The Worse It Is

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.90
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.37
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.62
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.83
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.85
Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.97
Humor★★★★★★★★★★3.44
Mood★★★★★★★★★★4.47

The more you have it, the worse it is, what it is?

*Best played in full screen*

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Comments14

jokerden
jokerden4 Dec 2017, 10:33
Really nice (and sad).
Tomáš Selmeci4 Dec 2017, 10:50
The game is really well done. Story, audio, simple graphics. Good job!
jjjjason
jjjjason5 Dec 2017, 05:26
Cinematography is fantastic. You really know how to set up the scenes, and the minimalist graphics play really well towards this (i.e. contrast to drive the viewers' eyes). Also a very clever (and as everyone else said, depressing) use of the theme.

Definitely looking forward to any other narrative works you make in the future!
Swen
Swen7 Dec 2017, 15:19
This game totally gave me the feels. The use of narrative and graphics made this possible, good job.

The only small thing I missed was being able to control the menus with the WASD keys and spacebar since the whole game is controlled this way.

I am going to eat some ice cream and watch soaps now.
krammetje
krammetje27 Dec 2017, 11:02
At first glance it looks very simple and generic, but while playing it kept me interested and has a great feel to it.
SirPumpy
SirPumpy27 Dec 2017, 11:24
Hah, that was neat! Really liked everything about it :) Just one thing, you should've opted out of the audio category mate :P And... I put on a nice shirt just to impress her :(
Paulo Brunassi
Paulo Brunassi27 Dec 2017, 14:10
I loved this one, great job! Nice entry
vfabien2127 Dec 2017, 14:33
Whouha ! That was really cool ! The rise is pressure was really well done : my heartbeat rate was increasing, and I felt numb with emotion as the character approached the desk.

Despite the graphics being very simple, they were very efficient.

Stupid thing however : during the whole the story, I had the feeling that my character had no pants. With each encounter, I was chuckling, wondering what would the other think of my character moving around half naked...
profan
profan27 Dec 2017, 20:10
I love the atmosphere in this one, totally pulled you in! I liked the fact that it looked like you were given some agency throughout, but none of it mattered in the end... :D, in a kind of melancholic like kind of way.

Nice work :)
aurel
aurel28 Dec 2017, 00:35
Wow, you definitely nailed mood. I'm a bit confused what the theme was, what was worse the more you had - nerves to talk to the girl?

The linear progression reminded me a little bit of Thirty Flights of Loving. Nice job!
Goat Toaster Games
Goat Toaster Games28 Dec 2017, 05:39
This was a fantastically written little game! I was so engaged. I loved the simplistic graphics and the shaking room when he was approaching the desk, it really worked well with the buildup of the story. Fantastic submission! :smile:
epb900028 Dec 2017, 07:30
I liked the mood and music here. That was a rather melancholic ending. I wonder if it said something about me that I actually tried to run from the desk once the screen started shaking.
M2tias28 Dec 2017, 09:54
What a great experience. Well written and the mood is perfect. The graphics are simple but they work. The style with the muted background is so good for a short jam. The best thing, though, is how the character doesn't wear pants.

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