i drew this because i was bored

Overall★★★★★★★★★★4.03
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.43
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.65
Theme★★★★★★★★★★4.18
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★4.36
Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.79
Mood★★★★★★★★★★4.13
Coolness★★★★★★★★★★54%
You are a character, scribbled out on a sheet of notebook paper. You were drawn for a purpose. But what was that purpose? Shapeshift your way through a world of sketches as you quest towards... what, exactly?

~Game contains 8 levels, and is beatable in less than 10 minutes. Please play the entire game for accurate judging.~

Controls:
- arrow keys to move
- z to shapeshift

You can also get the soundtrack here if you're interested: https://dragonzbw.bandcamp.com/album/i-drew-this-because-i-was-bored-ost

Comments30

Munchy200718 Apr 2016, 23:00
Very unusual style of graphics. The title really doesn't do the game justice. I love the soundtrack too.

Really nice game and not at all what I was expecting.
EstrelSteel18 Apr 2016, 23:03
The art style is incredible.... At one point I did fall out of the map.
bagface18 Apr 2016, 23:09
Great art style. Fun transforming mechanic.
mf121418 Apr 2016, 23:10
Amazing graphics style. Great implementation of the theme. Well done!
SuperPokeunicorn
SuperPokeunicorn18 Apr 2016, 23:22
Love it! Very clever narrative and nice mood. I like how a lot of the levels had some sort of trick to them. The last level required a too much precision to get right and took me way too long, but the game overall was great. Fantastic work.
The Pelranthean18 Apr 2016, 23:24
Excellent job.

Good use of your art style to create a setting and motivation for the story.

I flew out of bounds once and I'm not sure how to reset a level, so I had to restart the game after that. Otherwise, very well executed.

I love it.
Drusilla
Drusilla18 Apr 2016, 23:28
It was fun to look at and to play, especially the last level.
sndr18 Apr 2016, 23:54
I enjoyed the play and the last level was so fun!
It was nice the way you set the mood and how well it matched the artstyle. :)
AnaGF18 Apr 2016, 23:54
Wow! It is a great LD entry. Graphics are really original, audio is beautiful, and funny gameplay. Nice story too!
mukult18 Apr 2016, 23:56
OMG the art style!!! Absolutely wonderful... I have always tried to nail the art style like this... but it was just so hard...

The feel and the polish is just perfect!! Very solid entry to the game jam!! Love the game!
EthanBierlein19 Apr 2016, 00:34
This is amazing! The art style and the music blend together so well, and create something that I think is very, very unique experience.
Corinator19 Apr 2016, 00:55
Fantastic game! Love the art style!
Pierre
Pierre19 Apr 2016, 08:07
Great game !
But I always died because of the eraser, can we finish the game ?
Xanjos19 Apr 2016, 20:53
Absolutely loved the art style and the gameplay mechanics work really well. Those black blobs are pretty relentless though.
ajhc
ajhc19 Apr 2016, 23:36
Very lovely. Got stuck on a level though, when you go through some tight spikes underwater and there are enemies straight after. Idk, I tried a few different approaches but wasn't sure what to do. Dying in this is very frustrating since movement is slow and it's such a mellow feeling world and this just kinda put me off working through it in the end. Really lovely sketch art & animations, though, and you set the atmosphere very well.
bigmangames20 Apr 2016, 01:22
Good job on actually making the different forms move and feel different from one another.
kariamoss
kariamoss21 Apr 2016, 12:24
Unusual style but very cool! Very good game! :)
TiByte
TiByte21 Apr 2016, 18:14
This game is gorgeous BUT: I CAN'T DEFEAT IT!!! The hand is way to fast, or the squid is way to slow. I just came to the U-shaped point, before jumping out of the water.
ORECROS21 Apr 2016, 21:54
You managed to actually make the different forms feel different. which is really good compared to what others have done. last level is a bit TOO difficult.
bigbatardyt22 Apr 2016, 00:03
this game was so relaxing really great work
andyman404
andyman40422 Apr 2016, 05:00
Awesome game! I loved the hand-drawn notebook doodle aesthetic. Excellent shifting mechanic. Great work!
SHLFStudios22 Apr 2016, 17:43
This game was really well put together, but you lost me with the difficulty curve at the end. escaping the eraser just seemed impossible to accomplish. well done game though!
LOSTALLOY
LOSTALLOY22 Apr 2016, 21:30
Lovely cute game! The unusual graphics contribute a lot to the concept and mood.
11Schotter30 Apr 2016, 14:31
Amazing! This one deserves much higher attention!
xesf30 Apr 2016, 22:27
Brilliant game. I loved the octopus and bird ;)
Reis Mahnic1 May 2016, 00:10
STUNNING visuals. Loved the atmosphere and music too.
Really excellent job.
deepnight
deepnight4 May 2016, 08:35
Very nice idea :) The control could be better (especially the way you change into a bird), but it was fun to play!
MintArcade
MintArcade9 May 2016, 21:17
Great art style - love it. Great use of the theme.
TheCain9 May 2016, 22:11
'Less then 10 minutes.' that last level took me over 20
That last level is way too hard.
But other than that I liked it.
Marius10 May 2016, 11:06
Hi, nice game and congratulations ! We're realizing a video with several winners of the Ludum Dare #35.
Can you add your game on indiexpo.net ? (it's free)
So we can include also your game in the video ;)
p.s. write #LDJAM in the game's description

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