Scratch

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.38
Fun★★★★★★★★★★2.75
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★2.80
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.89
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.80
Humor★★★★★★★★★★3.59
Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.53
Coolness★★★★★★★★★★79%
This is a game of extreme teen angst! It's a visual novel, so the controls are pretty simple:

SPACE: advance text
ENTER: confirm/advance text
ARROW KEYS: pick option
ESCAPE: quit
F: toggle fullscreen (off by default)

Note - I didn't spend much energy on this game. It's primarily for fun, and not so much a test of my limits. :) Still, enjoy! It should be playable in 5 minutes at the most.

Source is included in the game.

screenshot

Comments32

Pierrec28 Apr 2014, 01:03
Not your best game of course but I enjoyed it and it surprised me. twice. in a 2 seconds intervals. cool.
jtpup028 Apr 2014, 03:47
Did not see that coming in the end xD, great game nonetheless
madhoe
madhoe28 Apr 2014, 03:50
Oh my god. THE SURPRISE.
Liens
Liens28 Apr 2014, 03:52
Nice take on the theme. Not sure what that thing was though, maybe aliens.
Jonochrome28 Apr 2014, 03:55
I got so engaged in that, and then--abrupt lovely confusion. That was quite enjoyable.
Dreii
Dreii28 Apr 2014, 04:56
Lol! I love how the friend is just like, "Oh, why diddnt you tell me sooner? ok bye." Nice suprise though :)
kratorspore
kratorspore28 Apr 2014, 16:37
Hehe nice! That was sure unexpected! Nicely done.
smikulcik28 Apr 2014, 16:39
Nice twist at the end.
lorniebear28 Apr 2014, 16:43
I like the graphics! :)
trueyomic28 Apr 2014, 16:45
It pulls you in to give you an interesting surprise at the end. The best part of this game was the graphics. I always like games with multiple endings, so that was a plus.
KayZ28 Apr 2014, 16:47
There needs to be a category for storytelling or something :). Even played twice to see different dialog and endings.
Khopa
Khopa28 Apr 2014, 18:58
Boy, that escalated quickly !
muramasa
muramasa28 Apr 2014, 19:15
YEEEEEEEHHH! I'm an evil creature! I enjoyed it, like, every part of it. Except for the sound, because it doesn't has any.
xgeovanni28 Apr 2014, 19:17
That ending is up there with The Usual Suspects and Virtue's Last Reward.

Also: Boom, voice acting: https://soundcloud.com/xgeovanni/scratch
(Feel free to contact me with job offers. I won't get out of bed for less that $80 000).
burgerdare28 Apr 2014, 19:36
pretty cool, although I should note that white text on a yellow background is often not a superb choice.
fullmontis
fullmontis28 Apr 2014, 20:55
That made me WTF pretty hard in the end. I really enjoy the graphics, really pleasant on the eyes.
theholychicken28 Apr 2014, 21:22
Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

That ending D:
Brilliant work on the extreme teen angst part.. I feel so disgusted with the way the character is disgusted with herself that it actually made it make more sense if you know what I mean.
PaperBlurt
PaperBlurt29 Apr 2014, 09:14
First manga styled game in this LD I've spotted so far.
Nice little game!
Jeremias
Jeremias29 Apr 2014, 12:06
This end xD nice one.
HybridMind
HybridMind29 Apr 2014, 23:22
I liked the surprise at the end. A tale of alienation becomes more literal! ;) Nice capturing of teen angst in the dialog. I was just clicking right along reading up the story, totally sucked into it.
Noah Ratcliff
Noah Ratcliff29 Apr 2014, 23:41
That was so deep and then all of the sudden just what. Played through again, sad I got the same path even though I changed my responses. Still a great game!
Halbernacht30 Apr 2014, 23:42
Wasn't expecting to see another VN in Ludum Dare. Really liked the twist and twist's design.
Delca1 May 2014, 10:07
I just LOVED the graphic style. Wish I could draw like this (I am awful with human-shaped things).
It is a shame that there is only one ending, because I would have gladly played through it multiple time to find them all (which I already did, and always got the same ending).
Great job anyway, loved it!
Moosefly1 May 2014, 12:44
The simplistic graphics style worked wonders, but for me the story wasn't all that compelling. Too bad I also spoiled myself a bit on the other comments :(.

Anssi@MooseflyGames
Nichii
Nichii1 May 2014, 12:48
Nice game. Now, only if there is multiple endings :P
solkar
solkar1 May 2014, 12:50
I know some people exactly like that.
VictoryGarden2 May 2014, 06:47
I... really liked this. I thought the main character was just transgendered and severely depressed at first, and then... that twist *_* I actually don't have much of anything to add as far as concrit--the game looks great, with good color design and well-chosen images. It may be tiny, but I think it was just the right size for the scope, the twist, and the ideas at hand. A nice game, and I appreciated that you put in multiple endings for such a small project.

Now I want to go take a look at your work for the other competitions! Thank you. This was a nice breather in-between everything else.
Martin_Monosys2 May 2014, 18:20
Cool game, I really enjoyed it. I was missing some sound/music, but still... ;) I made a game by the same name, but yours is better, of course!
King_Mew3 May 2014, 20:18
I loved it. The ending caught me off guard :P
rfgpfeiffer4 May 2014, 15:50
Hey bentosmile! I immediately recognized your style on the tiny thumbnail screenshot. I have played your visual novels on my Ouya. Air Pressure was - "fun" is not the right word - really engaging.

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