By Adam Smith on September 3rd, 2012 at 7:00 pm.
We’ve already hosted a brilliant collection of Ludum Dare games but Indiegames.com have spotted another that I feel compelled to share. I know there are probably hundreds that I’d feel compelled to share if I played them all but sadly this is the first Ludum Dare for ages that I haven’t been able to dig into properly. On to Project M though, which is a fairly lengthy point and click adventure about mad science and not-dead detectives. Grab the competition version or an enhanced release with tweaks and soundtrack here.
It reminds me of Ben There, Dan That but that might just be a case of the two being comedic adventures with a lead duo and janky animations. The enhanced version comes with this update note, which makes the entire project worthwhile in and of itself – “The size of Nixon’s nose was increased in the Enhanced Edition”.
I’m willing to admit that I haven’t finished it because one puzzle has stumped me but I’m not going to say which one it is because I’d probably expose myself as a cretin of the highest order. Can’t have that. If anyone finishes the game, do let me know and I’ll pick your vastly superior brain.
03/09/2012 at 19:51 savagegump says:
Short and sweet, certainly made me chuckle a few times :)
Also I managed to finish it (which is rare for me these days) Which bit are you stuck on Adam?
03/09/2012 at 20:02 Aerothorn says:
I loved subAtomic, so looking forward to this.
03/09/2012 at 21:10 JamesTheNumberless says:
Double Fine is no longer the only hope, there is another.
Puts my LD entry to shame ;)
Unnatural Selection
(Oh come on, they did it first.)
03/09/2012 at 21:28 Andy_Panthro says:
Pretty good so far (got 2/3 crystals), but got stuck. Can’t quite figure out what to do, but it involves the pirate monkey (?) in the playground. I assume I need his hook, but haven’t got a clue how to get him down.
03/09/2012 at 21:52 spcd says:
Click on the hood of your car, it will open. Then click somewhere on the engine. The monkey will be electrocuted and you can take his hook.
03/09/2012 at 22:07 Andy_Panthro says:
Ah, thanks!
Not the most obvious of puzzles though, I didn’t even realise you could interact with the car except to leave. I’m sure I tried pixel-hunting too!
03/09/2012 at 22:24 spcd says:
I solved this puzzle by accident! I was planning to leave the scene, but then I electrocuted the monkey :)
03/09/2012 at 21:53 spcd says:
I had more fun with this than I could imagine. Wow! excellent :D
SENOR BANANA YOU HAVE BETRAYED ME!!!
03/09/2012 at 22:31 Andy_Panthro says:
Senor Banana was truly the defining character of the game.
I’m hoping for a sequel! (although it does seem unlikely).
03/09/2012 at 22:00 MurrayL says:
Thanks for the coverage, Adam! It’s awesome, if peculiar, to see a game I made on a site I read ‘for realsies’.
I’m sure the other RPS readers can help you finish Plan M, but I’m aware that some of the puzzles can seem a little… arcane. I’m not difficult to reach if anyone really needs the ‘official tip line’ (charges may apply)!
04/09/2012 at 02:43 fgjfgjg says:
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