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Taxed to Death by jasontherand

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made by jasontherand for Ludum Dare 50 (JAM)

Taxed To Death

You are set to be hung, only you owe too many back taxes for the government to let you die.

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Try to survive as long as you can while paying back your debts. Diamonds.png

Each day will present you new challenges to try and weasel your way out of death.

Featuring an evolving song telling the story of our totally-not-a-bad-person protagonist.

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The two of us started doing game jams a year ago with LD48, and it has been an amazing time since, so thank you Ludum Dare!

Yes, everything (including all the music) was made during the jam.

Art/Programming - Jason Rand

Music/Story - DanzMacabre

Link https://jasontherand.itch.io/ld50
Link https://jasontherand.itch.io/ld50
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/50/taxed-to-death

Ratings

Overall 706th 3.52⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Fun 501th 3.56⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 629th 3.38⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Theme 181th 4.12⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 987th 3.26⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Audio 133th 4⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Humor 193th 3.875⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Mood 599th 3.563⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Given 24🗳️ 27🗨️

Feedback

kemp
05. Apr 2022 · 13:18 UTC
The web build seems to loop on the intro scene - the executioner says 'Good luck' then it goes right back to the start (unless I'm missing something?).
Idontgetit1
05. Apr 2022 · 13:32 UTC
I don't really understand what im supposed to do. The web version seems to loop over when you complete the dialog.
nullval
05. Apr 2022 · 13:43 UTC
the web build seems to loop, which, in it's own way, is kindda quirky :P, do I need Godot to run the desktop version? :)

Edit: Now it's fixed and I've tried it, really fun :) I was originally a bit surprised that there's a song with lyrics playing over it, but it did tie in nicely with the game.
Taaada
05. Apr 2022 · 13:44 UTC
sadly it seems you did not put into your build or scenes or something like that :( very cool idea I had my laughs for the intro. But the gameplay as it is does not include your mine digging :(
Hekateras
05. Apr 2022 · 15:19 UTC
Same issue as kemp, looped on the intro scene.
SequoiaDolce
05. Apr 2022 · 16:30 UTC
Hi everyone! Thanks so much for bringing the loop issue to our attention. We were able to go back and resolve it so everything should be okay and playable now! We sincerely hope you take the time to try out our game now that it is working and rate it as well. We look forward to playing your games!

@kemp @taaada @nullval @hekateras @idontgetit1
Idontgetit1
05. Apr 2022 · 16:38 UTC
Now that the loop issue has been solved it's actually a really nice game. I love the soundtrack.
Hekateras
05. Apr 2022 · 17:44 UTC
Tried it with the fix. That was incredibly interesting and all the parts of the game - the dialogues, the graphics and the music - all fit really well together. The mining song is morbidly catchy and reminds me of old worker songs, did you guys write it yourself?? Very impressive!
kemp
05. Apr 2022 · 19:32 UTC
I have to echo the other comments on the song - it's very unique to hear lyrics in jam game's music and I think it works to great effect here. The mechanic of avoiding collecting the gems is novel and with the different challenges each working day brings really forces the player to think and come up with different strategies.
adangtran
06. Apr 2022 · 18:48 UTC
Lizard gamer brain says to go get all the sparklies so definitely had to double take and fight against that. An interesting take with impressive audio.
Joror
06. Apr 2022 · 19:58 UTC
Really good twist on the theme! Don't make enough points, don't earn enough, don't go faster than you have to.

And I much repeat - that song was tha capitalist's bomb! It made me grin ear to ear and only kept on improving as it continued. It made me want to keep playing to hear more :laughing:
You need to win the audio category with this one.
Hekateras
07. Apr 2022 · 01:25 UTC
I had to come back to replay this because the song stuck with me, and I managed to get the "fake death" ending (or so I assume... it was a little hard to tell if the Executioner held up his end, which feels intentional.)
RaXaH
07. Apr 2022 · 17:34 UTC
At first glance this game seems simple, but it is harder than one would think. Especially considering the mild time pressure you have from the cart following you and the additional (always changing) consideration you need to make from the bonus quests. The song gives it the little extra on top of that.
yusovv
07. Apr 2022 · 20:18 UTC
F**K! This song sits in my head and doesn't come out! Very cool mechanic! Excellent game!
zimny11
07. Apr 2022 · 21:25 UTC
Great game! The in-game mechanics are really well done. The additional task per day adds a lot to the gameplay, and the whole story is nicely presented. Also, the song is super cool! Awesome job!
Confidant17
08. Apr 2022 · 23:32 UTC
fun game... but im really not sure if this shows was made to show your game skills or your rap skills. sick tunes thou. i beat it first try.and i put something a top my down arrow on second run and game beat itself xD! nice job.
LarsDu
09. Apr 2022 · 04:35 UTC
Whelp the song was the highlight here for sure.
AMastryukov
12. Apr 2022 · 12:00 UTC
Depressing as shit. The music is definitely a highlight as said above. That being said, I liked it. It's funny and it fits the theme.
olafstromberg
16. Apr 2022 · 11:21 UTC
Interesting idea and quite well executed. I found the song distracting.