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August 23, 2011

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Displaced is an arty platformer by Klare about a child being bullied made in 48 hours for the Ludum Dare 21 competition.

26 comments:

  1. Anonymous23 August 2011 at 10:42

    First!

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  2. Anonymous23 August 2011 at 10:59

    Seconde

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  3. Rava23 August 2011 at 11:18

    Finished...? Not sure about the meaning of the story...

    "Jump on their head": you can NEVER do that!! There's NEVER room enough to do that!!

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  4. Anonymous23 August 2011 at 12:55

    This is kinda horrible since it takes a serious subject but makes such a lousy game out of it. If you're going to tackle an issue in a game, at least offer something that might help somebody.

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  5. Epic23 August 2011 at 12:56

    Very sad... but at least now I know what to do when i meet a bully!

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  6. Anonymous23 August 2011 at 13:36

    Two things...who unpacked their Atari 2600 and what is the point in this game?

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  7. Jack23 August 2011 at 15:20

    Not bad for a game made in 2 days, I guess.
    Didn't feel the need to hit the 'R' button though.

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  8. Anonymous23 August 2011 at 15:38

    I just keep jumping. I pressed the "x" now it won't stop.

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  9. Anonymous23 August 2011 at 16:32

    @Anonymous- have you tried playing the game in a different browser? Sometimes that helps for me

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  10. Anonymous23 August 2011 at 17:07

    I haven't tried that. I don't even know how to do that. I was hoping that it was just a glitch in the game and that it would fix itself. :)

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  11. Paperback Writer23 August 2011 at 18:16

    I really like the are & the atmosphere of this game, but i have to day: I don't get it...

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  12. Anonymous23 August 2011 at 18:34

    It really needs an in-game walkthrough.....

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  13. Anonymous23 August 2011 at 19:07

    didn't understand the point of this game... especially the ending

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  14. -k23 August 2011 at 19:09

    Sorry Bart, I felt like this was a lousy game with no "actual" connection to the topic (other than a way to gain attention to a game that was otherwise pointless). I suppose for being made in 48 hours it was okay, but you've shown us games made in the same amount of time that were far superior to this.

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  15. RandomSock23 August 2011 at 23:19

    Seems to me that in the end he gets bullied to the point of incident, and that the voice is his mother being called to go to the hospital/school.

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  16. Carly24 August 2011 at 02:13

    Horrible, horrible, and I got a headache now from the noise. Bart, you know I love ya, but this was a terrible choice to put on your blog. I can not find one thing good about this game, not even considering it was done in 48 hours. Just plain terrible.

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  17. Anonymous24 August 2011 at 02:43

    i don't get it

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  18. I24 August 2011 at 03:51

    I liked it. You people judge this too much. It is SUPPOSE TO BE SIMPLE!!!

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  19. PK24 August 2011 at 04:02

    Sorry, but this game was rubbish, even for a 48-hour game. I'm fine with the block artwork, but:

    1. The levels started off boring and stayed boring.

    2. There seemed to be no real connection to the "bullying" theme at all.

    3. The whole point of the gameplay is "jump on their heads," but 90% of the enemies are in corridors as tall as they are, so you can't even do that!

    I'm really surprised this game was considered bonte-worthy.

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  20. Anonymous24 August 2011 at 05:59

    You guys, this is EXACTLY like bullying.
    The kid feels smaller than everyone. He's picked on and pushed around. He tries to fight back, but sometimes is incapable. He's trapped amongst a bunch of hateful bullies, traveling deeper and deeper into depression and pain. At the end, he can't take it any more and has just broken down emotionally... OR, he's been beaten by these bullies so many times, he's broken down physically.

    Try not to criticize so much; games are like art. It represents what the creator wanted it to; it sends a message to those who need it most.

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  21. Anonymous25 August 2011 at 08:08

    ...So art is always good, just because it's art...? Thank you, I've learned something new.

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  22. Anonymous25 August 2011 at 19:00

    Has anybody finished this game yet? I keep getting killed. Is there a walkthrough out there anywhere for it?

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  23. chris26 August 2011 at 03:20

    in the end there it was starting to give me a headache

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  24. carrett2 September 2011 at 21:44

    well I don't know about the game (I didn't bother to finish), but I nearly peed myself when I jumped on the mom's head too many times...

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  25. Alexa5 June 2012 at 05:29

    This game is SCARY. I can't figure out how to beat it, and the music is worse than Lavender Town.

    Does anybody have a walkthrough so I can see what I'm supposed to be doing?

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  26. Anonymous22 August 2015 at 23:18

    This game gets really aggravating when you pass the last of the bullies, and the curse signs just.. buzz around your screen, and you hear continuous dinging 8-bit noises that get annoying. Also, I got to the end..
    I didn't get it
    but when the mom throws you its hilarious

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