Operator by Viperfish9

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made by Viperfish9 for LD 40 (COMPO)

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You are a phone operator and you are tasked with the job of routing the calls to where they need to go. Some days you might not have many calls, some days there might be a lot, and your tyrannical boss will dock your pay if you miss any! Good luck!

Ratings

Overall 372th 3.325⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Fun 342th 3.275⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 55th 3.875⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Theme 352th 3.425⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 280th 3.45⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Audio 194th 3.325⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Humor 241th 3⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Mood 189th 3.375⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Given 21🗳️ 4🗨️

Feedback

Handle
04. Dec 2017 · 05:18 UTC
Interesting concept. The dialogue is fun. My current funds stopped appearing in the shop after day 2. Great job, there's a lot of replayability here.
almost
04. Dec 2017 · 06:38 UTC
The concept is pretty unique. It would be pretty cool if this game had voice acting, but I guess that might get repetitive too.

If I have 10$ or more I cant see my balance because the text would be too wide. I assume it's a resolution and text overflow thing.

It seems that the calls have no duration. The first time that somebody wanted a line that was already in use I wasn't sure what to do.
orcdraco
04. Dec 2017 · 16:20 UTC
Cool concept! Well done! :)
🎤 Viperfish9
05. Dec 2017 · 01:15 UTC
@handle @almost
Oooooh so that's what it is. I spent ages trying to fix it and gave up because I had to fix other stuff.
And as for the call duration I did try to add it in and stop the user from pulling the cord out until a call has finished but I didn't get time to implement it as it would have likely required a rewrite of most of the games code :P

and @orcdraco
Thanks!
Chronosv2
05. Dec 2017 · 05:30 UTC
I have never seen a concept quite like this before. It looked really nice, and the mechanics were pretty interesting once I understood what exactly was happening. Seemed like sometimes it was a little difficult to line up the jacks, though, or sometimes a little tough to pick up the lines.

Keep up the good work!
BumiBomber
05. Dec 2017 · 05:49 UTC
It's a really nice concept (even though it's basically simplified papers please), and it's executed quite well. However the game feels a bit too repetitive and the dialogue seem a bit too bland for me to give this a fully positive review. However the presentation and polish are top notch, and you did the concept justice :)
thiagofr
05. Dec 2017 · 12:11 UTC
I'm a terrible call operator and died of starvation! Great game, great song and good take on the theme! Congratulations!
Daneeh
06. Dec 2017 · 01:10 UTC
I'm very bad at this. Nice game tho, with a very unique concept and great athmosphere! Well done, and good luck this LD!
Lazzor
13. Dec 2017 · 23:55 UTC
Great game with a concept that kind of reminds me of my own last game (for Ludum Dare 39), but your game makes about everything better! Some nice calming music, challenging gameplay with a bit of a survival aspect to it as well and the humor doesn't come short either. I really like it, nice job!
jk5000
14. Dec 2017 · 19:42 UTC
The game is fun too play, but if fast gets really difficult.
darefus
14. Dec 2017 · 23:50 UTC
The stressful management gameplay is p entertaining. Really exercises that threaded brain muscle. Grabbing the noodles was a little difficult sometimes though. That, and random slowdowns which might be related to the web version.
toestee
15. Dec 2017 · 14:17 UTC
Pretty cool and very stressful, though I felt the talking sound was a bit too loud and out of place.
btwj
15. Dec 2017 · 14:26 UTC
Fun idea, and it seems like a game with great storytelling potential. This game may also work really well with VR with some modifications. I think some changes that can be made would be to maybe modify the talking audio? Otherwise, great job!