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Routine decisions (in 10 seconds)

By yozz

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Coolness1100
Innovation373.99
Humor883.45
Graphics1543.67
Mood1603.36
Overall2123.45
Theme2333.51
Audio4592.72
Fun4753.01

Comments

parappayo 2013-08-26 04:18

Outstanding work! Love the presentation and writing.

snail_man 2013-08-26 04:23

Nice minimalist game. Would've fit last LD's theme well, as well.

raincole 2013-08-26 04:26

Really neat. I wonder how many endings there are.

tork 2013-08-26 04:50

Don't know how you got it but you got it! Love your game, a bit too fast for a non-native english speaker but it was fun.

yozz 2013-08-26 04:57

Tork, thanks a lot. I`m not an english speaker too. :)

symmeteer 2013-08-26 06:10

Nice blend of weird psychology and arcade-like stuff!

brassawiking 2013-08-26 06:12

Great visuals, flow and mechanics. A bit hard though to read the instructions as stuff is happening at the same time.

ecbambrick 2013-08-26 06:14

Really cool idea. I ended up jobless, drunk and swimming in my own piss. Just like real life.

yozz 2013-08-26 06:22

Brassawiking, like a real life, eh? ;)

oldpeculier 2013-08-26 06:26

I'm just going to take this opportunity to say how freaking brilliant it is to be part of Ludum Dare this time around, and for one reason: getting to see the sheer genius of so many brilliant game developers. Not all the games are brilliant, naturally, but when they are... And this one is. Awesome concept, beautifully executed. It HAS to win something. Great job!

yozz 2013-08-26 06:32

OldPeculier, i really-really appreciate this. Thanks a lot.

poohshoes 2013-08-26 06:57

I am really impressed with this game but I have some comments. The first time I played I didn't even have the toilet option. Will all the text flashing and moving around I found the game just a little to hard, I didn't have time to read the story text and read half the options, then when I knew which one I wanted it was hard to click on (especially when they were overlapped). Also I never even looked at the art because I was always busy reading, maybe pause for a little longer after the story and image show up but before the thoughts show up?

yozz 2013-08-26 07:02

Thanks for your feedback. One of my goals was to make the process more realistic: you have not too much time, thoughts and wills are distractive, surroundings are secondary - all you have to do is find right answer or reaction.

andrewves 2013-08-26 07:03

Interesting concept, i really like the minimal feel and fluid animations.

fatbasic 2013-08-26 07:12

This is a really great entry! Nice graphics :)

le_john 2013-08-26 07:20

Evrything I love : humor, different choices, pixel art... It's maybe a little bit confuse sometimes.
Good work ! :)

stevesalmond 2013-08-26 07:37

Wow, I would never have thought of this concept. Somehow you managed to nicely capture that sense of competing thoughts and emotions fighting for focus. Great job! :)

yozz 2013-08-26 07:39

SteveSalmond, yeah, that was the main goal for me. Thanks a lot.

rot13 2013-08-26 07:58

Every little part of this game is as good as it gets.

aaants 2013-08-26 08:04

That was great. +1 fan to you sir!

tacospice 2013-08-26 08:27

Cool idea.

zephyr89 2013-08-26 09:03

This is the first game I've seen so far that has humor nailed.

as3boyan 2013-08-26 09:06

Very fun game! Nice sound!

g_o 2013-08-26 09:22

Y BUGS Y?

toestee 2013-08-26 09:23

That was incredible, I'd love to play a longer version of it.

kaldrick 2013-08-26 09:42

AWESOME! It's a shame it's that short, though ;)

krides 2013-08-26 10:04

I liked it, especially the writing, but it froze after a while. I think I lost just before it stopped working.

ellipticaldoor 2013-08-26 11:48

I like this new forms of interaction with the character.

octopuns 2013-08-26 11:54

This is great. Really polished and interesting.

cornedor 2013-08-26 12:07

Very interesting game. I like mechanics but the words are sometimes completely transparent what makes it hard to find and grab them.

hypnohustla 2013-08-26 12:22

This is pretty darn good. An innovative game that isn't a pain to play. Love it! :)

flamecow 2013-08-26 12:26

Wow, this is an insanely cool idea.

diogomuller 2013-08-26 13:12

GREAT game, very creative idea.

spiralcodestudio 2013-08-26 13:24

Impressive! No time to read, just drag and drag!

ratalaika 2013-08-26 13:31

I like the idea a lot! Really nice work!! You could explore the idea a little bit more after the LD I think I would be great!

orangepascal 2013-08-26 13:34

nice !

infernet89 2013-08-26 13:47

Woha, very interesting and original controls! But maybe you overrated the reading speed of the player.. on first time i lost half of the story because i was reading the answer that are scattering around!

omar_q8 2013-08-26 14:32

cool idea and nice concept, could use some work on the presentation but it conveys the idea well.

Nice work!

lcarpentier 2013-08-26 14:51

Your game is one of a kind. I definitively want more.

todnut 2013-08-26 17:06

Cool art and mood! It was a little difficult to play with all the reading and was kind of confusing what I was trying to accomplish.

adriczero 2013-08-26 17:43

Very innovative concept at capturing quick decisions. I just felt some of the choices were not always appropriate, unless I was missing something. Definitely pleased to see a unique idea.

mesene 2013-08-26 18:09

Nice mood and graphics!

blooperly 2013-08-26 18:22

Great idea. Would have been even more amazing if you had more time to work on it, more choices and such. Also, it seemed a little too hectic, even for 10 seconds.

carlsommer 2013-08-26 18:33

Absolutely fantastic! There were a lot of glitches and it would often be difficult to read everything in time, but I was happy to keep replaying it so that I could read everything : ) Really cool art style and a satisfying variety in the game mechanics!

