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Broken people by WTMK_BK

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made by WTMK_BK for LD 43 (COMPO)

This is a block falling game. Click the block that matches the person you want to give love to. When both peoples have maxed love you win. If pride gets to high then a sacrifice must be made. This game is suppose to represent two people having an argument about to break up. This is my first LD :D i had a blast. Thank you so much for playing! All feedback positive or negative will help me grow as a designer so please feel free to leave a comment down below.

HOW TO PLAY: ( Not being able to add in a tutorial i decided to write one this is kinda spoiler but at least you will know what is going on ) :D

The blocks are falling under gravity so you'll need to click where they will be not where they are just by a little if you practice you will pick up on this fast. The goal of this game is not to win the argument but its to get both people on the same page, as in a real argument its rarely the exact contents of the problem we are fighting over but rather we are just fighting each other. This is represented by color text boxes so match blue with a falling blue block and that person will gain some love, if you manage to get both peoples asking for the same color they will continue to ask for the same color until your timer at the bottom fills up or you miss click( you get a free mess up too ). Every time you sync up your timer bar will reset.

Pride is the yellow bar this fills up slowly over time and is the round end trigger. When one persons pride maxes out they will loose half of their current love, and you will get to chose to hurt them or hurt the other person. The person you choose to hurt will get a heart strike. Heart strikes decrease the time it takes that persons pride bar to fill up. After receiving your 4th heart strike on one person they will leave pack all there bags and never come back. They did after all take quite the beating. Love can be messy.

Love is the pink bar that grows each time you make a match. When both players reach max love you win and they learned to fight the problem not each other. Remember love is about sticking it out and helping each other grow in the darkest of times pride is leaving... if you want a happy relationship check your ego/pride at the door :D and compromise that person sitting next to you may not always be there tomorrow. So at the end of the day love each other and fight the battles together you can do it I believe in you!

( WARNING: I'm just a human that makes games on the internet not a love dr. <3 )

Source Code https://github.com/wtmk-dev/ludum-dare-43-compo-unity3d
HTML5 (web) https://wtmk-bk.itch.io/broken-people
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/43/compo-ld43-broken-people

Ratings

Overall 474th 2.625⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Fun 462th 2.479⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 315th 3.021⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Theme 427th 2.826⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 478th 2.188⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Audio 347th 2.5⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Humor 371th 2.026⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Mood 355th 2.841⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Given 25🗳️ 18🗨️

Feedback

Kszaku
03. Dec 2018 · 22:07 UTC
Maybe I'm old, but because of these falling cubes I couldn't focus on UI. Also, theme seems kinda forced. Anyway, good job on submitting.
🎤 WTMK_BK
04. Dec 2018 · 06:47 UTC
Thank you for your feedback. I agree with you its defiantly something i didn't consider. :D @kszaku
Bartosz
04. Dec 2018 · 20:44 UTC
I didn't fully understand what does clicking over those boxes do.
Was it suppose to 'win argument' - and i'm about to decide who will win it and decide who should be harmed?

Not really get also what are winning / loosing conditions - seems like playing chess by myself - does it mater if whites wins or black wins?

Anyway - great that you was able to submit game in time - work on your skills, but definitely - tackle game design more than anything else - we are here for feedback so you can learn! :)
Frank Gevaerts
04. Dec 2018 · 20:45 UTC
This is *much* too fast to be playable for me
Luca1152
04. Dec 2018 · 20:46 UTC
Good job for your first Ludum Dare! :) The gameplay was actually fairly fun, but I must say that the game could have been more polished, things like the text that could have been capitalized and more correct, or the colors that don't exactly match, or you could have used a font instead of hand-drawing. It is a good start, I must say, but I felt like you needed some constructive feedback :)
wheatleyscience
04. Dec 2018 · 20:48 UTC
hello, i think game is too hard, i failed to match colors because cubes are too small and fast. for the graphics side it needs more polish, but you said it is your first LD and this one is a good start
Cricket
04. Dec 2018 · 20:53 UTC
Interesting idea but found it difficult to understand the action -> reaction of clicking on different cube colors
Jequed
04. Dec 2018 · 20:54 UTC
Interesting abstraction of an argument. Understanding how love and pride worked took some getting used to, but it became more enjoyable the more I started to understand it. I also like the unique gameplay of clicking on the falling colored cubes and how you were able to add more difficulty by changing the falling pattern.
garygreen
04. Dec 2018 · 20:57 UTC
I really liked the concept. It was fun to play, but maybe the falling boxes should have started off a bit slower.
BloodJohn
04. Dec 2018 · 22:03 UTC
very imperssive, but it is not clear
🎤 WTMK_BK
05. Dec 2018 · 05:16 UTC
@luca1152 thank you for the feedback it helps a lot! i was going for that old show home movies with the hand drawing and text but its cool what you said is very helpful and accurate :D
seed42
05. Dec 2018 · 07:46 UTC
the speed worked fine for me - nut sometimes it seemed my clicks wouldn't register (don't know if that was an html5, speed, code issue

