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A jam submission

The Curse of Harold MeyersView game page

Evil doesn't grow old. It gets HAR-OLD!
Submitted by HawkZombie — 8 days, 8 hours before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Lucius Award for Laughs: Comedy#83.3003.300
Oldhar Award for Literature: Story#182.8502.850
Marsha Award for Music: Sound#232.8502.850
Harold Award for Excellence#272.2502.250
Hrld Award for Graphics: Visuals#292.4002.400
Therese Award for Strength: Combat#351.3501.350

Ranked from 20 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

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Comments

Submitted(+1)

Gameplay: Not much more than moving around but nothing feels awkward or out of place.

Combat: Non-existent, but at least the main character made a smart move just bolting.

Comedy: This game's strong suit IMO. Loved the tacky columns and Carpenter just noping outta there.

Sound: Liked the extra effort with the custom sounds and the slasher theme was kind of a jam.

Visuals: Not much outside of RTP but I do like the Harold makeover.

Story: Short but sweet.

Submitted(+1)

Harold certainly got “ahead” of the competition, didn’t he?

Developer(+1)

This right here is the reason I made this xD

Submitted(+1)

EVIL DIES TONIGHT!

...Or you know maybe we can reschedule it to a later day. I'm not too hung up on that "tonight" part. 

Fun short entry. I did notice I wasn't able to interact with the body if I was standing to the left of him. Felt a bit odd, since I had been able to interact with the cloth just fine in that position.

Developer

Yeah, I screwed up ;_;

Submitted(+1)

I saw the struggle that it was to put this game together. Good job on that!

I would have liked to had some music before Harold Meyers enters the scene. More depth in the gameplay or story would have been nice too.

Other than that, I didn't run into any bugs or other major issues. It's not too long either. Glad you got this one in!

(+1)

I got a big laugh outta the pure rtp behind the eyes line.  Thought this was a fun little take on the idea.  Music was banging and on point.  Enjoyed for sure.

HostSubmitted(+1)

Love what you did with the theme song! Why didn't anyone else think of that yet? Short, but the eventing you had was tight. I know too little of the source material, but I think you did it justice. I also laughed at least one time! A worthwhile entry!

Submitted(+1)

This is a delightful nugget of pure nothing! I'll skip my usual feed back of explaining each star and just toss out my thoughts.

I liked the set up and I wish there had been more. It was a good set of cut scenes.
I liked how you handled what was under the red cloth.

Now as a Myers fan I liked the way you presented the looks of Harold. I also liked the intro text.

Was it a game? No. It was a nod and a fan work. I wish it had been a real game.
And that's all I can really say about it.

Submitted(+1)

I was wondering whilst playing what he tagline joke would be, was not disappointed.

(+1)

Nice! I'd be interested to see this expanded someday.

Submitted(+1)

Haha if only everyone is sensible like this in a horror plot setting.

Submitted(+1)

cool game!

Submitted(+1)

This game feels like a pop culture reference I don't understand?

Developer

If you've never seen the Halloween movies, a lot of things won't make sense lol