Deeper in Debt by NorthernDonut

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made by NorthernDonut for Ludum Dare 48 (COMPO)

Do you love food? Do you love debt?

well this is the game for you

Each item is worth something different. You have 30 seconds to add as many food items as you can to the shopping debt.

* controls *

Single Left mouse click on the falling food items to add to the total to your shopping debt.

have fun (:

fall rate slowed as to ease clicking in the hopes it resolves the game killing bug

This is my first ever game created in clickteam fusion 2.5. Art done by me in asperite.

Any constructive criticism is welcome.

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Ratings

Overall 818th 2.796⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Fun 831th 2.537⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 849th 2.315⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Theme 603th 3.333⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Humor 109th 3.556⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Mood 714th 2.74⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Given 36🗳️ 33🗨️

Feedback

chriiis88
26. Apr 2021 · 10:14 UTC
£324 in debt yay(?). Is it intentional, that there is an upper click rate limit? If I spam left click, none of the clicks get registered/none of the clicked items are picked up. This limits the absolute highscore one can get.
James Gillespie
26. Apr 2021 · 10:21 UTC
Interesting little game, I like the art and effort into the background. I did find it a little difficult and unresponsive to click the things sometimes though.
🎤 NorthernDonut
26. Apr 2021 · 11:33 UTC
Thanks for rating my game, this is the first game i have ever made haha, still getting to grips with the game engine so i apologies for any bugs ^^' currently trying to figure out how to resolve the issues. Thanks for the honest review (:
Vectrex28
26. Apr 2021 · 12:21 UTC
Hahahahahahahahaha the little butterflies are absolutely brilliant. Wish my clicks would better register though. Either way, you get a 5 in humour for the butterflies alone, they made my day
43sam
26. Apr 2021 · 12:23 UTC
Nice and fun minigame. Some clicks didn't register for me but it just forced me to play patiently which was also enjoyable. Something cool would be if you had to get a certain amoount tof each item like 7 chickens and 10 donuts. Great work on the game!
Kieron Woodhouse
26. Apr 2021 · 12:23 UTC
I only spent $192! The artwork's nice, quite fun, and seems like quite a unique take on the theme. The gameplay is a little simple and a tiny bit buggy, but great job for your first game!
LDJam user 237913
26. Apr 2021 · 12:23 UTC
Spent a while wondering if things were worth different values, and it appears they are. A little menu of "Item: Cost" would be cool. Some audio feedback as well. Great for your first game! I really enjoyed the art. Couldn't get anywhere near the 608 in your screen shot :laughing: Thanks for submitting this!
🎤 NorthernDonut
26. Apr 2021 · 12:44 UTC
oo thats a fab idea @doc-kaos (:
🎤 NorthernDonut
26. Apr 2021 · 12:45 UTC
Thankyou for the responses!
🎤 NorthernDonut
26. Apr 2021 · 13:35 UTC
@vectrex28 thankyou! ^^ i think it is a problem with the file running in the browser. it all works fine on my end. glad you enjoyed the butterflies (:
GarethTheDestro
26. Apr 2021 · 19:17 UTC
This is literally me in real life, I spent all my money on pizza and donuts :laughing: Great game, I especially love the art, congrats!
🎤 NorthernDonut
26. Apr 2021 · 20:06 UTC
oh man me too haha, Thankyou ^^ @pohko
Brad Make Games
26. Apr 2021 · 20:37 UTC
The game is very basic, but that doesn't make it bad! I think it could have been more interesting with sounds, but in a game jam you don't always have the time. The visuals are nothing special but they have charm to them. I think showing the value of items ahead of time could have helped. I didn't notice them at first (Because I was busy clicking on food) and when I saw them on my second attempt I realized I wasted time clicking on tacos thinking they were worth more (due to them falling faster). Overall this was a simple but entertaining entry!
🎤 NorthernDonut
26. Apr 2021 · 21:49 UTC
Thanks @brad-make-games the first thing I will be doing after this is updating it with music, only just got to grips with the game engine so will work on sound next (:
wheybags
26. Apr 2021 · 22:36 UTC
3650 pounds in one shopping trip, fookin' 'ell that must be some supermarket :D

I also had some trouble with clicks not registering, but I guess less than others (I know I'm not just faster, I'm using a rollerball :p)
stuffedgravy
27. Apr 2021 · 00:33 UTC
game successfully made me hungry, 10/10 taco icon.
7Seven Studios
27. Apr 2021 · 00:50 UTC
Really fun game! Very simple to learn. :smiley:
alec
27. Apr 2021 · 01:05 UTC
This was a really neat little game. I enjoyed the graphics and the unique interpritation of the theme! To make the game last longer, you could add falling clocks every once in a while that would add a few seconds to your alloted time.
diabolical-sloth
27. Apr 2021 · 01:25 UTC
fun interpretation of the theme. cool to see the first game you've ever made as well, I hope you keep making games in the future :)
🎤 NorthernDonut
27. Apr 2021 · 10:24 UTC
@wheybags i think 3650 pound is a standard shop at waitrose :'D

@stuffedgravy i really enjoyed making the little taco haha thankyou!, oh man i think i was hungry when coming up with the idea hence all the food ^^

@7seven-studios thankyou (: i imagine for a seasoned game dev it is simple to make too but was a small challenge for me haha

@alec thankyou, i am still figuring out my style in pixel art but i will get there eventually ^^. i didn't want my first game to blend in so had to think out of the box, ooo that's a fab idea, once LD is over i shall add it into the game on my itch profile.

@diabolical-sloth thankyou !! i hope so too, i had a butt load of fun making it even under pressure so without the pressure i imagine i will have alot more range for ideas and content.
Macibacsi56
27. Apr 2021 · 13:41 UTC
It was fun, nice first game :)
Holtzzy223
30. Apr 2021 · 18:56 UTC
Nice job! had a great time racking up 3000s of pounds
Lex
01. May 2021 · 19:18 UTC
Nice little game! Next time try going a little easier on the colliders and making them bigger. Audio and music help to achieve a better mood too.

Congratulations on your entry!
luddegodofpain
03. May 2021 · 21:24 UTC
You are on your way m8 :) Hope to see another submission in october! ^^
Triastase
06. May 2021 · 11:18 UTC
Nice little game! I really like the graphics, and the basic idea is fun, too! Maybe it would add to the gameplay if there were things that you should not click on? For the topic of this game maybe discount coupons? :)
felo07
06. May 2021 · 18:18 UTC
hey 4120 on debt! preety fun game, I just missed maybe a music, and a sound effect! congraats!