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No-Pressure by ZAX

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made by ZAX for LD 40 (JAM)

you are a programmer, and you need to write scripts/answer calls as much as you can, but you have only 3 min to do what you want. but be careful cuz the more pressure you have the worse it is. don't forget to drink coffee and water to help to calm down. there is two kind of cups one for the water and the other for the coffee. but don't drink too much cuz then you will need to use the toilet. sometimes the power goes off and you must switch it on as fast as possible. all the guidelines are on the main menu of the game :) enjoy!!

Screenshots :

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Trailer:

https://youtu.be/yP6SG7L6vao

Windows https://gamejolt.com/games/nopressure/301138
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/40/no-pressure

Ratings

Overall 789th 3.203⭐ 34🧑‍⚖️
Fun 913th 2.859⭐ 34🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 522th 3.219⭐ 34🧑‍⚖️
Theme 502th 3.5⭐ 34🧑‍⚖️
Audio 542th 2.967⭐ 32🧑‍⚖️
Humor 475th 3.125⭐ 34🧑‍⚖️
Mood 893th 2.833⭐ 32🧑‍⚖️
Given 24🗳️ 53🗨️

Feedback

Tomáš Selmeci
04. Dec 2017 · 09:39 UTC
That pretty much sums up the programmer's job :D My keyboard is on fire after the game! Good job!
🎤 ZAX
04. Dec 2017 · 09:42 UTC
@tomas-selmeci thx for playing
WiseClock
04. Dec 2017 · 09:46 UTC
I actually quite like the dizzy effects on high pressure... Maybe I should go see a psychologist ._.

Too many things at once under three minutes, it was killing me, I liked it. So in general a good game!
🎤 ZAX
04. Dec 2017 · 09:52 UTC
@wiseclock thx for your comment , happy to hear that you like it :)
peterthehe
04. Dec 2017 · 11:20 UTC
I both admire and congratulate you on having the time to make a trailer given the looming deadlines. Sums up life as a dev perfectly. The office decor is 100% on point though I am absolutely enraged that the water machine does not take my regular mug. Goddammit Apple.

