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A Nerd's Delay by hatmajaster

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made by hatmajaster for Ludum Dare 50 (JAM)

Our protagonist Otakun is a big fan of manga, idols and video games. But his mom doesn't accept his passion and keeps pursuing him into finishing school, finding a job and doing other normie activities! Otakun doesn't want to start that kind of life! But deep in his heart, he knows he can't escape forever...

Controls:

Arrows/WASD - move

Shift/Space - spin attack (get 5 Nerd Items to get 1 spin attack)

M - mute music

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Otakun's design is based on a Virtual Youtuber Itakage Kuon https://twitter.com/ItakageKuon

Music by DOVA-SYNDROME: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=elZZpZCes48

Sound: https://chrislsound.itch.io/sci-fi-sfx-pack

Font: https://www.fontspace.com/a-art-paper-font-f50754

Link https://hatmajster.itch.io/a-nerds-delay
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/50/a-nerds-delay

Ratings

Overall 549th 3.625⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Fun 284th 3.75⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 668th 3.333⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Theme 91th 4.25⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 544th 3.833⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Humor 52th 4.271⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Mood 445th 3.708⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Given 40🗳️ 25🗨️

Feedback

sega23333
05. Apr 2022 · 09:28 UTC
It 's a funny interpretation
Stalemeat
05. Apr 2022 · 09:32 UTC
Haha this fit the theme very well! And in a very creative way. Well polished. I like the look of the game. The flat spins are great! The ending is great. High humor points for that. Love the art, and it felt great to play. Great work!
DogeSquad
05. Apr 2022 · 09:32 UTC
I enjoyed it much more than I anticipated. The game concept is simple yet challenging, the spin mechanic definitely helps it to be more enjoyable. The premise feels a bit biographical haha and I can see how it ties in with the theme.
Kulu
05. Apr 2022 · 09:42 UTC
That was a fun game! Loved the concept and design of it as well and was well balanced with the difficulty cranking up. It would be good if there was a bit more visual difference in the two types of objects. Good job!
Cary Stanley
06. Apr 2022 · 02:34 UTC
Really Fun game, I like the concept and your take on the theme.

The artwork for the Otaku and his Mom are super cute! :heart: the ending!

God Job!
LDJam user 233659
06. Apr 2022 · 02:36 UTC
Great music, great visuals and a great ending that cracked me up haha. :laughing:
Nelson Vieira
06. Apr 2022 · 02:44 UTC
good interpretation of the theme! cool game
superpokeunicorn
06. Apr 2022 · 07:24 UTC
Really clever play on the theme! The gameplay is pretty simple, but I enjoy how the obstacles don't directly deal damage but rather push you off the screen. I also noticed that the difficulty sort of came in waves, with more rewards coming between harder sections, which was a nice touch. Also, the music in this game has no right being as good as it is, lol. Overall, really hilarious game! Nice work.
MathGLO
09. Apr 2022 · 22:29 UTC
I really liked it. Kinda of an adictive game tbh. Great entry!
zimny11
10. Apr 2022 · 11:42 UTC
Super nice game! Cute art style! It was fun to play. I think items images could have been a bit bigger for better recognition. Anyway, awesome job! I got 1270 as my best score :)
LDJam user 273626
10. Apr 2022 · 13:51 UTC
THE MUSIC IS BOPPING!! So fun! Premis, great. Art, great! And JUST the premise makes me laugh. Wonderful entry! I could just keep this game playing in the background if nothing else than the music!!
LDJam user 280755
10. Apr 2022 · 15:24 UTC
Haha, funny take on the theme. I have no clue how people got 2k+ scores! At a certain point I felt like I was only getting obstacles and no way to increase the score. Still, I had fun with this game. Good job!
🎤 hatmajaster
10. Apr 2022 · 16:04 UTC
@daniel-username thanks! Actually I introduced a small scaling bug that around 1700 points the wave has too few good items to get more spins and its ALMOST impossible to get through. After submission I spent 2h trying to get more points and yes... it is possible xd Later its much easier again. So yeah, sorry about that and thanks for playing
Pennycook
10. Apr 2022 · 20:44 UTC
This is really funny, the art is great, and the soundtrack matches the theme and mechanics perfectly. Something about the way that Otakun starts flipping when he eventually falls off is really satisfying, too.

The only problem I had was not really understanding when the spin mechanic was available. It took me a while to notice that there was an icon for it -- drawing more attention to it somehow (like a placeholder box when it's missing, or something?) might be a good idea.
Pennycook
10. Apr 2022 · 20:44 UTC
(The website freaked out and posted my comment three times. I have no idea what happened, sorry for cluttering up your ratings!)
Pennycook
10. Apr 2022 · 20:44 UTC
This is really funny, the art is great, and the soundtrack matches the theme and mechanics perfectly. Something about the way that Otakun starts flipping when he eventually falls off is really satisfying, too.

The only problem I had was not really understanding when the spin mechanic was available. It took me a while to notice that there was an icon for it -- drawing more attention to it somehow (like a placeholder box when it's missing, or something?) might be a good idea.
LDJam user 168929
17. Apr 2022 · 22:38 UTC
Cute entry, I think the sin attack adds a lot to the game. Smart of you to make the hazards flash red, would have had a much harder time playing without that.
Sarah
18. Apr 2022 · 21:49 UTC
The interpretation of the theme makes me laugh and cry at the same time cause its just too real haha. However I think it's a really cute idea to literally get pushed to grow up.

I like picking up the items and it's actually really fun! I like the music, it makes it feel really intense and the leaderboard is a nice touch!

Overall, well done!