Mission: Intercept by Stephen Kyranakis

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made by Stephen Kyranakis for Ludum Dare 53 (COMPO)

Observe the normal pattern of deliveries and identify the suspicious ones.

The high-contrast option doesn't work in the browser but should work in the Windows build. The option to turn off the tutorial doesn't work at all.

Ratings

Overall 215th 3.483⭐ 32🧑‍⚖️
Fun 338th 2.867⭐ 32🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 91th 3.733⭐ 32🧑‍⚖️
Theme 128th 4.052⭐ 31🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 131th 3.81⭐ 31🧑‍⚖️
Audio 274th 2.828⭐ 31🧑‍⚖️
Humor 338th 1.8⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Mood 88th 3.741⭐ 31🧑‍⚖️
Given 23🗳️ 33🗨️

Feedback

Brandon Campbell
01. May 2023 · 03:15 UTC
I honestly really like this game. The idea is great. There's no punishment or cooldown for missing the package though so there is no punishment for spamming your way through. great job I love it.
🎤 Stephen Kyranakis
02. May 2023 · 02:46 UTC
@brandon-campbell Thanks for playing! I agree it would be better with a fail state. Thanks for the feedback!
Follett12
02. May 2023 · 03:34 UTC
I liked this, something about the graphics style was really nice and clean. Glad there wasnt a fail state though haha, that 4th level took me a few goes. I am actually impressed how clear the objective of the game is and it kind of reminds of a mix between a spot the difference and a pop-it style repeat the pattern game. But this is you need to spot the difference in the pattern. Really well done, great work!
🎤 Stephen Kyranakis
02. May 2023 · 03:39 UTC
@follett12 Thanks! I tried to focus on the art this jam; I'm glad you liked it. I'm also glad you liked the design!
radgegames
02. May 2023 · 04:18 UTC
This is a great concept actually, really good job on a cohesive project
🎤 Stephen Kyranakis
02. May 2023 · 04:40 UTC
@radgegames Thanks!
StefanHolst
02. May 2023 · 04:41 UTC
Great game and perfect graphics. Would play again..
wokeraccoon
02. May 2023 · 06:03 UTC
Great game! Love the artstyle you did,it reminds me of OpenTTD!
katamary
02. May 2023 · 21:17 UTC
Nice idea! I had a lot of fun.
theguy
03. May 2023 · 15:51 UTC
The idea, the graphics and the sound is really nice. Great game!
A small bug I noticed: you can still click on trucks in the "Package missed" screen. So you can actually just click on all the trucks when already lost and pass the level that way.
YurisCat
06. May 2023 · 07:54 UTC
Good game, I like this kind of art style. I had a lot of fun playing it!
🎤 Stephen Kyranakis
06. May 2023 · 22:11 UTC
@stefanholst @wokeraccoon @katamary @yuriscat Thanks for the feedback! I'm glad you enjoyed it
🎤 Stephen Kyranakis
06. May 2023 · 22:12 UTC
@theguy Thank you! And I hadn't thought of that bug; thanks for pointing out it!
Roroto Sic
07. May 2023 · 19:49 UTC
Gosh the last level was really hard !
Else its clever pluzzle game ! I love the mood of it, a bit creepy by the art and the audio !

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🎤 Stephen Kyranakis
08. May 2023 · 00:37 UTC
@roroto-sic Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed the aesthetics of it, and I do wish I had done a bit more balancing
vidarn
08. May 2023 · 10:54 UTC
Great idea and a very well executed game! I've never played a game quite like this, but it was easy to understand how it worked, and quite engaging. You've nailed the mood with the graphics and sound, and I really enjoyed the game.
🎤 Stephen Kyranakis
08. May 2023 · 14:11 UTC
@vidarn Thanks! I tried to do something a little unusual, gameplay-wise, and I'm glad you enjoyed it
c-5po
08. May 2023 · 18:47 UTC
I really like this game! It was a very interesting idea. It's really nice how the idea and controls were easy to understand. The last levels got pretty hard, but it was a very nice game.
🎤 Stephen Kyranakis
10. May 2023 · 02:34 UTC
@c-5po I'm glad you liked it. Thanks for your feedback!
apiffer
12. May 2023 · 12:08 UTC
Clever puzzle and great atmosphere, had some fun! Good job!
Rewzu
14. May 2023 · 14:32 UTC
Awesome art style with great mood. Very interesting take on the theme. An option to speed up the trucks would be great. Overall, quite enjoyable game! Good job. :D
Flightless
17. May 2023 · 13:12 UTC
Stressful until you figure out the pattern in each level :smile: Nice puzzle game!
Nekuake
19. May 2023 · 08:14 UTC
Challenging and engaging puzzle game. I found myself being a bit paranoid with each truck and stressed until I found it. Really good work and quite polished game for a compo entry! 👏👏
Christian Zommerfelds
19. May 2023 · 08:40 UTC
Like many others I loved the art style and athmosphere.
The only thing I'd say is that for the game to be bigger you'd need to add more core mechanics. This one works well for a tiny game, but then not sure if it could be extended. Nice work on the polish though!
mushgunAX
19. May 2023 · 09:08 UTC
The tiny trucks moving around the map were cute. I somehow won the last level on my own instinct without much thought put into it.
MountainInn
19. May 2023 · 09:09 UTC
In my opinion these sections where you must observe the pattern and then remember it while looking for inconsistencies are too long. I think it would be better to change the objective a little bit and instead of looking for inconsistencies you look for prior mentioned details like specific color or even specific behaviours for example "trucks with red cabin must make a right turn there" and when such truck make the right turn you know this is your target. And you can add more than one route you need to observe at the same time to increase difficulty.

I like how bleak color pallete and background people's mumbling creates dark and somewhat dystopian atmosphere, add some NPC and story and you would have a nice game in the spirit of Papers please.