Deep Into the Night by Profugo Barbatus

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made by Profugo Barbatus for Ludum Dare 48 (JAM)

icon_frogame.png Have you ever just lost yourself in the depths of a sudden, surprise fandom? Found yourself sinking deeper and deeper in love with a new community and all the trappings it brings with it?

Think you can get out with your wallet intact? Test your luck against the newest Vtuber craze, and see if you can resist the charm of the newest dynamic duo!

I have to admit, the theme was a bit of a tough one, but in a good way! This was a blast to develop, and might even see post-LD expansion if we can think of additions for it.

Ratings

Overall 719th 3.625⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Fun 1051th 3.25⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 90th 4.125⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Theme 557th 3.9⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 200th 4.325⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Humor 274th 3.6⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Mood 695th 3.65⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Given 34🗳️ 13🗨️

Feedback

Bobafett89
27. Apr 2021 · 21:43 UTC
This is very good game. I liked art, it was drawn very nice, audio is also good, it's very relaxing, also i likes how theme was played out, and everything else was made awesome. Good job!
Leonardo Coyado
27. Apr 2021 · 21:44 UTC
I loved the game! Amazing art style, it was so in the mood :3
LDJam user 212364
27. Apr 2021 · 21:47 UTC
This seemed kind of creepy from reading your description but it was a pretty chill game. The background music fit it so well and the art style was great. I had some trouble keeping up with things but also felt like it was slow paced which was a weird mix. I enjoyed it overall quite a bit.
Gargantus
27. Apr 2021 · 21:51 UTC
I really like this idea, it's really original. The gameplay and the graphics are well made too. Good job
Steffy
27. Apr 2021 · 21:51 UTC
Good take on the theme. I'll be honest, I did on not last very long. My character fell asleep quickly. I liked the graphics.
Ray-Flower
27. Apr 2021 · 21:53 UTC
Quite fun! I found it to be quite hard to keep track of everything! Would love for more feedback or notifications for important information, such as my lowest stat, and any stat that's super close to running out of time. also if I got notified when I was outbid rather than having to check would be great! The intro was a bit slow, but I could skip it so it was fine. I also had some trouble differentiating clearly how to react to each message, as they pass by so quickly and I have to read it to understand what it's saying! I also accidentally clicked on new messages when they just appear when I meant to click on the message which just got moved down.

Overall I liked it! Fandom hype simulator, I'd love to see more of it and think it would be really fun to see how it evolves. It's almost like a roguelike XD
NaraJeamfry
27. Apr 2021 · 23:20 UTC
That was a really interesting experience! Graphics were really cute, your interpretation of the theme was really original, the music was really chill and overall this really sets a mood. Congrats!
Saltysa
28. Apr 2021 · 08:53 UTC
I really liked the game! the concept is a nice twist of the theme and the art style is really pretty. It was strangely calming while being quite hard!
Krapht
29. Apr 2021 · 02:19 UTC
damn I love the art. I'm a slow reader so liking and disliking at the speed of the tweets was the hardest part for me to get use to. I started just scanning for possitive or negative words, which still had me failing some but had more greens then reds. Great use of the theme and great execution.
digitaldude555
30. Apr 2021 · 14:02 UTC
Very creative use of the theme easy 5/5, breath of fresh air compared to all the digging and submarine games. Gameplay wasn't fun at all, quite basic, maybe its the point its supposed to be stressful like a meta commentary? Art is phenomenal and combined with the music give a great mood to the game. All in all good work.
LDJam user 252856
02. May 2021 · 06:21 UTC
Interesting management game. The art was really charming and the concept was relevant. Management was quite stressful, which I believe is a good thing.
Link270
02. May 2021 · 07:25 UTC
Very interesting and cool spin on the theme. Also very innovative version of a resource management style of game. Good job! Thanks for letting me play on stream.
Tanner Shelton
02. May 2021 · 07:26 UTC
I really liked the art. I wasn't super sure on how the gameplay mechanics all tied together. I was buying things but didn't know why. I feel like the feed should have paused while you were reading the tutorials. I felt I had to rush through those due to it constantly running.
1minatur
02. May 2021 · 07:30 UTC
I loved this. That was really cool. The art was fantastic, gameplay was super innovative with an awesome take on a management style game. Thanks for submitting this for us to play! Would hate to have missed this one.
Ramble House Games
02. May 2021 · 14:07 UTC
Really neat idea. I think I might be a generation away from understanding VTubers well enough to understand this game completely, but the resource management aspect I can get my head around. It’s great that it introduces new resources one by one so that you can get your head around the mechanic before it gets too intense. The art is truly breathtaking, and I’m flabbergasted that all that content was created in a weekend. Great Job!!
Thank you so much for bringing this game by my stream. Here's a link to the VOD:
https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1007852839?t=7h46m13s