Missive Defense by foolmoron

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made by foolmoron for Ludum Dare 53 (COMPO)

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You are an agent of the United States Department of Logistics. Deliver the items to the targets to do your job well. CONTENT WARNING: killing abstract smiley face people. Also if you couldn't tell, this game is very unfinished!

CLICK/TAP to PLAY
DRAG & RELEASE to throw MISSIVES & MISSILES
HIT color-coded targets to boost SENTIMENT
Try to get the highest NET WORTH!

Ratings

Given 6🗳️ 10🗨️

Feedback

Quinn_Patrick
01. May 2023 · 12:14 UTC
Is it necessary to have so many colors? I had trouble telling them apart, especially with how subtle the colors on the envelope sprites are. Also, I see the missiles in your screenshot, but I couldn't figure out how to fire them. I only ever got letters, and it took me a while to figure out how to throw them. It's a funny concept, though, and I like the gauge used to indicate score.
droqen
01. May 2023 · 18:11 UTC
i don't think i fully understand how all the systems are intended to combine but i'm interested in all the stuff going on in here! the drag and fling gameplay is fun (if finnicky/unpolished), and so is the difficult colour matching.

some kind of political idea is at work behind the scenes, tho the specifics i'm really unclear on... maybe i missed something in the news. SOME system-metaphor is definitely in place, although to me an incoherent one. i expect that is because it is unfinished, and you had a few more pieces to put into place for it to all click
James Laird
04. May 2023 · 02:20 UTC
There's a compelling simple game in here; drag-and-flick envelopes to get rid of smiley faces. Clear as many as possible. Use missiles to clear clumps. Don't let the envelopes you need get buried when you need them!
I found drag-and-flick to be very finicky with my mouse; maybe this would work better if I were playing it on a mobile touchscreen, and if the envelopes were a little bigger.
Alyssa Sanden
04. May 2023 · 02:23 UTC
This game is clever and cute, the mechanics are fun, and I can't imagine the effort put into physics. Overall great game, it made me smile.
Michael Harris
04. May 2023 · 02:27 UTC
I had fun just throwing mail around honestly haha. Simple but simple fun!
aeveis
05. May 2023 · 05:05 UTC
I sort of liked dragging and flinging the mail to try and hit the smiley faces, but I don't think i even got close to making enough money for missiles (was using a mouse), unless I am missing something. Nice work so far though!