Office Gaming Inception by AMS
#CONTROLS
WASD: Left hand movement
SPACE: Left hand action
MOUSE: Right hand movement
CLICK: Right hand action
#INTRO
We are five spanish Videogame Design and Development students. This has been our first
Ludum Dare and as everyone we were very suprised about the theme, since we expected the famous
Snowman. Entire Game in One Screen is very open, but it has certain limitations, so we wanted to
turn around the whole thing and that's how Office Gaming Inception was created. We are very
happy with the result, for it was very fun to develop, we think it can be enjoyable (and a bit
stressfull) to play and we've managed to submit an almost finished version.
#DESCRIPTION
The objective of the game is controlling an office worker's stress in one of his normal days at work.
To do this he can play on his computer, drink coffee or sqeeze Snowy (we had to integrate the
snowman), but be carefull, coffee and Snowy won't last forever and failling in the games will
increase stress a lot. Also, the phone will keep ringing, reminding you to be pendent on the office.
Don't ignore it, your boss can be very picky and will fire you if you don't answer the phone. As
stress increases, it will make your hands shake, increasing the game's difficulty.
The set of controls requires the player's concentration and coordination. Controls are transmited and
simplified from one screen to another. Each game would be easy if played separately, but joining
them and connecting them one through the other is what makes the game attractive and turns it into
a real challenge.
In the outer gamer the left hand is controlled with WASD and Spacebar can be used for interactions,
the right hand is controlled with the mouse. In the inner game, the fairy is moved and attacks with
the mouse and the character moves with the arrows and presses the controller's buttons with
Spacebar. The inner's inner game is simply controlled by the two buttons on the controller. The
computer must be turned on to start playing and it is possible to interact with all icons in the screen,
feel ready to find surprises.
PS. Those who love Dark souls will love this game.
#ATTRIBUTIONS
All the graphics used have been designed and drawned by two of our teams's members and we have
also recorded some of the sound effects. The attributions for the rest of them are shown in-game via
the README.txt, but we also list them here:
http://www.freesfx.co.uk/
https://www.freesound.org/
https://docs.google.com/document/d/15HY7XYe4nQaK9domeDQMF2qgWV1vfC4M7qSPnmyzf8/
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#BUGS
We're working on fixing them >.<
- FIXED: The spacebar doesn't work after you retry. This is fixed by just refreshing the page, but we are working on fixing it.
- Some sounds keep playing after you restart.
- FIXED: The sound of your voice firing you doesn't play.
- FIXED: The snowman anti-stress toy reset negative stress to 0.
- Snowman explosion is not heard sometimes.
- Frog game skips "Press any button" at restart sometimes.
WASD: Left hand movement
SPACE: Left hand action
MOUSE: Right hand movement
CLICK: Right hand action
#INTRO
We are five spanish Videogame Design and Development students. This has been our first
Ludum Dare and as everyone we were very suprised about the theme, since we expected the famous
Snowman. Entire Game in One Screen is very open, but it has certain limitations, so we wanted to
turn around the whole thing and that's how Office Gaming Inception was created. We are very
happy with the result, for it was very fun to develop, we think it can be enjoyable (and a bit
stressfull) to play and we've managed to submit an almost finished version.
#DESCRIPTION
The objective of the game is controlling an office worker's stress in one of his normal days at work.
To do this he can play on his computer, drink coffee or sqeeze Snowy (we had to integrate the
snowman), but be carefull, coffee and Snowy won't last forever and failling in the games will
increase stress a lot. Also, the phone will keep ringing, reminding you to be pendent on the office.
Don't ignore it, your boss can be very picky and will fire you if you don't answer the phone. As
stress increases, it will make your hands shake, increasing the game's difficulty.
The set of controls requires the player's concentration and coordination. Controls are transmited and
simplified from one screen to another. Each game would be easy if played separately, but joining
them and connecting them one through the other is what makes the game attractive and turns it into
a real challenge.
In the outer gamer the left hand is controlled with WASD and Spacebar can be used for interactions,
the right hand is controlled with the mouse. In the inner game, the fairy is moved and attacks with
the mouse and the character moves with the arrows and presses the controller's buttons with
Spacebar. The inner's inner game is simply controlled by the two buttons on the controller. The
computer must be turned on to start playing and it is possible to interact with all icons in the screen,
feel ready to find surprises.
PS. Those who love Dark souls will love this game.
#ATTRIBUTIONS
All the graphics used have been designed and drawned by two of our teams's members and we have
also recorded some of the sound effects. The attributions for the rest of them are shown in-game via
the README.txt, but we also list them here:
http://www.freesfx.co.uk/
https://www.freesound.org/
https://docs.google.com/document/d/15HY7XYe4nQaK9domeDQMF2qgWV1vfC4M7qSPnmyzf8/
edit
#BUGS
We're working on fixing them >.<
- FIXED: The spacebar doesn't work after you retry. This is fixed by just refreshing the page, but we are working on fixing it.
- Some sounds keep playing after you restart.
- FIXED: The sound of your voice firing you doesn't play.
- FIXED: The snowman anti-stress toy reset negative stress to 0.
- Snowman explosion is not heard sometimes.
- Frog game skips "Press any button" at restart sometimes.
| Web | http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/649872 |
| Source | https://github.com/Appms/LDGame |
| Original URL | https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-31/?action=preview&uid=45180 |
Ratings
| Coolness | 100% | 1 |
| Overall(Jam) | 3.79 | 102 |
| Audio(Jam) | 3.51 | 166 |
| Fun(Jam) | 3.54 | 164 |
| Graphics(Jam) | 3.97 | 174 |
| Humor(Jam) | 4.09 | 24 |
| Innovation(Jam) | 3.98 | 51 |
| Mood(Jam) | 3.72 | 107 |
| Theme(Jam) | 4.31 | 36 |
BTW, if you found a bug, pls report it to us. We're working on fixing all of them :3
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In a game.
In a game.
lol!
Something weird happened the third time around and I couldn't quite play the frog game for some reason? Albeit, I was buzzing around like a hummingbird with ADD and we all know once the snowman explodes you've officially entered Office Hell. :)
Took me a minute to figure out I was also playing a game in the game in the game...
Fun. Love the little added things like the stuff on the desk you can play with.
Great graphics. Congrats!
Note, I almost didn't play your game because there's an ad in front of it. It's your game but I'm going to think a bit about whether that's in the spirit of LD.
In the beginning it was not really clear what the goal is. Snowman is +1
Great job!
This is truly amazing, the amount of things and these controls are freaking amazing. On of the most original and well done entries i've seen so far. This game is a 5/5 on every single category out there. Srslly, great job.
:(
But I think your game is much harder haha
Very slick graphics!
Nice audio!
I really like the drinking animation.
Overall very well done!!!
But I think your game is much harder haha
Very slick graphics!
Nice audio!
I really like the drinking animation.
Overall very well done!!!
p.s.
KITTENS!!!!!!!!
Poor Snowy, though.
-AlucardX60
One of the best LD31 game I've played so far :)
Good job! :D
BTW, a ZQSD or arrows keys alternative to WASD would be nice for non-QWERTY keyboards owners ;)
The shaking hands were a good idea to felt the stress!
Song for your game hero - Naiv "Obivatel" :) http://www.clipafon.ru/naiv/obyvatel-klip_b46027c91.html
For those who find this game too easy: play it while you're at work! :D
Great job guys.