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26 Minutes or Less by big-cow

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made by big-cow for Ludum Dare 53 (JAM)

Play as a delivery app employee who must navigate a dystopian office building to deliver a pizza, in this story choice game with dice-based combat. Play by clicking the mouse to advance the story, make choices and click on buttons during combat. Combat tutorial is available by clicking the 'tutorial' button during combat. It is possible to make it to the end without fighting.

I haven't released a game in years, so this was a good exercise. I've been thinking of making a Choose Your Own Adventure style game, this was a little experiment towards that.

Link https://gamejolt.com/games/26minutes/805024
Link https://gamejolt.com/games/26minutes/805024
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/53/26-minutes-or-less

Ratings

Overall 973th 3.167⭐ 35🧑‍⚖️
Fun 641th 3.375⭐ 34🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 940th 2.922⭐ 34🧑‍⚖️
Theme 542th 3.953⭐ 34🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 1072th 2.094⭐ 34🧑‍⚖️
Humor 229th 3.734⭐ 34🧑‍⚖️
Mood 783th 3.313⭐ 34🧑‍⚖️
Given 30🗳️ 52🗨️

Feedback

SuperKlever
01. May 2023 · 22:20 UTC
A cool quest about pizza delivery to a very strange office. Now I'm the new CEO in it)
Joao Mazzarolo
02. May 2023 · 15:40 UTC
Good job! The hand made animations are really good too
TheGameOverGuy
02. May 2023 · 15:46 UTC
Good work! I like the drawn artwork!
Linkway
02. May 2023 · 15:46 UTC
Good game. Really. I liked it. Simple, but interesting. Nice job.
del009
02. May 2023 · 15:47 UTC
Pretty funny writing, I had a good time. The combat system was interesting, with a good risk/reward element. Some kind of history element to see the last few lines of dialogue would be a nice addition. Good job!
Flying Dog Fish
02. May 2023 · 15:51 UTC
This is a fun little old-school text adventure. I would love to play more of it.
Donamougou
02. May 2023 · 15:52 UTC
Nice game ! Really like the humor and comments as boomers and anti home office from the mad employees !
Too bad there wasn't a ambiance music to go with that.

Good job !
Cody Holt
02. May 2023 · 18:49 UTC
I liked the text adventure. The combat was a bit hard. It felt like I was getting good rolls, but it wasn't enough.
mrs.wheelsx
03. May 2023 · 16:18 UTC
"Let's get the hell out of here." Ha Ha Ha! Fun Adventure!
EmeraldAlkemist
04. May 2023 · 02:11 UTC
A fun little text adventure game. I wish there was a soundtrack, but the hand drawn art is really good.
aaronkaa
04. May 2023 · 10:04 UTC
FUn, I liked the animation. I would hit the manager again.
Patrick Abernathy
04. May 2023 · 17:29 UTC
This was pretty funny. I loved failing the interview and having the choice between bribing with pizza or fighting.
BartekDe
04. May 2023 · 19:11 UTC
Keeps you at the edge of a seat, I liked little foreshadowing about becoming the CEO, cool combat feature with some sprinkle of complexity when you try to get three of the same number.
At the end screen I clicked about 300 times wishing for an easter egg, kinda shame that there was none. :( Or I wasn't patient enough?

I liked the story, but F Goober Eats.
ThatMisterM
04. May 2023 · 19:15 UTC
Well thought out adventure game, the combat mechanics were excellent - although some of my re-rolls seemed a bit suspicious as they didn't change but I'll blame RNG :blush: would love to see a more fleshed-out version with sound!
indigoninja
04. May 2023 · 19:45 UTC
I liked the story's goofy vibe, and the combat reminded me a bit of Dicey Dungeons. I think this game could benefit from audio and a couple images during the conversation moments.
Codexzier
04. May 2023 · 21:47 UTC
I had also thought of a text game. But I must honestly say, a few pictures could not hurt.
Francis
04. May 2023 · 23:17 UTC
This was fun! I liked that I could try to talk my way out of the combat, it was fun trying to figure out which dialogue choices would get them to leave me alone. I only had one combat encounter with the interview lady. It took me a bit to get a handle on how to effectively use the dice manipulation to win, so I narrowly lost. But it seems that I could cheat and take another turn and win haha. The writing was also very funny. Well done! :)
Paul Avallone
04. May 2023 · 23:37 UTC
Funny dialog. I thought it was just a text game until the first fight. I liked the combat. It was simple but still required some strategy. Good job.
Dreunin
05. May 2023 · 11:43 UTC
Look at me. I am the CEO now.
🎤 big-cow
05. May 2023 · 16:26 UTC
Thanks for the helpful feedback everyone! Some good notes that I'll definitely bear in mind if I do end up making a larger text adventure game.

@indigoninja Dicey Dungeons was definitely an inspiration, good catch! I'd like to add more variety and depth to the combat in a future version.

@bartekde unfortunately you needed to click 301 times for the easter egg so you missed it :( (jk)
JiexDrop
05. May 2023 · 16:57 UTC
The writing is clean and captivating because it talks about relatable things and includes fun jokes. It also provides social commentary on today’s society. I was hoping to find some easter eggs, but I wasn’t sure where to look.
LDJam user 337261
11. May 2023 · 19:15 UTC
the text andventuer game was great only that the background was not black is just stupid i had wished that you could set it to black and change the sparche of the text but all in all it was very entertaining
Stevie257
15. May 2023 · 20:31 UTC
I appreciate the developer's attention to detail in the graphics, as even small visual elements contribute to the overall charm and appeal of the game