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FULL CLASP : Clasp Warfare by ragtagradical

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made by ragtagradical for Ludum Dare 59 (JAM)

A small game about shaking hands with big consequences.

You can know the soul of a being by the shake of their hand, and a look in their eye.

The fate of all nations is at stake in these brief first impressions. FullClasp.gif Plays in browser.

INSTRUCTIONS

  • Use the MOUSE to move your hand.

  • Click and hold to CLASP

  • Watch and Listen to the signals given by your handshaking partner.

  • Prioritize quality shakes with High Influence politicians.

known issues :

dragging mouse off screen loses focus. this is annoying. how do i fix it??

CREDITS : @ragtagradical : code, design, sfx, music @Thos10son : faces, voices, design

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XyxG9ldeuXs

Link https://ragtagradical.itch.io/ld59
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/59/full-clasp-clasp-warfare

Ratings

Overall 124th 4⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Fun 101th 3.921⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 16th 4.368⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Theme 431th 3.737⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 428th 3.75⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Audio 173th 3.868⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Humor 15th 4.474⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Mood 180th 4.053⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Given 28🗳️ 15🗨️

Feedback

LDJam user 428646
Apr 20th · 02:38 UTC
I don't think they liked my handshake.
![handshake.png](///raw/66a/86/z/70708.png)

Got a decent improvement, but I think the world is still getting nuked to smithereens. I absolutely love the idea for this game. I'm pretty terrible at it, and I'm still not totally sure what makes a good or bad handshake, but this has some serious style to it. Great work!
![improvement.png](///raw/66a/86/z/70718.png)
Yueyao Wang
Apr 20th · 02:39 UTC
This idea is incredible! I love it, especially the way to start this game! I tried a couple of times but couldn't figure out how to please them though
Ternarycat
Apr 20th · 16:56 UTC
It's hard and fun to me, good job :thumbsup:
Charles Mossius
Apr 21st · 08:22 UTC
Despite receiving thermonuclear annihilation 3 separate times, I loved this! The sounds are satisfying and the controls are responsive and snappy. Amazing use of the concept and just a lot of fun. Amazing work.
jnur
Apr 21st · 12:27 UTC
Took me five tries to avoid thermonuclear annihilation and achieve tepid peace. I'm not sure if I can ever go back to playing Civ without them adding in this hand shaking mechanic to them. Learning how to shake and read the other guy felt natural, I'm sure I would've achieved peace way sooner if I didn't try to play this with a trackpad and mouse acceleration turned on. The graphics and sounds felt like a perfect fit for the vibe.
Nordin
Apr 21st · 17:08 UTC
haha great game, took me 2 tries before i got the hang of it :)
schizoid2k
Apr 21st · 17:40 UTC
Very unique. My handshaking skills need work I think. Good job!
lizelive
Apr 21st · 19:41 UTC
cool concept! is it possible to get positives?
🎤 ragtagradical
Apr 21st · 19:58 UTC
@lizelive yes! There's just a small trick to it that suddenly makes the game is pretty easy. Listen for the audio cues and shake up/down vigourously. Thanks for playing!
Guardaro
Apr 22nd · 00:06 UTC
I have gotten... a lot of thermonuclear annihilation. Great entry! I love that it's something out of the ordinary but very intuitive. The music is pleasant, the graphics are adequate (and funny), and overall it's good times.
LDJam user 425464
Apr 24th · 09:22 UTC
What a fantastic weird game that i have no idea how to play. But besides that i actually really enjoyed the "learning" process (which was futile in the end, cant avoid thermonuclear annihilation). Charming graphics, crazy idea and excellent execution.
Camden Obertop
Apr 25th · 02:31 UTC
i got thermonuclear annihilated :sob:
Deraxus
Apr 25th · 17:03 UTC
an interesting and fresh idea, haven't seen games like that before. I like it)
Bobap
Apr 27th · 05:47 UTC
The handshake sound is very satisfying. The reactions on the faces are so good. Simple game with a great scope. I actually found myself getting better at the shakes after a few rounds. Managed to get up to a "simmering" response.
As for the mouse issue: most game engines have a "limit mouse to window" option. As a stopgap it would be simple to have the option to fullscreen the web build and then it becomes a non-issue.
Grizwhirl
Apr 28th · 14:32 UTC
Incredibly silly and I love it.
Wallted
Apr 28th · 21:25 UTC
Holy moly, I could not understand this game at all :D But thank you for the debug options, it told me well what I did wrong, allowing me to achieve world peace. Nevertheless, I am fully delighted and this idea is totally brilliant. Much congrats, truly
Jiawen_hu
May 07th · 23:43 UTC
The design and the sound in this game are good, I like them!!! though I still a little curious about the mechanism, but keep going!