Childhood

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.50
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.02
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.29
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.33
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★4.12
Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.86
Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.75
The boy lives in a country house and on his birthday realizes that he does not want to grow up. In a book he read about an island in the clouds, where only children live and no one grows up. He decides to build an airplane and go to this island.

Warm point and click with a taste of dandelion wine.

Comments19

Glacian6 Apr 2022, 00:56
Really impressive artwork and the audio track is very chill. Everything seemed to work very well and it was a refreshing style of gameplay. I found it confusing when I was asked to talk to Lou and she wasn't around though.
Andreia
Andreia6 Apr 2022, 04:18
Very nice art, and the gameplay feels very nostalgic. Great take on the theme, good work :)
Paulsams
Paulsamsauthor6 Apr 2022, 13:30
@glacian There is such a problem and I have been trying for a very long time to understand what the problem is that on the 3rd day she does not want to come to the right place. If I understand what the bug is, then I will fix it). Thanks for the feedback.
Useless Fish7 Apr 2022, 12:56
Very nice gameplay, I feel like the art is really confusing sometimes, I got confused on where I was supposed to go sometimes.. Apart from that I like the fact that there is a lot of content to this game....
Orerez7 Apr 2022, 12:57
amazing art, fitting music
TheBlitz7 Apr 2022, 13:09
Wow i guess he really won't be growing up XD, kinda dark tho. Enjoyed the artwork and the story!
mlkvr
mlkvr7 Apr 2022, 13:09
Ah Hello Gordon it's good to see you

This game was like a hidden gem! it tells a story between Lou, protagonist & an elder that constantly swinging in chair though elder doesn't play a big role in the plot haha jokes aside my only improvement would be not showing the aircraft in the beginning or showing a greatly exaggerated version of it like a version that child couldn't ever do, later when building we would see aircraft taking shape & laugh for imagination of the child's minds. I loved the vibe in the last scene just before the inevitable came even took a screenshot of it. Great job, congrats to the team!
Nikos13047 Apr 2022, 13:18
Great art and mood of the game! One of the best ones I've played in this jam! Nice job!
Gandelianna
Gandelianna7 Apr 2022, 20:45
Ох уж это детство! Наверное каждый строил если не такие агрегаты, то хотя бы шалаши.
Ностальгией повеяло)
amkingTRP8 Apr 2022, 08:30
Really good little game; perfectly captured the thinking of being that age.
Really liked the graphical style and the music was laid-back and spot on for the game, but took me a while to figure out the objects could be dragged from the inventory bar with the mouse (I'd been expecting everything would be controled via the keyboard).
Brandless8 Apr 2022, 08:35
I liked it too! I kept falling through the ground one time, i think it was probably still in the basement state when I went outside the house, I had to restart the game. It happens.
LDJam user 237588
LDJam user 2375888 Apr 2022, 08:43
The art is very well done, and the take on the theme is interesting too!
yusovv
yusovv8 Apr 2022, 13:01
What a cute story from childhood, you did a good job on the narrative!
Slecornu
Slecornu11 Apr 2022, 20:06
The art style is very calming, it really adds to the mood you're conveying. Good job!
Marvis
Marvis12 Apr 2022, 17:28
I felt like I was playing a fairy tale! For some reason I really wanted to jump in the game :smiley:
alight
alight12 Apr 2022, 17:44
HATS OFF! GAME OVER! Thank you for making this AMAZING game. I am speechless right now :no_mouth:
jk5000
jk500012 Apr 2022, 17:50
A sweet little story. Well done.
doomshmuck12 Apr 2022, 17:50
Overall very nicely implemented game here. I'm probably not the target audience for it, but I appreciate the stuff you put in here, especially in such a short time. I was going to say it needed music, but then I read the comments... I think maybe the music was too quiet or something? I had to turn it all the way up to be able to hear it. I am not entirely sure how this relates to the theme, but that's OK.
Paulsams
Paulsamsauthor16 Apr 2022, 00:54
@doomshmuck The theme is revealed by the fact that growing up cannot be stopped, no matter how strong you want it to be. That is, the main character wanted to "delay the inevitable" growing up, but it did not work out for him, as you could see).

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