Anyways, great work!
Pixelome
04. Dec 2017 · 11:50 UTC
Looks very interesting! Unfortunately I'm on a mac so I can't try it out :(
🎤 ZAX
04. Dec 2017 · 12:45 UTC
@pixelome sorry about that :0
🎤 ZAX
04. Dec 2017 · 12:48 UTC
@peterthehe thx for your comment, I was just thinking about some way to stress the player as i can and the cup thing was one of the soulotions.
oliverlevay
04. Dec 2017 · 13:10 UTC
I'm gonna have to play this when I get home! I have a mac in school. Looks great though!
🎤 ZAX
04. Dec 2017 · 13:13 UTC
@oliverlevay yep take your time, and enjoy!
and don't forget that your feedback and your rate will be important after trying the game XD
NoeTheLazyDev
04. Dec 2017 · 13:26 UTC
I'll try to run it through wine, it's a pity that there is no Linux build.
mess110
04. Dec 2017 · 13:33 UTC
Cool idea, never thought I would end up working in a game.
🎤 ZAX
04. Dec 2017 · 14:17 UTC
@mess110 Yup working in a game is not a very popular concept.
JackIsaacs
04. Dec 2017 · 14:27 UTC
This game is so meta! love it.
🎤 ZAX
04. Dec 2017 · 14:30 UTC
@jackisaacs thx man I appreciate it
oliverlevay
04. Dec 2017 · 17:44 UTC
Cool concept! A bit confusing but I liked it.
Jaloko
05. Dec 2017 · 07:41 UTC
The NES controller painting on the wall was a nice touch. I think the pizza sounded way too crunchy haha. Nice job.
🎤 ZAX
05. Dec 2017 · 08:37 UTC
@jaloko @oliverlevay thx for trying my game :)
SaraFilipa
05. Dec 2017 · 08:47 UTC
I loooved the paintings on the wall with all the neat videogame references. Nice touch. Overall awesome game. Original concept as well. Congrats!
MattCane
05. Dec 2017 · 12:38 UTC
Oh this was cool! im not very good at it but i love the concept! :D nice job!
🎤 ZAX
05. Dec 2017 · 12:40 UTC
@sarafilipa @mattcane thx for trying it :)
skipyC
05. Dec 2017 · 13:41 UTC
Once you get it how the game works it's pretty neat. Original idea! You get quite stressed doing all this work. Thank god for pizza!!
🎤 ZAX
05. Dec 2017 · 16:55 UTC
@skipyc yup the pizza is one of the important things in the programmer life
Yetman
05. Dec 2017 · 18:49 UTC
You forgot the main thing a developer when do under pressure... "Temporary" Workarounds :D
Overall, this is fun and I like the music a lot. I like the vfx, especially the vfx for high pressure which feels more like vfx for drugs. Great work.
🎤 ZAX
05. Dec 2017 · 19:15 UTC
@yetman thx for your feedback yes the fix of the drugs was 50% of the whole idea XD
Tessa
05. Dec 2017 · 20:41 UTC
Was a bit confusing at first, but when i got the hang of it, was a lot of fun! Great work!
Grentacular
05. Dec 2017 · 22:36 UTC
A bit of a learning curve to it, but I had fun once I got the hang of things. Nice work!
Potti
06. Dec 2017 · 09:14 UTC
All its missing is the LD mode (complete with skipping sleep and not thinking about the workarounds) :D
Luther
06. Dec 2017 · 09:26 UTC
This is the kind of art i'd hang in my house! The gameplay at first was a bit confusing but got more clear after a while. When the pressure is high it's very difficult to walk around, haha!
🎤 ZAX
06. Dec 2017 · 10:32 UTC
@luther @pottie thanks for playing
Hystaf
06. Dec 2017 · 10:51 UTC
Nice ambience. The game is hard too understand at the start but it's ok.
gamer363
06. Dec 2017 · 11:03 UTC
@hystaf sorry i didn't got a time to make a full tutorial but if you played it a lot of times you will understand it :)
Ben Howick
06. Dec 2017 · 19:02 UTC
Nice Game. I played for a while and it got quite repetitive but it is a good concept
Hannes Rahm
07. Dec 2017 · 08:37 UTC
I didn't quite get it. Loved the swirly effect tho. Made stuff trippy :D
Toccs
07. Dec 2017 · 11:43 UTC
Quite hard to understand at first but you get the hang of it. I have to say its pretty unique

Well done!
🎤 ZAX
07. Dec 2017 · 13:57 UTC
@toccs thx for you feedback :)
pcmaster
08. Dec 2017 · 17:53 UTC
It was a bit erratic :) I like the meshes (are they yours?), sounds were ok... and cats! :) Congrats on making this game!
szabe
09. Dec 2017 · 20:16 UTC
I read nothing of the game, so it was pretty hard at first. The concept is nice! Kinda repetitive later, I liked the clean visuals though!
🎤 ZAX
09. Dec 2017 · 20:21 UTC
@szabe thx for trying it :)
yishalee
12. Dec 2017 · 09:04 UTC
Quite busy work as programmer. And it perfectly lets me know how it's like to work under high pressure. Just one question, maybe it can have some incentive for me to work as hard as possible, like a salary system or something.
🎤 ZAX
12. Dec 2017 · 20:47 UTC
@yishalee cool idea I like it maybe I will add this kind of system later.
Jecr
23. Dec 2017 · 07:23 UTC
for some reason can't play in 32 bits :(
furet
25. Dec 2017 · 23:32 UTC
Cool concept and art, and the calming ambient/bell music was good, and much needed! It took a few tries to get the rhythm down - the best I did was 1 of everything, plus 3 calls, 3 scripts, but still got an "F" grade. I'm not sure if I'm supposed to do something extra to win or do better. I liked running around knocking things over, and it's funny how there's things like a toilet and giant rock just sitting out in the open! I wished I could put the cup/mug down on any surface- having to run back to the original table ate up a lot of time.
🎤 ZAX
28. Dec 2017 · 15:42 UTC
@furet thx for your feedback :)