You're Invited! by Ellian

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made by Ellian for Ludum Dare 46 (JAM)

"You're Invited!" to the dopest house party on the block. In fact, you're the host! Keep your guests well fed and entertained until the party's over.

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Use [Arrow keys] or [WASD] to move Use [SPACE] or [X] to interact

Refill bowls with chips, replace the drinks, welcome guests at the door, and keep the music fresh!

Ratings

Overall 237th 3.977⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Fun 599th 3.636⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 582th 3.614⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Theme 201th 4.182⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 263th 4.318⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Audio 41th 4.295⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Humor 45th 4.227⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Mood 398th 3.864⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Given 21🗳️ 13🗨️

Feedback

NEKORUMA
21. Apr 2020 · 02:44 UTC
i love the pixel art graphics!!! is a very good game !!
nickavv
21. Apr 2020 · 02:59 UTC
This is an excellent entry! The graphics are great, the sound design is really good, it fits the theme perfectly. The guests sometimes putting on Nickelback against your will is very funny. Great work
watdowtal
21. Apr 2020 · 03:00 UTC
this was fun! the art's cute, and the music is also pretty good!

nice job :D
FranciszekNowotniak
21. Apr 2020 · 03:14 UTC
Nice pixelart and idea also "someone put on nickelback" lmao
Mulberg
21. Apr 2020 · 03:15 UTC
So far one of the best games of the jam I've played =)

"Someone turned on Nickelback" is LOL
MaggardJosh
21. Apr 2020 · 03:36 UTC
Great take on the theme! Also the art and music are fantastic (Even the Nickelback song)!
ahistyap
21. Apr 2020 · 08:23 UTC
Love the gameplay, and the graphics are beatiful as always, and that Nickelback song threw me off :sweat_smile:
smbe19
21. Apr 2020 · 13:13 UTC
Very nice game and creative idea. Somehow it almost never worked to talk with people (I was very close to them and pressed space, but nothing happened). Also, when the game ended, it said in the text it was 3 am, but the clock showed like 11:30.

It's quite stressful to keep everyone happy, but it's an interesting mechanic (although it will probably get boring after some time).
NotExplosive
21. Apr 2020 · 14:54 UTC
Elegant gameplay loop and extremely efficient tutorial. 30 seconds in I knew exactly what I was in for! "Generic Rock Song" simultaneously made me laugh and feel called out for my music tastes. Very well done!
Rigolus
22. Apr 2020 · 19:44 UTC
This was challenging, a little repetitive, but fun ! Loved the artwork, audio and humor.

Let's be real though, you were the one putting Nickelback on, right?
Omni
22. Apr 2020 · 19:54 UTC
Gameplay, art and sounds were amazing and fit well together.
I was really bad though at keeping the party alive and everyone kept leaving haha! T_T

Awesome work! Had a lot of fun playing this entry.
EreHuc
23. Apr 2020 · 11:06 UTC
Awesome, repetitive but interesting idea. You don't have the time to check your friends moods because beer and chips disappear too fast. Nice one !
JulienLussiez
23. Apr 2020 · 20:22 UTC
Really nice execution here. I love the music ? Did you make it ?
Maniulo
23. Apr 2020 · 20:48 UTC
Talking to people is a bit wonky, but you never really have the time to do that anyway.

Otherwise, perfect. You guys should win in like at least three categories.
Francisco Lucas
26. Apr 2020 · 01:24 UTC
Very cute and fun game! I loved the songs and would go back to this party again hahaha
If possible play our game too! Thanks
AguaHervida
26. Apr 2020 · 06:01 UTC
Naaaaaaaaaaahhhh, How could you do such a game in so short time! Great game, had a lot of fun, specially liked the way the player moved xD Although would be fine to have another zone to recharge, the bottom party zone was really far away u.u

Great job with the game :D
cdunham
07. May 2020 · 00:59 UTC
Cool game! I love how you can play Nickelback music XD Some of the interaction with objects/NPCs wasn't perfect, but there's a lot that works great in this! I can see how it can be expanded upon by having more things to keep track of(make sure there are games for people to play like darts, beer pong, or Smash or something.) I do feel like guests lose interest way too fast and bail but it makes the game difficult at least.
lythom
10. May 2020 · 09:42 UTC
Hi, here is some feedback,

:thumbsup: **What I liked:**
✱ art: pixels and music are top and fit the mood
✱ The letter main screen
✱ The mood
✱ The balance/challenge: I played twice, got a better score the second time but didn't beat the game. I felt I could win with more training.

:muscle: **What imo could be improved:**
✱ Playing with gamepad, the interaction zone would benefit from being a bit more generous. I sometimes struggled with precisous where I'd have prefer focusing on management
✱ The activity is pretty repetitive, the small nickelback event is fun but barely enough to create enough variety

:sparkles: **Overall**
✱ Good game! Had fun playing it, the realisation is very good and it feels good. Thanks for the game!
zubspace
10. May 2020 · 18:58 UTC
Great game and cool concept!

Very stressful, but feels like at a real party :) It's hard to keep track of where stuff runs out and there's really no time talking to all guests. But I guess, that's the way it is meant to be! I enjoyed every second of it, even though I seem to be a bad party giver lol!