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Late To Work: Escape the Mundane by ZachZ

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made by ZachZ for Ludum Dare 47 (JAM)

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Credit for the art goes to @JaredZum

Credit for the music goes to @sneakysushi

Gus is going to be late for work!

Get something to have some energy, grab the keys, and make it to the door before time runs out. But make sure to grab some fun items too and Gus gets a fun weekend.

Controls: * A/D - Move * W - Interact * Escape - Pause

Known Bugs: * Fullscreen on Itch.io has UI problems * Fullscreen on Itch.io lags * Itch.io version crashes when you click 'quit' * Volume sliders don't work in Itch.io version * Some volume sliders also don't work in PC version

Youtube https://zachjz.itch.io/late-to-work
Youtube https://www.dropbox.com/s/7vhnk96rnyomwfz/LateForWork%20Game.rar?dl=0
Youtube https://github.com/ZachJZ/Ludum-Dare-47-Actual-Repository-Probably-Final
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/47/late-for-work-escape-the-mundane

Ratings

Overall 1604th 2.625⭐ 30🧑‍⚖️
Fun 1573th 2.411⭐ 30🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 1588th 2.362⭐ 31🧑‍⚖️
Theme 1375th 2.931⭐ 31🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 1176th 3.138⭐ 31🧑‍⚖️
Audio 999th 2.679⭐ 30🧑‍⚖️
Humor 795th 2.712⭐ 28🧑‍⚖️
Mood 1255th 2.931⭐ 31🧑‍⚖️
Given 23🗳️ 33🗨️

Feedback

Matthewjd389
05. Oct 2020 · 22:43 UTC
The game is made well and plays nicely. I wasn't totally sure what I was doing and the gameplay felt a little repetitive, although I guess that is the theme!

Good job!
Rockclaw
05. Oct 2020 · 22:44 UTC
+1 for DND night!
velocitycss
05. Oct 2020 · 22:47 UTC
This game looks nice, I really like the art style. Fits the theme well, +1 for getting the music stuck in head.
bobemv
05. Oct 2020 · 22:59 UTC
I really like how you tackled the theme! Haven't we all felt "stuck" like that? ;)
Alan123
06. Oct 2020 · 08:49 UTC
I liked the idea, it seemed surprisingly easy - I got a "you win" screen before I'd even figured out what I was really doing by mashing w and runing around like a loon!
fraxxinus
06. Oct 2020 · 10:10 UTC
Nice implication of the LD itself and the D&D night ^^
Was a bit confused what to do and I won, but have no idea why
Setting was also nice. More relatable than I´d like to admit :D
Kevin Meissner
06. Oct 2020 · 15:31 UTC
Nice art style :-)
ian booms
06. Oct 2020 · 16:38 UTC
I went out of my way to get a game over and it was well worth it. The game over music was very fitting. Not sure if there are secret endings for grabbing specific items but it seemed most natural just to grab everything. Great job!
Eugenik
07. Oct 2020 · 06:26 UTC
Good job! I love the artwork and music!
Garywiss
07. Oct 2020 · 16:25 UTC
Nice pixel art. The game is a bit too short but I liked the idea. Good job !
SpaceGuinea Productions
07. Oct 2020 · 16:38 UTC
The art is really good and it fits the theme well, but I don't like the main gameplay loop.
minibobbo
07. Oct 2020 · 17:09 UTC
I won! I'm not sure why or how, but I did!

The goals were unclear to me. I thought I was supposed to be going to work, so I ignored all the misc stuff and focused on the things I needed to get there. Then I scored 0/X on a bunch of ratings, so I decided to pick up more things.

The graphics were nice and the feel of the game was great!
vem
07. Oct 2020 · 17:17 UTC
I really enjoyed the thematic implementation, graphics and sound of this one. Unfortunately I figured out pretty early that you could just walk along and mash 'W', which made the gameplay rather trivial.

This was a solid jam game overall, in my opinion.
VPhyre
16. Oct 2020 · 13:53 UTC
I really like the vibe of your game. The graphics are beautiful, I love the pixel art (it resembles the graphic style of my game hahaha). It is an interesting game, of running out of time to collect the items on the stage. Congratulations.
Pedro Henrique Cesar
19. Oct 2020 · 18:05 UTC
Good audio and graphics, make a pretty pixel art in a jam is tough! For me the best part is the mood, so overall: great game
Enes Ayyildiz
21. Oct 2020 · 08:52 UTC
Easy to understand an play. I win I don't now how. Good generic and art.