Portal Patrol by Dana Alcala

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made by Dana Alcala for LD30 (COMPO)
I attempted a text adventure for my first Ludum Dare entry. I wrote it completely in C#. The game is technically unfinished, but it is playable to a point and ends in a "To Be Continued".

You are a member of the Inter-Dimensional Law Enforcement Agency. You will be chasing a criminal across dimensions through portals.

Current status of game: Final entry.

Ratings

Coolness 35% 1694
Overall 2.90 862
Fun 2.75 811
Humor 3.11 170
Innovation 2.37 1062
Mood 2.80 721
Theme 3.25 562

Feedback

fcpfoof
24. Aug 2014 · 22:01 UTC
The idea is brilliant, but when it came to the first choice, the game exited ;d.
Waiting for the finished version ^^
DoobieDoctor5000
24. Aug 2014 · 23:44 UTC
fcpfoof - Thanks for the feedback! I like the idea also. I hope to move forward with it. I updated the links with my final entry. However, although I put as much work into it as I could, it's still very short and ends in a "to be continued" really before the action starts. Take a peek at my code to see all the different things it allows you to do! I tried to keep it very open-ended. It's just too bad I have to submit an unfinished product; but at least it shouldn't crash on you anymore.
CogentInvalid
25. Aug 2014 · 04:12 UTC
I couldn't keep track of all the colored portal stuff, so when I got to the first hallway I decided to turn right and quit. :P Just kidding. I actually fumbled around with my uniform for a while, not quite sure how to "put it on", or even what that phrase means, before stumbling into the portal and dying horribly. In any case, I like the sense of humor here, and hope you continue working on the game.
DoobieDoctor5000
25. Aug 2014 · 04:17 UTC
CogentInvalid - Thank you for your feedback! Haha yeah I tried to include as many phrases as possible to leave it open-ended. A few things I forgot to include are "change clothes", "change uniform" and probably many others. If you take a look at my code, you can see all the possibilities I included.
eatsleepindie
25. Aug 2014 · 05:08 UTC
This game brought me back to my early days of gaming. Great work on the story and tying in the theme.
DarkCart
26. Aug 2014 · 22:27 UTC
I need .NET to make this work, and my computer told me to ask you for the correct version.
Empyrealhell
30. Aug 2014 · 03:18 UTC
"The programmer of this game didn't prepare anything for: yes"
Best response to "do you have any questions" I think I've ever seen.

It wasn't necessarily bad in any way, just very short. I was expecting something along the lines of Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego, but the game stopped before it even got to that point. It was a promising start, but there just isn't enough there.
DoobieDoctor5000
31. Aug 2014 · 03:25 UTC
DarkCart - Sorry about that! I just checked and it says Target Framework is .NET Framework 4 Client Profile.

Empyrealhell - Yes. You are 100% correct. It's funny because my overall plan was for a Carmen San Diego ish game. I think this is a matter of me being a novice programmer with little time. Quite honestly... I hate to say it but it's also a mirror of my dedication. I will get better!

Thank you both for playing my game (or at least attempting to).
cptalbertwesker
14. Sep 2014 · 16:39 UTC
Great humour, loved it, a shame it was so short.

I did have a lot of fun reading through all of the potential phrases you allowed to perform actions, I'd love to play more!
🎤 Dana Alcala
15. Sep 2014 · 16:06 UTC
Thank you everyone for trying out my game, and also for your responses!

Note: I changed my nickname to reflect my real name. Doing a little online-identity change to have a more professional profile.