Pride Before a Call by Carraka
The more calls you take, the more customers you satisfy, the better your life will be, right?
Test your multi-tasking and your patience in this call management simulation as you place callers on hold, switch lines, and transfer irate customers to your boss.
Some of the callers may be a little ... unorthodox.
All story, art, and music created in 72 hours by three audacious game developers.
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| HTML5 (web) | https://carraka.itch.io/pride-b4-a-call |
| HTML5 (web) | https://carraka.itch.io/pride-b4-a-call-latest |
| Original URL | https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/40/pride-before-a-fall |
Ratings
| Overall | 115th | 3.931⭐ | 31🧑⚖️ |
| Fun | 191th | 3.741⭐ | 31🧑⚖️ |
| Innovation | 165th | 3.707⭐ | 31🧑⚖️ |
| Theme | 36th | 4.276⭐ | 31🧑⚖️ |
| Graphics | 259th | 4.034⭐ | 31🧑⚖️ |
| Audio | 75th | 3.983⭐ | 31🧑⚖️ |
| Humor | 32th | 4.155⭐ | 31🧑⚖️ |
| Mood | 198th | 3.759⭐ | 31🧑⚖️ |
| Given | 36🗳️ | 23🗨️ |
One thing: after the "rush" around 12:00 I am not getting any call. Is it intended?
@kromeboy The calls should continue throughout the day until 5 p.m., but I calculated the time wrong. I've uploaded a new version with a faster clock so people who want to experience the ending don't have to wait around for the time to run out.
The graphics and audio are great, the talking sounds are a very good addition.
Also it's a very cool way if introducing the tutorial. And the time management mechanics are just horribly complicated at the beginning. But both things serve the game right as the whole experience seems yet more realistic when you transfer without holding, or press the wrong number etc.
and so it accidentaly becomes ridicoulous as well :)
(this paragraph it a compliment in case you wondered :D)
I don't have any other remarks really. I find it's a perfect jam game.
I guess the ending depends on the avarage rating you get at the end? are there more endings than 2 (make it through the day and get fired?)
There is a third ending if you get five stars, but I don't think it's possible to obtain. I didn't have enough time to test the balance of the game and realize I would need to tweak caller responses to make sure it would be possible.
Interesting callers with even more interesting problems, making this game fun.
I finally played my own game and I got the third ending (the five-star ending). At least I know it's possible! It was probably easier for me to do because I'm familiar with the controls and know the optimal choices.