Time-Hog Day by The Enigma

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made by The Enigma for Ludum Dare 47 (JAM)

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You are Jim, the "new" guy at the office. All you want to do is to sneak out of work early but the other employees always hold you up. Think you can get out?

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A metal gear 1 inspired stealth game (enemies see in straight lines etc) made for Ludum Dare 47 for the theme stuck in a loop.

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Known bugs: Footstep sounds do not work in web build.

Controls: WASD to move, C to crouch.

Credits: Robert Mason - Made the Game

Wojtek Rak - Caught Sound

David Mason - Not the logo

Robert Smith - Use of the triangulon ip

HollowRiku, NightWatcher98, Simoneyoh - Royalty free sounds

Ratings

Overall 678th 3.583⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Fun 589th 3.521⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 895th 3.25⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Theme 892th 3.542⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 814th 3.542⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Humor 91th 4.042⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Mood 641th 3.545⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Given 46🗳️ 8🗨️

Feedback

Simone
05. Oct 2020 · 13:23 UTC
Lovely voice acting ;)

Maybe a checkpoint here and there would have made the experience smoother. Restarting from the very beginning every time gives you less freedom of exploring new strategies on how to overcome each level.

Very enjoyable experience anyway!
mbrezu
06. Oct 2020 · 17:59 UTC
Great idea and voice acting!

The voice and "how are the kids" line got repetitive after a while (which is a good thing, meant I kept playing the game).

Very much worth developing further (assuming you do manage to get out of work early).
darthone
08. Oct 2020 · 06:24 UTC
Enjoyed the retro artwork and the idea!
Plasmonic
11. Oct 2020 · 22:09 UTC
Nice game! Would have been good to have some music too add to the mood. Fun to play!
Zoomer
13. Oct 2020 · 00:55 UTC
Really liked it, audio is pretty funny and the art is cool. Well done
frecklebars
13. Oct 2020 · 23:16 UTC
pretty funny, cool entry!
danielblanco3d
15. Oct 2020 · 07:13 UTC
Groundhog Day at the office!!! Good use of humor too!!! Congrats! I try to do a similar use of the theme and i absolutely love your global result. Congrats!
How are the kids?...
VPhyre
16. Oct 2020 · 14:57 UTC
Your game is very fun and creative. I really liked level design in general. The experience is very interesting. I believe that having to dodge boring colleagues from work, was something well thought out hahaha. Congratulations.
Game_Coder28
22. Oct 2020 · 21:56 UTC
Good game! Plays well and it fits really well into the theme! keep up the good work!
TheSeller
22. Oct 2020 · 23:33 UTC
I liked the game, elements were fun! I think it's be a little better if there was an indicator of where the enemies could see, it was hard for me to plan routes when I cant see where the enemies are looking. Also some music would help, the fake talking was hilarious!
jonah
23. Oct 2020 · 08:30 UTC
very fun game and the mechanics just work!

love the office setup, great job overall!
AvatarGreggles
23. Oct 2020 · 10:19 UTC
Hahaha! This is pretty fun! I love the voices and the fact that they talk to you and waste your day away haha, story of my life :p Great job!!
KekkoDude
23. Oct 2020 · 10:49 UTC
Well, my kids are probably taken away by child custody now, seeing as you keep me here for god knows how long!

haha liked it, stealth games are a rare gem, i enjoyed the mechanics though you could have increased their LOS-width, i felt it was a bit to easy to avoid my co-workers, even though they snagged me once or twice, mostly in the room where they keep walking around in their little island of desks.

It would also be pretty cool if, when you are spotted they actually have to catch up to you before they engage in a conversation, and they could alert their coworkers by shouting, HEY GUYS, JIM IS HERE! and you would have to make a run for it, maybe toss some carts in their path, if they would avoid those

Not sure if i finished it, i went a couple of days in, both by getting chaught and by leaving, what i assume to be the last room, the room where 4 or 5 guys walk up and down with the 3 carts. When i left this room a day passed and i was back at it. A proper loop i will give you that!

Graphics are neat, i liked the walking animation, but it could use some polish.. just a tiiiny bit haha.
Ulisses
23. Oct 2020 · 13:37 UTC
I really loved the idea, very original! Congratulations, it was very well executed, and the commands respond very well! Congratulations on the work.