Ludum Dare #37compo

The Outside Within

by maple

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.52

Fun★★★★★★★★★★2.69

Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.34

Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.62

Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.59

Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.56

Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.64

Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.96

Coolness★★★★★★★★★★61%

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// DESCRIPTION

A game about sensory deprivation tanks. Super Yume Nikki-inspired.

Mild warning: pixellated nudity and static gore. Some NPCs insult you.

See Source download for assets.

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// CONTROLS

Arrows move.
X/Enter interacts.
ESC exits/pauses.
ALT+Enter toggles fullscreen.

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// TOOLS USED

GameMaker Studio
Paint.net
PxTone
Audacity
Fontstruct

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// About "Windows [Fixed] (.zip)"

I made these changes/fixes post-compo. Please keep this in mind when judging:
- Stopped Alt+Enter from interacting with objects.
- Fixed "> CONTINUE <" in the pause menu not returning you to the float lab correctly, after returning from your float.
- Re-exported background music at a higher sample rate, for better quality playback.

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// CONTACT

http://www.mapledev.net/
https://twitter.com/itsMaple

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Comments22

meg12 Dec 2016, 20:47

Really interesting game! I liked the ending, although I think I might have missed some of it by hitting "ESC" after I woke up, which reset the game?

Mapleauthor13 Dec 2016, 09:34

Hey, thanks for checking out my game! (All that you missed is that you can leave the room when you put your clothes back on!)

tomdeal13 Dec 2016, 11:17

Interesting concept. Somehow Z did not work as an input for me, ENTER did. I like the look, maybe add some details. Good work!

spacedoubt13 Dec 2016, 11:26

Interesting! PS sensory-deprivations tanks ARE cool!

KaiseanGames14 Dec 2016, 09:32

Ah, great... I'm gonna dream about my severed head for days now... ;)

Maybe too noir morbid for my taste, but I like the style.

Holofire14 Dec 2016, 09:35

Well that was a little trippy. Enjoyed walking around the weird areas. Unique concept. I like it. Nice work :D

Rakart14 Dec 2016, 09:58

This was a really interesting experience. A bit strange, but cool nonetheless.
The game mechanic is pretty simple but works really well and, overall, the game is really cohesive. The lenght is perfect, especially for a LD Game.

Congratulations for the entry, I really enjoyed playing your game.

rodobodolfo15 Dec 2016, 10:46

Nice polished entry. The graphics are nice and the girl is well animated, loved the shower too. I felt you got sent back a bit too far when you made a mistake but the music and atmosphere kept me in the game. An enjoyable game. Good job!

Nikteddy9215 Dec 2016, 11:54

Wow.
I think this one is the best entry I rated so far.
The mood of the game is really deep and the theme interesting.
Audio and graphics are perfect.
Thanks for your game.

quiv16 Dec 2016, 02:22

I see what you mean, Yume-Nikki inspired :P Still, very nice work making a surreal world to explore!

Greek8516 Dec 2016, 10:47

oh! Nice!it looks like yYume nikki!! Can I find it on indiexpo? I'm making videos about the games of this Jam, but only about the games hosted also on indiexpo! Tell me if you will add it, so I can include it in my next video ;)

Ouro1716 Dec 2016, 21:55

Nice entry! You made something different and I liked it! That monster made fun of me :(
Good job and congrats!

Mapleauthor17 Dec 2016, 02:32

@Greek85 Sure, thanks! http://www.indiexpo.net/en/games/the-outside-within

Thanks everyone for your comments! :>

SoulBound18 Dec 2016, 08:38

I got lost... A lot :3 Very interesting game, I liked the music and sound effects.

DOXM18 Dec 2016, 09:12

It is definatly an interesting game, love it!

Vadim Ivshin22 Dec 2016, 09:35

Thank you for this game. A bit scary, philosophic story.

mirta00027 Dec 2016, 04:37

a very interesting game. Eventually I just got trapped by balloons that were chasing me by all sides and was prevented from moving.

Alex Rose27 Dec 2016, 23:48

I showed those balloons who's boss.

ChuiGum30 Dec 2016, 01:24

Great mood, nice graphics, and nice music!

Umm but for some reason, at one point the game crashed, my computer ended up rebooting, and when it turned back on, everything on my screen was 1.5 times bigger... Soooo that was annoying. But cool game!

Mapleauthor2 Jan 2017, 04:35

Hey ChuiGum. That's weird... Was there an error message? I've never heard of a game I made crashing someone's computer!

Thanks everyone for trying out my game!

fabsy2 Jan 2017, 23:08

Great mood, incredibly eerie, but then again walking around trying to get to your own severed head will do that.

I know at the end we get a "deprivation tanks are awesome" but after that experience, I am not getting into one so soon. Which really says a lot about how impactful the game is. Great job!

- jcrmartini

Jupiter_Hadley27 Jan 2017, 16:51

Very mysterious game! I included it in my compilation video series of the Ludum Dare 37 games, if you’d like to take a look. :) https://youtu.be/dPGA6ze9lwQ