Consciousness in a jar

Overall★★★★★★★★★★4.25
Fun★★★★★★★★★★4.00
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.95
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.77
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★4.17
Humor★★★★★★★★★★3.77
Mood★★★★★★★★★★4.30
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Overview


Mysterious experience in a no man's land filled with jolly creatures and intriguing characters. Damn i just don't want to spoil you ! The game is great, play it :) I made ALL the Assets in the JAM (not the music of course... :) )

Goal


SPOILER ALERT
You play a mysterious consciousness in a jar. Dr Brain is really mean to you. GUILT is allways crying and you have to know why. THE END WILL SURPRISE YOU. Seriously, the end WILL make you say "Whaaaaaat ?" in a good way.

Controls


Left Mouse Click to Jump

Pro-Tips


Don't try to double jump, try to make mini jumps to positionate and adjust for larger jumps

About


This game was been by only one person, all the assets except Debussy's song, in about 15 hours...because making a gamejam with my daughter was REALLY complicated. I had to work when she took a nap etc. It was fun though !!cover.jpg

Long Run Video


For lazy people or not "try harder" (because the game can be buggy too) here is a long run of my LD45 game " Consciousness in a jar" ! Have fun ! https://youtu.be/fOrPWaaxF7s

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Genres: adventure
Tools: Unity

Comments20

Flokami
Flokami7 Oct 2019, 19:39
Very nice game ! Sometimes quite frustrating, but maybe it's because I've got -4 on my dexterity dice at my birth.
There's a little of a lot of things that can make you like a game and a lot of them are in there :D so it's a big YES
Skyeward
Skyeward8 Oct 2019, 14:12
This game is gorgeous, and super inventive, had me hooked - moving the letters around near the beginning was unexpected and got me immediately invested in the mechanics. Really cute, congratulations.
Ekin
Ekin8 Oct 2019, 14:31
i couldnt play the game because there is no mac version :( i wish i played but i watch the video and this game is the cutest game i think. Great and simple artwork, great mechanics. I really love this game! Keep going!
Loganou974
Loganou974author8 Oct 2019, 16:26
Thanks @skyeward @flokami for your support, it means a lot to me ! @ekin sorry for the mac version, obvious lack of time... glad you could see the game through the video though, thanks a lot ! :)
RodStar
RodStar8 Oct 2019, 17:25
DUUUUUUDE...That game ROCK ! U gave me so many feeling just with those three f*ing pixels. I was so HAPPY to see all of my friend at the end and my...SNIF...OK...don't spoil.
Congrats @loganou974 !
tmpxyz
tmpxyz9 Oct 2019, 06:06
An interesting approach of platformer
Karanveer9 Oct 2019, 12:50
given the fact that you got 15hrs because "Parenting", and you managed to finish the project is an achievement. Upon that this game achieved a tender mood style helped me relax a bit, and subtle music, ...well, Happy Devving and oh, Happy Parenting too! Its quite a good one. :D
Karanveer9 Oct 2019, 12:57
Loved the Find the strength inside you and hope part.
Clovis9 Oct 2019, 14:54
Just EXELENT !
T-Bo
T-Bo9 Oct 2019, 17:11
Nice platformer with very original controls ! Great work on this entry ! Congrats !
OgelGames
OgelGames13 Oct 2019, 14:37
Nice game, took a bit to get used to the jumping, but it was quite easy to control once I got the hang of it.
Kowara28 Oct 2019, 05:42
Lovely game. Wish it was longer and had more of the humour displayed at the beginning before the more serious parts show up. Also, lots of the dialogue get repeated when colliding with the same character more than once after the character resets from the beginning of a level, which is a bit of a bother. Nice story, though!

...Didn't die when landing on the spikes? Supposedly a bug?
Jonathan Lorenz
Jonathan Lorenz28 Oct 2019, 14:44
First time the graphics didn't appered, second and third time I was stuck in the ground and wasn't able to move. Seems like a nice game from what I saw in your video, unfortunately since I can't play it, I can't rate it :/
kantieno
kantieno28 Oct 2019, 14:52
This is one of my favorite Ludum Dare games I've ever played to be honest! The production value was out of control, art and music were both lovely, it had a great style! The humor at the beginning was very nice and the more somber tone towards the end worked well considering there is not much time in a jam game to have a longer transition.

The breaking free mechanic at the end worked well for tone and still had a great production value and transitioned really nicely into the chalkboard style. The platforming was a bit tricky in the final level but I guess that it to be expected, it took me much longer than the other levels to get right without accidentally overshooting or undershooting.

Either way this was a wonderful entry and I enjoyed it greatly!
BrokenMirrorMedia
BrokenMirrorMedia29 Oct 2019, 07:48
This is a really nice entry, I love the music, it sounds very familiar. The surprise at the beginning is great, and the jump mechanics work really well. I love the character design and the chromatic aberration post processing. The polish makes this really feel like a completed indie game, great work!
smileyface
smileyface29 Oct 2019, 09:38
Honestly this game is just beautiful. Really nice job.
Ongomato
Ongomato29 Oct 2019, 11:48
Man that was beautiful, what a nice story!

Controls feel great, it was pretty easy to go around.

Got stuck here. Guess it's what ppl call a "corner case":smirk:
Frozen Spirit
Frozen Spirit29 Oct 2019, 12:01
This is such an amazing game! I can really feel the passion and motivation that went into this game project. My only issue was that it was a bit hard to gauge how far jumps would go which made the final stage quite tough but I stuck through and I'm so glad I did. Amazing work on the game :D.
Loganou974
Loganou974author8 Nov 2019, 04:35
Thanks you guys for your reviews ! warms my heart to know that it pleased you !

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