Charlie's Routine by Pedro Henrique Cesar

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made by Pedro Henrique Cesar for Ludum Dare 47 (JAM)

The life of Charlie: - you will play as charlie, an employee at a company called LoopInEnergy, the largest electricity company in the world. While Charlie (you) is working you will start to notice how strange your life in this company is. Discover the secret of Charlie's life or the secret of the famous company LoopInEnergy. Are you ready? Charlie is not.

Game Trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCnfivOTSeM

Screenshots Ss2.JPGss3.jpgss4.JPGSs1.JPG

Taks - Work: Go to your booth and press the button fast until the progress bar is completed. - Send E-mail: Go to your booth and type the correct characters to complete the task. - Call clients: Go to the telephone and call the correct number. - Scan Papers: Go to the printer/scan machine and scan the paper. - Ps: Please read the e-mails, they are crucial to better understand of how the story goes. The game is hard, but you will enjoy the end if you are willing to try.

Controls: - Movement: AWSD / Keyboard Arrows - Interact: E or Spacebar - Shoot: Left Mouse Button!

Disclaimer - All art and code are our own and made from scratch. SFX and Music were made by third parties.

Ratings

Overall 1221th 3.196⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Fun 1487th 2.587⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 1190th 2.957⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Theme 769th 3.652⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 830th 3.522⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Mood 258th 3.913⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Given 68🗳️ 16🗨️

Feedback

matheuscampos2910
02. Oct 2020 · 20:48 UTC
Oh yes
doomerismo
06. Oct 2020 · 14:22 UTC
Nice aproach of "life is a loop". The graphics are pretty original. It has a message too like fuck capitalism.
Kortimaso
06. Oct 2020 · 14:22 UTC
The game's aesthetic is really well done for a game jam game. I think the camera needs to be slightly more zoomed out, but otherwise this game is great!
zacharieg
06. Oct 2020 · 15:15 UTC
Thats an impressive (and depressive) work for a game jam ! The mood is very awfull (but because it is well done), good job !
melvinng
06. Oct 2020 · 16:24 UTC
Nicely done!
necauqua
07. Oct 2020 · 01:45 UTC
Wow, aestetic realy kicks you in the gut, great job
Eldelhas
07. Oct 2020 · 11:11 UTC
Indded graphics are good, the idea of the loop is also nice, since it's a loop for a lot of peaople, sadly ! Nice work !
Momo_Hunter
07. Oct 2020 · 15:37 UTC
The mood is awesome and the graphics fit it completely, I really like this game
Coding4rtist
07. Oct 2020 · 23:31 UTC
Really like the concept. The graphics is original and well done. The sounds and the mood are really disturbing. A simple but well polished game!
Empty Set
09. Oct 2020 · 05:47 UTC
The aesthetic is quite nice. The graphics are simple yet effective and quite charming. I like how the colors change when you get the email. The music you chose fits the mood.

It was a little frustrating trying to find where to do all the tasks in the monotonous office - maybe an arrow indicating where to go would help? I also had some issues getting the scanner to work, but somehow it worked in the end. Maybe I was just doing something wrong?

The part where you have to kill everyone feels a bit unfair. The security guards kill you in one shot, it's impossible to dodge their bullets, and they shoot the *instant* they're on screen, if not *before* they're on screen. It's pretty much impossible to shoot them on reaction. I had to use a combination of shooting them while they were offscreen which felt cheap, and then taking cover near the middle and waiting for them to come to me. It probably wouldn't be that bad if you could quickly retry, but having to go back to your computer, watch the cutscene, and then walk over and get the gun made it more frustrating.

Overall a short and sweet game, good work.
Linheha
17. Oct 2020 · 18:04 UTC
Nice game, I really loved the art style and the mood!
Sharked
20. Oct 2020 · 13:28 UTC
Very cool mood, sounds too. You should set a wider view to your camera. It's too near, I feel lost with this view.
Well done !
philipprapp95
20. Oct 2020 · 18:13 UTC
Really really great atmosphere, you did a excellent job in sound and graphics. The story of the game is extremely nice and feels (till a certain point in the game) very familliar with our everyday work. But it was very difficult to find the places you have to do your tasks. And I'm afraid, the shooting scene is waaaay to difficult, the guards start shooting at you even tough they're off screen :D Would be cool, if they needed to hit you a few times before you die or if they could miss a turn or there was a checkpoint. I didn't make it out of the lower level of the office.

If you should make the game more easier in the future, please tag me, I definitely want to know, how the game ends. So: Top Game :thumbsup:
matheuscampos2910
20. Oct 2020 · 22:44 UTC
@philipprapp95 thank you for the feedback. The sound was an asset but whe chosen carefully to fit the atmosphere we wanted. If you want to know the end of the game I'll tell you with a hint. The theme. We are aware of the issues of the camera, next time we'll give extra attention on that.
Emkani
23. Oct 2020 · 11:50 UTC
Great idea, very nice mood, audio fits very well. I feel like the shooting is fine but it is really tough to avoid the guards, should be able to see further before they shoot or something.
HisHighness
23. Oct 2020 · 23:15 UTC
This is impressive. You did alot in the given time, good job
TheCrittersCove
23. Oct 2020 · 23:49 UTC
The mood and theme is well done in this game. While a unique style, there is a large variety of graphics. A minor note that the carpets should be a little more subtle so they blend in with the floor. At the moment, there's one that looks a lot like the walls in color.

Unfortunately I got stuck early on with the scanner. I'm kind of wondering if the game scaled right? The scan button was half off the screen and it didn't seem to matter what I clicked, I couldn't get the game to proceed.

It's a shame as I would have liked to see where the story was going. Also curious what other mini-games are in it. From what I could see though, it looks like a good bit of effort was put in, so nice work!
Cydouzo
27. Oct 2020 · 07:19 UTC
The game stopped responding when I tried to scan the papers.