You are a Goose. You hate honking. Your hatred is completely irrational. You are a monster. Stay calm for as long as possible or face a talking to from another goose.
Controls: click through menus, click buttons.
For best results play directly on itch.io not here, or download the standalone apps
I used Stencyl as my engine, photoshop for graphics, audacity to edit my honking and pulseboy.com for my soundtrack.
I have included all the versions of the game in my source so you can see the progression, as well as all the assets in a raw format.
I had great fun this jam!
My high score is 61, can you beat it??
[24 AUG: I noticed, thanks to a comment, a small bug where some of the geese showed "null" instead of honking, I observed the rules of LD and discovered "Certain Bug Fixes are allowed" as long as I notify you, all I did was add "-1" to my code so it only retrieves items within the list. Thanks all]
check out the timelapse of day 1: https://vimeo.com/137017214
day 2: https://vimeo.com/137073074
Downloads and Links
Ratings
 | Coolness | 87% |
| #35 | Humor | 3.97 |
| #277 | Innovation | 3.30 |
| #349 | Audio | 2.99 |
| #427 | Fun | 3.08 |
| #472 | Overall | 3.12 |
| #485 | Mood | 2.98 |
| #562 | Graphics | 2.90 |
| #803 | Theme | 2.70 |
Comments
What was that x)
I laughed too much dude ^^
Good audio and nice graphics
I had fun with this, thanks. I actually lol'd at "You are a goose."
I'm still trying to find how that fits the theme, but it's crazy so I love it. My only complain would be that english being not my mothertongue, I've hard times understanding what was the actual correct sentence sometimes :)
Short n' funky.
Commentary on the social and psychological cage surrounding geese is a fun idea. The swift punishment for nonconformity and psychological disorder is as gripping as it should be.
Good idea and all the execution I reckon it needed.
Simple gameplay, but so fun.
I laughed a lot. Maximum humor points.
I got 49.
The monster theme felt a bit tacked on, which was funnier anyway.
Honk!
Cool idea. Yep, our society is something like that... or not... don't listen to my, I'm just an obnoxious goose.
Graphics and sound are setting up the mood ! ^^
I'm not fluent enouth in engligh to try a high score, I success to reach the lvl 2 but after it's to hard for me. High score : 15...
Very fun and funny. I like the idea of the Goose being the monster, because they really are anyway.
The only problem I had was the seizure inducing color party when you lose your cool.
There was a goose infestation where I used to live. This game definitely makes me laugh. I completely get the "you are the monster" reference in this!
To quote the popular saying 'WHAT IS THIS I DON'T EVEN!'. Well played!
I've got 52 score, if I recall.
The yay:
- quite amusing!
- wide range of goosethoughts
The nay:
- graphical inconsistency (especially pixelated objects with text)
- nullhonkers
- I wasn't getting any closer to Canada ;-;
I foresee it scoring high in "Humor" charts. ^^
The whole game could have been improved visually & audio-wise quite a bit, but it makes up for that by being hilarious. You have made a very, erm, "special" game. :p
Hilarious and strange. I loved it :) Glad I stuck around long enough for the clouds to start moving
This game is really weird, but there is something enticing about it. Maybe it's the brilliantly animated geese or the trippy colours when you fail, but this does give a good impression.
Like most geese, I too often ignore calls from my parents. This is bananas and I love it.
nice goose sprite. Web client didn't work for me.. native OS X download did :) a little more time between decisions would be good
That dialogue was golden. Quite an amusing game! I liked how the text starting moving around to give some added difficulty. Managed to get to 64 before being called out on my monstrous tendencies.
What?...One of them pooped on my car! Nice game there man, I really liked the art and animations that you put in this game.
Dude, very interesting game, and an interesting take on the theme as well! Good job.
So deep. Like I'm literally staring into the minds of geese in flight. :)
Hahaha, fanstastic! "Ignore call from parents" was what pushed me over the edge. This is definitely a game with me in mind. Great overall, and especially as far as casting an animal not typically considered to be a monster.
Quite the humorous game! I included it in part 4 of my Ludum Dare 33 Compilation video series, if you would like to take a look :) https://youtu.be/NqmWO8MUX6c
Very entertaining! It does feel like staring into the minds of geese in flight. After a few rounds, I managed to get 70 before becoming overly anxious. 4.5/5 overall.
HAHAHA, I still don't know what I just played but it was awesome! Incredibly funny!
Great job man!
This is pretty funny. It's surprisingly a fun challenge to read through the options and pick the one that won't offend any of the honkers. The failure screen does take a bit too long though. I also wish the text were more readable.
After leaving this review I will to go back and meditate on this. *sage nod*
I really like the end scene, the colors flashing are great. I think the sounds work well and it is funny.
Geese are evil! They are the real monsters.
Amusing little game!
Well that was certainly interesting. Never did I think that I would click on impassioning messages to stop a goose getting a stern talking to.
Decent little game. Not much to see, but not much wrong with it either.
Ha ha ha, this was great! Loved it when the thought bubbles started to float around. This is a great mechanic because as it gets harder to click, I find myself more and more attracted to "kill everyone" or "ignore call from parents".
really nice entry. I was doing great, just strolling along when all of a sudden... the clouds... they MOVE! that messed me up.
I <3 this game :D! Very original and funny! Cool graphics tho. Good job!
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This is by far the most entertaining game I've played today. Such a simple concept, but so fun!
OF course, I have been hyped for the game since I saw the first goose sprite. I guess I have a soft spot for waterfowl :)
My one suggestion is that the status bar should be moved below the buttons, so you can see it as you click.
Excellent work!