Occupation Alternative by Joshuc
You must sacrifice time to make choices!
Multiple different paths, try to get a high score!
If there is an arrow, it means that if you continue walking in that direction, you will enter a new area.
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Controls:
W and D to move
X to interact
1 - 9 to choose selection
S to reset (at specific places)
DISCLAIMER
I only had approximately 48 hours to work, due to school. If you have any bugs or suggestions, please let me know in the comments.
| macOS | https://joshuc.itch.io/occupation |
| Windows | https://joshuc.itch.io/occupation |
| Original URL | https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/43/occupation-alternative |
Ratings
| Overall | 833th | 3.024⭐ | 23🧑⚖️ |
| Fun | 808th | 2.85⭐ | 22🧑⚖️ |
| Innovation | 620th | 3.024⭐ | 23🧑⚖️ |
| Theme | 727th | 3.143⭐ | 23🧑⚖️ |
| Graphics | 858th | 2.714⭐ | 23🧑⚖️ |
| Humor | 504th | 2.875⭐ | 22🧑⚖️ |
| Mood | 844th | 2.81⭐ | 23🧑⚖️ |
| Given | 24🗳️ | 19🗨️ |
As a game mechanics thing, it was pretty untransparent how everything worked. I'd suggest a tutorial, some text framing, or anything to say that you should get through life. These don't take much dev time and can go a long way to making the experience better.
Otherwise, small nits are it'd help to spend less time doing the boring stuff (e.g., walking; walking could be soooo much faster). Great work though! I thought the sound and graphics went well together; it feels like an old Pokemon game where you're really just living life.
It's a little slow, but shows promise. I did enjoy playing it, even if I felt it was sluggish in places.