Yesterday Again by Ruling Spear

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made by Ruling Spear for Ludum Dare 47 (JAM)

My game is using the "Groundhog Day" idea, your character is stuck in a loop where he wakes up in the same day. It is somewhat held up by the fact that there are things wrong with the day (Quantum Leap idea) and he needs to fix it before he can continue to tomorrow. At the same time, he uses this to gain knowledge of his love interest and say the right things to get her to like him.

This is my first game jam and I only stated learning game development about 6 months ago. Wanted to add lots more people to help or punish, some flesh eating Groundhogs to fend off that could be a random obstacle for the timed objectives, then perhaps more days.

Story, design, code and voice overs was done by myself, some character and UI artwork was pre-purchased, some background images and park assets from freepic.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_FySoqwrBQ

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Ratings

Overall 692th 3.577⭐ 28🧑‍⚖️
Fun 863th 3.288⭐ 28🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 967th 3.192⭐ 28🧑‍⚖️
Theme 389th 3.962⭐ 28🧑‍⚖️
Audio 192th 3.9⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Humor 269th 3.6⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Mood 1034th 3.173⭐ 28🧑‍⚖️
Given 35🗳️ 31🗨️

Feedback

Unevilicorn
05. Oct 2020 · 08:30 UTC
This is a cool game! Art and audio are all very well done, tho the game does feel very short.
Wouter Deferme
05. Oct 2020 · 09:06 UTC
That was a really funny game :smile:! I loved to discover the small town, kudo's for the voice acting. Ruby seems like a quite high-maintenance-type, though...
🎤 Ruling Spear
06. Oct 2020 · 16:11 UTC
Thanks for the comments guys. I actually found a game breaking bug in the Ruby scene. Just changed it now to load the correct scene. Ruby has some more questions for you. :)
PatrickJR
06. Oct 2020 · 19:53 UTC
There should be a depth sorter. Feels weird to walk on top of everything. Funny game!
Ananas_j
06. Oct 2020 · 20:07 UTC
Nice concept ! Art is really cool ! :D
ZeonBlue
06. Oct 2020 · 20:56 UTC
Haha, cool game!

Suggestion: You could have the "towns people" you save drops little hints the player should use when answering the conversation quiz.
🎤 Ruling Spear
06. Oct 2020 · 21:35 UTC
@patrickjr Thanks for the play. Yea, I was going to get there, but time got to me. I almost wanted to remove some of the trees and things, but it would have looked empty without it. :smiley:
🎤 Ruling Spear
06. Oct 2020 · 22:23 UTC
@ZeonBlue That is a great idea. The townsfolk should know here better. Thanks for playing. :smiley:
Leo Red
07. Oct 2020 · 10:21 UTC
The game is so funny. The graphics, sfx, and the story is so good (especially the cat and the scentist's voice).
Tamail
07. Oct 2020 · 18:03 UTC
Really fun and funny game! I loved bringing the kitten back to its owner :D
zeu31
07. Oct 2020 · 21:34 UTC
Really funny game.

It is an interesting idea. I just wish there was an away to know the right answer other than guessing. Something like ZeonBlue said. Or maybe some disposition system.
Mekuri
11. Oct 2020 · 12:02 UTC
Loved your voiceover of the professor! The idea for this was great, I kinda like the whole Groundhog day theme in general. It got a bit repetitive though, as my 'talking to girls skill' apparently sucks.
Apart from a few bugs here and there it was a nice game, and I had fun, and eventually managed to 'get the girl' :-)
Good job, and thanks for sharing!
R2D48
12. Oct 2020 · 11:20 UTC
First unoficial "Groundhog day" game I play. That's cool. No many things to do in town. No cars or danger that could cost your life (restart the loop). I really wanted to trie lot of things if I live a day forever. Nice graphics. Cool Idea. Need some fun.
🎤 Ruling Spear
12. Oct 2020 · 11:54 UTC
Thanks @r2d48, time got me. I planned a whole lot of town folk, some bad guys, and to fit the theme of groundhog day, some random attacking groundhogs. I will definitely flesh it out some more.
peterfonts
15. Oct 2020 · 06:40 UTC
Wow! The animations and art are amazing! Well done! Also if you can control the Z-depth to see what graphics you need to put in front can improve the atmosphere of the game. Also, you can control better the voices, sometimes are overlapping. Despite that, the mood and the vibe of the game are owesome. Congrats!
TotteriLudum
15. Oct 2020 · 06:54 UTC
Haha, I like the voiceover! Slightly rough around the edges, but a good interpretation of the theme.
🎤 Ruling Spear
16. Oct 2020 · 09:43 UTC
Thanks @peterfonts and @totteriludum. I love voice overs and got a bit carried away. Planned on giving the others voices as well, but I overshot the scope there. I didn't even get to the z-depth at all and had to fix some last minute bugs and collider issues. Well, I was happy with it being my first Gamejam. The characters are assests I bought about a year ago and made the animations easy. Next one I hope to get my own art done as I'm busy studying it now. Thanks for the play!
pedrocoden
20. Oct 2020 · 17:57 UTC
Nice game, the art is amazing and it is so much fun!
slammer
22. Oct 2020 · 01:15 UTC
Nice work, its fun, the voiceover is cool, the graphics are great too. Definitely an good job in such a short time
Blacktarus
25. Oct 2020 · 13:51 UTC
Really Impressive Graphics, I like the idea (Black Mirror is your inspiration ? ;) )