$ales by Sanguine

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made by Sanguine for LD23 (COMPO)
$ales is a game where you are a traveling salesman, trying to earn money by buying and selling goods. You travel across the Earth in the hope of making profit with your trading.

Make sure you play with audio, it makes the game way more clear.

Don't be afraid to write down where you can get goods cheaply and where you can sell them for a lot afterwards.

If you encounter any bugs, please let me know.

I want to thank everyone that makes Ludum Dare possible, because Ludum Dare is great!

Ratings

Coolness 82% 2
Overall 3.02 407
Audio 3.29 117
Fun 2.98 347
Graphics 2.12 793
Humor 3.28 87
Innovation 2.85 468
Mood 2.63 468
Theme 2.37 736

Feedback

Gemberkoekje
23. Apr 2012 路 12:04 UTC
The goal of the game is somewhat vague at best. I haven't rated the audio cause this computer doesn't have any audio.

I actually think it's a good idea, I like trading simulations, but it needs more polishing to be really fun.
Danik
23. Apr 2012 路 12:05 UTC
Nice job! It really shows that you have spent a lot of time on balancing.

The voice acting adds a lot of character. :)
馃帳 Sanguine
23. Apr 2012 路 12:06 UTC
@Danik, thanks. @Gemberkoekje, ah yes the audio pretty much explains the game :) Please try the game again but with audio
De10ter
23. Apr 2012 路 12:08 UTC
Interesting and oddly compelling :)
It'd be nice to see/know of all the markets available without exploring/using up money.
NiallM
23. Apr 2012 路 12:17 UTC
I liked this. Loved the quest for the mulagi :)
Zed
23. Apr 2012 路 14:50 UTC
It's a really nice idea, but goddamn, I'm terrible at it. I made it to like, 2 million, I think, then I couldn't figure out what to really do next.

Also, as a Brit, I approve of your attempt at a British accent.
Kvisle
23. Apr 2012 路 15:58 UTC
It makes me wanna play Ports of Call, again. That's a good thing.
angrygeometry
23. Apr 2012 路 18:10 UTC
oh god ahahhhaha i loved the voice acting. fun little game, i'm the proud owner of a mulagi.
the8donut
23. Apr 2012 路 18:55 UTC
Very interesting game! And the voice acting is... Priceless :D
Shephiroth
24. Apr 2012 路 07:35 UTC
This remember me actually to POC game, where you buy a ship and start buying/selling cargo to get money.
Probably the "Ports Of Call" named before :)
icefox
24. Apr 2012 路 07:47 UTC
Interesting concept and a good implementation! I love the voices, and it's neat how different places react in different ways to supply and demand.
Jeremias
24. Apr 2012 路 07:49 UTC
The voice made my day - really nice :D

Should there a game over if you have no money at all while traveling?
raarlac
24. Apr 2012 路 13:53 UTC
Be very rich. What do then?
馃帳 Sanguine
24. Apr 2012 路 13:54 UTC
@raarlac, you got to earn money for your car, you will win once you reach 300k money.
dr_soda
24. Apr 2012 路 13:58 UTC
Agreed with the overall sentiment. This is a really neat little idea that deserves some more time and attention. Maybe the little guy needs to deplete his money as he travels? Maybe prices need to fluctuate over time?

Anyway, great job!
edg3
24. Apr 2012 路 15:24 UTC
I quite enjoyed it, though I suck at it (like actually suck), all I managed to do is make all the prices everywhere drop to such low levels that I couldnt make any money :P
uprightpath
25. Apr 2012 路 00:18 UTC
Figured since you did my game I'd so yours!

Ahem, it was pretty simple, however I almost died in the pacific since I didn't know the map didn't scroll over to the US!

As for what you'd asked me on my game? Nope, Plato didn't even come to mind. It was just an idea when I was heading to my car to get a soda "What's this? A little spark of thought in the dark?" and it grew from there.
Topaz
26. Apr 2012 路 06:08 UTC
Pretty good :D
caranha
26. Apr 2012 路 15:00 UTC
I Finally Buy My Mulagi! I so Happee!

Lol, awesome game -- I loved the sounds. There is one very big bug, that if you go broke on the road, nothing happens -- ideally, in the beginning of the game, you find something to buy, buy it until you have no more money, then walk around checking the prices everywhere. A game over screen would prevent that.

But thanks for the game!! And the mulagi!
AirRider3
26. Apr 2012 路 15:22 UTC
Mac version....!
tripleVisionGames
26. Apr 2012 路 19:06 UTC
Hey this kind of reminded me of dealing in weapons on Pizza Tycoon. I loved that game, this is pretty cool too! The sound makes this great. Love the different accents and the music is kind of hypnotic. Played this for toooooo long. Enjoyed it!
BenW
27. Apr 2012 路 01:32 UTC
Surprisingly fun. Hopefully you build it out even more.
GFM
28. Apr 2012 路 01:21 UTC
A travelling salesman?
Your game is NP-hard!! =O
(sorry, had to say that... xD)

About the game... interesting idea. ^^
And the audio is really nice! (giving instructions through it... also I liked the music)
pighead10
28. Apr 2012 路 11:16 UTC
I couldn't enter any cities after the first one.
NefariousZhen
29. Apr 2012 路 15:00 UTC
Aww, no windows box here -- I'd love to try this game out.
JaJ
29. Apr 2012 路 16:05 UTC
I couldn't get above 200K because of travel expenses, it seems trading in food is the easiest way to get rich. Fun game!
Alexandre
30. Apr 2012 路 11:07 UTC
I liked the voice and the humor, nice game!
fatguy123456789
08. May 2012 路 16:38 UTC
Nice game, love the sound affects awesome game but I suck at it.