PRO TAX SLACKER by pcmaster

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made by pcmaster for Ludum Dare 50 (JAM)

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Your taxes are due tonight. Relax. Really, no rush.

Controls: Gamepad / Keyboard (WSAD movement + space for action)

Code, Sounds: Pavel

Art, Design: Jiri

THE ONLY ASSET NOT OURS - Music: « Smile » from Bensound.com

Post-JAM EDIT: WebGL2 (below) contains UI aspect ratio fixes plus added touch controls.

Ratings

Overall 1170th 3.1⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Fun 1236th 2.78⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 763th 3.24⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Theme 279th 4⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 1054th 3.12⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Audio 748th 3.04⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Humor 239th 3.8⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Mood 1019th 3.16⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Given 44🗳️ 33🗨️

Feedback

moasip
04. Apr 2022 · 22:32 UTC
You did a fantastic job with the theme. The graphics are great and the music fits. I also like the replay ability and trying to fit the perfect combination of tasks.
mar3k
04. Apr 2022 · 22:39 UTC
Great concept I like the sfxs and music. One thing I would maybe add to this would be some other challenge like make the walking difficult and make time run fast also while going around. But overall well done.

PS: Je super tady potkat i nějaké další čechy a s tématem daní jste to skvěle pro nás načasovali.
OrdiNeu
04. Apr 2022 · 22:43 UTC
Yay, perfect score! The SFXs were nice.
Billnotic
04. Apr 2022 · 22:43 UTC
Neat concept, felt quite quick and the movement felt too floaty for my taste, but it was interesting to play and I had fun.
Sloke T
06. Apr 2022 · 09:01 UTC
A great concept! Naturally I won on first try.
esayitch
06. Apr 2022 · 16:22 UTC
Perfect score! Just avoided the bathroom :D Cleaned floor, made bed, ironed, and did taxes. Very nice entry, best of luck!
Jeffrey Hwang
06. Apr 2022 · 20:43 UTC
Couldn't take the screenshot due to the transition, but got the perfect score! avoided bathroom and bed, did couple of cleaning and stuff and got to 23rd hour. brought me PTSD, but nice job on the game!
SeabirdDigital
07. Apr 2022 · 02:13 UTC
Very fun to play, I had to download the game, the web version is not running for me. Good sound effects and graphics too. Great job.
🎤 pcmaster
07. Apr 2022 · 07:46 UTC
@seabirddigital thank you. Out of curiosity, which browser failed you? It's a miracle it works at all for some :)
I'm sad I didn't think about touch controls because for me it seems to run "fine" even the Brave browser on Android 11.
nullval
08. Apr 2022 · 12:08 UTC
Really fun concept, its fun to try and find the best combinations of slacking that works :P some of them seems a bit arbitrary, but that kindda adds to the fun of it. Petting the dog takes 13 hours! It's a great take on the theme
jepjoh2
08. Apr 2022 · 20:29 UTC
Pros: Worked great on Chrome. Relaxing music. Great UI, and graphics

Cons: Gave me cold sweats as it reminded me I have been putting off my IRL tax correction forms for weeks
🎤 pcmaster
08. Apr 2022 · 20:36 UTC
@jepjoh2 send IRL our way, we'll explain them... later.
jepjoh2
08. Apr 2022 · 20:45 UTC
@pcmaster 5 points for the service. Thanks mate
LDJam user 280755
10. Apr 2022 · 15:40 UTC
3 hours to kill a fly. Sounds about right XD
SilverlyBee
10. Apr 2022 · 19:41 UTC
Simple but a nice little puzzle. The SFX were great!
lpettler
11. Apr 2022 · 18:56 UTC
Given the theme I assumed there'd be a whole lot of "death and taxes" games but this is the first I've come across.

A very charming and funny puzzle game. The graphics, sound, music, and gameplay are a lot of fun. If being developed further, it's easy to image a rouge-like generation with each of the "time" that are simple interactions being turned into their own little mini-games. Overall, great job!
BurnsDesigns
17. Apr 2022 · 16:27 UTC
More Tax Games! I went with the same theme!

At first I didnt understand what was the point, as I went straight for the taxes, then another run I ironed and made the bed. Then I thought "Darnit, I could procrastinate more!" and kept going to sort out the correct combination. I was cleverly lured into playing more!
Fionnabhair
20. Apr 2022 · 14:46 UTC
Laundry that takes 7 hours? Believable. Taking the dog for a 10 hour walk? Excellent. A shower that takes 6 hours, though?! You'd be too pruny to do your taxes after that!

I loved being able to explore all the different ways to procrastinate (I see myself in this picture and I don't like it). I did find the camera angles a bit weird, and it took me a minute or two to adjust to that view. I couldn't find a way to get a good look at the dog!
🎤 pcmaster
20. Apr 2022 · 16:55 UTC
@fionnabhair the damn dog hid there in the final submission minutes and wouldn't come out. Thanks for playing and don't forget to slack more!