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Get A Job, Baby! by XeduR

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made by XeduR for Ludum Dare 45 (JAM)

Originally intended as a COMBO project, but due to lack of time and insufficient preparation due to learning about LD45 too late, I had to push to to a JAM project.

The game is about being a newborn baby who has nothing and is put to work. Your goal is to earn as much as you can in the next 12 months.

The game was completed as a solo project under 12 hours and the game's source code can be found on Itch.io.

Youtube https://xedur-spyric.itch.io/get-a-job-baby
Youtube https://xedur-spyric.itch.io/get-a-job-baby
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/45/get-a-job-baby

Ratings

Overall 370th 3.622⭐ 43🧑‍⚖️
Fun 308th 3.585⭐ 43🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 240th 3.625⭐ 42🧑‍⚖️
Theme 186th 3.85⭐ 42🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 993th 2.487⭐ 41🧑‍⚖️
Audio 667th 2.417⭐ 38🧑‍⚖️
Humor 75th 3.938⭐ 42🧑‍⚖️
Mood 527th 3.378⭐ 39🧑‍⚖️
Given 42🗳️ 34🗨️

Feedback

Excy
07. Oct 2019 · 23:12 UTC
Damn the gameplay of this is actually awesome, it has so much replayability. A few art assets and this is a nice little game!
🎤 XeduR
07. Oct 2019 · 23:26 UTC
Yeah, I am thinking of continuing this project after LD45 ends. I have around 15 more mini games (and interactive traps) that I had planned, as well as the improved graphics, but I just completely ran out of time due to poor time management.
Excy
07. Oct 2019 · 23:28 UTC
@xedur in my opinion you actually have something pretty neat here it definitely has the potential to take off.
Idontknow
07. Oct 2019 · 23:28 UTC
Loved the variety. Good work. Get more jobs, baby!
anticdope
08. Oct 2019 · 01:25 UTC
I love the loop! it reminds me of the mobile game Reign. Simple yet effective. Great work on this one.
mmason
08. Oct 2019 · 01:40 UTC
Always like a good minigame collection
Dafral
08. Oct 2019 · 10:24 UTC
Simple but effective! I don't know if I tried all the minigames, but the ones that I did, they were pretty fun
Mad Brokli
08. Oct 2019 · 10:28 UTC
The fishing one is by far the best i found. The sheep minigame lost a few since not all clicks registers. But all in all it was quite fun
s-yanik
08. Oct 2019 · 10:35 UTC
Very special game,humorous and ironic (I hope), with a very nice happy end... That s the true american way of life. Cool.
krjack
08. Oct 2019 · 10:46 UTC
Nice game, it would make a good time-killer for mobile devices
oskanberg
08. Oct 2019 · 12:15 UTC
Made a fortune spearing fish, then lost it all gambling. Returned to my parents with tens of thousands of debt. A+++
mikymod
08. Oct 2019 · 12:36 UTC
I don't try all the minigames but... it was a blast <3 keep working on it!
Ferdi
08. Oct 2019 · 12:58 UTC
Tough like real life... But fishing saved me ! Pretty fun and original entry. Nice job !
zc74560
08. Oct 2019 · 13:02 UTC
Special game, but at some scene is too long to wait the time.
🎤 XeduR
08. Oct 2019 · 13:21 UTC
@zc74560 Yeah, it requires a lot of polish and fine-tuning. I had only run the game on a simulator before submitting it and the delays were fine. However, with the HTML build, there seemed to be occasional lag spikes that caused unfortunate delays and too long wait times. This'll be fixed via preloading the scenes, but I doubt I'll do that for this LD version.
TJOSOFT
08. Oct 2019 · 15:42 UTC
Nice game! Good Job!
evilobjective
08. Oct 2019 · 19:15 UTC
Fantastic job! Loved the humor and the mood. I liked how it repeats at the end. The fishing mini game in particular was very satisfying.
jefvel
08. Oct 2019 · 22:29 UTC
This was surprisingly fun! I made so much money fishing and gambling.

I instinctively spam clicked on the BUY/SELL buttons, but I think you were supposed to just hold them down. Perhaps the buttons could emit square particles while holding down to visibly show the amount of money you're raking in?
🎤 XeduR
08. Oct 2019 · 22:36 UTC
@jefvel That's a great idea. I had arrived to the same conclusion as well. This is again one of those "I'll add it to the list" issues that need further polish and development time. I cut down almost all graphics from this build as I nearly ran out of time, and it shows. :D
ToxicComputer
09. Oct 2019 · 01:58 UTC
Incredible Concept. Good job! :)
mharring
09. Oct 2019 · 02:01 UTC
Nicely done! I like how the game restarts as you playing as a sibling - very flavorful. I learned, as in life, that gambling was NOT the answer.
tequilatom
09. Oct 2019 · 02:05 UTC
This could be a lot of fun fully fleshed out. I is kinda like an economy based wario ware
Nathaniel Jensen
09. Oct 2019 · 02:09 UTC
Funny and sad at the same time
Kerdelos
09. Oct 2019 · 21:48 UTC
Impressive how only a few colored squares can replace other types of assets ! The game was really funny and enjoyable, good job ! ps : some games seemed easier than other and i didn't get the meaning of the % next to the money during the current game
🎤 XeduR
09. Oct 2019 · 23:06 UTC
@kerdelos The % represented your performance at the job. The better performance, the more days you'd work that month until you'd be fired. The difficulty levels were also a bit mixed as I rushed the game together.
Amerigo Gazaway
10. Oct 2019 · 00:39 UTC
Hilarious! Love the concept, let me know if you ever need music for future projects :)
dmanzano101
10. Oct 2019 · 12:54 UTC
Nice job making me feel like really playing those minigames by just clicking rectangles.
Good game and concept for the Jam. Great Job!
CaptainDreamcast
10. Oct 2019 · 20:47 UTC
The lesson I took away here is to never, ever try gambling, it just puts you in debt and makes you lose all the money you made honorably at Wall Street.

Super funny game, I chuckled at every dialogue in the game. The mini games were cool too, my favorites were the gold digging and the Wall Street ones, I made mad dosh off them. Had a great time playing your game.
Carpin
12. Oct 2019 · 12:00 UTC
What a concept, I liked the phase time for all the scenes! Nice job! The game I liked more was fishing! Well done!