Monster Academy

by feiss
Overall★★★★★★★★★★4.18
Fun★★★★★★★★★★4.39
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.62
Theme★★★★★★★★★★4.18
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★4.33
Audio★★★★★★★★★★4.08
Humor★★★★★★★★★★4.41
Mood★★★★★★★★★★4.03
Coolness★★★★★★★★★★77%
Welcome to Monster Academy!

Are you a good Monster? Prepare your mouse for some lessons!

Total possible score, after all rounds, is 200

Tested on Chrome. Update your browser to the last version if you have problems. I think it does not run on phones/tablets :(

Done with Playground.js library by @rezoner.

Comments91

qkerguelen
qkerguelen23 Aug 2015, 22:37
Great one! It was really fun :D
Deity
Deity23 Aug 2015, 22:40
Can't rate it since I haven't submitted yet but I LOVE this game. (played to the end).

Love the dialog and the little dance before each mini-game starts. Nice work!
kcaze
kcaze24 Aug 2015, 06:05
My score: 111.

Not sure if I'm a good monster or me so bad :P

This was obviously Warioware inspired but the graphics, sounds, and overall presentation was really well done. The monster is really cute and the minigames are good minigames. Well done!
DaanVanYperen
DaanVanYperen24 Aug 2015, 08:16
Always surprised at your talent at picking up any style and making it appealing. I'm in love with the monster cutscene.
feissauthor24 Aug 2015, 08:36
Thanks guys!
Kcaze: total score is 200, so you are not a bad monster :)
Daan: wow, thanks! ^^
pirate_shell24 Aug 2015, 11:10
Great art! Cool music and sounds and awesome and adorable take on the theme. It felt very polished although some of the mini games could have been explained better. Overall, very nice entry!
johnhackworth24 Aug 2015, 12:06
This is the most original take on the theme I've seen until now :)
Techblogogy
Techblogogy24 Aug 2015, 12:16
Neat little game. I loved it
Spyboy24 Aug 2015, 13:25
111, Great work for only 48h!
MrDave
MrDave24 Aug 2015, 13:27
I knew I was going to give this 5 stars for sound within the first 5 seconds. I found this game amazing everything just feels right from the drawing style to the sound to the games. Loads of fun and I hope this game rates really well!
terop24 Aug 2015, 13:27
This was pretty original. Nice music too, and many subgames in it.
NekuSoul
NekuSoul24 Aug 2015, 13:28
Wario-Ware-like minigame-mania? Count me in!
Nailed it in every category and that transition-scene is pure gold!
AdenMansonGames24 Aug 2015, 13:29
My score 93. Really good game I loved it!
TomBoogaart24 Aug 2015, 13:30
very cool, nice text effects
lubos
lubos24 Aug 2015, 13:32
Best use of theme:) Great game on all fronts.
Kaev
Kaev24 Aug 2015, 17:07
It was the funniest game i played on this site. It's like Wario Ware, just better (and funnier)!
jsmars
jsmars24 Aug 2015, 18:45
Very nice little game! Great feel and very well polished, nice job! :)
axoona
axoona24 Aug 2015, 21:10
nice game, short and funny
conormn24 Aug 2015, 22:30
Great style!!
foolmoron
foolmoron25 Aug 2015, 04:49
Got 126. Great graphics and presentation, minigames really had that snappy Warioware feel!
Pierrec25 Aug 2015, 06:17
the custscene animation (btw 2 games) is the best
omaha25 Aug 2015, 06:25
This is wonderful in so may ways. Very nice work.
feissauthor25 Aug 2015, 09:31
Thanks people! :_)
amy74225 Aug 2015, 16:18
Lots of fun! HAd a big smile on my face!
ladybenko
ladybenko25 Aug 2015, 17:56
Lots of fun, I love the animation before the start of each try!
ManicTheNobody25 Aug 2015, 19:54
Very fun. The firsts game is a bit buggy, in both the sense that that was a pun and in that the finger doesn't always squish like it should.
RiaDelva25 Aug 2015, 19:57
This was the most fun game I played so far from this ludum dare :D
Absolutely wonderful! ^^
TijmenTio25 Aug 2015, 21:40
Looks super good and loved the audio! Plus a really original take on the theme, had a lot of fun :)
dancingmad26 Aug 2015, 00:20
Nice experience !
Difficulty is sometime not balanced.

