An In-Depth Documentary about Pebbles

by neon-kuroasa

co-authored: @limina-wayfarer, @marcoleric

Overall★★★★★★★★★★4.23

Fun★★★★★★★★★★4.04

Innovation★★★★★★★★★★4.07

Theme★★★★★★★★★★4.07

Graphics★★★★★★★★★★4.11

Audio★★★★★★★★★★4.07

Humor★★★★★★★★★★4.16

Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.98

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> "Welcome to Wonders of Life. Today, we'll talk about this peculiar little creature we know as a Pebble."
> - Dr. David Marctenbourough

Join us today in this little excursion with Dr. David Marctenbourough. We'll take a look at the Pebbles, these little boars that may or may not be smart enough to drive a car.

Controls

- A - Left
- D - Right
- Space - Jump
- Q / E - Control Depth of Field / Switch Layers

Known Bugs

We know that some bombs dont explode when they should. If in case something related to bombs seems to not be working, in the words of the Ferrari pit crew engineers : "KEEP PUSHING, KEEP PUSHING"

Credits

Limina Wayfarer : Code, Ui, Animation, Bugfix, Playtest
Marcoleric : Art, Voice Acting, Animation, Playtest
Neon Kuroasa: Code, Music, Audio, Mixing, Bugfix, Playtest

Comments17

Ricesteam7 Apr 2025, 23:34

Wow, the things some people can make in a weekend. This looks very polished and professional. This is more of a personal preference: I'm not a big fan of backtracking too much. Once, may twice is ok. But regardless, I like the game. Well done!

robobarbie8 Apr 2025, 00:11

Oh this is so smooth and polished!! Love how it feels when you swap between depths and how clean the puzzles feel. Cute art too!!

PretendCoding8 Apr 2025, 00:50

This was really fun! Feels like a single-player version of Bokura

Team 9tailed8 Apr 2025, 22:34

Hilarious! The polish is astounding on this, and the puzzles kept my occupied for just a few minutes, a very appropriate amount of time for a jam game, I think.

floppynub9 Apr 2025, 02:32

This is super cool, super innovative concept and great presentation! I would have loved for a fullscreen option so I could really enjoy the visuals. Awesome blur effect, those can be tricky to get as clean as you have it here.

Saryah9 Apr 2025, 08:31

I love it. Depth of Field is such a tricky concept to pull off but you guys did it so well. I love the ending. XD

Jordanfb9 Apr 2025, 13:10

Short but sweet! I liked it a lot, fun ending, and fantastic graphics and narrative. Nice work!

JamesGames100010 Apr 2025, 01:41

I love the narrator/commentary what ever you want to call it. The game was fun to play but also funny! Some how I got the bombs stuck in the ground XD

Albinobat10 Apr 2025, 02:37

laughed so much at that ending! great concept and execution, just the right amount of challenge and length

Mirinae10 Apr 2025, 04:02

Really fun and polished. Very impressed.

Sam Gorman10 Apr 2025, 07:51

Really creative framing for this game. The documentary style is funny and unique, and I liked how mysterious you are about the game before you play it. The title and thumbnail really don't give a lot away.

On the gameplay side, the depth of field effect was really neat, and you had some cool puzzles working back and forth. I did find it a little repetitive, though - a lot of the puzzles boiled down to running back and forth between bombs and buttons with a lot of empty ground in between. I think there could be some more interesting ways for the two layers to interact with each other, and maybe a little less walking back and forth. (Also, I would really appreciate a fullscreen option.)

Overall, one of the most unique entries I've played so far!

Keely-Brown10 Apr 2025, 14:10

Love the intro.
Captions at the bottom of the screen might help make the dialogue easier to follow especially once you've gotten into the middle of the game and might be a little bit distracted.

Super creative take on the theme. The camera worked really well for it.

Some sound effects for moving, jumping and other interactions would help push this even further.

Pretty solid game though - I had fun!