Mike's Movers by William Corrin

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made by William Corrin for LD 42 (COMPO)

​Everyone hates moving - so hire Mike for you!

Play as poor Mike who has to scuttle around fast and move a bunch of other people's furniture into their houses. Place and rotate different objects in order to beat the clock! But make sure you don't trap yourself in the stranger's house...

PS. - (This is my first ever LD and Compo!)

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Ratings

Overall 245th 3.565⭐ 33🧑‍⚖️
Fun 205th 3.532⭐ 33🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 222th 3.45⭐ 32🧑‍⚖️
Theme 129th 4.017⭐ 32🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 325th 3.333⭐ 32🧑‍⚖️
Audio 259th 3.172⭐ 31🧑‍⚖️
Humor 99th 3.31⭐ 31🧑‍⚖️
Mood 318th 3.018⭐ 30🧑‍⚖️
Given 33🗳️ 16🗨️

Feedback

M8rix
13. Aug 2018 · 00:46 UTC
Intense and challenging. Love the voice acting and overall tone of humor.
squirmonkey
13. Aug 2018 · 00:49 UTC
I like this game, though the time limits are _very_ aggressive. I made it to 239172 points. I would maybe tone down the "you can't place this" sound, it's pretty harsh.
jackou
13. Aug 2018 · 00:49 UTC
I really liked it! Nice mouth work :P
13. Aug 2018 · 00:49 UTC
Nice game. Polished.
snakemuho
13. Aug 2018 · 00:49 UTC
Couldn't get past third level, guess I'm getting fired for being too slow. An interesting take on "tetris". Nice voice acting.
🎤 William Corrin
13. Aug 2018 · 01:09 UTC
Lol thanks a lot everyone! Ill probably post a video later about the whole process, I made sure to include some funny videos of me making noises into the microphone.

@squirmonkey yeah I know! I was debating on weather I wanted it to be a relatively relaxing game or a more rushed feeling. I went with the latter but I guess I made it too hard :( lol
squirmonkey
13. Aug 2018 · 01:16 UTC
It definitely does feel rushed, and that's fun. But it is so rushed that I never have time to look at the queue of what's coming out of the truck. I think it might help to give it a little more time, but make the space a little more constrained, so you have to balance between going fast and planning ahead.
BigBossErndog
13. Aug 2018 · 01:18 UTC
Nice game! Mechanically it works very well. I was a little annoyed by how difficult it was to position yourelf next to where you want to place an item without being in the spot, especially more difficult when rushed for time when time is running out.
Other than that, it made for a good 'jigsaw' kind of game that works well with the theme.
shinysteel
13. Aug 2018 · 05:32 UTC
Nice take on the theme! The sound effects are also a nice touch to the game. Polish is very evident with the smooth transitions. Great job.
Chocolat-Endive
13. Aug 2018 · 18:02 UTC
Nice game! It works really well. Some of the sounds (voices for example) are really great, even if I don't really like the music. I think the time limits should have been easier, and maybe some bigger furniture, so we can run out of space?
Overall it's quite cool.
GettingRekt
13. Aug 2018 · 18:07 UTC
Super polished game, the tutorial section was really well done.
H4NNIB4L
13. Aug 2018 · 19:14 UTC
I like this game...good work
🎤 William Corrin
13. Aug 2018 · 20:04 UTC
@chocolat-endive definitely! I agree, I really wanted to get more types of furniture in the game but unfortunately I ran out of time and didnt get to make as many different kinds as I had hoped :(
PhillSerrazina
13. Aug 2018 · 22:24 UTC
What a great concept! I felt like the timers would not give enought time, but maybe I'm just bad at the game
🎤 William Corrin
13. Aug 2018 · 23:29 UTC
@phillserrazina thank you! yeah, I wanted to make it a challenging experience and to have it feel rushed but in a good way. I didnt get enough time to playtest, I think it came out a little too hard! lol.
Brunomik
13. Aug 2018 · 23:37 UTC
i just LOVED everything about this game, the music, the menu and transitions, the graphics are nice, the sound effects are hilarious and the tutorial is very good. the only thing i felt was bad is the time tho.. it should reset at each level
🎤 William Corrin
13. Aug 2018 · 23:41 UTC
@brunomik thanks so much dude!! I really appreciate it! The time actually does reset at every level, its just that i made each level's time way too low :/ if I ever come back to the game I will playtest more and make the time limits better!
Whismirk
14. Aug 2018 · 01:34 UTC
A really funny game, while still being challenging ! The concept is neat, and I loved the fact that each furniture could be handled differently (like being able to place tables over carpets and pots on tables). It would be great if there was more of them. Anyway, good work !

Oh, and the voice acting is just hilarious ! xD
StateOff
14. Aug 2018 · 02:27 UTC
Solid game. Although I hope to never get myself hired as a mover.
randdir
14. Aug 2018 · 08:56 UTC
Really good game, first i had a concept similar to yours once but you did it pretty well. Just the music and the visual for me that should be improove to get something more dynamic. Keep it up nice job !
Moxinilian
14. Aug 2018 · 12:30 UTC
Wow that's an intense game. Sometimes it was a bit too frustrating, maybe try to allow having a bit more time as an option maybe? Also, it's a bit awkward to play on a laptop, but that's not much really. I also noticed the HTML5 version isn't rendering the whole screen, is it a bug on my side or have you noticed it? Anyway, I really liked the instructions, they were clear and the menu was efficient. I also liked how you respected the theme perfectly while still offering a game that played a bit original. Good job!
🎤 William Corrin
14. Aug 2018 · 16:32 UTC
@moxinilian thanks for the feedback man! Yeah the laptop might not be a fun experience lol i was definitely making the game for use with a mouse.

The HTML5 doesn't render the left side of the screen unless its fullscreen mode, you are correct! Ill have to look into that after work. Thank you!

Edit: Even fullscreen mode is messed up. Ill make a new build when I get home from work.
Suchista
15. Aug 2018 · 10:55 UTC
At first I didn't know you can move around... but I guess it was pretty obvious :P This game is hard, haha. Funny voice acting and good concept!
fivenamefivesocks
17. Aug 2018 · 10:56 UTC
Great concept !

It's kinda hard but very funny ! It's impressive how much polish it is, tutoriel, menu, music SFX and above all, that's hilarious voice acting.

That's a very nice entry ! Congratulations !
LastLeaf
28. Aug 2018 · 05:29 UTC
Super fun! Originally I thought it was a relaxing management game, but starting from level 2, I could just put things in the room, no arrangments :( But it was still super fun. Great job!

I think you could try to give a score on how well the furniture is placed :)

The web version on itch.io is not correctly sized. Maybe you should check the configuration in itch.io.