And of course funny monster and voice =)
Togimaro
Togimaro26 Aug 2015, 00:24
Really fun game! Beautiful graphism and cool gameplay.
Thanks to this game, I'm a good monster now!
mklee
mklee26 Aug 2015, 03:56
Very nice WarioWare-inspired game. The art fits the goofiness of the setup really nicely. Just wish the bug squashing game was a little easier! >_< Great job still!
uvwar
uvwar26 Aug 2015, 04:13
I love warioware, and I love this. More games!
feissauthor26 Aug 2015, 09:23
Thank you!
The trick in the squashing game is to aim with the mouse, not the finger..
Arche-san
Arche-san26 Aug 2015, 09:32
Great "Wario Ware" entry!
The minigames are good. The monster is very "cute" and funny. The difficulty curve is excellent.
Good job! :D
LeafThief
LeafThief26 Aug 2015, 10:16
It's simply great. I love it!
jackrugile
jackrugile27 Aug 2015, 05:09
I can't handle how good this is. It brought me so much joy. I died laughing at the first dancing cutscene ;) Each minigame is super fun. You put together such a cohesive package in all areas of the game. Perfect score from me.

On another note, it was great looking at how you used Playground.js. I learned a lot from your code and some new tricks (both from you and from how to utilize Playground.js). Can't believe how little code was written for this. Nice work!
feissauthor27 Aug 2015, 06:24
Thanks! Hah, I don't think you can learn good things from my code.. I just try to keep it simple, going straight to the point. KISS philosophy plus some bad coding practices :D
dickpoelen
dickpoelen27 Aug 2015, 17:20
This is awesome! Would be great if you can get it to work on phones/tablets
jk5000
jk500027 Aug 2015, 19:27
Great humor
NightShadow0
NightShadow027 Aug 2015, 20:58
Haha this is adorable! I could not for the life of me squash those bugs though, it felt like the finger should've hit a wider area, and the puzzles were not at all conductive to this gameplay style. Ended up with 91... It was a lot of fun though, nice work!
Pietro Ferrantelli
Pietro Ferrantelli27 Aug 2015, 22:09
Greatest humor I've seen so far ! Audio is great, I definitely love your artstyle and it was tons of fun to play. The transition animation made me laugh everytime. One of my favourite solo games this LD. So many 5's ;D
feissauthor27 Aug 2015, 22:52
Thanks! Yup, I have to make it work on mobile.. It works on some androids already, buy the interaction has to be adjusted.
ChuiGum
ChuiGum28 Aug 2015, 05:43
Awesome, one of my favorite so far. Awesome in humor and mood. Love the art style too!
guoboism29 Aug 2015, 01:04
Overall 5/5! Nice to see a Wario styled game! Everything is done to build a very lovely monster!
miwuc
miwuc29 Aug 2015, 05:18
Fun and really impressive level of polish. I also considered doing a wario ware-like game at one point, but knew I couldn't produce enough content in 48h >_< I'm really impressed!
OnionBlaze
OnionBlaze29 Aug 2015, 06:59
I couldn't keep up, ahahah. Very fun!
DAT.NOT.MY.GAME!29 Aug 2015, 12:36
Great! Very pretty monster and nice gameplay/replayability!
Taldius29 Aug 2015, 13:03
Awesome game! I really liked the Wario Ware feeling, great job!
YellowLime
YellowLime29 Aug 2015, 15:02
Amazing; it looks and sounds good, and it all clicks nicely. 108 out of 200.
01010111
0101011129 Aug 2015, 20:35
Such an awesome entry! A few of the games were a little frustrating, but that's the beauty of minigames - onto something fun right away! Great work!!
xvw
xvw30 Aug 2015, 12:24
My score... 88! (I'm terrible)

I LOVE this hyperactive monster! :D
Biruts30 Aug 2015, 14:04
Very nice project guys, i really love it, please check our game too and if you liked it give us a vote. Look for Road to hell and enjoy.
Ithildin
Ithildin30 Aug 2015, 22:37
I LOVED it! :D
Great humour, polished minigames, and brilliant sound design.
Congrats!!
ChaosCult31 Aug 2015, 19:26
Great as always, mr. Goberna =) It was sad that you missed LD 32.
feissauthor31 Aug 2015, 21:57
Thanks again guys! :_)

Jupiter: that was very kind of you, thank you! :)

ChaosCult: yup, it's always difficult to have a whole weekend available, I usually plan it with 1 month in advance, but real life wins sometimes :_)
Nice words, thank you Mr. ChaosCult member :)
Galan31 Aug 2015, 22:55
Wow, everything in this game worked exactly right.
S0lll0s
S0lll0s2 Sep 2015, 10:50
very cool. The graphics and sound effects are awesome, it is polished to the max and plays well. I think I kinda suck at it though, scored 99 in the end :D
roaringcatgames
roaringcatgames3 Sep 2015, 20:25
Me no good at this game! Me mad!

