December 14th-17th 2012 :: Theme: You are the Villain
This is a pretty slow game (especially later), and more story focused (if you can call it a story).
It's definately not for everyone, but maybe you'd like to take a break from all the 'action-y' games and listen to a story.
I hope you enjoy it, and I apologize for any bugs! (I can't reupload a fixed version right? D:)
Downloads and Links
Ratings
 | Coolness | 81% |
| #29 | Mood | 3.80 |
| #56 | Audio | 3.49 |
| #200 | Overall | 3.29 |
| #348 | Innovation | 2.91 |
| #383 | Theme | 3.18 |
| #530 | Graphics | 2.52 |
| #592 | Humor | 1.91 |
| #608 | Fun | 2.29 |
Comments
I loved this! Maybe because this is the same job that I have....
Well done! I really like the style. The simple graphics and piano play goes well together.
Its fascinating how "less everything" can sometimes yield a larger player experience.
Unfortunately, the game bugged out so I didn't finish.
Why did the dark blue guy had to go to jail? :(
Think you missed the theme a little bit but the idea was very funny. :-)
Reaaaally love the way you subverted the platformer mechanics to tell a very different story.
I'm a little muddled as to what was happening in the first altercation, just before the police take you away. Didn't wreck it for me though, the ending was quite poignant.
A fine first effort!
'was a well told tale. Would've been nice if it was a bit longer and a bit more like a game.
oops, you've got to continue after The End . . anyway on the second try I really could play the villain.
I liked it. It was a shame that it was in the ' loud' environment of newgrounds with all the advertisement. It deserves a spot on its own.
I liked the graphics and the icon balloons fitted that really well. Sound effects were good, although I think the walking/jumping sounds were a bit less good.
The mood was also good.
A bit more instructions would be good as well. I got stuck very early but didn' t know if I shuold use an action button of some kind or if it was a bug. Did I talk to the woman by going up to her or should I have done something else as well?
The story is well told. The "talks" are really great. Graphic + music go well together. I really liked the job thing.
Well done.
I loved how it felt like a silent movie, nice job with the imagery!
i wasn't really into this. way way too heavy-handed for me, and that kind of ending is way overdone imo. this is coming from someone who often likes "art games" too. though i like the metaphor of jumping up and down on a red button over and over for work.
I've got mixed feeling on this one. I understand it's not really a game and accept that it's a story with some game mechanics; but I think I would have liked it more if I could sympathize ore with the antagonist (considering the villain theme). I'm trying to think of something that would help the story a bit; possibly something involving the wife actually at the jail. To be honest, I initially thought that he was trying to kidnap his wife back from a lover, and I also think now that he was doing the kidnapping for the bigger payout to satisfy his wife, but I think these points were a little too vague in the representation.
The game really set up a strong mood after "The End". The ending with the villain sent chills up my spine. Nice work.
That ending sent chills down my spine. I like the shift in perspective and the story that was told entirely through speech bubbles
Not a bad story, but since you had to walk back and forth so much, I felt like the character should have moved a lot faster.
That was sad.. I like the way that the graphics were simple but i think the sound effects were a bit off, good game anyways !
Wow. At the first "The End" I was like "what is this" but then the big twist changed my mind. Only complaint is the movement is so slow, but I guess that helps set the mood.
The music was great and really helped the whole thing. You got me at the »The End« Screen, in this moment I thought what a borin game. But then it really began. Nice twist :)
Pretty sweet that your job was to squash some red button looking thing. I can only guess that red thing was a cat. Interesting game, great job with audio and cutscenes.
Nice game! Kudos for the effective use of imagery for storytelling, seems like all the players got it and appreciated it.
The Audio is remarkably good at making up for the primitive graphics.
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This was pretty sad. ;_; But a decently told story, I guess. Everyone has their reasons for their actions...
Also, there's a bug (I think) when you leave the apartment without talking to her. You can't go back in and you can't go back to your job, so you get stuck. I had to reload and start again.