Commute by puntocom

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made by puntocom for Ludum Dare 47 (JAM)

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ANOTHER DAY BEGINS

Another day begins. You wake up and choose a suit to wear. Always the same one. And commute. You drink a coffee in your favorite cafe while looking at the waitress. And commute. You go to the office, dreaming about the new job position in a different city. And commute. In the bar you drink some beers. Alone. And commute. You are back home, again. Another day begins. Will you be able to break the loop?

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CONTROLS

Interaction: Mouse Click

Exit: ESC

CREDITS

Maribel Martínez @KetorGD: Lead Programmer

Kiko Martínez @puntocomgd: Art and Environment Design

José Luís Martín: Screen Writer

Carlos Micó: Programmer, Quality Assurance

Emilio Soto: Music Composer

WE RECOMMEND DOWNLOADING THE GAME TO HAVE AN OPTIMAL EXPERIENCE

Ratings

Overall 238th 3.95⭐ 32🧑‍⚖️
Fun 1285th 2.889⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 284th 3.8⭐ 32🧑‍⚖️
Theme 85th 4.3⭐ 32🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 63th 4.5⭐ 31🧑‍⚖️
Audio 63th 4.207⭐ 31🧑‍⚖️
Humor 995th 2.413⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Mood 57th 4.304⭐ 30🧑‍⚖️
Given 39🗳️ 39🗨️

Feedback

Ashley Koett
05. Oct 2020 · 06:47 UTC
so good wow. obsessed with the visuals, they are absolutely stunning
Iluvatar
05. Oct 2020 · 07:00 UTC
I really loved the music and art combination. Very immersive atmosphere. The gameplay itself is rather passive, but I did not mind at all. I was enjoying the melancholic mood so much. I had just one issue. After I asked the girl out, this happened (picture below). It looks like I got stuck in the middle of two scenes and the game froze. I couldn't move. But overall, very cool game guys :)

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Henrik Ganard
05. Oct 2020 · 07:04 UTC
Very nice game. I liked the graphics, the feeling and the story. Great use of the theme.
JaviCoder
05. Oct 2020 · 13:38 UTC
just, WOW! amazing job. Love how colors, and paint effect were achieved... and a brillant use of the theme.
who_blee
05. Oct 2020 · 13:39 UTC
This game is really lovely, especially the art, environment, and sound design. I'm not sure that I was convinced by the narration shifting between first and second person, or by the inclusion of some dialogue tags and not others, but overall, I do think that this is an incredible project. Very atmospheric and accomplished, and my favourite of what I've played so far!
cuoshen
06. Oct 2020 · 05:30 UTC
The art is way too good. The music really fits the scene as well.
nelow
06. Oct 2020 · 18:58 UTC
From the second loop, your game made my heart skip a beat at each steps.
the mood is really good, keep going on :)
BlackOnion
06. Oct 2020 · 21:26 UTC
wow thats really cool game. really interesting idea and execution

it has a deep meaning that touches any person
Marc-Antoine Girard
06. Oct 2020 · 21:36 UTC
I don't even know if I feel happy or sad anymore. What a game! Everything about is so well handled. The story, the mood, the music and sounds, the directed gamplay, I mean... Well done, really! Also, side note, the shaders are awesome <3
rhoff95
06. Oct 2020 · 23:35 UTC
Really cool game, and one of 2 text games I was compelled to keep playing.
Some critique. I think the general premise of conveying 'stuck in a loop' is misguided here. This game portrays the in game character as stuck in a loop, and breaking out of it. But me the player, is stuck in a loop still not able to make any choices. I have no reason to want to wear a particular shirt, or chose coffee over tea. On the first few screens I was already thinking "I don't want the coffee, let me get the tea" and felt a conflict between how the game was telling me to feel and how I really felt.
I think this theme could be conveyed better if you build a game that offers some trade-off to the player, letting them choose to continue a routine. If the player is the one who choses to do the same thing repeatedly, and then you offer a clever opportunity to change things up, I think the feeling of getting out of the loop would really work.
Also, reading "da" and "poty" felt really out of place here and did not fit the rest of the writing.

Overall I really liked this, and felt like giving more feedback than normal because you are clearly capable of making really polished and cool experiences. Would love to see more.
Trypants
07. Oct 2020 · 00:17 UTC
From the way the text change to the visuals. The scene change was really stylish. This is truly one a kind! Loved every second of it.
Samshine
07. Oct 2020 · 08:47 UTC
Cool game. The looping around was really nice! And the mood in the game was spot on with cool visuals.
Tamail
07. Oct 2020 · 17:31 UTC
Very nice entry! I liked the story, if only there were a motivation for me to follow the routine of the character - or break it. I got some clues here and there but since I could not see why would I do it then... why would I do it?
On another note, this game is absolutely gorgeous by the way (if only we wouldn't see the other scenes in the background when transitioning to the train). It made the webGL version lag as hell but I didn't mind.
magus77
09. Oct 2020 · 12:53 UTC
i love how the camera lerps around in a never ending circle, from scene to scene
Cubiclaw
11. Oct 2020 · 09:53 UTC
Graphics, Audio and Mood are :star::star::star::star::star:

Really like your take on the theme - seems that protagonist is stuck in more than one loop :slight_smile:
sefan
14. Oct 2020 · 19:13 UTC
Great story telling, graphics and audio.
Doraemon
23. Oct 2020 · 02:57 UTC
Cool game, love the visual!
Arad HamidSamiee
23. Oct 2020 · 17:30 UTC
This is sooooo aesthetic, bravo