Ludum Dare #50compo

Too Real

by shellofagirl

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.14

Fun★★★★★★★★★★2.82

Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.00

Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.71

Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.43

Audio★★★★★★★★★★2.04

Humor★★★★★★★★★★3.04

Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.14

hi, thanks for playing my game :3 (also.. s-sorry.)

HOW TO PLAY
Do not let the REALITY METER get maxed out. To prevent this, press 'X' to medicate.
Do not let the HEALTH METER get to 0. Run into some sparkly squares to eat.
Press SPACE to jump.
You will inevitability die. Consider this 'winning'.

REVIEWS
'Wow, reality really kicked my ass.' - Impressed Reviewer
'It's great to have unlimited medication.' - Grandma

Itch: https://8aku.itch.io/too-real

Screen Shot 2022-04-06 at 8.11.52 AM.png

Genres: platformer

Comments19

LDJam user 2789183 Apr 2022, 23:45

Grandma is #relatable. Also, this game is really hard (in a good way! so is life!). Overall, it looks awesome. Keep it up!

OadT4 Apr 2022, 10:15

Nice entry! Managed to collect all squares, does that mean I completed the game? 😃

One thing though: The music is waaaay to loud on my end. I put my system volume to 1/16 (I'm currently on MacOS) and I still had to lower it on my headphone 😅

nethead4 Apr 2022, 13:50

im out of pills and food but this game helped me avoid reality for a bit longer

shellofagirlauthor4 Apr 2022, 16:19

@iguanana thanks for playing! grandma knows what's up. @oadt yeah, dying means you won. good job :3 thanks for playing. sorry about the ear pain

m114 Apr 2022, 17:20

Really nice concept! I agree with OadT though - the sound could have been a bit lower?

zubspace4 Apr 2022, 19:30

Cute little game, I like the minimal style and storytelling. The music is a bit rough, but I guess that's reality slowly sinking in.. :)

loueee4 Apr 2022, 23:43

shit got too real for me to deal. very cute : )

Ani5 Apr 2022, 00:59

I like the concept of this game. Managed to accidently move off-screen a few times though!

shellofagirlauthor5 Apr 2022, 01:27

@ani oh shit. i originally had a much smaller level and forgot to add that back. thanks for playing :3

A Chill Lemur6 Apr 2022, 23:12

That synth riff spoke to me.

It told me I was worthless.

shellofagirlauthor7 Apr 2022, 02:17

@a-chill-lemur that is exactly what i was going for! ty!

LDJam user 2336597 Apr 2022, 02:56

Well, this was quite heavy. I loved every moment of it!

rasblo8 Apr 2022, 09:15

Wow, reality really kicked my ass. - me

Giardi9 Apr 2022, 02:15

Me playing this game:

One eye on the platforms and another on the health bars XD
Really good entry, I really enjoyed the game. Nice work.

Foursay9 Apr 2022, 03:20

The visual looks decen though the audio makes my speakers cry out for some unknown bass issues I guess lol. Good Job!

antonsem9 Apr 2022, 14:18

The music didn't sound good :( I don't know if it was an issue on my side though. I like the idea and visuals were nice. But I wish there was some kind of alternative ending when all health items are collected. Appreciate the message though :D

LDJam user 2807559 Apr 2022, 14:54

Cool, novel idea to mix the health bar and the need to keep popping the pills. Tightening the controls and physics would improve it a lot, I think.

lesinvisible14 Apr 2022, 10:33

I liked the concept though it feels too iterative sometimes, and the game looks very nice. The only issue is that platforming mechanics could have been more refined, especially, with some of this difficult jumps.

Terabyte16 Apr 2022, 19:54

I like how this game looks, but the background music is very hard on the ears=_=

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