I wanted to. But as my first game I figured I did alright.

So there isn't much to do in game, it is survivalist at this point as there is nothing much to do but walk around the map. The logic may be a bit broken but the idea is if you are alone you will eventually "die" but getting swamped by crowds can set you off emotionally, so you have to avoid these situations.

Right now, nothing happens when one of your emotion bars reaches full but the idea is that you'd lose if any of the red bars goes full, or the happy bar goes empty.

Also no sound :(

Comments15

Pete_H28 Apr 2014, 03:25
I liked the tone set by the into screen and the topic but once in the game I wasn't quite sure what was going on!
jtcrashauthor28 Apr 2014, 03:42
Added some comments up above in the notes section, this isn't the most complete game there has ever been :)
Quady14
Quady1428 Apr 2014, 03:47
Agreed with Pete_H, it was a little tough to tell what was going on, definitely some interesting systems going on in there though! With some more work could be an interesting project!
clearlyspam2328 Apr 2014, 03:51
The graphics were nice (the people could have used more work, but the intro and tileset were pretty nice). That said, I wasnt quite sure what I was supposed to do in the game.
gikdew
gikdew28 Apr 2014, 07:07
Nice one!
IAmSpencer28 Apr 2014, 08:28
Interesting take on the theme, well done for 48 hours! :)
DarkMeatGames29 Apr 2014, 00:03
I liked the concept, but felt confused about what I should be doing in game. Did the other people matter?
jtcrashauthor29 Apr 2014, 21:38
I ran out of time before I could finish this game off. But, yeah the other people adversely affect the emotion bars in the lower left. You can change your emotions in the upper right and it will affect different internal emotions. So for example, if your fear level gets too high you can switch to the frowny face to reduce your fear but will reduce your happiness.
marccspro
marccspro29 Apr 2014, 21:48
It's not bad for I first game continue !
sudorossy
sudorossy1 May 2014, 00:06
Interesting idea, a shame you couldn't do more with it
MunkeeBacon
MunkeeBacon1 May 2014, 00:14
Doesn't completely convey what's going on that well, but its neat to look at!
Coin Flip Games1 May 2014, 00:39
Pretty creative idea. I think if you expanded on it, it could be a fun game.
ZQMony1 May 2014, 00:52
This is a good start. With some more work this game could become something special.
Thorig
Thorig1 May 2014, 09:25
Good try for your first Ludum Dare. Keep going.
Waterman74 May 2014, 11:55
Interesting concept, you should definitely keep working on this! Would love to see a version of this with some actual gameplay in it.
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