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I really hate how people disliked my comment because I said that I am not for "being homossexual" and that I think that being homossexual is not normal. People need to learn that THERE WILL BE OTEHRS THAT THINK DIFFERENT. As example, I dont agree about the game ideas, but I rated it 5/5 as the developer speaked about the subject im a correct way.
"Normal" is a pretty awful word to begin with, especially when defining a human being. Even the most "normal" person in the world probably still does some weird things, like maybe they just love the taste of boogers. Anyway, like I said earlier, I still hope you reconsider your stance on homosexuality, but you already know that - so long as you're accepting of people who ARE gay and don't make life actively harder for them, you can do and think whatever you like. Thanks again for playing and rating the game so highly, and especially thanks for commenting! Appreciate it :)
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Wow. I 5/5'ed for the game and the message, but favorited for the hilarious comments. Can I favorite a entire developer? *looks for the button* I guess being a fan is close enough.
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An absolutely wonderful game and a good example of how games can stimulate thought on any number of subjects. Well done.
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WHen i first walked up to this game I was expecting something else than it was. I thought that i was going away from this game with another face than i really had when i just walked away from the game. It's actually quite intesting how missleading ones first impression of a game is. And that is when you think you know what you are getting into. At least i've learned something from this game.
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@dap300 - it is normal. The message is one of love and understanding, no matter who the couple is.
developer - you are rather brave and creative and unique. Whether you be straight or gay, I wish you the best.
Kongregate - Giving this game a challenge - on Valentine's Day, no less - is even braver. An individual standing up for rights is one thing, but a company that must be careful with their messages and watch their bottom line taking that risk for what they believe in is amazing in this day and age. Kudos.
Signed,
a straight man who doesn't understand why that should matter.
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I can tell you've received a lot of flak based on the unwarranted hostility. I never said anything about homosexuality making me uncomfortable, simply that it was a rather unconventional and ham handed way to convey a message.
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what a beautiful little game. Games with a good message always get 5* from me.
Honestly, the new pope needs to play this
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If only we could all think this way, that love is love and something we all deserve without fear of what others would say or do. Great game!
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You'd look at the art work and think it is a simple game,but there is great work in it.This was a beautiful way to deliver a message on Valentine's Day and so on all in a short puzzle game.Absolutely beautiful.This made my day so much better.
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too easy and too short, it took me under a minute to beat the entire thing, but it's more an art thing so that's cool, still fun.
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Ah yes, one of the infamous "art" games. Well, at least this was reasonably challenging with some decent (not great) puzzles. Really like the music. Message is a bit heavy-handed, but what can you do? 4/5
Well, you could rate it really low or leave a scathing comment, but I'm extremely glad to see you did neither :) Thanks for playing and I'm glad you enjoyed the music, you can download it at www.bit.ly/belovedmusic if you want :)
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A short yet satisfying game. I shared it on tumblr and with a few of my friends. Glad to see a message like that being put across in a simple game like this.
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I was really disappointed that this game trivialized the substantial variety of reasons that people disagree with non-hetero and couple-only relationships. Whether you agree or disagree with them I've found that the best way to truly influence someone is to be able to restate their arguments in ways that they find complimentary before you work to dismantle stereotypes, misinformation, etc. Reducing opposition to non-traditional relationships to simply being focused on gender/sex isn't going to actually open a truly Socratic dialogue because you're stating in your premise that there aren't any other reasons to disagree and that it's silly for someone to think otherwise. As someone who frequently has conversations with folks on both sides of the issue it's not something I would ever share to stimulate debate because of its likelihood to insult those who disagree with its message. I wish it had approached the contraperspective more fairly.
Thanks for the response! I contend with "there's only so much exposition you can fit into eight levels of a Flash game", but you do make a solid point - the viewpoints behind both supporting and opposing non-traditional relationships go faaaaaar deeper than what was approached in this game. This was meant to be, more than anything, basically just a bulletin promoting love and tolerance in a very simplified, basic, universal form. I hope you can appreciate it insofar as that goes, but if you don't agree with the message it ultimately puts out that's totally cool too. Thanks anyhow for playing and especially for commenting, and congratulations on the badge and award ^_^
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Loving this Game 5/5, also...
"Your poor grammar and spelling skills make it difficult for me to address the more fundamentally broken parts of your statement."
has just been stolen and has become my new out of office message.
