You Lose. Good Day, Sir. by Carraka
You start with NOTHING.
Plus your Scrabble-solving mind.
And an angry armadillo.
How many words can you make? Will any of them be the right ones?
All writing, graphics, music, and sound effects created in 72 hours for Ludum Dare 45: Start With Nothing.
Ratings
| Overall | 165th | 3.895⭐ | 40🧑⚖️ |
| Fun | 149th | 3.808⭐ | 41🧑⚖️ |
| Innovation | 98th | 3.947⭐ | 40🧑⚖️ |
| Theme | 117th | 4.013⭐ | 40🧑⚖️ |
| Graphics | 566th | 3.5⭐ | 40🧑⚖️ |
| Audio | 203th | 3.676⭐ | 39🧑⚖️ |
| Humor | 34th | 4.114⭐ | 37🧑⚖️ |
| Mood | 136th | 3.917⭐ | 38🧑⚖️ |
| Given | 16🗳️ | 31🗨️ |
Also, I am stuck at the "BODY/BODY PART" one
It was reeeeaaaaally hard for me though, I could not get past Drowsy, even with the help of google.
It was a bit annoying because I got stuck on some levels. Some levels I won instantly and others I spent around 5 minutes on. Was he looking for a specific word each time? Or did you need a certain score? If the latter, the points needed should be displayed. In fact, the score isn't displayed at all and feels kinda pointless?
Anyway, the game was really cool. The graphics are simple but effective, sound is on point, and there's a good focus on small details such as clicking to instantly fill out the speech bubble. Great job!
Fun: I enjoy scrabble and cryptic crosswords so this was right up my alley. I enjoyed just figuring out what I had to do. And then once I got the hang of it, it was very satisfying figuring out how to proceed. I appreciate the hints that you occasionally give for some words. I nearly quit on the "Fin" screen - it would be a shame if players did, because the game keeps getting better as it goes on.
Innovation: Yep! There are games about making words, but I've not seen this gameplay combined with a story like this.
Theme: Great interpretation.
Graphics: Beautiful graphics and animations - must have been a tremendous amount of work.
Audio: Superb music - during the tense parts it really adds to the creepy feeling.
Humor: Sure. I laughed at some of the responses to my words.
Mood: Really good, especially thanks to the music.
Great visuals and a good story. Although I nearly quit after getting offended by this armadillo, I somehow managed to finish the game :)
Funny and mind twisting experience. Keep it up!
Got a series of word
Overall, nice job guys!
OK. I was finally able to ..Finnish the game :)
The only thing I have to say is that clicking on the letters is sometimes a bit unresponsive and its weird that you get a higher score overall if you put in more wrong words than if you get it right on the first try, but I guess its not really about the score so it doesnt reall matter.
My final score was 565!
I loved the couple of times the rules established by the game were stretched. Firstly when the fin popped up but it was yellow so you could click on it. Secondly when all the text was yellow. Such great moments of gameplay reflecting the story.
This is seriously one of the top games of the jam for me. Great job!
I'd really like some keyboard shortcuts though. Being able to type the words would be much less tiring than moving my mouse and clicking so much.
An idea: Allow typing the words and backspace to delete. Enter to submit and to advance dialog. Maybe also a shortcut to clear the input (e.g. Space?)
My only thought for an enhancement would be to accept keyboard input - that would make trying different words smoother. But overall, I had a big smile on my face the whole time I was playing, great job!
