LifeWaster™ by sirJupitron | LudumData

LifeWaster™ by sirJupitron

made by sirJupitron for Ludum Dare 50 (COMPO)

Porcus Pie review LifeWaster: “I just couldn’t put it down until I figured out the final way to mess up my life.”

Welcome to LifeWaster! Our app will slowly drain your life only to make us richier.

Spend your beautiful time on our app but be careful to avoid death while using it.

Get younger to spend more and more time, let us drain your soul only for profits! We need our yats.

Featuring 11 amazing songs & sound effects made by the one and only J.J. Williamson Robertson Frankstein (he does not use our app).

Renaissance pixel-art made with a secret research on the undiscovered Giza pyramid chamber by godly pop artist Jon J Jarhol.

App designed by the three times world Nobel price winner of How to design really adictive stuff that mess your mind, Jill J Works from Oranges company.

Works on mobile phones, of course. Works on pc, with mouse.

HOW TO USE

Use your eyes to look at the screen, use your hands and fingers to choose and press everything on screen until you recognize that some of that stuff that we designed to make our app very addictive, responds with a sound effect or a reward that triggers a serotonin rush in your brain.

Avoid getting sick, collect CrossLikes (our very valuable cryptocurrency) and use them on our Health Centers to stay alive while discovering new ways to be younger than a newborn baby to stay alive as much as you can.

Please, do not leave our app, that will result in losing money since our shareholders are counting you like sheeps and we all expect that you stay and recommend this app to your friends.

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-Thanks Ludum Dare for all the joy you give us, happy birthday!-

Link	https://jupitron.itch.io/lifewaster
Link	On Itch.io page, as download
Original URL	https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/50/lifewaster

Ratings

Overall	361^th	3.343⭐	37🧑‍⚖️
Fun	460^th	2.971⭐	37🧑‍⚖️
Innovation	252^th	3.426⭐	36🧑‍⚖️
Theme	215^th	3.8⭐	37🧑‍⚖️
Graphics	305^th	3.457⭐	37🧑‍⚖️
Audio	237^th	3.368⭐	36🧑‍⚖️
Humor	64^th	3.824⭐	36🧑‍⚖️
Mood	237^th	3.382⭐	36🧑‍⚖️
Given		36🗳️	45🗨️

Feedback

LDJam user 279610

04. Apr 2022 · 05:20 UTC

I enjoyed the game but your credits claim 3 people worked on it? This is a Jam, not Compo game, correct? It's great, I just think it may be mis-categorized.

I loved the art and the energy of it. Great visceral feel. I wanted to know what was next.

🎤 sirJupitron

04. Apr 2022 · 05:36 UTC

@david-york
Thanks for the feedback! Glad you enjoyed it.
This is a compo submission, the whole description is a joke, thought it was absurd enough.

04. Apr 2022 · 11:53 UTC

I got a bit of a black comedy kick out of this one, it was unexpectedly funny. I went in expecting just a cynical clicking game, but the more I played the more ridiculous and over the top it got, was a nice surprise and got a few chuckles from me. Very simple game play wise, I don't think it was super clear at first what I could click and what it was doing, but eventually I figured it out. Some more variety could have been nice, with some different type of upgrades etc. All in all it was simple, but I just couldn't put it down until I figured out the final way to mess up my life.

🎤 sirJupitron

04. Apr 2022 · 11:56 UTC

@porcus-pie I'm happy with some chuckles!

Porcus Pie review LifeWaster:
"I just couldn’t put it down until I figured out the final way to mess up my life."

That's a selling line ad, have to put it somewhere, amazing.

Glad you liked it!

LDJam user 237945

04. Apr 2022 · 11:58 UTC

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I almost wasted my finger :D

Cool game - very similar to real the real life!

🎤 sirJupitron

04. Apr 2022 · 12:04 UTC

@madr your finger will be ok, your life, I don't know? JK Hopefully will meet again, thank you for playing LifeWaster, come again!

04. Apr 2022 · 12:05 UTC

@sirjupitron You have my permission to use that anywhere, within reason of course 😅

🎤 sirJupitron

04. Apr 2022 · 12:06 UTC

@porcus-pie already did! you signed a contract with LifeWaster, be warned lol

04. Apr 2022 · 13:00 UTC

Really liked the concept on this one! I've never really played a clicker, but this made me want to try and make one of my own with the clever APP-style design you have here. I didn't even have to read the "HOW TO" section and sort of just intuitively figured it out. Loved the increasing levels of desperation (and the "womp womp womp" music accompanying them) to stay young. I played with a mouse, so by the time I lived about 50 years I think carpal tunnel was setting in trying to max my clicks per sec lol. Great work!

04. Apr 2022 · 13:20 UTC

nicely executed, maybe some texts are hard to read, but not big issue.

04. Apr 2022 · 14:30 UTC

Very nice clicker, with some in-depth progression and mechanics! The soundtrack is fire as well!
The only suggestion I have is in regards to the font, sometimes it was pretty small and difficult to read but thats about it! Did not come across any bugs and it worked like a charm! Great work!

🎤 sirJupitron

04. Apr 2022 · 15:45 UTC

@foxwater I've struggled but the jam time limit helped me to close it. Always try. Thank you.

🎤 sirJupitron

04. Apr 2022 · 15:46 UTC

@mgear Thanks, didn't have time to focus on visuals, I'll update that.

🎤 sirJupitron

04. Apr 2022 · 15:46 UTC

@danashrulez Thanks a lot, will adress the font issue.

