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Tax Collector by ellaris

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made by ellaris for Ludum Dare 58 (COMPO)

You play as a tax collector. - ### Collect coins in your cart before the end of your shift (1 minute) - ### Knock on doors (Hold LMB) to get the peasants to throw their coins at you - ### Use your shield to protect yourself from dangers, like ajar manholes, falling plant pots, tomato flinging urchins and thieves (a hand coming from the door, point your shield behind you)

Made in 48h for LD58 using - Game Maker Studio 2 - beepbox (music)

NOTICE - Windows has slightly better coin physics, ld web has smaller resolution.

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The max_res version window covers the whole screen.

Link https://github.com/ellaris/LG_58
Itch (web) https://ellaris.itch.io/ld58
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/58/tax-collector

Ratings

Overall 163th 3.085⭐ 49🧑‍⚖️
Fun 130th 3.138⭐ 49🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 115th 3.217⭐ 48🧑‍⚖️
Theme 45th 3.911⭐ 47🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 184th 2.7⭐ 47🧑‍⚖️
Audio 105th 3.193⭐ 46🧑‍⚖️
Humor 29th 3.614⭐ 46🧑‍⚖️
Mood 149th 3⭐ 47🧑‍⚖️
Given 50🗳️ 71🗨️

Feedback

David Sheffield
Oct 06th · 00:48 UTC
Funny audio and some skill in getting the coins to land in the cart, fun take on the theme
egor.ae_game
Oct 06th · 01:14 UTC
That's really fun! 😄
IndigoWolf
Oct 06th · 21:43 UTC
Best audio of any game, hands down. Gave me a good laugh and actually quite fun. The coins bouncing back out was a nice touch.
bad_fetus
Oct 06th · 23:42 UTC
Good humour, certainly had me smiling throughout at the game. Really liked that the coins were physics based as well, added an element of skill to bouncing the coins into the cart. Good work!

Played a couple runs, here's my best one:

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aoao
Oct 07th · 14:46 UTC
感觉有一种淡淡的幽默感
Mile_Smile
Oct 07th · 14:57 UTC
Very funny game!
esh_k
Oct 07th · 15:37 UTC
Great game! I liked the way the coins bounce and fly into the cart, as well as the multitasking, such as protection from falling flower pots or protection from flying tomatoes.
rascar_capac
Oct 07th · 18:38 UTC
It took me three games to notice the manholes, they might be a bit too hidden :grimacing: Otherwise, very well balanced! I also like the fact that we have to make coins bounce in the cart.
plastus
Oct 08th · 06:28 UTC
Very interesting concept! I had to get the hang of the coin bouncing mechanc first but when I understood it the game became a very entertaining challenge :D

My favourite part was "Collections for the D E E D" xD
LDJam user 243193
Oct 08th · 09:15 UTC
I was surprised on how to actually collect coins. I might need to do better to get more coins next time.
My suggestion is to extend shift duration to 2 minutes at least but the difficulty starts from easy then gradually gets harder as time progresses.
Nurakim
Oct 08th · 09:57 UTC
Gameplay a bit confusing at the start but interesting!
LDJam user 280624
Oct 08th · 16:03 UTC
This is the good kind of crazy game! The audio design is beyond all praise. The physics are challenging, but that just makes it more fun.
Wakobu
Oct 08th · 17:12 UTC
Interesting concept! Gameplay-wise, it lacks some smoothness but it is a cool entry! I don't like to drag people to my game but I wanted to tell you that we also did a tax collector game :moneybag:
Baluj
Oct 08th · 17:56 UTC
Interesting idea
cogcomp
Oct 08th · 18:53 UTC
Really loved your sense of humour even though the game mechanic itself was a bit hard to get used to.
adjo
Oct 08th · 19:15 UTC
i wasn't quite sure how I was suppose to get the coins into the cart, a few went in though! audio is nice too.
Ciphereo
Oct 09th · 13:03 UTC
A very interesting game! The music is very pleasant to listen to, with a touch of light humor. Haha
nekowei
Oct 09th · 14:36 UTC
Simple but very fun game! Never image this kind of way to do the theme. Good job!
leparlon
Oct 09th · 18:46 UTC
Funny game! A lot happening all the time, which made it a really cool experience. It actually got pretty fun once I got the hang of it. The tomato could be a bit more opaque though, in the end it didn't feel necessary to defend against it. Nice job, had fun!
Prunus Padis
Oct 09th · 19:15 UTC
Intresting take on the tax collecting game. The coin physicst are little wonky but funny. There is quite a lot of small things going on so its little hard to follow everything thats visually happening. The starting title animation was awesome, noice voice acting too :D
naru
Oct 09th · 20:37 UTC
Time to collect some taxes.
LDJam user 385997
Oct 10th · 05:03 UTC
Funny game with a unique atmosphere! The coins having physics is a great idea, and I love that you can bounce them into the cart with the shield.
José Bonilla
Oct 10th · 14:53 UTC
Nice game!!! Loved the idea and creative use of theme. Good compo submission!
Jimbly
Oct 10th · 22:31 UTC
My score (1 run): 14. I'm not a great tax collector, but at least I had no tomatoes in my face. It was fun trying to position the shield while still knocking on doors.
commanderstitch
Oct 12th · 02:53 UTC
Got 21 coins. I liked the surprise horrible job medevial simulator. It was nice to try something so different. And it was pretty neat too. I liked beating on the doors for that money!
Jvdwijk
Oct 12th · 15:22 UTC
I couldn't get better than my first run: 17 coins. Quite an interesting game, sooo much was happening! It reminded me a lot of an old flash game, nice entry!
Yvanor
Oct 13th · 15:26 UTC
Got 16 ! The game looks very simple but there is actually so much mechanics that it become quickly complex, I've played it several times in order to get a good understanding of everything.

There is so much things happening at once, the only way to make it though is to be hard focused, and the minute pass in a blink of an eye !

So good job for this very fun game !
grid96
Oct 13th · 21:52 UTC
nice game, but what do I need to do about the bumpy ride?
🎤 ellaris
Oct 13th · 22:00 UTC
@grid96 as with everything, use your shield (point it down to close the manholes)
LDJam user 280189
Oct 17th · 19:46 UTC
Cool game, found it very challenging! I love how simple the mechanic is but at the same time deep. Loved that it requires you to stay attentive and potentially position your shield in any direction.
Ginger_Kyoko
Oct 20th · 20:34 UTC
Funny and quite easy game. I really had fun while playing it))