Madboss by HappyHour

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made by HappyHour for LD33 (JAM)
Meet the Boss. He's a bit of a psychopath and is rather lacking in the empathy department. Put yourself in the shoes of a corporate madman and kick around, threaten, and eject employees out of the building with the power of his designer brand super punt!

HOW TO PLAY:
*Game is Flash-based, so please allow/unblock Flash!*

ESDF/Arrow Keys = Movement
Z or J = Kick
X or K = Jump
C or L = Megaphone "You're Fired!"

***** Special Move! *****
Down, Forward (Hadoken Input!) + Kick = Super Punt

1. Harass office workers as desired. When you're done with that..
2. Yell into the megaphone to threaten unemployment. Kick them around while they are on the floor begging for mercy!
3. Kicking employees while they're still down will keep them there longer.
4. Use the [ Designer Brand Super Punt ] while they're crying to literally kick them out of the building.
5. Super Punting crying workers into other crying workers will make them explode!

<< Creator's Disclaimer >>
This is my first solo jam and unfortunately I ran out of time to do everything I was intending to include. That being said, there's no real objective in this version. :) Consider it an incomplete, buggy proof of concept and have fun!

Also, don't kick around your co-workers in real life!

Ratings

Coolness 82% 2
Overall(Jam) 3.26 481
Audio(Jam) 3.58 171
Fun(Jam) 3.07 516
Graphics(Jam) 4.07 192
Humor(Jam) 3.89 78
Mood(Jam) 3.26 436
Theme(Jam) 3.49 500

Feedback

JoJoX
25. Aug 2015 · 09:45 UTC
Didn't manage to test the super kick. The animation are so smooth. Well done.
Reyn
25. Aug 2015 · 09:52 UTC
Aaah, the boss monster, didnt even think of that one :) The art and animation is excellent. Just a shame there is no objectives there (I'm sure my boss would disagree). Maybe use the company $ revenue as score :P
MonkeyToast
25. Aug 2015 · 21:56 UTC
Really nice artstyle, gotta love those retro graphics! Also, the idea made chuckle!
anotak
26. Aug 2015 · 01:23 UTC
i'm fired
Ninja Garage
26. Aug 2015 · 01:37 UTC
I got the concept and I liked it but I cannot play it, the link only have the instructions and a picture and nothing more.
ChuiGum
26. Aug 2015 · 06:54 UTC
Awesome graphics, I love that art style. Great mood too!
Frump
27. Aug 2015 · 02:54 UTC
Very stylish. The controls and everything feel good. I would have liked to have seen a more complete version. Nice work
Lady Beardo
27. Aug 2015 · 03:37 UTC
Good proof of concept! I really like the art style.
nka
27. Aug 2015 · 04:48 UTC
Typical day in my office lol. Cool concept!
grywhttl
27. Aug 2015 · 05:59 UTC
Loved the super punt!
walaber
27. Aug 2015 · 06:02 UTC
really fun (and funny)! i like combo-ing workers into each other :)
chromebookbob
27. Aug 2015 · 12:44 UTC
Really lovely colour palette and I love the drums on the soundtrack
P.T.A
27. Aug 2015 · 12:47 UTC
Good Graphics and animations, also nice sounds!
NoWandStudios
27. Aug 2015 · 14:02 UTC
We love this game. We laughed a lot. Congrats
congusbongus
27. Aug 2015 · 14:03 UTC
Shame you didn't finish but what you have here is great! Very funny and the mechanics feel great. The player looks like such a smug asshole! I really hope you use these assets in a future game.
MechanicMoon
27. Aug 2015 · 14:11 UTC
I'm fired. Where are the sindicates? I think that some enemies would be awesome to the game. The mechanics and gameplay are perfect, and the graphics are great but I need some goal to consider this an awesome game. But nice concept and try to improving it ;-)
Nikteddy92
28. Aug 2015 · 00:56 UTC
I love this. A great REAL LIFE SIMULATOR! Great graphic and funny gameplay, well done!
boardtobits
29. Aug 2015 · 06:41 UTC
Liked the music and graphics, the super punt only seemed to work sporadically though. Also didn't feel like I was working (see what I did there) toward anything in particular. A goal or lose condition helps, but the mechanics here are solid, so a good start!
dpisarcik
29. Aug 2015 · 06:41 UTC
Couldn't test! I was unable to play using Windows 10 with Firefox (which works with every Unity LD game I've played)
NoahbroCZ
29. Aug 2015 · 07:02 UTC
Beautiful graphics and awesome animations. Please check my game too: http://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-33/?action=preview&uid=45415
🎤 HappyHour
29. Aug 2015 · 07:26 UTC
Thanks for all the comments and feedback!
If time & chance allows, I'd love to expand on this with a post-jam version. :)
tripleVisionGames
29. Aug 2015 · 07:47 UTC
Nice animation :)

Shame you didn't get chance to implement a goal - I think it could be really fun! Good use of the theme too!
OnionBlaze
29. Aug 2015 · 14:50 UTC
You can see on his face how he's having so much fun kicking and firing all these employees, ahahah. Love the pixel art and music on this. You're fired! :D
Sparrow
29. Aug 2015 · 19:08 UTC
Fun game, graphics are awesome and music was good even though it was kinda opposite the situation. :P

You should definitely expand on this. :D
wg_phancock
30. Aug 2015 · 20:27 UTC
Pretty funny game, beating down your employees is kind of fun. Then you start feeling bad.
ilikescifi
01. Sep 2015 · 13:12 UTC
oh wow nice art!
divillysausages
01. Sep 2015 · 21:58 UTC
The art and animation is lovely, but it really lacks an objective; something to aim for, or even some way to lose. Good work!
bombjack
02. Sep 2015 · 18:47 UTC
it reminds me my boss :) very nice graphics
Dianouille
02. Sep 2015 · 22:29 UTC
So funny x) ! Sometimes I get stuck in the air when I jump (it's over when you try to move). Anyway it's great even if I feel kinda bad for the employees hahaha!
roaringcatgames
04. Sep 2015 · 00:12 UTC
Hahaha super punt the shat out of all the workers. Regional management is going to hear about this...

Great job!

-Loi LeMix
NidzaKornjaca
06. Sep 2015 · 07:28 UTC
Nice and smooth art, good music and sfx. Shame there isn't an actual goal. Cute idea. Liked the super punt :)