HOTFIX by Lucas Kauff

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made by Lucas Kauff for Ludum Dare 49 (JAM)

PITCH

  • HOTFIX is a game in which the player embodies a QA Tester who must test a buggy game that is updating during his game session.
  • He will have to complete quests that change every few seconds depending on the patches that arrive in the game.
  • The challenge is based on the frequent and cyclical change in the nature of its quests.

RULES

  • If you complete 5 quests, you win the game.
  • If you miss 5, you lose.

CONTROLS

  • HOTFIX is to be played with mouse and keyboard.
  • Play with sound if possible ;)

TEAM

Antoine MACHINET - Eliott MORET - Kilian ALLAIRE - Maxence DROZ - Lucas KAUFF

Ratings

Overall 685th 3.571⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Fun 801th 3.381⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 126th 3.976⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Theme 127th 4.238⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 838th 3.5⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Audio 486th 3.5⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Humor 131th 3.976⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Mood 455th 3.667⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Given 22🗳️ 21🗨️

Feedback

Vishwah
04. Oct 2021 · 13:56 UTC
My head hurts;(
benmcnelly
04. Oct 2021 · 17:10 UTC
Unstable Drunk Jam LMAO!! This game is brutal but I love it.
Sploky
04. Oct 2021 · 17:11 UTC
Good game but I was confused a lot.
KitsisuriYotsuru
04. Oct 2021 · 17:15 UTC
That was amazing, the execution of the theme was perfect and and the quirks of the mechanics that made it hard to play felt like they were accounted for in the story and humor, the pacing on the first run was hilarious as I tried to figure out what the controls were and how to move while having my goal shifted every few seconds. genuinely fun to play and made me smile and laugh a bit
Nebrazif
05. Oct 2021 · 06:56 UTC
Good job !
Khelian
05. Oct 2021 · 23:09 UTC
Very cool concept, really funny game ("UWU"), overall nicely polished and agreeable entry!

Bien joué les gars ^^
kantanloop
06. Oct 2021 · 02:16 UTC
I kinda hate the controls!! But I get what you're going for; it definitely feels like a satirical piece with intentionally frustrating design. The humor clicked for me as well and kept the experience very light. Kudos on making a truly *unstable* game!
Matthieu Riboulot
06. Oct 2021 · 15:27 UTC
Good job guys
TheCrittersCove
08. Oct 2021 · 19:08 UTC
The idea works really well for the theme, but I do think the game moved too fast for it to be as effective in it's humor as it could be. It would probably help if the email prompts stayed up for a couple more seconds. I get that chaos is suppose to be part of it, but I think most stuff will go over peoples heads if they don't get a chance to get their bearings, at least initially. Maybe give the earlier quests more time than the later ones?
z0rly
09. Oct 2021 · 21:41 UTC
Agree that the game goes a bit too fast through its phases for the player to really take it in. Otherwise, a creative concept :)
AnimalX
10. Oct 2021 · 18:28 UTC
Think I'll have to play this one again when I'm not tired :laughing: I've seen a lot of comments this jam about bugs being part of the theme, so seeing this game made me lol. Very good job, loved it!
LDJam user 267116
12. Oct 2021 · 04:58 UTC
this was really great! very funny idea, executed well.