Reaper's Keeper by chelC

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made by chelC for LD 44 (JAM)

You sold your soul to the grim reaper, and now you have to work in his store for eternity! Fulfill the orders of the customers before they get upset and leave. Upset too many customers, and the reaper will have your neck!

Controls:

ASD or Left Arrow, Right Arrow, Down Arrow to put items on the counter. W or Up Arrow to complete/reset order. Mouse for buttons Reapers Keeper Gameplay.PNG

Ratings

Given 45๐Ÿ—ณ๏ธ 22๐Ÿ—จ๏ธ

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zactical
29. Apr 2019 ยท 06:35 UTC
I think this is my favorite of all the games I have reviewed so far. Exceptional art and mood for the whole game. Such a simple mechanic but executed beautifully. Sort of like Overcooked. Spectacular job, I really enjoyed it!
PurpledArtFrog
29. Apr 2019 ยท 08:18 UTC
I weren't able to click on the heart... Unsure if I need to click some other place
Very cool gfx

Nevermind - I'm just dumb and didn't read the manual

Best entry I've seen so far
strugglesingamedevelopment
29. Apr 2019 ยท 08:28 UTC
I think this is my highest rating yet. Although this isn't really my kind of game, the polish is just absurdly high, the mood is a pure 10 and it felt really good when I got into the flow of fulfilling orders back to back.
grllle
29. Apr 2019 ยท 08:33 UTC
Ok, this is on a professional level. Everything just <3
Evolus
29. Apr 2019 ยท 08:45 UTC
Its awsome that you managed to do this in that little amount of time.
Great Game :)
Jani Nykanen
29. Apr 2019 ยท 10:30 UTC
Nice graphics and personal game concept.
jka
29. Apr 2019 ยท 10:45 UTC
The graphics are really awesome! Sound is also really good. The gameplay is solid (and gets pretty challlenging!) and everything is so well polished. Excellent job!
jk5000
29. Apr 2019 ยท 11:02 UTC
The music and graphics is really good. The gameplay is simple and fun. Overall a fun and really well polished game. Well done.
DaniDev
29. Apr 2019 ยท 12:03 UTC
Cool, the graphics are very well done for such a short amount of time! The gameplay is also very fun, I like the mechanics. Got hard very quickly, but that was just fun! Good job on making such responsive mechanics man!
skigfx
29. Apr 2019 ยท 13:59 UTC
This game is really something. It's very interesting to play and hard to stop. Music adds tension! The whole idea is unique and great, well done, wish you luck!
mmason
29. Apr 2019 ยท 14:38 UTC
Very nice game with a nice ramp up in difficulty, it took me a moment to get the hang of it but not very long. I really enjoyed the graphics and sound, and I think there's plenty of game there without it being too much.

It can get a little bit repetitive but thats only after you've played for a while.
LiauJ
29. Apr 2019 ยท 14:45 UTC
Employee of the month! Cute game, amazing polish everywhere! You know you goofed when your boss is looking over your shoulder for an entire level haha.
joemanaco
29. Apr 2019 ยท 14:52 UTC
The art and music is really awesome.
Niteb
29. Apr 2019 ยท 17:08 UTC
the art and music are really cool and polished! Gameplay delivers and is fun and enjoyable!
Suchista
29. Apr 2019 ยท 18:09 UTC
Yay, employee of the month! So the gameplay is bacic but well executed. Of course the art is sooo pretty! Very well made game.
daria-toni
29. Apr 2019 ยท 18:33 UTC
Omg, I love it! Style is so creepy cute :) The gameplay is simple, but doing its job well.
vanLeiden
29. Apr 2019 ยท 20:03 UTC
Great art style and fun game play!
krammetje
29. Apr 2019 ยท 20:18 UTC
This is an amazing entry. Love the artstyle and the music fits so well!
Pierre CILLUFFO
29. Apr 2019 ยท 20:36 UTC
It's a simple game but it was funny !
Yuri Langowski
29. Apr 2019 ยท 21:20 UTC
This art is awesome!!!
GabrielH
29. Apr 2019 ยท 22:54 UTC
Lovely Game.
Great use of an intuitive but progressively challenging mechanic, and very charming art style and music.
Rafael Souza
29. Apr 2019 ยท 23:42 UTC
Awesome art, love it!
The level design, the progression is good too,
I commend the programmer too, which is always forgotten, haha. (i'm a programmer too).