sgehlich 2013-08-26 18:35

Nice game! Very very buggy though, as the game said "I wish there were less bugs" :D

yozz 2013-08-26 18:40

sgehlich, quite strange: 90%-95% of playtests had no bugs. I really can`t figure them out. And, as it seems from comments, that percentage is true. Just press R and enjoy. :)

triplevisiongames 2013-08-26 19:16

Brilliant idea. Fantastic presentation. I want to play more like this please.

gikdew 2013-08-26 19:32

nice cool idea, really enjoy the graphcis and the mood!

obscenelytrue 2013-08-26 19:40

Some funny stereotypes for a nice game.

zedutchgandalf 2013-08-26 19:42

Nice, kind of minimalistic presentation :)
It would be nice if there was time to read the text before the timer started running, though :p

recursor 2013-08-26 20:27

Very funny game. I was a bit overwhelmed at first trying to read all of the thoughts but it was a pretty fun little story.

volute 2013-08-26 22:14

Very original concept !

designatius 2013-08-27 01:20

Beautiful and very creative. Loved it!

casimps1 2013-08-27 01:54

Really unique experience. I just wish the theme was 15 or 20 seconds... Feel like I didn't have enough time to read everything.

gravyhands 2013-08-27 02:54

Beautifully minimalist.
I couldn't tell if the thoughts were actually getting dragged in. Feedback of some sort would be cool. A tiny bling sound perhaps.

megashroom 2013-08-27 04:23

Amazing work!
Quite humorous, and easily one of the top entries I've played today!

unept 2013-08-27 05:21

Wow, very clever. Definitely innovative gameplay. Maybe a bit frantic, which worked well for the gameplay, and helped me practice my panicky speed reading.

And now I'm hungry and have to go to the bathroom.

georgebroussard 2013-08-27 05:24

Interesting mechanic. Felt like a choose your own adventure. Was funny to see the different outcomes.

meta87 2013-08-27 08:23

Very unique! Love the style and mood, great work.

truiton 2013-08-27 11:37

Very fun game mechanic! I love it! :D

ithildin 2013-08-27 12:07

Great work! The idea was really clever, and "distractions" made me smile :D

mrx 2013-08-27 13:37

This is a really cool little game, funniest game I've played so far. Cool re playability.

brogrammers 2013-08-27 16:37

5/5 on innovation

jijaweb 2013-08-27 18:07

Very cool game. 10 seconds was a little bit too fast for this game. Good work!

blizzil 2013-08-27 18:42

Cool idea, great graphics and funny writing :)

proc 2013-08-27 19:15

One of my favourites i've played so far. Can't knock a CYOA!

dancingflame 2013-08-27 19:33

You are a good story teller~ Nice theme, quite fun overall :)

tobiasw 2013-08-27 20:07

That was an interesting experience! For once, I kind of liked that there is no scoring - just different outcomes. The writing was pretty good!

The graphics are minimalistic, but pleasing, and work quite well. The sound effects were good, but I think it might've done with some music. If you can't make any, you might want to use a generator like http://abundant-music.com.

tomcooper3d 2013-08-27 20:54

really cool idea of grasping for the thoughts to use very nice

josefnpat 2013-08-27 21:45

Linux 404's http://i.imgur.com/WQnhAEZ.png :(

namrog84 2013-08-28 01:05

Brilliant idea. Minimal great art style!

jimanzium 2013-08-28 11:01

Very nice, but the game kept freezing on 0 in different places. Neat concept though. Good job

ossi 2013-08-28 11:16

Very cool, great idea and well executed too. Looks good, sounds good and making quick decisions was kinda hard with the 10 second limit. The game sometimes stopped working after each section and I had to restart a couple of times but I really enjoyed it! Great job!

nerlin 2013-08-28 13:14

Cool idea based on theme. I like graphics and sound "Brains..." :D Well done!

bufbot 2013-08-28 20:50

I Had beer for beackfast :)

finnegan2100 2013-08-29 22:54

Pretty fun and original! Made for a fun story + had strong replay value.

theholychicken 2013-08-31 05:56

I feel I can relate so much to this game!

cornedor 2013-08-31 17:11

I get a "404 you shall not pass" message when i try to download the game

lokarunith 2013-09-01 10:35

Very intresting concept but there is something missing. I think that the scenes should be more dependant from each other, it doesn't matter if I piss my bed or go to the toilt or whatever breakfast I choose to have, each scene is independant so it feels like my choices are inconsequent, if one choice led me to another path and there were multiple endings it would be great and I love those games, but how it is right now I feel it's somewhat incomplete.

almax27 2013-09-03 18:01

Such a cool game. Interesting and unusual gameplay and cute minimal art! Really nice. :)

gfm 2013-09-05 02:16

Nice game with an interesting mechanic.

My only complaint is that no matter what choice I took it resulted in the same overall experience. I mean, I could only get one different scene (telling you boss where the assignment is) and a few different answers... This game could really use some different paths (like when you decide to check the e-mails but end up taking a shower anyway).

But for something done in 48h, pretty nice. :D

koe415 2013-09-05 02:19

Neat art style and unique gameplay! Loved some of the bizarre thoughts and action choices. I did have a little trouble trying to read all the choices in 10 seconds. And fyi, you're zip doesn't seem to work.

daanvanyperen 2013-09-12 19:25

The thought blinking makes it a tad hard to read everything on my monitor in time to reasonably pick. I really like the mechanic though.

nezzhil 2013-09-16 18:24

A very original concept but I found some bugs playing the game. Overall, I think that the is a cool game. Good work!

porglezomp 2013-09-17 00:15

It was REALLY hard to get fired! I liked the style, nice color theme. 5/5 for humor as well.