Gruffy Guertrouda

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.17
Fun★★★★★★★★★★2.33
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.64
Theme★★★★★★★★★★2.32
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.17
Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.20
Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.36
Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.45
Coolness★★★★★★★★★★74%
A game about empathy and attending to train cars.

IMPORTANT note about Unity Web Version:
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Sometimes it loses focus so you can't click on the menu buttons. If this happens, close the tab and try again. Or, ideally, download the Windows version of the game which does not have this issue :)

Instructions:
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-W,A,S,D or cursor keys to walk around
-Mouse to aim reticle at things to interact with
-Space or E to interact with thing you're looking at
-X to dismount from stool or put down photo
-Press Escape twice during the game to return to main menu

See README.txt for the story, and more detailed gameplay instructions

Comments33

samooJAM29 Apr 2014, 15:52
Good job with the audio and innovation
whilefunauthor30 Apr 2014, 00:47
Thanks, samooJAM!
thenmal
thenmal30 Apr 2014, 02:05
Long journey between each stop made losing really rough, but interesting concept.
bob_fish30 Apr 2014, 12:51
Interesting idea, worth a play. Mouse sensitivity was really high though, I had to turn my mouse dpi down quite a bit to be able to play.
whilefunauthor30 Apr 2014, 12:55
Thanks thenmal. I struggled with correct length for each leg. 5 minutes seemed a bit too long, but less than that seemed too short. Something for the post compo version! :)
whilefunauthor30 Apr 2014, 12:59
Thanks, vogon101 :)
whilefunauthor30 Apr 2014, 13:05
Thanks for the heads up, bob_fish. I will add that to my list of post-compo things to fix. Thanks for playing! :)
Lafie
Lafie2 May 2014, 13:03
Deceptively simple gameplay, as the context provides the incentive to perform those simple actions, as well as giving weight to the success and failure states.

The graphics are appropriate, and I'm impressed with the atmosphere that a texture-less environment can still provide. The excellent audio also helps massively in creating the right atmosphere.
jhrrsn
jhrrsn2 May 2014, 13:07
Cool, moody game. Good use of atmospheric SFX.
whilefunauthor3 May 2014, 15:11
Thanks for playing, and your insight, Lafie. I really wanted to get the environment textured, but had no time left. Something for post-compo, to really round out the look and feel :)
whilefunauthor3 May 2014, 15:12
Thanks, jhrrsn! (also I did play your fixed version, nice work! See comments on your game page)
whilefunauthor3 May 2014, 15:12
Thanks for playing, xdegtyarev! :)
ElStevo3 May 2014, 15:50
Good atmosphere, I like the level it is really well made.
whilefunauthor3 May 2014, 16:15
Thanks a lot, ElStevo! :)
MintArcade
MintArcade3 May 2014, 16:35
Good innovation. I like it.
carrier_signal3 May 2014, 16:51
I can't say I've ever played a sim like this before, great job :)
whilefunauthor3 May 2014, 17:28
thanks, MintArcade!
whilefunauthor3 May 2014, 17:29
Thank you, carrier_signal :)
praporomsk
praporomsk3 May 2014, 21:42
Very good and catching game, I passed through all 3 levels!
But the mouse sensivity seemed crazy for me (my screen resolution is 1366x768), it was so hard to aim for the tiny garbage. Good job though!
whilefunauthor5 May 2014, 01:44
Thanks for playing, praporomsk. I've now added a post compo version that allows you to adjust the mouse sensitivity a bit. I'm happy to hear you finished all 3 legs of the journey :)
ChuiGum
ChuiGum5 May 2014, 03:43
Love the graphics!
Boodog5 May 2014, 04:20
Nice job. Good audio and lighting!
whilefunauthor5 May 2014, 14:41
Thanks, ChuiGum!
whilefunauthor5 May 2014, 14:56
Thanks, Boodog!
ccglp
ccglp5 May 2014, 15:37
It's good, 3D environment is a great job!
whilefunauthor6 May 2014, 21:12
Thanks, ccglp :)
DonovanWu
DonovanWu12 May 2014, 01:20
Nice work! I've never seen any kind of game like this. It's innovative!
elefantopia
elefantopia18 May 2014, 03:43
Wow. Nice challenge, balancing fear and gruffness. Nice easy controls for a very serious game. Great work.
Sestren19 May 2014, 11:14
I really liked this entry. The audio helped a lot both in terms of atmosphere and as a gameplay aid. That last minute on the last leg of the journey, I had just enough time to make it back to my room after doing one last sweep through and stare at the photo of my son for a few seconds hoping none of the other passengers opened a window or threw trash on the ground (I had 7 infractions going into the last leg, so I knew I had a pretty thin margin of error left). I got +2 infractions, and just barely managed to make it. Pretty intense!
whilefunauthor20 May 2014, 20:55
Thanks DonovanWu, elefantopia, and Sestren :) Sorry I didn't see these comments earlier. Thanks for playing!

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