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Get Those Votes! by frosty

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made by frosty for Ludum Dare 47 (JAM)

With 30 days left in the election, you need to earn as many votes as you can, to become...

The President of the United States of Omerica!

Drive around the ring-shaped country and do political stuff like:

  • Run political ads
  • Hold Rallies
  • Get money from fundraising
  • Visit disaster sites for free publicity

You decide if you want to stick to the issues (especially if you align with the local voters), or attack your opponent's weaknesses (which can potentially backfire).

At the end, the polls will determine who wins the Electoral votes for each state.

Good Luck!

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Youtube http://joelesko.com/games/vote/
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/47/get-those-votes

Ratings

Overall 588th 3.643⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Fun 320th 3.762⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 190th 3.929⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Theme 1497th 2.714⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 762th 3.595⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Audio 677th 3.325⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Humor 130th 3.925⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Mood 902th 3.289⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Given 22🗳️ 21🗨️

Feedback

Hélicule
06. Oct 2020 · 17:56 UTC
Favorite entry so far! Really clever twist on the theme :>
m7rk
06. Oct 2020 · 18:30 UTC
this game is HARD
that being said, i really liked it. I will probably come back after the jam and try to win.
DangerousFat
06. Oct 2020 · 23:18 UTC
This is a really neat game, well done!
Archimagus
06. Oct 2020 · 23:20 UTC
Solid game. Pretty loose on the theme I'd say, and it's suuuper hard. I played on both red and blue sides and with both moderate and polarizing candidates, and got annihilated every time. I didn't seem like the issue the states cared about mattered all that much? Still, it was fun and amusing. Great job. Also, really nice on the map, very clever.
🎤 frosty
07. Oct 2020 · 00:32 UTC
Thanks @archimagus. Yes, the issues do matter quite a bit. :) I might tweak the difficulty down though. Thanks!
Denzil Gomes
07. Oct 2020 · 08:49 UTC
Clean interface, pretty funny and yeah a little hard as has been said but a nice entry. I like how the sound and animation of the votes work together
Jcourt
08. Oct 2020 · 04:15 UTC
There doesn't seem to be much of a connection to the theme, but the game is really fun. I love running around proclaiming that I am the Memes Candidate.
smbe19
11. Oct 2020 · 16:54 UTC
Really fun game. But it's a bit weird that you can just spam the same ad all the time and always get more voters.
Raphiell
11. Oct 2020 · 21:16 UTC
Nickleback concert, a true disaster.

This game was really interesting! I got demolished by my opponent, but I had fun exploring the content you put in there. The audio was amusing and the UI was really solid.

This was a really solid entry, It's a shame you don't have more reviews!
C64Gamer
12. Oct 2020 · 04:39 UTC
A nice a polished game. WOW! I have to give @m7rk right. This game is hard. Really nice entry. :-) Like it alot.
TheGreenWorm
26. Oct 2020 · 17:26 UTC
This is a great idea ! I'd love to see this game with some sort of campaign, like going for a small town election with only a few districts, all the way up to become president of the earth. Great job ! I had to replay because I didn't know I could move from state to state. Adding random texts/names was a superbe idea.
aurel
27. Oct 2020 · 07:20 UTC
Definitely a very unique take on the theme! That said... it is not easy at all. I had a pretty hard time with it, but I guess that goes to show how complicated real politics is. After this review I think I'll give it another go as it was pretty dang fun
MrSamafu
27. Oct 2020 · 09:05 UTC
Oh Yeah !!
Sarangayos
27. Oct 2020 · 09:33 UTC
Keep it up, Cool consept!! and on the right way !
DavideMoriello
27. Oct 2020 · 10:03 UTC
haha this was great! I lost :-( But was a lot of fun.
JammyGunns
27. Oct 2020 · 10:31 UTC
Quite a fun entry, I agree with the comments about the difficulty but I think how hard it is adds to the enjoyment, at least for me it does. I agree with @thegreenworm, a campaign style option would do well for this, allows for more areas, issues and Nickleback concerts. I'll adding this one to my play again list. C. Burger is a loud mouth and doesn't know a thing about Dad Jokes!
Macmist
27. Oct 2020 · 11:12 UTC
Ah, that was a fun entry and an interesting take to the theme! I loved how you could attack your opponent on silly reasons, and claim you are the right candidates for dad jokes, somehow it seemed reaaly close to reality :laughing: It was also pretty hard, attacking your oponnent costs so much aha! Also it took me a while to understand that you could move to other states but only on the one next to you. That said, I still had a lot of fun playing this, well done!