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Call Center Sim by nuiguy

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made by nuiguy for LD31 (JAM)
Wow, that name is a mouthful.
Anyways, you have just been hired by SUPER-MEGA Appliance warehouse Call Center... yeah, you get the idea. Read the title. The problem is, you don't actually know anything about the company. So you're going to have to find out the secrets of the company, by trial and error. If you're unsure, ask your boss, but he's cranky, so it'll cost you!

Good luck!

Note: The link for Web takes you to my site, where all the downloads are hosted, along with the embedded player, and also {[ Android ]} The .apk is downloadable, to install it you will need to have 'Allow apps from external sources' checked


:) Nuiguy
Gamejolt http://gamejolt.com/games/strategy-sim/call-center-sim/41331/
Windows https://drive.google.com/open?id=0Bzl3sqwUtXZUVTdzN0d1U3NGR3M&authuser=0
OS/X https://drive.google.com/open?id=0Bzl3sqwUtXZUUVlYa1ZiTGFadEU&authuser=0
Linux https://drive.google.com/open?id=0Bzl3sqwUtXZUNnVPU3hld0M4VG8&authuser=0
my website http://gamejolt.com/games/strategy-sim/call-center-sim/41331/
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-31/?action=preview&uid=44949

Ratings

Coolness 48% 1414
Overall(Jam) 2.62 929
Fun(Jam) 2.50 872
Graphics(Jam) 2.29 899
Humor(Jam) 3.44 135
Innovation(Jam) 3.43 277
Mood(Jam) 3.04 494
Theme(Jam) 3.52 537

Feedback

dusho
08. Dec 2014 路 21:30 UTC
that web link goes nowhere for me (404)
BtheDestroyer
08. Dec 2014 路 21:32 UTC
^ Same.
ProfessorRekyl
08. Dec 2014 路 21:36 UTC
Please check the web demo and I麓ll be back to rate, thank you
馃帳 nuiguy
08. Dec 2014 路 21:39 UTC
Web link is fixed. Thanks for that guys!
Natura-Time
08. Dec 2014 路 21:41 UTC
It's quite interesting ! May be put some sounds ^-^
馃帳 nuiguy
08. Dec 2014 路 21:44 UTC
@Natura-Time Yeah, but I was concerned about it interfereing with the phone ringing. I'm certainly going to take this further (Looking into Google Play), so any improvements/ideas are greatly appreciated!
Hellequin
08. Dec 2014 路 21:47 UTC
I like it! Neat!!!
Waterman7
08. Dec 2014 路 21:50 UTC
This was way more engaging than I expected. I loved finding out more and more about the company by trial and error and getting more and more competent at the job.
Funny idea, well done!
tompudding
08. Dec 2014 路 21:51 UTC
I'm not entirely sure what was going on there. The gap between calls was a bit long, and eventually I gave up.
andrewkennedy
08. Dec 2014 路 21:51 UTC
Interesting guessing-game concept, but it would be nice to have some kind of subtle cues to help you know what answers to provide. I like the substituted names for name-brand products, pretty funny!

Unless I was missing something, isn't "ask boss" always worse than just guessing? It costs you 1 point but so does guessing wrong.
馃帳 nuiguy
08. Dec 2014 路 21:56 UTC
Yes, ask boss is always worse than geussing, it started out having a meter, with 10 'ask boss points' on it, and you would pay 20 points to refill the meter. But, then I switched it all over to Unity's 4.6 GUI - Which after I learnt about it properly made adding aditional calls so much easier (Arrays!) But I couldn't figure out how to implement the meter.

Thanks for he feedback!
-Nuiguy
flatgub
08. Dec 2014 路 21:57 UTC
I want my money back!
NO! *slams phone down*

Very fun!
Biliogadafr
08. Dec 2014 路 22:06 UTC
That was fun expiriense. Now I know for sure that I don't want such kind of job :D
catchthefloaty
08. Dec 2014 路 23:21 UTC
LOL. I love this idea. i wish there was a way to read the response from your boss though. REALLY WELL done.
dlowe
08. Dec 2014 路 23:23 UTC
thanks for the game :)
montyontherun
08. Dec 2014 路 23:28 UTC
Somewhat confusing at first, but eventually I got and had a "aha!" moment. It was a really good idea, but it was unclear to me if there is a winning condition.
bushmango
09. Dec 2014 路 01:21 UTC
Thanks for commenting on my game, Four Seasouns!

This was more fun than I thought it would be considering the title :D The only thing I can think to improve is to make the phone ring faster.
TeamQuadratic
09. Dec 2014 路 16:53 UTC
The mechanics could use a bit more polishing, but an interesting conept.
danidre14
09. Dec 2014 路 23:03 UTC
Wow, pretty unique and hard guessing game, basically!
But I liked the graphics and game type! :D
Nice humor with the snowman! :3
wooltech
10. Dec 2014 路 01:35 UTC
There were long periods without calls - I know from working in a real call centre it gets like that, but felt a bit much here. Otherwise a fun memory/guessing game that fits the theme.
Jupitron
11. Dec 2014 路 14:16 UTC
It wasnt clear how do i respond correctly, kind of confusing, is that how a real call center works? Good sim!
ramoncb
11. Dec 2014 路 22:41 UTC
Neat!

One of the most different games I've played! Good job =)
Gins
28. Dec 2014 路 10:27 UTC
Pretty interesting idea, but what is the benefit of "Ask Boss" if it deducts a point anyway but doesn't tell you the right answer?

Still I think that the idea has potential to turn into a game with Papers, Please-ish complexity :)