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Hey all, this was my first time ever participating in a game jam! So much fun! I hope you'll enjoy this game!
One day, a fairy showed up and granted you shapeshifting abilities! Well... play the game to find out what happened next (also, it's in the title, duh). Bonus points if you find the "The Witness" reference!
Controls: Arrow keys to move, Space to turn light on/off.
It's a HTML5 game built using CreateJS. Tested on Chromium 49 and Firefox 44. The title font is "Rubik One".
Downloads and Links
Ratings
 | Coolness | 87% |
| #25 | Humor | 3.94 |
| #140 | Innovation | 3.72 |
| #177 | Mood | 3.40 |
| #259 | Overall | 3.45 |
| #332 | Graphics | 3.33 |
| #339 | Audio | 2.97 |
| #449 | Fun | 3.16 |
| #723 | Theme | 2.93 |
Comments
Funny little game for sure, but I wish I could unplug myself for a bittersweet ending :V
those light circles look pretty nice, with awesome fading edge. Otherwise graphics looks decent, and the ideas in this game is great..
wow! turns out it's not that easy :) sounds are lovely, and waiting in the dim room for the mouse to come is surprisingly pleasant.
The idea behind the game is really unconventional but turns out to be quite fun! I also like the humor behind the game. :)
Laughed out loud at the concept! Definitely an interesting idea and the lighting effects are nice - good work!
Hah. What a mean fairy. The art and sounds are nice, and the story is fun. I really enjoyed playing.
Haha wow, Blinry, I remembered that name vaguely. Found your Github profile, you worked on Gish as well! Awesome to come across a game of yours on LD!
Anyway, nice concept and narration. Had a good laugh and enjoyed the game. Took a while, I was surprised Mr Mouse didn't die on me.
Unexpected and humorous take on the theme.
Sometimes I had to wait too much for more fireflies, but in the end Mr. Mouse had its cheese.
It kept freezing in firefox for me. Could be my fault for too many tabs and other games... Worked fine in Chrome.
Very cool take on the theme. Adorable sound effects too :)
I see the witness reference in the grandfather clock! Very very innovative and great job taking liberty with the theme for humorous effect. Wasn't fully drawn into the gameplay, but I enjoyed it nonetheless.
PS Thanks for checking out stellar pendulum!
Very pretty, I liked the sound effects! Th commentary was funny too
This is absolutely incredible, I really enjoyed this! The sound effects and the story were very funny
Being a floor lamp has opened my eyes to all of life's possibilities. Really though; fun concept that works *shock*ingly well (haha)
Be careful what you wish for. I hope in the next installment your light attracts another fairy. Good entry!
It's quirky and original, it feels fresh and unique, I liked it :)
yes, yes little mouse, eat those dead corpses!
Funny idea, gave me a smile.
Very nice! I liked the writing and silliness of the concept, it made me laugh.
Awesome game. Good take on the theme and well done polishing it. Struggling to find fault!
that is a hilarious concept! Awesome little game :) I like the wry text. :) Also... zapping fireflies is kind of satisfying ;p
Nice idea and implementation. Hilarious background story xD And some creepy firefly sounds ;)
Good job.
Well, that was hilarious. Glad you had the hint at the bottom for people who can't figure out the rules, but glad it also had to be actively clicked. It was nice to have that control over having the rules explained to me.
Nice little game. On my second attempt, I've finished it in a minute! It took me about ten minutes on the first try oh randomness XD Anyway, it could use some tiny jazz music or maybe a cute small lullaby to improve the game, the sfx was funny though. I was expecting being able to shapeshift inside the game, but I guess we can say you were inside the theme. And I see you commented on my game about an error, update your JRE (Java) to version 1.8 and try again. I'm waiting for your review over there. You can get more instructions on my itch.io DL page. Thanks!
This was really fun. I played till the end cause I really wanted the mouse to get all the cheese :D Great job ;)
Really cute and funny. Had a little trouble grasping on what to do exactly but hat a lot of fun after i got it.
I actually quite liked it. The way the mouse follows you around after you beat it is cute.
The sounds were kind of harsh, but oh well.
Bonus points for humour an sound effects. Mouse chomping noises were hilarious. :D
Already commented before but forgot to rate ^^' That should be done now :)
What an awesomely inventive concept, with a hilarious execution. Great art, funny writing, and gameplay that's not quite like anything else I've played. Nice work!!
Fun little game, I didn't think of games being based on creating a path like that. I liked the cheese eating sound.
-@bytedesigning / Ashley
Good job on the art and game play. Defiantly a good entry especially for your first time entering a game jam.
i feel dumb, cause i cant get the mouse close enough to the cheese. just eats the fireflies then goes back in its hole...
It is a well-made game and very original, and the graphics are pretty good as well. However, I don't feel that this fully fits with the theme because shapeshifting feels like it was thrown in last-second.
I'm happy with my first day as a floor lamp. It's good to be of service to mousekind.
Nice job doing that. Really good and original idea and well done.
Congratulations.
Well hot damn were the sounds super loud at the start. That's the biggest critisism I have of this game, and that's just as much my system volume's problem as it is this game's.
To the game itself. The bugs flew just as weirdly and randomly as one would assume. The mouse was really afraid of lights. (Except when the light comes from organic sources? What is he, some kind of a luddite?) Good job on the realism there. The writing was funny, the graphics were alright, and the sounds were hilarious. Good work!
Best of all the html5 i tested for the moment :) Original and funny ! :) The third cheese wasn't really easy but it's ok :) Nice work on IA btw.
The only negative points : sounds are a bit annoying, and a music would have been welcomed.
Very nice game !
Five stars for humor and mood! It is incredibly original and well executed.
I feel so happy now. I am officially a hero to a mouse. But, seriously, great humour xD
One of the most memorable and unique games I've seen in Compo so far, good job overall. Hilarious concept with great theme interpretation. Graphics are eye-candy, audio is simple but funny and fits the game well and the mood is just awesome. I enjoyed it a lot and appreciated the amount of polish you put in it.
The Witness Reference is pendulum? :-P
Funny game! Couldn't get the mouse out though...
This is super funny!!! I had a great time playing it :D It's not easy at all, so I was really challenged to get to the ending (my mouse finally did eat the three cheese pieces!) It's not the superpower I've dreamed of, but hey, now I know that being a floor lamp is not so boring ;) Well done!
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It is certainly original. Felt good when he finally got the cheese. Nice lighting too.