The only point that I think can improve is the mechanics that are very common, though I liked it a lot.
Pusheeneiro
30. Apr 2019 ยท 00:46 UTC
Simple mechanics but still very addictive, and also great graphics.
SquishyWizard44
30. Apr 2019 ยท 01:03 UTC
Wow, I'm floored by the production values here! I can't believe this was done in a week!

Everything is solid to amazing, with the art design being the major standout. Props to the art team!

In terms of critique, there isn't a whole lot I can give gameplay-wise. It accomplishes what it sets out to do and does it very well. If I had to critique something, it would probably be the feedback from completing an order. The register sound coupled with the character simply disappearing is perhaps the least polished aspect of a remarkably polished product. If you choose to proceed with this design further, I'd recommend having unique sound clips for the patrons when they get their order served, perhaps even a unique animation or a simple starburst to show you completed their order in a visually pleasing way.

Great job, huge props to the team here!
JasonD
30. Apr 2019 ยท 01:40 UTC
The overall mood and artwork are so totally on point! The "looming boss meter", especially, is a stroke of genius.
It all works very well - what you have is coherent and complete.

Of course, the gameplay is very simple. But you made a smart choice in that it enabled you to just add loads of monsters/customers, which is where all the flavour lies.
jjjjason
30. Apr 2019 ยท 02:23 UTC
Aww this is cute. Everything is well integrated and thematically consistent--does a very good job of making all the game mechanics make sense in the world rather than stapled on. For example, it took me a while to realize this but you could actually serve customers' orders in any order. Very useful if you made a mistake that turned out to be half of someone else's order!
Ryan Brenner
30. Apr 2019 ยท 03:35 UTC
Really spectacular job. The presentation here is so beautiful, it looks like a legitimately released game. Seriously, the art is just so good. Great, simple gameplay and a solid hook make this game very impressive.
Cobear25
30. Apr 2019 ยท 03:35 UTC
Great art, awesome feel. A future version could maybe have more variety. I think sometimes I did the right order but it still didn't work, but some little bugs are to be expected in a jam game. Overall I loved it though.
NicoArgo
30. Apr 2019 ยท 03:39 UTC
Man... Love it s2 Tank you for this beautiful game.
killscreen
30. Apr 2019 ยท 03:40 UTC
Loved it! I could relate to the characters and the storyline. There's not much depth to the game mechanic, but that simplicity was well-justified I felt. Well done!
Sempiternal
30. Apr 2019 ยท 03:57 UTC
As plenty of people mentioned before, art and music are __outstanding__, but unfortunately, the game is a bit lacking in the gameplay department. Wish there was more variety, perhaps even letting the player actually move around to bring orders to the counter would make the game feel a bit more lively.
zampi
30. Apr 2019 ยท 05:15 UTC
Solid and polished game! Challenging as well as funny
gimblll
30. Apr 2019 ยท 06:04 UTC
Great looking game. It also unfortunately made clear that my brain + finger coordination is useless. I hope I don't end up working for the grim reaper.
NandoN
30. Apr 2019 ยท 10:22 UTC
I pretty much love everything about this game
BIOBOOSTERPIXEL
30. Apr 2019 ยท 10:23 UTC
Amazing game!, love the art. simple but fun. also cool music, kinda monkey island like. :) a few nitpicks, maybe the customers should start to move faster when they get angry, and have like curse symbols around them. And for the loose screen, maybe write something like "your fired!" One more thing, there could be some juicy sound and splatter when you put the items on the table, to make it more gross :) anyway, congrats on finishing a very cool game!
Flamus
30. Apr 2019 ยท 11:16 UTC
Great style and mechanics! Really enjoyed the dark vibes.
Eliphas
30. Apr 2019 ยท 12:06 UTC
Great game!
Good graphics and gameplay (simple but effective).
Really hard when the orders keep poping but also enjoyable.
The tutorial is really apreciated, thanks!
Keep up the good work!
Ryunos
30. Apr 2019 ยท 14:12 UTC
Everything's here! Difficulty, cuteness, weird monsters and you may even be the best employee! I loved playing it, congrats on this awesome entry!
kuro
30. Apr 2019 ยท 14:42 UTC
Okay, so I lost after the boss went second step out of his office. I couldn't stop laughing at his expression :rofl:
So much character from four static images of the boss. Awesome! Overall, the gameplay is very simple, but feels very well polished. The art and audio are really awesome! Thanks for the laughs!
selewi
30. Apr 2019 ยท 15:37 UTC
Pretty simple concept but well executed and surrounded by amazing artstyle, music and sound effects aren't outstanding but fit well with the game. Well done guys and congratulations to the artists for these gorgeous designs!

