Ludum Dare #33compo

They Call Us Monsters

by takenapeveryday

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.04

Fun★★★★★★★★★★2.61

Innovation★★★★★★★★★★2.57

Theme★★★★★★★★★★4.07

Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.71

Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.62

Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.14

Coolness★★★★★★★★★★52%

A short (less than 5 minutes) narrative point-and-click adventure about being a monster in a fantasy game world.

Controls/how to play:

Use your mouse.

Click somewhere on the screen to walk in that direction.

Click on an object to walk to it.

Click an object when you are standing next to it to interact or examine it.

Press Alt+Enter to switch between fullscreen and windowed mode. (Windows)

Press Escape to return to title/quit. (Windows)

Because I ran out of time, there is no sound or music. While the game gets its point across, I'd like to flesh it out in a post-compo version.

Tools used: Game Maker Studio, XBRZPXL, GIMP 2.

I also used a few scripts from GMLscripts.com.

Update: Web port added. The display issues worked on for the web port also benefited the Windows version, which will now allow you to resize the game window or switch to fullscreen (Alt+Enter) without having the on-screen text being cut off.

Comments20

TurtleP24 Aug 2015, 06:06

Great art, story, definitely fit the theme. Kind of expected a bit more, but still good!

Hendri24 Aug 2015, 12:30

Very nice little game. I really liked the art. I'm kinda sad that it didn't last longer, but overall very good game.

aberdeenphoenix25 Aug 2015, 00:38

Is the only thing that it's possible to do light the fire? Nice art, though.

Wevel25 Aug 2015, 00:58

Not much to do but it is quite sad

trashmob25 Aug 2015, 00:58

Very nice art. :D

patvanmackelberg25 Aug 2015, 01:01

Awesome little point and click. No real "Gameplay" but it was a nice little interactive story!

retrogradeorbit25 Aug 2015, 01:01

The wry sense of humour in the story is great. I really want to sit at the fire and cook Erasmuses (Erasmusis?) head and read poetry? Is that possible?

kcaze25 Aug 2015, 01:01

Nice art and responsive controls. Content was lacking and there was some slow down when walking back from the fire.

retrogradeorbit25 Aug 2015, 01:02

Also good walk cycle and breathing monster animation.

jcourt25 Aug 2015, 01:43

Good for the theme. I wish there was more though.

TakeNapEverydayauthor25 Aug 2015, 12:34

Thanks for the comments. The plan was to be able to ceremonially burn what's left of your possessions in the fire. Looking back now, I should have taken an extra day to add more content and submitted to the jam.

Pickens Inc.26 Aug 2015, 14:56

Sad and yet quite nice little tale. Surprisingly little to do, I found myself wanting to get revenge on these 'heroes'.

Reccy26 Aug 2015, 17:08

Damn, I feel really sad now. I honestly wasn't expecting much but I was pleasantly surprised :D
I wish there was more!