Liked! Nice elements that can be used on a Full version! well done!

The concept is nice, but graphics surely needs some tuning.
Sweet entry in overall! It's funny :)

Nice idea. Well done.

This smuggler is bad at business, since he is constantly losing money :D
It's a nice idea, I like the graphics, the theme fits.

I like the idea, the problem that I see is that there are some situations that you don't have the possibility to do anything because the items that you have available to buy don't match the ones that the customers want, you could add some logic in there in order to make sure it will overlap a bit more. Also I missed the audio, even simple sound effects can make a huge difference. Good work overall, congrats mate.

You forgot a way to exit the game, cool idea though.

@G4MR FUUUUUUU!!! COMPLETELY FORGOT AND HAVEN'T EVEN NOTICED IT UNTIL NOW.


So embarassed

Nice game, Brazilian true.

@raphael-maia We've finished Part 1 of our Play and Rate video for Ludum Dare 42, and we've added it per your response. Check it out!
https://youtu.be/vuUp1EYEiuA (The video may be uploading for a little while. If so, check back after a day or so)

Thank you for sharing your game with me. I played it on my stream tonight at https://www.twitch.tv/saoigames

I have rated your game, but all of my feedback was captured in the stream.

We had a technical glitch, so I'm not sure if it was captured well.

The controls were a little hard to figure out at first, and the customers didn't wait nearly long enough for me to figure out what I wanted to do. I think it might have worked better if I have multiple couriers that I was loading up with items to sell. If there was a cop that watched me and had a random chance to intercept deliveries then that might allow the player to focus on packing the deliveries properly to meet the very rapid pace of demand. Another option is to reduce the span time of the people looking to buy, and also reduce their impatience meter. While I would make decisions about what to load and take precious seconds selecting the item, they recipient would often disappear. Another suggestion is to make the line, that indicates which customer or product you are selecting, should be thicker and bolder to make it easier to identify which one is selected.

Again thank you for sharing, and I'm sorry if the gameplay didn't get recorded.

@saoi-games @koala-squad thank you both for playing and commenting on what i should've done better. Not giving an excuse, but it was only in the middle of day 2 that i decided to do this game instead of an other ideia i had. This was the first submission i've ever made, i know it sucks in a lot ways, but i'm really, really, happy that it doesn't suck in all the ways it could have. Again, thank you very much.

I clicked for Morgan Freeman and Anthony Hopkins, but alas, they were nowhere to be found... Who'd've thunk there was a bridge, too?!

Jokes aside, I like the concept a lot, but the execution could use a little polish. Staying afloat seems impossible, buying items in bulk seems to be the only way to get a good profit going, and purchasing a colour TV or a stereo instead of a pack of smokes (because of a mis-click or the fact that after buying an item the marker resets to the top) truly makes the soul ache.

Game feels impossible later on, as people's "impatience" seems to accumulate faster than the _one-way_ trip across the bridge, and given that you can be royally screwed by what appears to be RNG (the smuggler having four TVs and nothing else in the inventory when the three "customers" require cigarettes and stereos)... Yeah, being a smuggler 'cross that bridge is a dog's life.

I really like the theme though. Great work.

Concept is actually really cool, and as mentioned the art could use a little work (but hey, you get a pass because it's an LD). Will you continue working on it and refining it? I hope so. :)

I see your net overall opinion of your effort for a first game is positive, and that's good. I hope you had fun, and I hope you keep doing these jams!

The idea is really sweet but the game feel is I think what your game lacks, you should add sfx, some animations and lower the difficulty little bit. because you can only carry 1 item and it really bores me to run from left to right to carry each item, except for cigarettes.

Hey, good job on your first submission. It took me a few trys to figure out how the game works, but I got it in the end. It is a solid concept with room for improvement and expansion. I totally understand your feelings about your first game. My first jam game was a total crapfest, but I am still proud of it. You did a good job, and next time I know you will do even better. I look forwards to playing your next Ludum Dare game!

Nice idea, and rather fun game. I wish there were sound and more polished graphics though. I think the difficulty of the game should lowered, right now it's clear that it's impossible to give everyone what they need even if you are really good.

Good luck!

Evaluation ...

0 - Main Mechanics:
Buy items on one side and deliver them on the other (meeting demand).

1 - Secondary Mechanics:
It does not fit into this context exactly, perhaps the issue of load limitation is secondary mechanics, or just extension of the implementation of the main mechanics.

2 - Learning Curve:
Learning the game takes a few matches (two or three), but the commands are simple, there is not much difficulty in learning (in addition, when losing a match, there is a reminder of how the game is controlled).

3 - Flow:
The game is difficult all the time, there is anxiety about not being able to deliver the orders on time. Before the products appear in the left listing there are already buyers almost giving up on the right purchases. I would only suggest beginning to count the time from the first purchase of the motorcyclist, because the way it is, is already losing. The speed of the customers is high, this speed could increase gradually until reaching the initial speed (which in my view should be the maximum, hahahahaha). I believe that with some repairs it can greatly improve the gaming experience.

4 - Love Points:
The central mechanics is the most interesting point.

5 - Presentation of the Narrative:
There is no specific narrative presented, it is a part of the day to day, let's say, revised in a playful way. It may be interesting (in case of continuity) to create phases and justifications to be working with it (such as paying for college, paying for expenses at home after some fact, etc.). This could sustain the creation of more phases and such.

6 - Art Polishment:
For Ludum Dare's time it's nice to see, I always say it's possible to polish, so (if you continue with the project) improving the visual identity of the menus and even polishing the whole art would be good things. Adding sound can help the feedback of whether or not to do the right thing in relation to the buttons.

7 - Monetization Attractiveness:
Suppose the continuation of the project, I believe that the ideal would be to apply narrative and even powerups (modifying the passage of time, acquiring more space for deliveries etc). With this the game could be casual and monetize through advertisements, for example.

8 - Community Generation:
Suppose the continuation of the project and the application of narrative, would also say that the creation of character design would fall well, making it easy to create a page on Facebook (for example). PS: Invite me to follow the page if I create it.

9 - Cultural Dialogue:
The game talks about the day to day in my view, so some people will identify with it, being part of one's own life experience (directly or indirectly) and cultural experience. For the game to reciprocate (game influencing the culture) I believe it would be in case to continue the project as reiterated above.

An interesting idea, took me a little bit to understand what was going on. Would have been nice to have been eased into it, by performing one or two tasks that lead onto the craziness that can ensue. But good attempt :smile:

It's a very fun game. The gameplay well fits the theme. The hand-drawn art style looks sort of humorous. It would be better if you can add some audio. It's sad that the poor smuggler would always get nothing at the end as the clients would become more and more impatient and take all the money back. Maybe you can consider
limiting the game time while keeping the client waiting time constant (or set a lowerbound). And player would aim for higher money rather than longer survival time. In that case life would be much easier for the smuggler. However overall I think you made a very fun game in a very limited time. Good job!