{"author_link":"\/users\/tjmcdonald","author_name":"TJMcDonald","author_uid":"1161219","comments":[{"author_name":"Kenarf","author_uid":"1159880","time":"2019-10-07T19:42:28Z","epoch":1570477348,"modified":1570477348,"text":"Really liked the hobo lore in the intro haha, if you want to check out my take on hobos, and how to fight them, you should definetely check out my game haha","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Polyethyleneglykol","author_uid":"1163684","time":"2019-10-07T19:44:31Z","epoch":1570477471,"modified":1570477471,"text":"Loved the art and the humor was great! :) Great job!","likes":2,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"TJMcDonald","author_uid":"1161219","time":"2019-10-07T19:45:40Z","epoch":1570477540,"modified":1570477540,"text":"@kenarf We certainly will! Thank you for checking it out.\n\n@polyethyleneglykol thank you for your comments!","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"radgegames","author_uid":"1159307","time":"2019-10-07T20:27:48Z","epoch":1570480068,"modified":1570480068,"text":"Love that top down 8 bit art, got a few laughs in this one","likes":2,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"starvingindie","author_uid":"1012106","time":"2019-10-07T20:27:49Z","epoch":1570480069,"modified":1570480069,"text":"Such a great little game. Humor, art and a narrative. This game has it all! I went big and then bigger...didn't turn out well for me unfortunately. I'd be curious to play again to see if there's multiple endings. Great job!","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Cpokered","author_uid":1096152,"time":"2019-10-07T20:30:02Z","epoch":1570480202,"modified":1570480202,"text":"Pretty fun. The humor was good!","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"TJMcDonald","author_uid":"1161219","time":"2019-10-07T20:30:23Z","epoch":1570480223,"modified":1570480223,"text":"@starvingindie There might be as many as three kinds of endings ;)","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Nobongo","author_uid":"1105683","time":"2019-10-07T20:30:33Z","epoch":1570480233,"modified":1570480233,"text":"Very new and fun concept. I really wasn't sure where the game was going, and the lack of direction didn't hinder it at all.\nIt's nice that you can play with just space bar, and it's great that you can skip text when going back through to get different outcomes!","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"stamestratagem","author_uid":"1128720","time":"2019-10-07T20:33:07Z","epoch":1570480387,"modified":1570480387,"text":"Great mechanics!","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"NachtWitch","author_uid":"1160934","time":"2019-10-07T21:47:06Z","epoch":1570484826,"modified":1570484826,"text":"love the pixel art, the mechanics are great, why are there so many great games this time, why do I not have enough time to play the all?","likes":2,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Idontknow","author_uid":"1167760","time":"2019-10-07T21:49:40Z","epoch":1570484980,"modified":1570485006,"text":"Fun! I'd spent more time looking for different endings than I should have, though...","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Fragment Games","author_uid":1166401,"time":"2019-10-07T21:51:54Z","epoch":1570485114,"modified":1570485114,"text":"A fun litle game you have made! Love the cute art style. Really well done! Original :-)","likes":2,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"PenguinBoy","author_uid":"1165295","time":"2019-10-07T21:57:25Z","epoch":1570485445,"modified":1570485445,"text":"Such an enjoyable and simple game. I found the \"talking\" noises to be a bit jarring after while, but the humor easily made up for it. Great job!","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"aDeCon","author_uid":1165493,"time":"2019-10-07T23:48:32Z","epoch":1570492112,"modified":1570492112,"text":"A very good game, reminiscent of the old 8 bit games, and it is very nice. The game creates a dandy atmosphere and develops a reaction. Very good work :)","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Sefirost","author_uid":1165853,"time":"2019-10-08T00:32:39Z","epoch":1570494759,"modified":1570494759,"text":"Nice game, funny dialogs, simple but catchy game mechanic!","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"pinosaur","author_uid":1167486,"time":"2019-10-08T03:36:42Z","epoch":1570505802,"modified":1570505802,"text":"Very charming art style, and very entertaining story. Great job!","likes":2,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"BrokenMirrorMedia","author_uid":"1164279","time":"2019-10-08T03:43:31Z","epoch":1570506211,"modified":1570506211,"text":"A very funny and quick game, enjoyed it!","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Mashas","author_uid":"1013016","time":"2019-10-08T11:00:12Z","epoch":1570532412,"modified":1570532412,"text":"WELL, FIDDLESTICKS. That was a cup of laughs! Lovely retro atmosphere, easy to understand gameplay. Greed