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Farm to Table by mrspeaker

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made by mrspeaker for LD 43 (COMPO)

Farm To Table: the supramundane, numinous hamburger experience.

The Steakholders are angry, and they expect results. They - along with the humble and hard-working citizens of Farmtotabletown - have invested their faith in You. Faith in you, as their transcendental social and economic linchpin.

It sounds easy, but the perfect burger business may require a few sacrifices.

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FAQ

  • Q. Who are the Steakholders?

  • A. Now you're asking the right questions.

  • Q. What is the purpose of burger?

  • A. That's like asking "What is time?". Do you know? Because I think I may have ran out of it.
HTML5 (web) https://mrspeaker.github.io/ld43/
Source code https://github.com/mrspeaker/ld43
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/43/farm-to-table

Ratings

Overall 185th 3.571⭐ 51🧑‍⚖️
Fun 207th 3.365⭐ 50🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 95th 3.646⭐ 50🧑‍⚖️
Theme 26th 4.214⭐ 51🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 253th 3.337⭐ 51🧑‍⚖️
Audio 241th 3.02⭐ 51🧑‍⚖️
Humor 32th 3.862⭐ 49🧑‍⚖️
Mood 139th 3.47⭐ 52🧑‍⚖️
Given 50🗳️ 48🗨️

Feedback

🎤 mrspeaker
03. Dec 2018 · 04:23 UTC
It took me a while to figure our what was happening. But once I got it... *BAMM* a metaphysical and ghostly take on the sacrificial business simulator.

Hats off to you.
rgrem
03. Dec 2018 · 04:48 UTC
oh my god, this game is cruel... like life itself 🙀
baknik
03. Dec 2018 · 04:58 UTC
Great stuff, and so dark! Well executed.
co181127
03. Dec 2018 · 15:48 UTC
It felt cruel at first, but it was like life
(I don't want to eat Hamburger)
figglewatts
03. Dec 2018 · 16:00 UTC
Great entry! That meat grinder sound is BRUTAL. Also am I hearing the song of storms? :wink:
🎤 mrspeaker
03. Dec 2018 · 18:28 UTC
@figglewatts - what song is it?! I heard a guy on the subway playing it and it stuck in my head. I had to go back and record it and made this dodgy version of it for the game!
figglewatts
03. Dec 2018 · 21:09 UTC
@mrspeaker It's the Song of Storms from Zelda Ocarina of Time! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43IPAGw01IY
Nick Rafalski
03. Dec 2018 · 23:34 UTC
This was cool! There didn't seem to be a score(?) but I played one round for a long while before I ran out of bodies. I really like that you need to balance the needs of the company to stay a float. Cool game!
AdroitConceptions
03. Dec 2018 · 23:37 UTC
- hmm.....
- hm.....
- h.....

breed them, farm them, grind them, cook them...
beats
04. Dec 2018 · 06:16 UTC
Soylent Green the game, interesting concept.
Yrasin
04. Dec 2018 · 07:02 UTC
I always bred the two with the best stats. Got the stats up to a couple of hundreds, haha. Then I think the game broke. But very cool game!
khaotom
04. Dec 2018 · 07:22 UTC
Excellent service and succulent burgers. Well done!
Derek Volker
04. Dec 2018 · 09:41 UTC
I tried to figure out, keep playing for about five minutes but didnt understand what i was supposed to do. I kept dragging them from one field and another and eventually grinding them all. Only when i saw the comment section here that @adroitconceptions 'explained' i could actually play it understanding what i was supposed to be done.

I guess a tutorial or at least a paragraph with instructions would really help. The graphics and sounds, although simple are effective in this kind of game, maybe a way to hide its dark nature.
yyam
04. Dec 2018 · 12:39 UTC
This game is hilarious and dark :p I love the meat grinder sound!
🎤 mrspeaker
04. Dec 2018 · 17:11 UTC
@yyam and @figglewatts - here's the story of the meat grinder sound effect... a bit of hotel foley-artistry! ;)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YsIcRauR3ZM
leorean
04. Dec 2018 · 17:23 UTC
This is awesome! Enjoyed grilling a few ... hamburgers :P
Toast Toaster
04. Dec 2018 · 17:57 UTC
A real grind ;)
pantoufle
04. Dec 2018 · 17:58 UTC
Great game! I had fun making burgers!

Your interpretation of the Song of Storms made me giggle.
nkrim
04. Dec 2018 · 21:56 UTC
Very tender, very fun! Music on point, and art is just wacky enough to work. Great game!
gwinnell
06. Dec 2018 · 13:50 UTC
@figglewatts Yeah I was gonna say the same thing! haha!
gwinnell
06. Dec 2018 · 13:55 UTC
I don't think I did much to appease the steakholders, but I don't think either they or I minded either. Glad I was putting humans into the meat grinder rather than cows. A very veggie-friendly game. :cowboy: + :leaves: = :hamburger:
royur
06. Dec 2018 · 19:43 UTC
LOL when trying to find how do i get the meat. wasn't expecting that... but great game.
Wugbor
06. Dec 2018 · 23:46 UTC
That got dark real quick. Great work!
Dancinoman
08. Dec 2018 · 00:33 UTC
Is that Mcdonald? Cause I would not be surprised at all!
krzymsky
08. Dec 2018 · 10:05 UTC
The circle of life, fun game btw
ragnta
08. Dec 2018 · 17:49 UTC
It's a nice game, but there is no end.
Kaipi
08. Dec 2018 · 19:43 UTC
It was fun to play!, the feel that i got when i realize what the meat was made from was intense xD, I enjoy playng it, it would be good to have a goal (like a number of burgers or something like that)
great job!
Nekonyo
12. Dec 2018 · 20:32 UTC
This game will make anybody to remember how is meat produced
FireBug
12. Dec 2018 · 20:55 UTC
It took me a while to figure out how to make the meat. I came back here to this page to check if I had missed anything, haha. What a dark game, underscored by the eerie Song of Storms melody. The game manages to be cute and dark at the same time. The 'love shack' and grinder especially. The Steakholders are delighted, in any case.
BloodyOrchidDC
14. Dec 2018 · 08:10 UTC
Lol, when i found that I need to put the job seeker into the grinder to produce the steak I laugh my head off.
Yeah Life is sacrifice.
cigsandflowers
14. Dec 2018 · 19:03 UTC
This was really fun! it didn't have a specific goal but it was catchy, really enjoyed it and the theme was well implemented :)
arron-fowler
15. Dec 2018 · 10:32 UTC
this game was really original and fun to play i really enjoyed it
wisstopher
18. Dec 2018 · 23:03 UTC
Very original, it was one of the games that stood out the most from the ones I have played. Good job :hamburger: