Thou Lines by VeniTheRich

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made by VeniTheRich for Ludum Dare 53 (JAM)

Congratulations on your new job as an assistant prompter! You must now help the actors deliver their lines by giving them the correct prompts at the right time. Read their script, give them hints and keep the audience and the critics pleased!

The show happens here:

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Controls:

Mouse (Drag and drop)

Rules:

On the top of the screen you can read the script. Cards with white background (frame color) are known lines. Cards with a colored background are unknown by the actors. Their background (frame) color indicates which actor that line belongs to.

On the bottom of your screen, you have your hint cards you can give to the actors. When an unknown card reaches the pointer in the middle of the script line, drag and drop the correct hint card to the correct actor to increase the audience satisfaction.

Give the wrong card, or to the wrong actor, or at the wrong time and the audience score will decrease. You also lose points if you delay the hint for too long. If your audience score drops too low it is game over. The more correct hints you give, the better your final score will be.

Break a leg!

Credits:

Art:

Juliette Corrieu (@juliettecorrieu)

Music:

Yara Liz (@yaralizmusic)

Florian Bel (@bel.florian)

Programming:

Georgios Venizelos

Quentin Verlhac (@quentinverlhac)

Ratings

Overall 330th 3.813⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Fun 327th 3.708⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 23th 4.34⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Theme 78th 4.42⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 328th 4.08⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Audio 171th 3.938⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Humor 334th 3.5⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Mood 454th 3.68⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Given 28🗳️ 28🗨️

Feedback

SoulReviews
02. May 2023 · 00:43 UTC
The most novel interpretation of "delivery" I've seen in the jam so far!
Weston Goggins
02. May 2023 · 01:12 UTC
Very cool idea! This game really stands out in its use of the theme.
Gary the Enchanter
02. May 2023 · 01:22 UTC
The first night I was trying to come up with something that involved the delivery of a speech, but couldn't figure out how to do it. Good job on coming up for something with that!
csimpson
02. May 2023 · 04:14 UTC
I also had the idea of this interpretation of delivery, but I could not think of a way to make a game out of it. This is a fun game, and it has a good range of difficulty. The hardest level is really hard. The music is also very catchy.
iggy lonely
02. May 2023 · 05:30 UTC
really interesting use of the theme, I dig the entry.
perryseity
02. May 2023 · 13:23 UTC
Oh I really love this! It's such a cool interpretation of the theme. It took me a second to get the hang of it but then it was a lot of fun. I loved the little hint things like the colored borders around the cards, and the 'vibe' of the cards and sketchy finger graphics all working together to create a really cool mood. So neat!
Tony Li
02. May 2023 · 14:49 UTC
Excellent interpretation of the theme. The music and art fit perfectly, and the gameplay is well designed and fun, with a satisfying summary at the end of the play. Impressive that the game offers multiple levels of difficulty for a weekend-long effort. Minor bug: When the summary window pops up, you can still drag hint cards underneath it. It doesn't break anything, though, so just a small visual issue. Great job!
EmaZuro
03. May 2023 · 07:27 UTC
This is really inovative and fun!
coatline
03. May 2023 · 17:25 UTC
Talk about innovation! Your delivery on the theme is very well done. The different levels of skill were well balanced and provided ample challenge for everyone. Great job!
mrs.wheelsx
03. May 2023 · 17:33 UTC
Creative! Nice art. Good balancing. The beginner level is just right for teaching the game play mechanic, and the master level is challenging still by the time the player reaches it. Good entry. Looking forward to your next jam entry :D
CalicoBubbleTea
04. May 2023 · 14:56 UTC
Nice concept and art and music! It'd be nicer if you could choose cards could by pressing keyboards/buttons, thus create a sense of rhythm and could be more challenging. Still, it's brilliant enough for a jam entry.
LDJam user 242787
05. May 2023 · 03:27 UTC
Great job with this game! It's clear that a lot of thought went into the interpretation of the theme, and the execution of the gameplay mechanic is really fun. The art style and music/sound design are top-notch and create a cool mood for the game. The different levels of difficulty are well-balanced and offer ample challenge for players. Overall, an impressive effort for a weekend-long jam entry!
LDJam user 336851
05. May 2023 · 20:20 UTC
Great concept and nice art, the game did freeze when i wanted to go to the next level. The reviews on the end are also very fun
Gardenovena
06. May 2023 · 01:16 UTC
Love it! I am a nerd so I like the theming, particularly the pseudo-tarot cards. I agree with CalicoBubbleTea, I think this would be extra fun with a keyboard option. I also agree that the levels were a good ramp up. I did find in the earlier two levels, there were a few times that I dropped the correct card on the correct person, but it gave me an x. Maybe I missed the hitbox? Fortunately that didn't happen later, so I possibly just got good.

There was also once in the beginner level where no one forgot their line at all!...Which, I think, froze the game...haha. I assume that means the player was let go because their services were not required! 😂

Overall, I love it!
Quoc
06. May 2023 · 10:03 UTC
Cool concept and nice art. Enjoyed playing it, but the game also freezes for me if I pressed the next button.
erzanerd
13. May 2023 · 14:11 UTC
Best game of the competition, it's really fun to play and the music gives me pirates of the Caribbean's vibes.
Tod Semple
14. May 2023 · 03:43 UTC
Nice! I love the take on the theme.

Little bug: the next button jammed for me too each time, but I was able to restart at the next level.
Phoenix Fireflower
14. May 2023 · 16:55 UTC
Great job on not only coming up with a original twist on the theme but also executing it near-flawlessly. The only real flaw is, as others pointed out, the buggy Nest button. I also would like to say that the difficulty progression is just about right.
gamebuilder
16. May 2023 · 13:17 UTC
A fun and innovative game. It took me a while to figure it out, but once I did, it felt right, somehow. A breath of fresh air, and a chance to sharpen one’s wits. Music and graphics are both well done. Nice work.