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Condom Corps

By radiatoryang

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Innovation623.4226
Fun2482.0826
Theme1252.8526
Graphics1562.8526
Audio1971.8526
Humor453.1926
Overall1962.5426
Community1632.5018
Coolness758

Comments

radiatoryang 2011-05-02 07:37

another bug I just realized: it's always the same amount of people in the room, I never re-randomize that number... gah.

localcoder 2011-05-02 08:08

Very creative. I like the way that it's not simply sniping - there's some cognitive skill in looking at the targets and decide which ammo to use.

However, the game feels kind of joyless to me. I expected it to be cheeky and playful, but it actually felt silent and lonely... but maybe that is the life of a condom sniper.

randomnine 2011-05-02 16:13

Awesome concept! The game needs some kind of challenge or progression though.

radiatoryang 2011-05-02 17:28

I wanted to record "moans and groans" but my laptop mic was really scratchy :(

If anyone has ideas for how levels / challenges might work out, feel free to suggest... I didn't just want to do a bog standard timer which is all I could think of at the time.

dmurph 2011-05-02 19:17

I liked the whole idea of the game as well as the graphics. Well done :) Could use a bit more sound files and randomization but overall it is good.

tomk32 2011-05-03 14:23

despite a great idea i can't really play it as I can't zoom in. the mouse wheel is also much too speedy.

zachstronaut 2011-05-03 16:51

My mouse was just a weeee bit too sensitive when zoomed in. Sniping is hard! Quite humorous!

the-jack 2011-05-04 02:48

Pew pew penis. Nice work on pushing some boundaries with this one.

Congrats on finishing the LD48!

winterblood 2011-05-04 13:28

Mouse and wheel both rather twitchy. Could use some time pressure, maybe a 2 minute limit to get the highest score?

eli 2011-05-05 06:04

yay, someone resurrected the buried "Sexuality" theme! A bit dry however!

Though basically this is how it works, you and your SO put on the jock strap and stand at the window until a perfectly-sized condom is shot into your hand.

telluse 2011-05-05 20:42

I think the visual style works regardless of the atmosphere. Dreary or comical the silhouettes seem almost style-neutral.

The mouse sensitivity was a bit on the high side, but not much (and a mouse on-the-fly sensitivity helps). I guess to improve upon the concept you could challenge players to shoot it into the hand they have the best dexterity with (interpret as you wish...) or add subtle body language and animations in order to send it to the "giving" party. Also, add more failure notices - they're humorous :)


Honestly, I was on the verge of calling it too vulgar for anything, but you actually pulled it off very nicely. Maybe you could get a licensing deal with sexual health associations? :)

elbowroom 2011-05-10 14:23

@localcoder: HAHA!!

Pretty interesting concept, could be more fun if you were supposed to look at windows, see who is about to have sex and then send a condom in time.. sort of like a condom fairy.
However please add females if you go that route.