Ludum Dare #34compo

1minuteBaby

by jeroenwimmers

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.31

Fun★★★★★★★★★★2.51

Innovation★★★★★★★★★★4.13

Theme★★★★★★★★★★4.19

Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.96

Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.38

Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.83

Coolness★★★★★★★★★★51%

In this game you grow a baby, develop it's brains and jumpstart its heart. This how life gets made. Give it a go.

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NOTE: moving fast does not make the parts grow faster.
relax and take your time.

EDIT: I made a post compo! I changed some things based on your feedback and polished it a bit. Check it out!

Comments34

Viza14 Dec 2015, 19:36

Nice idea!

@SamPotasz14 Dec 2015, 21:44

I like this! So good to see unique takes in jams.

tanjent14 Dec 2015, 21:57

Man what a pretty entry. This is so awesome! How can you come up with an idea like this? Now I crave a Coca Cola(TM)! Yes, you must work for them... This is what it is.. A commercial. That why is so slick.

fluidvolt14 Dec 2015, 22:53

Whoa, very unique. Love the ambiance and intuitive controls. Beautifully simple.

Maybe it's just me but I found the organ ratings at the end screen a bit out of place. A little macabre if you think about it too long.

floppya15 Dec 2015, 00:15

Short but sweet. Interesting visuals!

Logicon15 Dec 2015, 00:15

Very cool. Really unique take on the theme.

Peekotus15 Dec 2015, 00:17

Very creepy...

Galvesmash15 Dec 2015, 00:45

Good concept! I really liked!

Drtizzle15 Dec 2015, 03:57

Graphics and audio are really good! Too bad the gameplay was pretty RSI-inducing ;)

esayitch15 Dec 2015, 05:09

Unique idea, and very stylish minimalist art. Would have liked to see more gameplay elements.

Good luck in the compo!

keepee15 Dec 2015, 05:10

Simple but really nice actually. A little interactive animation. When the colours kinda inverted to go inside the baby it looked really neat. Good job.

DraKlaW15 Dec 2015, 09:57

A bit simple for me, but really in theme game !

kabel15 Dec 2015, 16:22

Really simple, really nice!

Xgor16 Dec 2015, 11:49

Very nice entry. More of an experience than a game as while the game wasn't what I would call fun it but was definity intriguing.

local30616 Dec 2015, 16:52

Such a cool game that plays very well for an LD game.

philipp17 Dec 2015, 14:19

Could use more gameplay, all I did was wipe around like a maniac. Hope really babys don't grow like that :D

But I really like the idea and the graphical representation. It's definitely unique.

0101011118 Dec 2015, 03:23

Really cool idea for the theme - I wonder how many people are tweeting this and whether or not it's creating a lot of confusion among their friends :D

jeroenwimmersauthor18 Dec 2015, 05:36

thanks for the feedback all!

@01010111 thanks! I've seen no tweets yet, but that's sortof expected. it would be a really weird and confusing tweet. but I found the idea hilarious, so I implemented it anyway.

Manu & Wan20 Dec 2015, 21:38

My boy "Lucious Dare" has just been born! (Seriously I can't tweet that :P)

Short and simple, it was interesting to figure out how the game works. I got a perfect baby on my second attempt - please don't quote me out of context.

Congrats for this nice little entry! I wish you the best for Circles!

jeroenwimmersauthor20 Dec 2015, 23:04

@Manu & Wan haha, congrats with the perfect baby man! and thanks for the nice words

bitdecaygames21 Dec 2015, 00:31

Very interesting take on the theme. The atmosphere was well-built and had a cool, almost uneasy feeling to it.

Masuno23 Dec 2015, 01:36

This is pretty nice, though I must say that it's very strange. I love how you really don't have time to put everything to max, so you gotta think in what order you wanna grow...

I'd like to see a version of this that goes to show, based on the stats, part of the child's life. Just like a little story would do the trick, so we know how we affect the child. :D

OberynMartell23 Dec 2015, 01:50

Wow! Great game, very unique! Loved it! Congrats.

Pusty23 Dec 2015, 02:21

I like the idea and visuals you made. Realy good entry

acotis23 Dec 2015, 02:24

Oh, cool. Luisa Dare. Cute game :D

psychonull23 Dec 2015, 03:02

unique entry. nice little one.

cimbaman23 Dec 2015, 08:05

Very innovative, and fun. Easy to play, not so to master. :)

phi23 Dec 2015, 12:59

Very cool visuals and sounds. The way you grow the organs feels a little weird, but it works. This would be a great intro to the story of a bigger game!

jeroenwimmersauthor23 Dec 2015, 15:22

@phi thanks! I agree that the organ growing is a little weird. I worked like 10 hours on different ways involving bitmapdata and alpha masking, but it didn't work out. this was the easier way, but I would've liked to spent more time on it. lesson for next time!