This is NOT a scam! by Reccy

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made by Reccy for LD33 (JAM)
Welcome to the MacroFirm™ Technical Support Center!

You play as Riley, the best damn scam artist this company has ever seen! Ruin people lives, steal their credit card information, and get rich while doing so!

This is a game of persuasion. Gain your client's trust and convince them to give you their credit card information because it's in their best interests - or ruthlessly threaten them with the fact that you can ruin their lives!

Controls:
>Use the mouse to select a chat response by clicking the arrows, and then click "Submit" to send your response.
>Once you get the user's credit card information, insert it into the form on the right and click "Sumbit" to confirm the details. Once the details are accepted, click next to talk to the next user!
>If you fail to get a user's details and they disconnect, click "Skip!" to go to the next user!

Remember, don't give in to sympathy!
You are the Monster.

Ratings

Coolness 60% 3
Overall(Jam) 3.88 83
Fun(Jam) 3.76 97
Graphics(Jam) 3.56 442
Humor(Jam) 4.06 41
Innovation(Jam) 4.24 14
Mood(Jam) 3.50 248
Theme(Jam) 4.24 34

Feedback

walaber
25. Aug 2015 · 05:21 UTC
aw man, Windows only? I guess I won't be stealing any credit cards tonight :(
Eingya
25. Aug 2015 · 11:29 UTC
That is a cool game concept!

The game is fun albeit a bit simple. I would honestly play the hell out of a more complex iteration on this theme and gameplay!
Scripturus
25. Aug 2015 · 11:37 UTC
This was very good! Nice concept and great writing.
🎤 Reccy
25. Aug 2015 · 11:40 UTC
I uploaded a new Mac and Linux version, but they're untested. So hopefully they'll work for you guys :P
allinlabs
25. Aug 2015 · 11:54 UTC
Disclaimer: can safely played at work. It's actually a great app if you're working in a call center or IT department. I see a lot of potential for pranks in this... But enough with my evil plans directed at my co-workers.

People might be fooled by the austere interface of the game, but it's actually perfectly coherent with the game.

There's a connection between you and the people you scam. At least that's what I felt. I would love to play an enhanced version with more in-depth conversation, get attached to their personality. And then just scam them!
The summary at the end was a really nice touch. I felt even more connected to them. Like, my choice had consequences to this people.

Like you can imagine, I really liked you game. Consider me a fan. It reminded me of @oujevipo's game "Never Alone Hotline" (http://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-22/?action=preview&uid=1874), but in a more dicky way.


You monster.
chikun Dev Team
25. Aug 2015 · 12:08 UTC
Hey, if you guys want to access the secret levels in this game, just forward your SSN, credit card number, and home address to my email. I need these things to show you where the secret level is. Completely free. Not a scam: I promise.

Nice game, though. Would recommend.
Jeroen Kappé
25. Aug 2015 · 12:09 UTC
fun concept
Meursault
25. Aug 2015 · 12:14 UTC
I really like your take on the theme. I just wish for the tab key to work while inserting the information ;-)
Techblogogy
25. Aug 2015 · 13:27 UTC
Very nice game. The dialog options are great, and it's quite relitable to IRL
Bocodillo
25. Aug 2015 · 22:12 UTC
Fantastic idea, simple to play & the short stories at the end were the icing on the cake. Great game!
Nate
25. Aug 2015 · 22:23 UTC
The ending legitimacy made me feel bad. Ah, well. I'm rich now, so what do I care? Mwahahaha!
ChosenCharacter
25. Aug 2015 · 23:17 UTC
Wow. This is top tier quality stuff.

I really, really, liked your concept, and your execution was flawless. It really gave me that 1998 feeling, and the webpage (that's a lot of extra effort) really adds to it. I didn't really like punching in so many credit card numbers, which I felt was a bit unneccesary, but it's fine. The conversations were amusing and it really carried its sense of humor/a bit of darkness too.

Definitely the most creative game I've played so far and I'll be surprised if this doesn't get top 10.
GertJohnny
25. Aug 2015 · 23:32 UTC
Neat idea! My Wandisk 97 only has copy/paste functionality in the data input boxes though, stealing info could be so much more efficient. I truly am a monster.
UltraRat
26. Aug 2015 · 09:33 UTC
ha... of course scammers are running with pirated wandisk os. Lots of good polish touches.
adsilcott
26. Aug 2015 · 14:23 UTC
Liking the concept and gameplay. It was fun to figure out the ways in which to scam the person.
HotBoxGames
26. Aug 2015 · 14:42 UTC
Oh wow, I had loads of fun being the monster, great take on the theme!
I loved the game-over screen, where the repercussions of your actions are shown, I felt so bad for old Mrs Clark!
Solid game!
Razoric
26. Aug 2015 · 15:20 UTC
Really cool idea! Good job!
Druid
26. Aug 2015 · 15:33 UTC
Omg... It was ending necesarry? I feel bad now! :D Anyway, amazing entry!
g_o
26. Aug 2015 · 15:34 UTC
Awesome game! I like that you involved psychology in this thing! You need to recognize the type of person to know how to decieve him.
Though not really a complex gameplay the "levels" are very well written and designed!
Though this is pretty dirty haha XD
TakeNapEveryday
26. Aug 2015 · 18:39 UTC
Well done! Showing the consequences of your actions at the end is great.
randoman
26. Aug 2015 · 21:06 UTC
I loved your game! Great concept and a very original take on this theme. Played until the end and now I want more :(
RougeRogue
27. Aug 2015 · 00:36 UTC
Just plain amazing. Really enjoyed scamming people and their reactions.
CuriousWonni
28. Aug 2015 · 03:22 UTC
very nice game
Simonaiso
04. Sep 2015 · 08:08 UTC
Really original! like the concept and the graphics. Luckily I did not have to type in all credit card information..
TackoramaLtd
09. Sep 2015 · 16:25 UTC
Creepy in that Windows way... Mac version works fine.
randomhuman
13. Sep 2015 · 16:30 UTC
I could totally do this for a living.
yuigoto
14. Sep 2015 · 02:33 UTC
Nice concept for a game and really scary monster you chose! :P Nice to "gather" info from some clients, as always! ;)

I came upon a screen where a "Seth" gave some credit info that was denied, then the game stopped, is it this way? :P
🎤 Reccy
14. Sep 2015 · 16:41 UTC
Nah, that's not supposed to happen. I had another look over the game's code and I can't see anything that would cause that kind of behaviour. If you could tell me what you said to Seth to cause that it would really help me find out what's wrong. Thanks for checking my game out though :)