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The Weird Shit People Get In The Mail by RABILLER

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made by RABILLER for Ludum Dare 53 (JAM)

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Have you always dreamt of working a low-pay job as a mail packager ? Well, this game won't help you with that, but you'll have fun packaging weird stuff that people send one another in the mail. Now go get your paper, your sticky tape, your barcode sticker, and go to work you lazy slob !

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OBJECTIVE : - Send the packages required per day (3) before the time runs out (60sec) - STAY MEDIOCRE ! The game ends if you are too good or not enough, but you can continue playing if you stay in the middle of the jauge.

CONTROLS : - Select material/tool: Left Click - Rotate material/tool: Mouse Wheel - Place material: Left CLick - Click the eye to look Up/Down

========== DOWNLOADS ==========

+++ TWSPGITMv0.5ULTIMATE_RELEASE +++

The original.

Known issues: - Running out of time makes you end the day based on the current quality. - Running out of time causes a bug where the object doesn't get destroyed before the next day. - Lack of a tutorial.

+++ TWSPGITMv1.0AFTER-HOUR_RELEASE +++

The version everyone was waiting for !

Changelog: - Added a help screen before starting the game with some context, what to do, what controls to use. - Added a specific GameOver screen when you run out of time. - Added on screen the info of how many items you made in the day. - Fixed a major bug where you didn't lose when running out of time. - Fixed a major bug where the item sometimes wasn't destroyed before the next day and would stay there forever. - Upgraded the Quality Assessement System. - Changed the EndOfDay texts a bit to be funnier. (hopefully)

Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/53/the-weird-shit-people-get-in-the-mail

Ratings

Overall 252th 3.895⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Fun 263th 3.789⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 21th 4.368⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Theme 142th 4.342⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 218th 4.237⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Humor 65th 4.158⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Mood 299th 3.842⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Given 29🗳️ 12🗨️

Feedback

Jeff Kerman
02. May 2023 · 10:46 UTC
Nice game. I would have likes some tutorial or explanation how to play. I figured it out and managed to get promoted :D
lima victor
02. May 2023 · 11:51 UTC
No way you put a TMNT **** in this game dud thats awfull but I liked it aint gonna lie. Wish you a good jam guys
Space_Games
02. May 2023 · 17:37 UTC
Lol what a unique way to take the theme! Nice!
Patrick Leonard
03. May 2023 · 04:06 UTC
Super fun! Managed to get promoted too! Loved the dude just scribbling notes about you too
Retrific
03. May 2023 · 10:17 UTC
Cool concept and nice art. Found a bug though, after my first day the item on the desk did not disappear and the next day I had two items on top each other, one half packaged, and even after sending out the new item the previous one still stuck around.
Shooting_Star
03. May 2023 · 12:13 UTC
fun game, I tried it hard ahah, the gameplay is original and satisfying!
PH Neutral
03. May 2023 · 16:26 UTC
@retrific Yes that's a known problem. I didn't have time to fix it before, but if I'm allowed to still fix it now, I will.
Thanks for the feedback !
LDJam user 278146
04. May 2023 · 14:38 UTC
I like the *ahem* variety of the items to pack and the way you got the paper to wrap around them.

It ends too soon though! I played through a few times to see more of the items.
PatateNouille
04. May 2023 · 15:05 UTC
Fun game, I also wish it lasted a bit longer as I probably didn't see that many items. I would've liked being able to use multiple paper sheets per item, if there is a way I couldn't find it.

I'm not sure why you couldn't put tape on the inside side so a few packages ended up being poorly secured as the last fold covered the entire item with the wrong side haha.

Good game overall !
🎤 RABILLER
05. May 2023 · 08:02 UTC
@chybby the game can be played endlessly if you stay mediocre
PH Neutral
05. May 2023 · 23:08 UTC
@patatenouille It's not explained in word, but we hoped people would get the "stay mediocre" feeling while playing. If I was going to put more time into this game, I would probably make it so that "Getting Promoted" adds difficulty every time instead of just making you lose right away.

To answer your feedback, it's not possible to put multiple sheets of paper for a very good reason: The papers would clip through each other. The whole folding system was in fact done in 2 days and there just wasn't a quick way to do it. Same thing for the tape.

Thank you so much for the feedback!
LonelyGameDev
06. May 2023 · 07:42 UTC
Open game
Clicked Hire me
Instantly sees a dildo
10/10 experience
Francis
08. May 2023 · 17:21 UTC
Fun little game! Very innovative idea. I was so concentrated on packing it up neatly and perfectly and was fired after only shipping one package :laughing:
Then the next time I went super speed and got promoted :sunglasses:
Only wish the game had more levels and was a little longer. I think it could've been really funny to see more interesting items people have to send.
PH Neutral
08. May 2023 · 23:33 UTC
@francis The game can last as long as you want ! You just have to stay mediocre (on the yellow level).
Glad you liked it !
zantze
11. May 2023 · 12:34 UTC
Its really satisfying to wrap the item as neatly as possible! I felt the inspector wasnt utilized enough maybe
shp
14. May 2023 · 14:05 UTC
this is really fun and the mechanics are well implemented, but I feel like the time limit is maybe a bit too strict, I would've enjoyed doing things a bit more properly :smile:
Sheol
15. May 2023 · 05:24 UTC
Took me a couple of tries to get the hang of it haha. I like the idea but I feel like the time limit was pretty strict. I don't know if it's possible to get 100% quality on all the items and I struggled with stuff like the owl and the giant piece of ham but overall I really enjoyed the game. Many of the items gave me a good chuckle haha. Good job!
🎤 RABILLER
15. May 2023 · 16:45 UTC
@sheol Yes, the 100% could be possible. For the time, you can last as long as you want ! You just have to stay mediocre.