MMOCRAFT - A CONNECTED WORLD by jdavidson091
So, here it is. My first Ludum submisstion. You can tell I have a programming background - I made all the art in the last 30 minutes ;) Learned a lot, had a ton of fun. Built everything pretty much from scratch.
My game is a commentary on our MMO worlds we play on. Although we connect to a vast, different world when we log on, the interaction is superficial and skin deep. You simulate a man in his room, playing an mmo - why, you aren't sure. What's the end goal? That's for you to interpret, and reflect on yourself when you log onto your MMO of choice.
There was bugs with implementing an "end-game" state where the game shuts off and tells you go go outside, and I'd like to improve the art and add "real" animations, but I'm happy with the text interaction. Enjoy! Can't wait to try everyone else's games :)
Source should all be on github, and I gave a dropbox download link for the executable jar. No viruses, don't worry. Enjoy!
My game is a commentary on our MMO worlds we play on. Although we connect to a vast, different world when we log on, the interaction is superficial and skin deep. You simulate a man in his room, playing an mmo - why, you aren't sure. What's the end goal? That's for you to interpret, and reflect on yourself when you log onto your MMO of choice.
There was bugs with implementing an "end-game" state where the game shuts off and tells you go go outside, and I'd like to improve the art and add "real" animations, but I'm happy with the text interaction. Enjoy! Can't wait to try everyone else's games :)
Source should all be on github, and I gave a dropbox download link for the executable jar. No viruses, don't worry. Enjoy!
| Windows | https://www.dropbox.com/s/kgdq6j2mvy5lhkh/mmocraft.jar?dl=0 |
| Source | https://github.com/jdavidson091/ld30 |
| Original URL | https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-30/?action=preview&uid=41234 |
Ratings
| Coolness | 30% | 1796 |
| Overall | 2.94 | 829 |
| Audio | 2.76 | 522 |
| Fun | 2.28 | 1090 |
| Graphics | 1.83 | 1175 |
| Humor | 3.06 | 189 |
| Innovation | 2.83 | 801 |
| Mood | 3.76 | 73 |
| Theme | 3.17 | 623 |
Well, it's a good start for what it is, and the message gets across. It would have been nice to have more of a progression, some manner of storytelling and an end.
Still, not bad.
@danbo very true, I wish I had more time to flesh out what I wanted to say and make it more of a "real" game, but I've gone through the MMO hoops too many times and the empty feeling it leaves within you isn't healthy. I'd like to create a more complete game to reflect on those topics.
But seriously, an interesting take on the theme. Would like to have seen more interaction.
Definitely the funniest I've played, and super accurate, too.
Man, reminded me of my old mmo days.(to be fair, I only bought WoW because my best friend moved away, so we both got it so we could still hang out), but mostly I was a lonely loser.
But dang, i really enjoyed this; I wish there was more content, please add more. I will play
oh, and ha, I noticed username is kvothe; any relation to Name of the Wind?
:D Good job!
Top marks for mood!