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Brain Jam by Empyrean

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made by Empyrean for LD 44 (JAM)

BrainJam.pngHow much of yourself are you willing to sacrifice for a project?

Brain jam is a simulation of a solo Dev life during a gamejam.

In the beginning and end of each day you'll face random day to day life events.

You'll have to choose between sacrificing your own life or the game project during these events.

During the day you'll manage which aspect of the game to work on.

In the end you'll be evaluated on:

How well the game ended

How poorly your health was treated

To win you have to:

Not die during the jam

Make a game that's not horrible

HTML5 (web) https://eniomoura.github.io/
Windows https://github.com/eniomoura/LD44/releases/download/0.2/DESKBUILD.zip
Source code https://github.com/eniomoura/LD44
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/44/brain-jam

Ratings

Given 22🗳️ 25🗨️

Feedback

DrSkort
30. Apr 2019 · 01:11 UTC
The game was very interesting but my game received a very bad rating. I am also not sure which impact had which decision on the endresult. It would have been helpfull if there was some information displayed more clearly. I also didn't get why I couldn't do anything anymore on this day. It's a good little game but in my opinion the information given is to overwhelming.
🎤 Empyrean
30. Apr 2019 · 01:14 UTC
@drskort Thank you for the feedback! Yes, the game has a little bit of balancing pending haha

The highlight color was also supposed to change after the player ran out of actions, but it was left to backlog hell and we never got around to it. Might send a bugfix during submission hour!
hubol
30. Apr 2019 · 01:47 UTC
There are some usability issues, but they are not that important for the experience:
- I could not tell when a day was going to end.
- Some of the choice buttons had keyboard shortcuts that didn't work (maybe that was supposed to be a goof?)

The sound was weird, which I enjoyed. The textures weren't as interesting.

I don't really think this is a very interesting concept and it isn't executed very well. The text is not subtle about the "meaning".
🎤 Empyrean
30. Apr 2019 · 02:06 UTC
Sent a fix in submission time addressing one of @drskort's concerns and added a desktop build.
maggie199x
30. Apr 2019 · 06:15 UTC
Such a mood. I think we can all relate to this game.
microwerx
03. May 2019 · 08:18 UTC
HaHa! Such a cool game. It resonated with me, since I pretty much only make games for game jams and it is all about life/work balance.
shulololo
03. May 2019 · 18:42 UTC
This really did encapsulate my experience the past weekend working on my game for the game jam haha! I guess it would be nice for there to be some sort of button feedback for the end of the day screens where you could make choices. Other than that, cool game!
Dorblin7z7
04. May 2019 · 03:06 UTC
My game Farts was unsuccessful and I have no one to blame but my girlfriend.
Solah
05. May 2019 · 18:32 UTC
The concept is so meta and fresh but I did not feel like my decisions had a real impact on the character or the game. I really enjoyed my run though, good job!