The Last Stand

by geojax
Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.14
Fun★★★★★★★★★★2.57
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.48
Theme★★★★★★★★★★4.31
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.57
Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.88
Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.62
Made in 4-5 hours.

There is an ending. The game is all about creating a feeling of "delaying the inevitable."

Thanks for playing!
Tags: #pico-8
Tools: PICO-8

Comments18

gustavo
gustavo4 Apr 2022, 00:54
I loved the main character! They're so expressive!
chilljams
chilljams4 Apr 2022, 15:52
The art is nice & consistent, especially with the expressive main character. However, the gameplay is very repetitive & unengaging, & after a while it just felt more sensible to not play at all to get to the end quicker. Good job though.
ubershmekel
ubershmekel4 Apr 2022, 16:01
I definitely got the "delaying the inevitable" vibe here. Though I didn't see the point in it. The people escaped whether I pushed the blue away or not. There was no score. It just felt like I couldn't do anything except delay the inevitable. While I commend sticking this hard to the theme, I wonder, where is the tension? So it felt a bit more like an interactive movie than a game. Cool concept though, and I did have fun going through it the first time, and it did make me think. It kind of feels like life on some level. Thank you for making this.
A Chill Lemur4 Apr 2022, 16:34
Not a lot of gameplay to speak of, but I loved the music and the character is very expressive. I also just kinda let go of the controls after a while and stopped delaying the inevitable.
albertnez5 Apr 2022, 22:26
I liked the approach on this game. It was very simple, but loved the interpretation of the theme.
Idontgetit1
Idontgetit16 Apr 2022, 11:32
There wasn't much in terms of gameplay but i like how the expressive the character is and the visuals and audio are fitting to the mood. Nice use of the Theme.
Jimbly
Jimbly8 Apr 2022, 20:42
That's really great! So simple, but elegant in execution. I also always love PICO-8 games =). Good music too! Maybe more of a bit of "interactive art" than a "game", but I enjoyed it nonetheless.
tigerfinch10 Apr 2022, 14:31
wish the beat kicked in sooner!
Liam
Liam12 Apr 2022, 20:54
Nice concept and tunes! A tiny bit more narrative and/or gameplay would really make this something special but I enjoyed my time so thank you!
Marianoa213
Marianoa21314 Apr 2022, 00:05
Very original game! Should be a bit easier but it's very fun. 9/10
TomatoOmelet
TomatoOmelet14 Apr 2022, 04:53
Simple but interesting, love the art.
hmightypirate
hmightypirate15 Apr 2022, 18:26
The best part are the graphics and the music without a doubt! I miss having something more to do (more than pressing the right key)
elimarable
elimarable15 Apr 2022, 21:00
Nice work, I liked the art and music! The mechanics do a great job of conveying the feeling of "delaying the inevitable," but I agree with the others saying it would be good to have consequences for pushing / not pushing so that there is a reason to delay the inevitable. After the first couple screens I just let the inevitable happen so that I could see everything the game had to offer.
zimny11
zimny1115 Apr 2022, 21:02
Well done, especially for only a few hours! The music is awesome!
VainCil15 Apr 2022, 21:17
There’s more to it than it looked at first! Really like the mood you managed to create with such minimalistic graphics and audio. Having a score somewhere would have been great, but this is already impressive for just a few hours of work!
rjhelms17 Apr 2022, 04:01
Really great music & visual style - definitely set the mood for this in wonderful ways. Great job for a few hours!

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