The Giggle Pit by jelch

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made by jelch for Ludum Dare 53 (JAM)

It's open mic night at The Giggle Pit, a popular new comedy club in town.

Get your comedic timing right and deliver a rousing performance.

Ratings

Overall 663th 3.5⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Fun 837th 3.152⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 359th 3.609⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Theme 324th 4.152⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 679th 3.565⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Audio 294th 3.696⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Humor 396th 3.413⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Mood 674th 3.432⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Given 33🗳️ 26🗨️

Feedback

whywhy
02. May 2023 · 02:03 UTC
Super cool concept, but I reckon it wasnt challenging enough. I didnt miss any mouths in the first 3 levels :D
Roitchie
06. May 2023 · 15:28 UTC
It took me a few seconds to realise how this related to deliver. You're delivering the joke.

I think it's a really unique and innovative take on the theme and by far the most unique entry so far this jam. Personally the humour wasn't to my taste but it did elicit a few laughs out of me. I agree with @whywhy that it is a bit too easy. Maybe adding variable speed for the mouths or different paths it follows could add some challenge to it.

I really do love the concept of the game though and would love to see a polished post dare version.
spudboy
06. May 2023 · 17:12 UTC
Neat idea.
3 levels was too much for this though, especially with no changes between the gameplay in each level.
Rocket and Blanky
06. May 2023 · 19:13 UTC
This is an interesting concept. A stand-up comic simulator would be fun and your jokes had me going. I have a few suggestions, but I like where you're going with this. Could do a behind the scenes day-in-the-life phase where you sit around drinking beer and snorting lines of coke in the green room.

The main game loop was fun, I like a good rhythm game. It was a little unclear to me when to "shoot" the mouth-thing with the mic-reticle, but it worked well enough for my play-through.

Overall, great submission. Lots of points for innovative game design.
asfdfdfd
06. May 2023 · 20:06 UTC
Really great idea to implement standups in the game form!
Madbarron
07. May 2023 · 00:47 UTC
It was cool how messing up the clicks made the guy mess up the joke. I guess that's the central concept but I liked it!
Zefphyer
07. May 2023 · 14:28 UTC
Innovative concept and it was interesting to see that messing up the click meant the guy messed up the joke. It's like a rhythm game without any rhythm. Fun to play though. But uhh... don't quit your day job to become a standup comedian.
Retrisma
07. May 2023 · 23:14 UTC
It's a pretty fun concept, and the gameplay concept was pretty intuitive, but it did kinda just feel like watching a stand up comedy routine. It was a really good idea, and a creative spin on the "Delivery" theme, too. Unfortunately personally the jokes didn't really land for me. Great graphics and mood, too. Overall a well-balanced jam entry, and well polished for the time limit.
T C
08. May 2023 · 03:59 UTC
Interesting game. I liked the audio cutting out on a miss, but agree with others that more to do would have been good. Either way, good job!
LDJam user 282870
09. May 2023 · 12:56 UTC
@quinn Graphics, and sound was good, but the game could have been a bit more challenging. Thanks for the play
simmo
09. May 2023 · 20:46 UTC
The underlying premise is really solid - all it really needs is fleshing out a bit... with a new gimick, or twist, etc., something that would make the game more engaging in the long run, and also make levels a little harder as you go on.

Really liked the concept though, so well done!
SleepyStudios
13. May 2023 · 14:15 UTC
Great take on the theme. I liked the sharp camera changes to keep you on your toes but other than that yeah I'd have to agree with some of the other comments about it being repetitive after a while.
the Sÿhl
18. May 2023 · 13:41 UTC
Nice, I enjoyed playing, good take on the theme !