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Butterfly by dtap

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made by dtap for LD35 (COMPO)
You are a shapeshifter employed by a club to improve the atmosphere by getting people to socialise. Between the hours of 11pm and 1am you need to work your magic to get everyone in the venue talking together.

CONTROLS:

Arrow keys / WASD to move
Shift + click to transform into another clubgoer
Hold space to chat

The clubgoers all arrived in groups, and they will stick with their groups. However, if you chat to group B disguised as a member of group A, group B will become friendlier to group A. Be careful not to be spotted by the person you're impersonating! If they spot you they will leave the club, along with their group, killing the vibes. Maximise cohesion for a better score.

Good luck!

Font credit is EightBitOperator from http://www.1001freefonts.com/8_bit_operator.font
Web http://dtapgames.co.uk/games/butterfly
Source https://github.com/tauroid/butterfly
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-35/?action=preview&uid=25207

Ratings

Coolness 30% 1854
Overall 2.81 775
Fun 2.13 906
Graphics 3.13 418
Innovation 3.75 131
Theme 3.69 250

Feedback

stephenhaney
18. Apr 2016 · 05:14 UTC
I like the idea! A new take on the shapeshifter theme. I had a little trouble figuring out what I was doing – often times it seemed like as soon as I would shapeshift into someone their entire group would leave (even if I was all the way on the other side of the club). I think I'm getting the hang of the mechanics now, but more feedback to my actions would be good.

Nice entry! Kudos on the fresh, interesting concept.
neondx
18. Apr 2016 · 13:55 UTC
it was quite hard to understand that game at first, but the concept is quite cool! come try ours! "NeonDX"
jdmazz
18. Apr 2016 · 13:57 UTC
Very difficult to play game, but I think it's quite different than most games. Kind of more like the Sims. I'm glad you made something like this.
AscendedLudumDare
18. Apr 2016 · 14:13 UTC
my first five star overall, you deserve it. The idea is genius. I found it Hard at first but soon felt confident it really isnt that hard.
Good replay value, and that is rare.
thomz12
18. Apr 2016 · 14:13 UTC
difficult to get going. Pretty well executed idea. Good job!
qu2
18. Apr 2016 · 14:29 UTC
This is a really fun idea, and I like how you can just dance on your own once everybody starts to leave :P
sP0CkEr2
19. Apr 2016 · 03:35 UTC
interesting idea - was had to figure out for me - i will try it again to see - nice job
Linver
19. Apr 2016 · 14:17 UTC
It's not easy to understand, when did I a mistake in the game - no markers or text messages. And I spend some time to understand how it work.
The best part of this game is moving away from you guys! Really it make a scene. And nice humor and mood.. outside the game 0_o
Nice trick!
FatKarate
20. Apr 2016 · 02:25 UTC
nice i liked the shimmy animation
Squatch
20. Apr 2016 · 02:32 UTC
Great concept. But it's hard to figure out what you're doing.
SeaMonsterGD
23. Apr 2016 · 09:09 UTC
Good idea, original approach to the them. Lacks in feedbacks though it's really hard to follow what you're actually doing and the effect it has on the clubgoers.
jhell
23. Apr 2016 · 22:07 UTC
Like others said feedback is lacking. I had a hard time udnerstanding what I needed to do.
nhojrekrap
09. May 2016 · 16:48 UTC
challenging, but great concept and great look. enjoyed a lot.