didn't quite get the love - pride relation but still managed to get to the end :)
DaltonLeavey
06. Dec 2018 · 03:28 UTC
Great stuff! The falling blocks were a little dizzying to watch and the objective isn't very clear but I thought it was pretty fun and the music sounds awesome. Nice Work!!
HDugmag
16. Dec 2018 · 22:35 UTC
This is a really unique take on the theme, however, I felt like it needed some visual / audible feedback when clicking on a correct cube. All in all, good job for your first entry and keep making games! :)
Sockman
16. Dec 2018 · 23:15 UTC
Like a lot of other people said, I didn't really understand what I was doing. The cubes were falling so fast that I couldn't see what they were affecting. I think I was supposed to sync them up and get them both to be the same color? But then the love stat kept going down after a "round" and I didn't know why. If the goal was more clear I think it would have been a lot better.
Hilvon
16. Dec 2018 · 23:34 UTC
A nice little game. Quite a unique one, as well.

The Theme might not be the strongest aspect of it, but the gameplay is engaging, especially if you manage to get both sdes match and go on a strack of them aggreeing on color - feels great!

The hitboxes are a bit off though. Sometimes the boxes would not register my clicks for some reason... Though there might be a million potential reasons why this is happening, starting from Colliders and Graphics moving out of sync, to me actually being too slow. Yep, reflexes are not my strongest aspect.

Sound effects are... a little annoyhing TBH, but it is still good to have them, as they add to the game feel.

I really couldn't figure out what bumps up the pride, but still managed to beat the game on first go. :smile:
🎤 WTMK_BK
17. Dec 2018 · 03:05 UTC
@hilvon Thank you for your playing and the feedback. The issue everyone is having with the blocks is that they are falling with gravity you need to click where they will be because of this it can have a clunky or unresponsive feel if you are clicking where they currently are. I didn't really think that out going into it. Also i need to add a tutorial what it sounds like is everyone is having a hard time understating what is going one :D But thats awesome you all played it TYVM!
Mr ChocolateSalmon
17. Dec 2018 · 03:28 UTC
Good for your first attempt. The game is a little nauseating and frustrating at times, especially as the cubes are hard to click on. Maybe just using the mouse cursor instead of having to click would have been better? Anyways, hope you learnt a lot during the Jam :smiley:
🎤 WTMK_BK
17. Dec 2018 · 04:56 UTC
@mr-chocolatesalmon Thank you for playing that was the feeling i was going for as its suppose to be two people fighting. I did learn a tone, ill take your feedback into consideration if i make a v2 -:D much love
jk5000
18. Dec 2018 · 12:57 UTC
A weird but also a pretty fun little game. Well done.
BloodyOrchidDC
18. Dec 2018 · 17:47 UTC
Yeah, I let them love each other, I win!
Never play a game like this before, quick reaction with falling blocks and simulate the conversation. Great a idea.
elysiagriffin
18. Dec 2018 · 20:45 UTC
Hey WTMK_BK! Thanks for submitting your game for me to play on my livestream!

If you'd like to rewatch the playthrough, you can find it here: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/346057870?t=03h36m03s

Good luck on your ratings, see you next LD! :D

💜 Elysia Griffin AKA Button Feedback Lady

https://www.twitch.tv/elysiagriffin
Game-mon
19. Dec 2018 · 23:01 UTC
A bit confusing to me, and the graphics look a bit weird in my opinion. But anyway, the game idea was quite cool (: Congrats!