got me the first time around but I did get to see two different endings. I also noticed you have to be careful when skipping dialogue so you don't mess up. Just like in real life. A game well done!","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"randdir","author_uid":"1077334","time":"2019-10-08T15:54:01Z","epoch":1570550041,"modified":1570550061,"text":"Nice entry team. First I was interesting about the graphics that remind me my entry and then the humor handle me a lot. Keep it up really like it.","likes":2,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Scott Steffes","author_uid":"1081421","time":"2019-10-09T00:50:58Z","epoch":1570582258,"modified":1570582258,"text":"Mechanics, writing, graphics - loved them all! Great font too. I have to say the dialog was very well done, both characters bounced off each other well. My only point of feedback would be that it would have been fun to choose your own response before the mini-game, even if the results of the responses didn't differ very much, just to add a little more interaction.","likes":2,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"mrabnox","author_uid":"1168699","time":"2019-10-09T00:56:13Z","epoch":1570582573,"modified":1570582573,"text":"It was great to play. I enjoyed the story telling element within this game. look forward to seeing more work from you","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Joe Williamson","author_uid":"1001411","time":"2019-10-09T00:59:24Z","epoch":1570582764,"modified":1570582764,"text":"Had to play for all the endings. xD","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"dummydojo","author_uid":1164051,"time":"2019-10-09T01:03:20Z","epoch":1570583000,"modified":1570583000,"text":"Love the artwork! The feeling of the whole game is very nostalgic! Very simple game play keeps it flowing and easy to play. Great work!","likes":2,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Don Fouts","author_uid":"1038102","time":"2019-10-09T23:40:13Z","epoch":1570664413,"modified":1570664413,"text":"Nice game! I couldn't stop trying to push my luck. I really liked the dialog and pacing of the game.","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Iluvatar","author_uid":"1004018","time":"2019-10-12T10:35:05Z","epoch":1570876505,"modified":1570876505,"text":"This was hell of a fun! Love the NES graphics reference. The gameplay was rather simple, but so much fun. Love the witty dialogs. One of the most charming games I've played in years in LD competition. Good job.","likes":2,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Captain Nakou","author_uid":"1059620","time":"2019-10-14T00:27:09Z","epoch":1571012829,"modified":1571012847,"text":"Okay. I am calling it : \n\n:trumpet: This is the greatest game of the LD. :trumpet: \n\n:arrow_right: Great old school graphics \n\n:arrow_right: Great old school tunes and sfx\n\n:arrow_right: Great humor\n\n:arrow_right: Cool and Simple gameplay\n\n:arrow_right: Massive anti-capitalist undertones :arrow_left: \n\nI LOVED it.\n\nI lost tho. BUT I LOVED IT.\nThank you for this. You got all the 5 stars. My treat.","likes":3,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"cybersoftuk","author_uid":"1038707","time":"2019-10-14T06:47:23Z","epoch":1571035643,"modified":1571035643,"text":"Loved the art style, and the music too.","likes":2,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"scsc","author_uid":"1165160","time":"2019-10-22T21:57:37Z","epoch":1571781457,"modified":1571781457,"text":"Great art and the choice of, let's say, minimalistic design of the mechanics. It really felt like playing some larger game with a complete story. I could imagine it to transition into a different game. By the way, I feel like you have wasted some potential when it comes to a first impression - both the starting screen, and the bank, are hard to really conceptually grasp at a first glance. At first I thought it's some kind of a spaceship game, as the borders were round and there were some \"windows\", and the character was so pink it felt like a different object :) And when the box goes on fire - you no longer see that it was a box. If you research how the human sight works, your brain doesn't really remember a previous object in this kind of transition, even though it may feel intuitive that we \"notice\" the difference. I'd propose some animation, like shaking the box \/ a match falling on it, in order to improve the context. The same with the bank - I believed that I'm in the left-top corner :)","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Jupiter_Hadley","author_uid":"1000562","time":"2019-10-31T09:15:34Z","epoch":1572513334,"modified":1572513334,"text":"Funny game, great graphics. I included it in my Ludum Dare 45 compilation video series, if you\u2019d like to take a look :) https:\/\/youtu.be\/oyFtoUSqXW8","likes":1,"format":"md"}],"format":"md","images":["ld45\/161226-b4050ab97f803a3bd6202a82228ac0b6.png"],"links":[{"url":"https:\/\/tjmcdonald.itch.io\/the-thrill-of-the-loan","text":"Youtube"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"55073","g_author":"1161219","g_event":"LD45","g_eventkey":"78","g_subevent":"JAM","g_urlkey":"262010","g_title":"The Thrill of the Loan","g_status":"PVT1","g_place":"229","g_commentcount":"29","g_site2_node_id":"161226","g_hide":"N","g_has_icon":"Y","g_rqueue":"0","g_random":"0"},"nds":{"n_key":"161226","n_urlkey":"262010","n_parent":"159347","n_path":"\/events\/ludum-dare\/45\/the-thrill-of-the-loan","n_slug":"the-thrill-of-the-loan","n_type":"item","n_subtype":"game","n_subsubtype":"jam","n_author":"161219","n_created":"1568994515","n_modified":"1570481208","n_version":"512415","n_status":"COMMIT"},"node":{"id":161226,"parent":159347,"superparent":9,"author":161219,"type":"item","subtype":"game","subsubtype":"jam","published":"2019-10-07T18:05:27Z","created":"2019-09-20T15:48:35Z","modified":"2019-10-07T20:46:48Z","version":512415,"slug":"the-thrill-of-the-loan","name":"The Thrill of the Loan","body":"This is our Ludum Dare 45 game, and our first game jam. The theme was \"Start With Nothing.\"\n\n![0 - Title.PNG](\/\/\/raw\/3c5\/72\/z\/2735c.png)\n\nThis is a story of a noble man of the streets, who has been bested by the cruelest of fates - housefire. He has now lost everything he holds dear, and thus avails himself to the closest banking facilities to resecure his life.\n\n![1 - Fiddlesticks.PNG](\/\/\/raw\/3c5\/72\/z\/2734a.png)\n\nThe primary game loop is a persuasion bar, in order to trick the manager into giving you a greater loan amount. It's a simple timing game, and should be straightfoward - hit space or click the mouse to stop the bouncing slider in the green target area. Missing three times during this persuasion game will result in a game over. Your goal is to secure as much money as possible, but the game gets more difficult with each chance you take. Fail, and lose everything. Win big enough... and maybe something nice might happen!\n\n![3 - Persuasion.PNG](\/\/\/raw\/3c5\/72\/z\/2734f.png)\n\nControls:\n- Space\/Click to advance or speed-up text.\n- Space\/Click to stop the persuasion bar slider (try to hit the target!)\n- Up\/Down or W\/S to select an option when presented with a choice.\n\nTools:\n- Unity\n- Aseprite\n- Photoshop CC\n\nExternal Assets:\n- Font used: https:\/\/fontstruct.com\/fontstructions\/show\/1581047\u200b\n- Music generated with: https:\/\/pernyblom.github.io\/abundant-music\/index.html\n- Sound effects generated with: \u200bhttp:\/\/www.drpetter.se\/project_sfxr.html\u200b","meta":{"author":[161219,162098,162208],"link-01-tag":[42336],"cover":"\/\/\/content\/3c5\/72\/z\/26d41.png","grade-06-out":"1","link-01":"https:\/\/tjmcdonald.itch.io\/the-thrill-of-the-loan"},"path":"\/events\/ludum-dare\/45\/the-thrill-of-the-loan","parents":[1,5,9,159347],"love":0,"notes":29,"notes-timestamp":"2019-10-31T09:15:34Z","grade":{"grade-01":39,"grade-02":39,"grade-03":39,"grade-04":39,"grade-05":39,"grade-07":39,"grade-08":36},"magic":{"cool":100.94968892798,"feedback":40,"given":33.375,"grade":38.571428571429,"grade-01-average":3.797,"grade-01-result":229,"grade-02-average":3.459,"grade-02-result":407,"grade-03-average":3.189,"grade-03-result":539,"grade-04-average":3.878,"grade-04-result":174,"grade-05-average":3.892,"grade-05-result":314,"grade-07-average":4.135,"grade-07-result":32,"grade-08-average":3.794,"grade-08-result":222,"smart":16.879756646355}},"text":"This is our Ludum Dare 45 game, and our first game jam. The theme was \"Start With Nothing.\"\n\n![0 - Title.PNG](\/\/\/raw\/3c5\/72\/z\/2735c.png)\n\nThis is a story of a noble man of the streets, who has been bested by the cruelest of fates - housefire. He has now lost everything he holds dear, and thus avails himself to the closest banking facilities to resecure his life.\n\n![1 - Fiddlesticks.PNG](\/\/\/raw\/3c5\/72\/z\/2734a.png)\n\nThe primary game loop is a persuasion bar, in order to trick the manager into giving you a greater loan amount. It's a simple timing game, and should be straightfoward - hit space or click the mouse to stop the bouncing slider in the green target area. Missing three times during this persuasion game will result in a game over. Your goal is to secure as much money as possible, but the game gets more difficult with each chance you take. Fail, and lose everything. Win big enough... and maybe something nice might happen!\n\n![3 - Persuasion.PNG](\/\/\/raw\/3c5\/72\/z\/2734f.png)\n\nControls:\n- Space\/Click to advance or speed-up text.\n- Space\/Click to stop the persuasion bar slider (try to hit the target!)\n- Up\/Down or W\/S to select an option when presented with a choice.\n\nTools:\n- Unity\n- Aseprite\n- Photoshop CC\n\nExternal Assets:\n- Font used: https:\/\/fontstruct.com\/fontstructions\/show\/1581047\u200b\n- Music generated with: https:\/\/pernyblom.github.io\/abundant-music\/index.html\n- Sound effects generated with: \u200bhttp:\/\/www.drpetter.se\/project_sfxr.html\u200b","title":"The Thrill of the Loan"}