Great entry!

-Loi LeMix
LukeZaz
LukeZaz4 Sep 2015, 03:15
Some parts were a bit difficult, others a bit too easy. Other than that this game is really well made. Loved all the effects and transitions.
hexagore
hexagore5 Sep 2015, 13:36
Whoa. Solid 5 stars for everything. Just wonderful. Everything about it. Oh my god.
Larzan
Larzan5 Sep 2015, 14:24
I can't stop grinning!
What a blast to play, love the art style, the animations, the colors, the way it starts easy and gets more difficult, just a big fat WOW!
Awesome game!
Slothmachine
Slothmachine5 Sep 2015, 14:28
Great fun! I really enjoy these WarioWare style minigames. Graphics are really well made. Great minimalistic style and colors!
CreamyBacon15 Sep 2015, 15:57
Fun game, really liked the biting one, but that bug one was hard! Great Job!
Wekid5 Sep 2015, 16:08
Awesome Game!
walsh9
walsh95 Sep 2015, 17:37
I love everything about this.
Mutt5 Sep 2015, 19:37
Fantastic audio / visual presentation. Really entertaining little waste of time :)
chuckeles
chuckeles5 Sep 2015, 19:40
My score: 95. I had a blast playing this game! Perfect!
CtrlAltTea5 Sep 2015, 20:29
This is probably the most insane game I've played this ld... and I absolutely adore it!
Drauthius
Drauthius5 Sep 2015, 21:33
Hehe, that was adorable.
feissauthor5 Sep 2015, 22:29
Wow wow woww! Thank you guys! I really appreciate it. I had a lot of fun making it hoping some people get the same fun and sense of humor, and many of you did, which makes me very happy! :D
Galvesmash5 Sep 2015, 22:31
One of the best games I played in this LD. If you release a mobile version with a timer indicator in each mini-game tell me so I can download it!
NickMakesGames8 Sep 2015, 00:12
Well I'm certainly not the first person to say that this is like WarioWare, haha. As much as I enjoyed this collection of minigames, I feel like they were lacking in two key areas relative to something that you might find in other rapid-fire minigame collections.
1)WarioWare games have clearly defined and easily visible timers which make the end-point of a minigame easy to predict. In this game, the ending of a minigame feels kind of abrupt and unexpected.
2)WarioWare minigames are generally all-or-nothing. You either complete a minigame or you don't. You're told, in no uncertain terms, whether you did well or not. These minigames have kind of victory gradients which feel less satisfying. If I smash three bugs on the first minigame, should I feel good about that? Was I expected to smash that many? Was I expected to perform better than that? It's difficult to tell, which leads to a less rewarding experience overall.
I hope I don't sound overly negative towards your game - I actually really enjoyed it. The presentation is wonderful and charming, and really helps make this a fun and memorable game.
feissauthor8 Sep 2015, 13:31
Wow!! Thanks, your tips are very good, and I agree with you. The timer would be very easy to add, I just didn't think of it. The difficult curve is done in minutes, procedurally, and not very good at all, it would need to be adjusted. Also, the binary result (pass or no pass) or at least a much more clear scoring system would definitively help. Now it's quite obscure.

Thanks a lot! :)
MAnimal
MAnimal11 Sep 2015, 15:25
AAAAAAAAAAAAA. Madnes. Its very funny. When i was collecting picture, i was completely laugh explode.
DuzDuz11 Sep 2015, 17:00
Really fun! The idea is good
Pusty
Pusty11 Sep 2015, 23:47
115. Haha nice graphics, love the sounds!
dunin
dunin12 Sep 2015, 08:28
100. I'm not a great monster. But it was really fun!
bombjack
bombjack12 Sep 2015, 15:05
tried twice but the game hanged.
GFM
GFM12 Sep 2015, 15:49
Really funny and cute graphics! The character's mumbling remind a lot of Banjo Kazooie and it made the cutscenes quite funny (together with the great graphics!).

Great job!
Ellian
Ellian14 Sep 2015, 22:09
113! This is great, really well done in such a short time. Lots of fun

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