04. Apr 2022 · 17:28 UTC

Nice clicker! The soundtrack also worked really well ^_^

04. Apr 2022 · 19:15 UTC

I like the mood of the game :)

04. Apr 2022 · 19:35 UTC

I feel like my life was wasted so hard, even though I only made it to 46. Good job.

How does killing your soul work though?

04. Apr 2022 · 19:37 UTC

I really liked the sense of humor that this game has going for it, and the decision to pair it up with an idle clicker was perfect; I don't think it would have been nowhere near as effective if it was paired up with some other genre. Depth-wise there's not a lot to it, but I think it adds a lot to the experience - again, it works perfectly for a "LifeWaster" app.

I was a bit confused about the home button's presence at first, since I thought it was just some kind of gag that you can't leave the app - it's all you're wasting your life on now - and it was only while I was on the shop and clicked on it that I realized it just took you back. Maybe the home button could just only appear when the shops are active to make its communication more clear. Other than that, great work!

04. Apr 2022 · 19:40 UTC

Nice game, the graphics looked pretty good, the music and the way it changed as you went to the right was awesome. Found one thing a little bit annoying, when you were moving through the screens too fast it would buy some things during the transition.

04. Apr 2022 · 20:04 UTC

Clever interpretation of the theme, and an ounce of social commentary to boot.

🎤 sirJupitron

04. Apr 2022 · 20:06 UTC

@m11 Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it! Music was a big part besides being so simple and loopy, glad you noticed it.

🎤 sirJupitron

04. Apr 2022 · 20:07 UTC

@loic-blumgi Thanks for playing!

🎤 sirJupitron

04. Apr 2022 · 20:08 UTC

@jepjoh2 you wasted, be proud! Killig your soul is only a description but now you made me think that could be something else, could be too much taking care of your soul as well? Thank you.

🎤 sirJupitron

04. Apr 2022 · 20:09 UTC

@cruise-elroy Thank a lot for your review, will keep in mind about the home button, to be honest, it was going to be some kind of usable item that maybe saved your life, but run out of time, begin with the game really late, mid sunday.
Thanks a lot for playing.

🎤 sirJupitron

04. Apr 2022 · 20:11 UTC

@lenan Thanks, music was important for the overall mood of the game, glad you noticed it. Checked, happened to me too, buying while scrolling but didn't have time to polish that, started with the game late Sunday so it is what it is. Thank you so much for passing by.

05. Apr 2022 · 02:23 UTC

Haha really loved the hilarious social commentary on this one. The irony of an infinite clicker about devices.

In terms of controls, I found it a little difficult to work out how it worked at first, clicking things didn't give much feedback on what happened so I found myself clicking all over the screen until something did something. Also maybe the clickable things could have a little more contrast against the background so they stand out. On the other hand, the interface confusion kind of mirrors the real ad-filled world haha.

Loved the sense of humour, great game.

05. Apr 2022 · 03:46 UTC

This is a nice cookie clicker-like game about the inevitability of death, no matter how pretty who try to match yourself look. The gameplay here works really nicely with the tounge-in-cheek humor style you're going for. The graphics and audio are simple, but effective. I especially like how the music changes based on what particular thing you're looking at. Not sure of what else I could say about it-it's just a fun, little game.

Nice work.

LDJam user 76491

05. Apr 2022 · 12:08 UTC

I loved this one. The theme, the humour, everything just clicks (heh). The music also fits perfectly (I like that each option has its own music). "Live enough to make us rich" resonates so hard haha - as some people have commented, the social commentary is on point.

Really good job, had a lot of fun. Thanks!

05. Apr 2022 · 21:20 UTC

I loved this one, it is a solid full 5s. Inevitable death wasting time on the app, I feel personally attacked :D

Fun audio cues, nice clicker game loop, but I feel like those other sprites could be more meaningful. I did not know what was I buying, just clicking. I wasted so many hours on a coockie clicker and I feel like I could do the same on this one, just polish, make more things and release! Great job

island-jam-2-group-3

06. Apr 2022 · 16:49 UTC

I am not the smartest person and I didn't know at first that I had to clik in the midle xDD I am not really into clickers but I liked the graphics, audio and mood. Good job!

🎤 sirJupitron

08. Apr 2022 · 13:19 UTC

@jordwest
Definitely need some more work and polish, specially on the visual clarity.
Thank you for playing & for getting the little details.

🎤 sirJupitron

08. Apr 2022 · 13:21 UTC

@proxy-games Thank you for playing & stopping by.

🎤 sirJupitron

08. Apr 2022 · 13:21 UTC

@conradoclark Thank you for clicking (hehe) by.

🎤 sirJupitron

08. Apr 2022 · 13:22 UTC

@island-jam-2-group-3 if you made your game & i've played it, you're on the smart side & good of this world. Thank you for playing.

🎤 sirJupitron

08. Apr 2022 · 13:24 UTC

@gummibot I would love to change the sprites like a fetus drained baby, kinda dark but you know, what's the price of beauty? lol
Cookie clicker was the jam, it still is, what a waste of time lol
Thanks for playing

08. Apr 2022 · 20:30 UTC

Cool game. I like your approach to the theme. The art style and game play work well together. Nice work.

10. Apr 2022 · 08:16 UTC

Nice and Simple game. Liked the idea of the game.

21. Apr 2022 · 13:59 UTC

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I was pretty confused, not gonna lie.

But I really like the theming and that fever-dream sense of confusion!

Or maybe that's just because I've had about three hours of sleep.