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Jackton Factory

By pitzik4

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Coolness357
Innovation293.82
Theme373.76
Humor1882.82
Overall2493.20
Fun2742.98
Mood2822.95
Audio3502.62
Graphics3962.87

Comments

tacospice 2013-08-26 10:06

Very cool! Difficult to figure out though. I guess I didn't beat it? If that's possible. I tried a few times, everyone died.

Nice idea though, and effective graphics.

wrongcoder 2013-08-26 10:20

This is quite clever. The only game with a similar mechanic that comes to mind is Day of the Tentacle, so well done on uniqueness. And well done all around.

misson20000 2013-08-26 17:21

It's possible to beat, I've done it

pitzik4 2013-08-26 17:53

Thanks for the positive comments! The idea of the game is really to keep trying until you figure out how the game works, and then try to perform while. In case you didn't catch on, clicking on signs will take you to the room they point to.
Yes, it is possible to beat. I put a URL to a video of the best ending in the notes.

ratalaika 2013-08-26 22:08

Really nice idea for the concept!! Great work!

unixxnova 2013-08-27 07:10

Cool and interesting idea but hard to understand

xrm0 2013-08-27 12:25

I like it

tainted_code 2013-08-28 16:03

It was hard to solve, but it was very cool nontheless!

jimanzium 2013-08-28 16:08

Couldn't figure too much out, but from what I saw it was really cool. I liked the graphics style aswell, good job

sdgusler 2013-08-30 00:31

lots of fun, i love exploring games, anyone remember police quest!?

ellipticaldoor 2013-08-30 00:38

Original and strange ideas are the best ;)

drkrunk 2013-09-02 01:32

Took me a min to figure out what was happening LOL. Overall really fun game. Good job.

archaeometrician 2013-09-02 01:38

Really nice :) I'm not sure if I did right, but at the end, the factory closed :D

zap 2013-09-02 02:16

Pretty cool idea, it's interesting trying to work out everything that could happen. I didn't manage to solve it though.
The signs could be bigger - it was tricky to click them if there was a person standing in front.
Thanks for including a walkthrough :)

pitzik4 2013-09-02 02:23

Just finished rating the games of all who commented on this game. Even if you didn't get a comment, I rated your game... Except for UnixXNova, whose game I unfortunately couldn't play.
I'm currently working on a complete rewrite of the game, and I'm planning on adding LOTS of new levels and content to the game, because I think that a lot of possible gameplay is what could make this game great. Thanks for playing, everyone!

jomomomo 2013-09-02 03:19

Nice job -- interesting use of multiple characters...

cosmicadventuresquad 2013-09-02 03:43

Very humorous game, and innovative concept! It was interesting seeing all the different actions each character could take depending on the circumstance and who was in which room. I wish I had a better grasp of the layout of the factory, but after four or five playthroughs I was beginning to form a coherent map of the locations, actions, and timing. Great idea!

futuristteletex 2013-09-02 04:24

enjoyed it.. tricky to play but figured it out as well i could =)..

futuristteletex 2013-09-02 04:54

you couldnt play ours huh? thats really weird i tried a second after you posted.. =(.. worked for me.. not sure whats up with that..

crazi456 2013-09-02 06:11

Very interesting use of the theme. Took me a bit to figure out. Nice work overall!

colapsydo 2013-09-02 08:33

I tried several times.
Even if I was able to do some stuff, I had no clue about what I really have to do. Is there a goal ?
I liked the graphics, and the idea of playing all the characters for 10 seconds.

sestren 2013-09-02 09:40

I really like the concept behind this game, but it's extremely difficult to figure out. I also like when you encounter characters you've already played and they perform the actions you gave them in front of you, that was a nice touch.

p4nurge 2013-09-02 10:29

Nice concept! Just the right amount of characters and locations too - any more and it could have become confusing. I almost managed to sort everything out but had to check the youtube video to get the best ending (didn't think to shoot). 'Fix tie' was my favourite command!

bitowl 2013-09-02 10:45

I'm really impressed by the concept, although it's quite confusing. I think there can be a "real" (longer, more complex, but simpler to understand) game done with.

diningphilosopher 2013-09-02 13:48

Nice game! Good use of the theme. :)
As others already said, it is a bit difficult to find out what I was doing. In the end of the first few tries, I didn't see the end text because I already pressed a key (because it says so at the bottom), that was a bit confusing. Maybe you could have let the text 'any key skips' appear a bit later. ;) Anyhow, nice entry!

badgerpriest 2013-09-06 11:34

Brilliant game, and figuring out how to save the factory felt great. The game would have been a little less frustrating if there was a way to go back to previous characters when you screw up, rather than having to wait until the game ends.

nate427 2013-09-06 15:12

Pretty cool! The screen'd go black for a while and only give me 3 seconds to play as Jen though. :c

manuq 2013-09-06 16:11

Pitzik4, I love this game! My first idea for this LD was very similar: use the concept of filmmaking montage and play different situations of a same "movie", not necessarly in chronological order. I discarded it because seemed too complicated. Glad you did something like this! I can't wait for the game rewrite.

fluffypillow 2013-09-07 13:51

Great use of the theme! Good game.

megashroom 2013-09-07 17:53

Pretty cool.
It was really difficult until I realized that [Spoilers ahead] The woman with the password was in the dark rom.

megashroom 2013-09-07 17:53

Pretty cool.
It was really difficult until I realized that [Spoilers ahead] The woman with the password was in the dark room.

withoutpillow 2013-09-10 19:26

great concept and use of the theme, and i kinda dig the music, but i would like for it to be more ways to beat it. and that thing with the black room is a little off-putting.

still though, it's a great concept and puzzle, and if you extend it or maybe make more ways to interact with the characters and possibly more endings, i'd love to play more!