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Morth II - but you are a shopkeeper in the forest town. by XOREAXEAX

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made by XOREAXEAX for Ludum Dare 50 (JAM)

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Sell similar items to keep customers in your shop

How To Play

The merchants of Schattenwald have long figured out that Players have a loop hole in their source code: If you offer an item that is similar to the last sold item, they will buy it as well.

What

The world of Morth has to offer everything that the adventurers heart aches. Unfortunately you are not an adventurer but a shopkeeper in the forest town.

Adventurers come and go and you have to remain in your shop. You try your best to keep the adventurers occupied in your shop by offering items.

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About the game

This game was made 100% from scratch during the Gamejam.

  • Music
  • 3D Art
  • Audio (yes even the birds)
  • Code
  • Shaders

Tools used - Unity - Blender - Ableton Live - Krita

Disclaimer Morth is not a game. I made it up. Any overlap with existing games etc is unintended.

If you have a ultra widescreen the game will be rendered in a funky (not the good kind of funky) manner :)

itch https://xoreaxeax.itch.io/morthii
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/50/morth-ii-but-you-are-a-shopkeeper-in-the-forest-town

Ratings

Overall 1065th 3.217⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Fun 1106th 2.957⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 618th 3.386⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Theme 1253th 2.977⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 777th 3.543⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Audio 235th 3.841⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Humor 692th 2.929⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Mood 863th 3.333⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Given 13🗳️ 16🗨️

Feedback

robert18
04. Apr 2022 · 22:09 UTC
Cool game, nice graphics and it feels satisfying selling an item
SolanumTeam
04. Apr 2022 · 22:33 UTC
Cool game! I really like the idea of selling items like this. Is it random when the costumer decides to leave? It'd be cool to have a way to keep them for more time based on the items you pick. Nice work tho!
🎤 XOREAXEAX
05. Apr 2022 · 07:08 UTC
Thank you for your feedback! :)

@solanumteam
The core mechanic is to sell chains of items that have an overlap of properties.
If you sell a magic hat you can sell another clothing item or another magic item and so on. The customer leaves if you can not offer any item that has overlap with the last sold item.
And then there is the scroll of confusion which can come handy at some point ;)
Salaen
05. Apr 2022 · 11:14 UTC
I <3 the sounds and the idea.

Little confused at the beginning.
TheGameOverGuy
05. Apr 2022 · 18:27 UTC
I really enjoyed the concept of selling to customers! Maybe a queue of customizers would be a great next step! Some who are impatient or some who are unsure of what they really want.

Expanding on this core game idea you have here has a lot of great potential! Keep it up.
LDJam user 280707
05. Apr 2022 · 18:35 UTC
Really fun game! I love the concept!

All the items are really cool, and the soundscape is incredible!
Anchry
05. Apr 2022 · 18:43 UTC
This was pretty neat, well done
kuami6
05. Apr 2022 · 18:44 UTC
It would be nice to be told what is going on? Why am i giving them items, am I earning money? The idea could be fleshed out a bit.
Olguinne
05. Apr 2022 · 18:52 UTC
I like your game! The mood and music are the best! What if after one customer could come another? Otherwise it seems strange to be loosing when you simply don't have any items of the sort wanted. Good job!))
Morricore
05. Apr 2022 · 19:24 UTC
I kinda don't get. I mean, how game should be played? 7 sold at max. Maybe I'm just that bad at finding similar items.
ZachsButt
05. Apr 2022 · 19:59 UTC
i was a little confused at first, but after a while i got the hang of it. it did feel kind of random whenever the customer would leave. the music and the graphics for the items are great! good job 👍

![ld_morth2.png](///raw/cd6/f/z/4cd19.png)
Labete
06. Apr 2022 · 08:12 UTC
Nice game, success seems to be random and depends on what items you get. The sounds were great, the descriptions funny. Overall it has a very cool vibe :)
mhorth
08. Apr 2022 · 23:16 UTC
This was a really fun change in perspective to play as the shopkeeper! Congrats on a solid entry
DrumGadget_433
10. Apr 2022 · 16:51 UTC
Really interesting card-game concept! I'd be interested in playing an expanded version of this. The scroll of confusion is a nice sequence-breaker, and brings other ideas to mind! Kind of reminds me of magical-solitaire? Art was really nice as well, great work!
LDJam user 279546
19. Apr 2022 · 01:44 UTC
I like the idea and story behind the game. I don't exactly get why the customer would leave, so I think that needs some clarity. Good game though.
LDJQ
19. Apr 2022 · 06:21 UTC
The music, art, and cards are well done.
The gameplay needs explained a little better, but I would be interested in seeing an expand version of this.
lovetocode999
19. Apr 2022 · 23:46 UTC
Really nice concept! It was fun trying to figure out what items the customer wanted and selling them. I really liked the graphics and the music!
TomatoOmelet
20. Apr 2022 · 00:49 UTC
Noice graphics and audio. I like the names those adventurers have, like the names people have in mmo rpgs lol. Good job.
LDJam user 288502
21. Apr 2022 · 18:49 UTC
Interesting idea!

I think that if you put some little icons showing the type of each item, and the types the buyer is looking for, it would make the game easier to understand and play.

I liked the Scroll of Confusion heh