Hold Your Ghouls Close
About
A brief narrative about a small Ghoul exploring the Surface.
Made for The Worst Game Jam 3. Theme is "Hold Your Ghouls Close".
Coding, Art, Music, and Story: Rob
Instructions
- Arrow keys move
- Bump in to characters to talk
- Click in the window to hear audio
- Completion time: 5-10 mins
Tools
Engine: Bitsy 7.2 and Bitsy Savior
Hacks used: Pixsy, Directional Avatar, and Bitsy Muse
Art: Pixquare
Art Assets: Kenney's Micro Roguelike
Color Palettes: Bumblebit and a modified Mystique Life
Music: Dirtywave M8
Planning: Google Sheets
Development log
- Post-Mort5 days ago
Comments
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this was so lovely... the start reminded me of how fish is made, which made me think about the complexity having faith in something, which then wound up being very relevant to the game--i kept worrying the friend the ghoul makes would turn out to not be a friend, and appreciated that as a player the only way to advance the game was to participate in the ghoul's optimism by going to find the human. well done!
oo haven't played how fish is made. adding it to my list. ty! 💜
So whimsical! This made me smile a whole lot!!! I also loved the minimalist style pixel art. Gorgeous colours.
yess whimsy is good 💜
I was so afraid the human was tricking ghoul into a dangerous situation but it ended up being sooooo sweet. I want to see more of ghoul's story :)
oo never intended it to feel potentially malicious, but i'm happy it adds some depth! 💜
Wow that was really sweet. Who would have thought ghouls could be so philosophical? The simplicity of it all was so nice too with the color choices and pixel art. It's nice to imagine this world where ghouls and people can live side by side, being kind and curious.
kind and curious were the major themes 💜
This was really great. The artstyle is gorgeous and really effective and I think the abstract pixel art of it really helps sell the sort of fable/mythological kind of story. I really loved this.
ty 💜
Beautiful story!
Thank you 💜