RISR by fizzbark

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made by fizzbark for Ludum Dare 50 (JAM)

Made for Ludum Dare 50

Content warning: cults, capitalism

RISR is a simple concept: what if the company that built a snooze button for your alarm was a megacorp run by a sociopath with a god complex?

Requires a QWERTY keyboard to play

I was aiming for irony, unfortunately I think this landed uncomfortably close to reality.

Note: It turns out keyboards are fickle creatures that don't like certain letter combinations being held down. if you have an expensive keyboard, you'll probably have a slightly smoother experience however it shouldn't make or break the game.! screen1.png scrren2.png screen3.png

Ratings

Overall 1043th 3.24⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Fun 936th 3.16⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 548th 3.458⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Theme 1313th 2.78⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Audio 836th 2.826⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Humor 571th 3.12⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Mood 998th 3.182⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Given 14🗳️ 28🗨️

Feedback

OrdiNeu
04. Apr 2022 · 21:53 UTC
Quick note: the game doesn't seem to run in Firefox on Windows. Otherwise though I liked the humour!
🎤 fizzbark
05. Apr 2022 · 00:03 UTC
Oh thanks OrdiNeu, I only tested chrome. I'll have a look ASAP and see if I can fix it
JCMonkey
06. Apr 2022 · 20:22 UTC
this was a pretty hard game.
Shadowcast
08. Apr 2022 · 08:34 UTC
Ok, this is epic. The core gameplay feels like Twister but played on your keyboard, with your fingers. I do have a good mechanical keyboard so the experience was smooth. The messages are fun to read, really gives you the context of what you are typing. The joke in the end could've been delivered more dramatically, but non the less is a good twist. Other aspects are pretty polished, many interesting variations. Good job!
BraveBanana
08. Apr 2022 · 08:49 UTC
In some moment game not catch extra keys! But it pretty nice and laconically
GardenJungle
08. Apr 2022 · 08:57 UTC
For me the early stages of just having to hold down bigger and bigger combos of letters was probably the most fun bit to play. Was amusing watching it get more absurd though.
mhm32167
08. Apr 2022 · 10:12 UTC
Great concept, and very original! Almost a realistic portrayal of our future. I think though that corporations will just deliver shocks via compliance implants if we don't wake up in time for work. Re gameplay, the only issue as per your disclaimer is certain combinations of keys were not detected. I wonder also if having the symbols/letters visible on the keys would be better. Nice presentation - clean visuals and art. Nice work :)
tetrapteryx
08. Apr 2022 · 11:14 UTC
Fantastic concept. I love the writing! This is a really original take on the theme, and well executed.
infecsean
08. Apr 2022 · 13:15 UTC
This was one of the most interesting concepts for me. Absolutely love diving into deep stuff, the typing game was a good idea, really well done with the music and everything, would definitely snooze.
Rialgar
08. Apr 2022 · 13:38 UTC
That NFT bit.....
d0monation
08. Apr 2022 · 13:42 UTC
love the idea! also the ui elements are cool. sound response also! i played it with a QWERTZ keyboard though :D still cool game
BloooBird
08. Apr 2022 · 14:59 UTC
This game was a fun experience, i really liked the idea and the "story" elements of it with the nice story arc. The two points I have for feedback/bug stuff is that

1: I'm using a QWERTY keyboard but it's a nordic one so i had one key i just couldnt find

2: As a person incapable of having normal sound levels on my computer i got my ears blasted, especially in the end, that is 100% my fault but a audio slider would always be nice :sweat_smile:

I had a really fun time and played through it multiple times, One of the best games i've played today!! I wish you luck and many more ratings
Arihan10
08. Apr 2022 · 15:04 UTC
Really interesting take on the theme! I had a lot of fun playing and can totally see this being a fully fledged story-based Steam release :D Good job!
Angrybeard
09. Apr 2022 · 11:44 UTC
realy innovative and fun concept! i also had some problems with certain special keys on my querty keyboard. im not realy sure if a automatic mappable keyposition Helper Package or something similar even exists so a fix would of course be rather hard i imagine.
ThorPalsson
09. Apr 2022 · 12:13 UTC
A very unique take and well executed, did have a few problems with the special keys since I don't have a english keyboard but other than that it ran quite smoothly.
Great Job!
LDJam user 280755
09. Apr 2022 · 14:42 UTC
Interesting concept and a surprising number of creative variations on the idea! It's funny how difficult it is to hit our keys when they aren't labeled.
EsleyGC
09. Apr 2022 · 14:51 UTC
Very challenging game, I liked how it starts easy and goes hard after. Good job.
Squerf
19. Apr 2022 · 12:59 UTC
I need new hands now! Ended up twisting my fingers into positions they've never been in before :laughing: This was a really fun idea.