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The Grind: 10 Seconds at a Time by allenfreese

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made by allenfreese for LD27 (COMPO)
First LD attempt. Classic NES/Gameboy RPG stylings.

The three meters in the upper corner of the screen need to be kept up, by pressing SPACE_BAR next to the items with the bubbles. Every 10 seconds a device comes from the back room's conveyer system that needs to be removed by pressing SPACE_BAR, as well (there was additional gameplay here, but I ran out of time).

See how long you can last before you miss a device, or die from boredom, hunger, or lack of potty breaks.
OS/X https://www.dropbox.com/s/ethk8m72nm7rjge/the_grind.zip
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-27/?action=preview&uid=25243

Ratings

Coolness 26% 1672
Graphics 3.87 101

Feedback

jennyludum
26. Aug 2013 路 05:17 UTC
I vote for you!
PaidGEEK
26. Aug 2013 路 15:50 UTC
Why only OSX version :/ Art looks great from the screenshot though.
馃帳 allenfreese
26. Aug 2013 路 22:27 UTC
I've updated the link to the Mac version since it wasn't downloading properly.
ENDESGA
27. Aug 2013 路 05:20 UTC
I managed to play it on my friend's MAC :) Only because 1: I only have PCs, and 2: this game looked very fun :)

very nice :D

-ENDESGA
tamy
27. Aug 2013 路 05:22 UTC
Cool visual style,can麓t play it tho.
Nerlin
27. Aug 2013 路 05:39 UTC
I like the graphics. You should've do that game on Windows too, Windows is a main OS for games now unfortunately.
Steve Cochrane
27. Aug 2013 路 06:06 UTC
It looks nice from the screenshot and I'd love to give it a try, and I do use a Mac, but when I opened the .zip I got a .cpgz file and I'm not sure how to use it. Is there an app I need to get to open it? I'll check back later :)
Sergey Mohov
27. Aug 2013 路 06:23 UTC
Mac exclusive game? You are my hero! Thank you! We should have more of these. I liked the sprite of the character and the fact that it's monochrome :-)
sev_inf
27. Aug 2013 路 06:26 UTC
H bar can be bit slower, but it cool game anyway. Pity its mac only, more people should see it.
MunkeeBacon
27. Aug 2013 路 06:33 UTC
Yay, a mac game:D good to see one of these:)
I love the art, and the gameplay feels really smooth. But for a while I was a little confused, a bit of background would be nice.

But overall, good game:)
avh4
27. Aug 2013 路 06:39 UTC
Man, that little (gender-neutral) dude is hungry!
kristof
28. Aug 2013 路 11:01 UTC
I like the idea and it looks and feels good. A bit more play testing might have helped to notice that the hunger bar is way to fast. I had to stand at the table most of the time, eating the food as soon as it refreshed, and still, the hunger bar went down. But still a nice entry!
HD408
28. Aug 2013 路 12:41 UTC
Can't play, don't have OS/X. Looks nice anyway, congratulations on your first attempt!
namrog84
29. Aug 2013 路 07:07 UTC
Amusing! I liked it
EdoMiyamoto
29. Aug 2013 路 18:23 UTC
That looks very good, I can't play it :( (because of my PC of course)
laserbeam
10. Sep 2013 路 05:50 UTC
Cute game, but nothing much to it, just a bit of grind here and there. But, I guess this is by design ;). Anyway, I don't see what you can do to make it better or play with the idea, other than making a minimal sims.
Oxygamer
16. Sep 2013 路 15:13 UTC
incredible