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There are more beautiful aspects about this game than I can count, but probably the one that brings me the most joy is seeing a developer reply to every single comment left on their game, and with nothing but positive wishes. I genuinely hope you receive as much love back as you give out. <3
It's a pretty good ratio - I can't believe how supportive the Kong community generally is ^_^ That said I'm about to pass out from replying so much, but once I wake back up I'm gonna try and at least read all the comments, and respond to the vast majority. Thanks for commenting, I'm stoked you enjoyed it! :D
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Luqui01:
Hmmm... why do you disagree? What is a "normal people"? Assuming you are talking about heteromonogamonormativity, well, yes, they are different... they have sexual romantic attraction towards the same gender instead of the opposite gender. There might even be culturally based tendencies. I acknowledge those differences, and I am glad you do too :D Some people are homophobic and some even believe there are no such thing as homophilia, and think they really are heterophile. What love and the different types of it are, is a tough question, as we have next to no undeniable facts about these things, so my strategy is to just deal with it like it is. If someone claims to be gay, I believe them, and say "that's coool/fair enough!"
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I've never been able to wrap my head around the kind of mentality it takes to get to level three and react like OH MY GOD SIR AND SIR ARE BURNING IN HELL!
Seriously? They aren't sodomizing you. Live and let be.
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Just like in love, good things can come in small packages! Simply put, this is a showcase of the perfect marriage between gaming and art.
That's a shame! I'm sorry that this game ruined games for you, maybe someday you can try games again. To delete your account, sign out and then stand on your head until you no longer remember your password.
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What a great game to be featured on Valentine's Day! As an ally, this game put the biggest smile on my face. Seeing all the positive comments overwhelming the negative ones restores some of my faith in humanity.
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I absolutely loved this game. Personally, I'm attracted to the opposite sex, but I still can't remember a time when I've had as emotional a reaction as I did playing this. The message is beautiful and fantastic, and very well presented. I just wish more people could understand and embrace it. Very well done, I would give this game a 9/5 if I could.
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A little detail that I loved about the game is how the loneliness level is one of the easiest, but also less satisfying level.
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Didn't expect much from this game- I expected something overly cheesy, but this is brilliant. Both the message and the gameplay. Very fun. I'd say more levels would have been great, but that wouldn't have worked well with the message, I suppose! 5/5 and favourited.
Not directly, I chose to keep the message pretty straightforward, but you could argue that some of the later levels that have lots of characters support polyamory :)
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I came here for the middle-schoolers espousing their political opinions and stayed for the fun puzzle game. Thanks for enjoyment on multiple levels.
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Wow normally I don't comment, but damn so much hate for a game about love...sad. First reaction was must be trolling, but I'm not sure...On the upside lots more open minded and sensible people, much love to the Dev nice game ^^
Read the comments! For any negative feelings that might be found, there's a much bigger tide of positive comments and feedback :) The Kong community seems very positive in its vocal response to this game, it's really made my day ^_^ Thanks, glad you enjoyed the game, I really appreciate the comment <3
The haters that bring up debatable points fuel lively debate, while the haters that are straight-up ign'ant tend to get buried in downvotes reeeeally quickly - overall I'm extremely pleased with how the Kong community is responding to this game :)
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I came here didn't know what to except, and I think I found my new favorite game. Not because of the gameplay, but because of the meaning of the message you sent. 10/5 would play again
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I find myself periodically rechecking the comments section on your game just so I can read your hilarious responses to the haters, thanks again for the game, the message, and the intermittent humor throughout the day!
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I just finished playing... Now Im just sitting here... Smiling and listening to the music... Im alone, but it doesn't matter. s day ever anyway! (; u ; )
5/5 + Fav
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I really like the game and the message. Simple, straightforward, and fun. Are some of the levels supposed to represent group love, as in a romantic relationship involving more than two people? The multiple Sirs and Madams in one puzzle seemed to suggest so.
First of all, thank you very much for the extremely kind words, and I'm super glad you enjoyed the game. Second, THERE'S NOTHING WORSE THAN CODE ODDUR DURVES, COOKIZZAAAAAAAAA *guitar riff*
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I just finished playing... Now Im just sitting here... Smiling and listening to the music... Im alone, but it doesn't matter ~~s day ever anyway! (; u ; )
Super glad you like it ^_^ Making people smile is the best thing. If you want you can download the music too, for free or by donation ^_^ www.bit.ly/belovedmusic