PS: Loved the boss sneaking through the door :P
RodNasca
30. Apr 2019 ยท 16:52 UTC
This game is the best I've seen around here so far, it's really amazing how fun it is and it gives you such a satisfying sense of urgency with such simple mechanics and controls. You have done a great job, congratulations! I'll play this game a lot.
anstabo
30. Apr 2019 ยท 18:07 UTC
Harder than it seems ! Especially with the view offset ^^. Really great graphism and variety in customers.
sadzanenyama
30. Apr 2019 ยท 19:22 UTC
I loved how cute the grim reaper looked haha. Nice job!
ruddiculous
01. May 2019 ยท 01:34 UTC
Sincerely, such a great game. Well thought out gameplay and complementary artwork/audio. Congratulations to the whole team!
Eduardo Yukio
01. May 2019 ยท 01:59 UTC
One of the best jam games I've ever played!

Absolutely beautiful, all of the art elements are awesome, the character, the monsters, the environment, omg!

The gameplay is very satisfying too, it's simple, engaging, rewarding and addictive! My only complaint is that I wanted more xD. I found it rather easy, on my first playthrough I only slipped once. I think if it had like 3 more levels with increasing difficulty it would be more challenging and even more rewarding.

The music fits the game perfectly, and it's not dull: I'm writing this listening to it on the background and it doesn't become tiresome.

It's cute, fun and very polished, congratulations!
JediNeeson
01. May 2019 ยท 03:24 UTC
Very pretty game!
RobotSoulsGames
01. May 2019 ยท 05:47 UTC
This game is hard. The graphics are, obviously, fantastic.
kypello
01. May 2019 ยท 06:48 UTC
Very well polished! The art is amazing and has a lot of charm. I love how fat the grim reaper is. Gameplay seems simple but is pretty challenging. Overall an excellent game!
EsquimauPeche
01. May 2019 ยท 11:38 UTC
super great game, really fun and the art is wonderful!
JofersGames
01. May 2019 ยท 13:32 UTC
Fantastic art, wonderful game :)
JulienLussiez
01. May 2019 ยท 14:49 UTC
Cool game. It's like an overcooked without the movement. The art and music was great. The theme was well respected. I don't if the isometric view was a choice to confuse the player but sometimes I was confused by the position of the elements in relation to arrow keys. But it was a cool experience overall. Good work !
Conspite
01. May 2019 ยท 17:49 UTC
Very nice game which focus on a really simple mechanic
TBaudon
01. May 2019 ยท 17:59 UTC
nice game, I love how I panicked at some point mixing everthing's up, the state i would be in real life at such a job lol.

would have been cool to add Q and Z key thoug for azerty keyboard scheme since it doesn't cost much.
And a key in the "level win' screen to access the next screen since it's a keyboard game, preventing lazy ass like me to move their hands.

Nice entry !
JamesOliverMusic
01. May 2019 ยท 19:37 UTC
Very nice. Beautiful artwork, reminds me of something I might have seen on cartoon network. Great job overall. Challenging and fun!
Marcus Gambit
04. May 2019 ยท 10:01 UTC
Very charming game, and fantastic artwork. It was a lot of fun to play and very well paced.

I really liked the boss who slowly creeps in through the door every time you mess up, it really adds to the atmosphere!