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"I am Ned and I am a Hippo", is a game about an incredible transformation within one man's life: a shape-shifting like no other. Enter the life of Ned, an ordinary 9-5 office worker, who has aspirations to become a hippo. Explore his world, overcome emotional challenges, and confront your family.
Please enjoy! -jun & pate
P.S. The best way to play is in full screen mode or in a separate window. Also, if you get sick of exploring the map, or ruefully lost, check out the screenshots for a guide.
Made w\ HTML5, Javascript, Visual Studio.
Downloads and Links
Ratings
 | Coolness | 60% |
| #69 | Humor(Jam) | 3.79 |
| #348 | Innovation(Jam) | 3.28 |
| #541 | Mood(Jam) | 3.11 |
| #789 | Overall(Jam) | 2.99 |
| #797 | Fun(Jam) | 2.80 |
| #807 | Theme(Jam) | 2.97 |
| #936 | Graphics(Jam) | 2.57 |
Comments
The map exploration part wasn't that good, I would be perfectly fine if you just stuck with dialogues all the way. That being said I smiled a lot :)
Landed on Wikipedia and learned something. Good and educational game!
I loved the wikipedia link-opening in this game. I felt treated like an adult for once.
broaaaaaaaaahhhh*
(*"I'm Ned and I'm an hippo. Great game, well done !")
Well, it's certainly an odd sort of game. I'm not quite sure I know why I'm punching trees, breaking windows and avoiding the gym.
final score:
manilla folders (x8)
pine cone (x18)
grit (x107)
loose nails (x4)
bread roll
pidgeon pelt (x2)
~*confidence*~
drum sticks (x3)
hippo pen key
I ended up confused and with a lot of pine cones. Interesting experience :)
Very different from anything I have ever played before. The map of the town part was confusing too
Very funny dialogue and graphics choices! I would have liked to have seen more puzzles and less searching through Wikipedia though.
That's quite something else. Very strange and very absurd!
Interesting game. Nice to play it made me smile this morning.
funny. I liked that I had to go to wikipedia to look up grass as the main food source for hippos. Interesting take on the theme.
I think "Ned is becoming a hippo" would've been closer to the theme. :D Very creative none the less.
That was a weird one. Adding extra info/links were a nice choice. The music was interesting but got irritating after a while :)
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A modern masterpiece. -l for the Hippo Polka video being broken though