THE SUMMON by evgenimp

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made by evgenimp for Ludum Dare 51 (JAM)

ezgif.com-gif-maker (2).gif Link to itch in case LD embed craps out: https://awaywardwriter.itch.io/the-summon Will play best on mobile in portrait!

UPDATE: Added Russian language.

The Summon is a game criticizing the mobilization in Russia and addressing the issue of people simply taking summons and going to the commissariat.

DON'T TAKE THE SUMMON DON'T GO TO THE COMMISSARIAT

It is made as a clone of Reigns and every 10 seconds the decision will be made for you, rarely a good one.

Made by Zhenia Puzankov and Alisa Krasnikova

Used assets:

CSV Reader by Teemu Ikonen

Meat grinder made of:

Chicken Meat Slime by Iwan Gabovitch under CC-BY 3.0 License

MEAT GRINDER by Bee09

Moving meat by Wax_vibe

Warm flesh in a mechanical meat grinder(Eq,lmtr).wav by newlocknew

Swipe sound Throw/Swipe by mrickey13

Chopping sound Chopping by editor_adp

Ratings

Overall 886th 3.21⭐ 33🧑‍⚖️
Fun 1053th 2.806⭐ 33🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 976th 2.855⭐ 33🧑‍⚖️
Theme 1087th 2.903⭐ 33🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 584th 3.629⭐ 33🧑‍⚖️
Humor 815th 2.393⭐ 30🧑‍⚖️
Mood 456th 3.581⭐ 33🧑‍⚖️
Given 21🗳️ 38🗨️

Feedback

AlphaBetaSoup
03. Oct 2022 · 21:17 UTC
This felt more like an experience than a game. The drawings hit home and the pulsing music was a nice touch. I could imagine a game that is themed the same way but requires more user interaction and consequences.
Sherl0ck
04. Oct 2022 · 09:40 UTC
I don’t know, I don’t like this type of games(((
LDJam user 279754
04. Oct 2022 · 09:42 UTC
I love reigns). 10 seconds is not the best feature to implement in such a genre, but the game itself is nice))
zeichn
04. Oct 2022 · 09:44 UTC
I really really liked this one! Love games like this
LDJam user 233347
04. Oct 2022 · 09:44 UTC
I agree, not much relation to theme, but all in all neat.

"Sadly" no bad ending encountered, which I would have added.
zeichn
04. Oct 2022 · 09:46 UTC
@xparker I was beaten by the police, rot in prison, and died....no idea what you are talking about xD
Human Writes Code
04. Oct 2022 · 09:48 UTC
I really liked this. Like @alphabetasoup said it was more of an experience but it was well done and had a very ominous feel to it. It took me a couple of goes to realize that left was yes and right was no but once I understood that I played through a few times to see where the story went based on my decisions. The art and narrative were very good. Great job!
Merijn Schaap
04. Oct 2022 · 09:54 UTC
Great job. Really managed to convey the mood off the situations.
LDJam user 202408
04. Oct 2022 · 12:13 UTC
this was... interesting, at first I didn't realize you can swipe so I just sat there waiting lol, tried all combinations because I'm too much of a completionist to not do so. found a "glitch in the system" where you can keep throwing molotovs at the commissariat again and again. I like the idea of this game, war is no joke. well done!
LDJam user 202408
04. Oct 2022 · 12:13 UTC
this was... interesting, at first I didn't realize you can swipe so I just sat there waiting lol, tried all combinations because I'm too much of a completionist to not do so. found a "glitch in the system" where you can keep throwing molotovs at the commissariat again and again. I like the idea of this game, war is no joke. well done!
Jackaljk
04. Oct 2022 · 14:13 UTC
Damn, so real. What a world we live in.
Joshua Pitaniello
04. Oct 2022 · 17:11 UTC
Got Papers Please vibes. Very cool concept
Eugenik
04. Oct 2022 · 20:13 UTC
Nice work.
nilolo
05. Oct 2022 · 09:48 UTC
Great presentation. Didn't expect there to be this many branches.
LDJam user 281060
20. Oct 2022 · 03:22 UTC
Very simple and fun! I love how many choices and outcomes there are. Impressive entry. Very polished
mar3k
21. Oct 2022 · 08:12 UTC
Very nice game about current situation. Nicely drawn, quite innovative and with nice audio. Only thing I would like to have is longer gameplay, but I get that it is almost impossible with such a short time. Well done.
UnidayStudio
21. Oct 2022 · 13:52 UTC
Nice game! I loved the art style of it. Have you made it yourself? Good job!