Hell Manager by Atta

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made by Atta for LD29 (JAM)
Now you can be Hell Manager!
It's simple, but fun!
Click the HELL Sign in the menu to play.

Huh!
It was our first Ludum Dare so game isn't long or polished. You may not believe but I uploaded our game in the last minute!

Ratings

Coolness 100% 1
Overall(Jam) 2.33 724
Audio(Jam) 2.47 562
Fun(Jam) 2.19 696
Graphics(Jam) 2.78 591
Humor(Jam) 2.85 260
Innovation(Jam) 2.63 547
Mood(Jam) 2.41 659
Theme(Jam) 3.01 443

Feedback

shalskar
29. Apr 2014 路 01:17 UTC
Pretty funny and the graphics and sound were cool, make it longer though!
eerongal
29. Apr 2014 路 01:19 UTC
Seems like it could be fun if there was some element working against you (time or something). I enjoyed the graphics, but I like pixely artwork.

What was the purpose of the empty platform on the right?
馃帳 Atta
29. Apr 2014 路 01:25 UTC
We wanted to make more torture devices, but my friend did not have time :( And this is the main reason why it's so little.
KumoKairo
29. Apr 2014 路 01:25 UTC
uh, I thought it was a bug that the game stuck at one screen. Figured it out 1 second before leaving hehe.
thenmal
29. Apr 2014 路 01:26 UTC
So edgy....
http://i.imgur.com/zmjb1TY.png
Snicklodocus
29. Apr 2014 路 01:27 UTC
Good first entry! I found a small bug that the game would not send down the final sinner if two people were in the cage. My only other complaint was the sound was a bit loud.
GiveMeAllYourCats
29. Apr 2014 路 01:28 UTC
Most points for inovation and you could have scored more on fun if it was a bit longer! Good concept and was worked out good! (maybe next time add bgm too?)
Therrato
29. Apr 2014 路 01:28 UTC
Funny for sure, i do really like the pixel art, but i would like to be able to torture them more after their bar is filled
evilDan
29. Apr 2014 路 01:30 UTC
PUNISH HIM
paps
29. Apr 2014 路 01:49 UTC
haha, loved the voice acting.
fun game a bit short though (and don't know what the third platform is for)
Andrew Adams
29. Apr 2014 路 14:03 UTC
cool idea
GamerTaters
29. Apr 2014 路 14:03 UTC
Nice art. Audio created a nice disturbing mood.
javifugitivo
29. Apr 2014 路 14:05 UTC
I think that the game is fun, but too simple. With more elements and tools to "play", the game would be awesome, but nice game, good graphics and it has an original gameplay.
fullmontis
29. Apr 2014 路 14:09 UTC
I love the sound effects, but gameplay is a little barebones.
DarkEngineer
29. Apr 2014 路 15:37 UTC
Prety nice game and sound!
馃帳 Atta
29. Apr 2014 路 16:17 UTC
@fullmontis
@javifugitivo
I know it's too simple, but we didn't have time. Unfortunately, you can't edit game.
xdegtyarev
30. Apr 2014 路 09:32 UTC
It seems the most effective way to punish is to just drop sinners into lava.
Could be a nice game with variety and it had more gameplay to it.
Also did not like usage of stereotypes for sinners. There are so many things you could have come up to punish people for and you chose what you did. A bit disappointing.
Solifuge
30. Apr 2014 路 09:33 UTC
Hi, this is Vector from the Victory Garden team! (posting under Solifuge's account)

This is a neat idea, and the graphics are great! I guess the main thing I'd ask is why you'd have the bar need to be filled up by repeatedly using different machines, instead of putting a person in a machine and having the bar fill automatically.

Maybe consider leaving out the racism and other such things (you know what I'm talking about) next time. You can make a great game without them.
馃帳 Atta
30. Apr 2014 路 10:30 UTC
@Solifuge
Because we have few people, and filling bar automatically would make our game even shorter.
There's no racism! And of course I'm not a racist. I hate them. Normal sins would be boring. Just chill out, guys :)
gmaker
30. Apr 2014 路 11:44 UTC
great job =)
Jeffalisk
30. Apr 2014 路 12:11 UTC
Not exactly subtle, but nice graphics.
Simon@LD
30. Apr 2014 路 17:23 UTC
Congrats on your first LD entry!
terraco
30. Apr 2014 路 22:58 UTC
Well there you go
jtpup0
01. May 2014 路 10:23 UTC
Nice idea, executed perfectly, and I see a creeper face in the rocks xD
TheGreenTie
02. May 2014 路 17:09 UTC
Fun.
thinkster
02. May 2014 路 17:13 UTC
There is a good idea in here somewhere, needs more interaction with the punishments though to make me want to play longer. Like to see where you could take the idea.

But I don't like the stereotypes either, pretty lame design choice!
TeamFlare
02. May 2014 路 17:29 UTC
No real gameplay,but hey, it's funny and a bit weird :)
conormn
02. May 2014 路 18:38 UTC
Very nicely done. Funny entry :)
berareu
02. May 2014 路 18:40 UTC
I SOOO wish there were more torture tools... when the fat guy broke the machine I laughed! Nice work :D
Gazok
02. May 2014 路 19:46 UTC
These stereotypes are not acceptable. Even stepping past how offensive they are, the use of any stereotype is only a substitute for humour or originality. The sad thing is, this had the potential to be funny, had you attempted to subvert stereotypes instead of enforcing them.

I won't validate this by rating it, but I hope that you learn from the negative reactions and make better games in future.

You might benefit from reading
http://www.shakesville.com/2006/07/off-limits-humor.html
http://wolfdrone.tumblr.com/post/70277781287/working-within-transgression
http://geekfeminism.wikia.com/wiki/Sexist_humor
ArcturusDeluxe
02. May 2014 路 22:06 UTC
It's an ok game. Pretty nice graphics. Gameplay is a little lacking, but the general concept could be fun. Wasn't too offended by the stereotype humour but it did seem a bit, well, dumb, to be honest. Not bad overall.
GeorgeBroussard
03. May 2014 路 05:56 UTC
Could have a fun little game here with some more gameplay.

The "kfc" and "watermelon" stuff was not ok. Do some research as to why.
Catman
03. May 2014 路 07:14 UTC
Aha! I had this same exact idea once, and it is on my 'games to do when I have time' list, so props for making it a reality! :D
Manuel Magalh茫es
03. May 2014 路 22:56 UTC
The game concept (being Hell's manager) is interesting, too bad about the stereotypes.
scgrn
05. May 2014 路 07:17 UTC
It was a cool concept until I encountered the shoddy gameplay and weird, racist stereotypes.