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People Manipulation Sim

By nikb

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Innovation64.42
Coolness1100
Humor433.79
Overall663.83
Fun1083.57
Theme2043.55
Mood2283.37
Audio4402.90
Graphics4583.19

Comments

coopnasty 2014-08-26 07:19

Cool idea! Would love to see this expanded upon!

darklightteam 2014-08-26 07:29

Nice one! Although there's too many rules and the fact that all of them are explained at the same time makes it confusing. Good job though!

4xisblack 2014-08-26 07:31

Clever! Funny! Compelling! You've got yourself a videogame here.

rehacked 2014-08-26 07:43

Good Job.takes a little time to understand the rules but game was fine after understanding them.

awsumpwner27 2014-08-26 07:59

I love this game. It's so clever.

camlang 2014-08-26 11:13

Fun game. I think it will be possible to develop further, because the idea is very cool.

phaix 2014-08-26 11:16

Really Cool! Would love to see it evolve!

norgg 2014-08-26 11:18

Fun puzzles, enjoyed finding slightly alternative ways of solving them like completing the last level without any killing.

togie 2014-08-26 11:20

really good idea

chrupp 2014-08-26 11:20

Very nice game! Cool mechanic!

danex317 2014-08-26 11:23

Great job. This is certainly unique.

ellian 2014-08-26 11:41

Amazing entry.
Took me a while to really understand how it works, but the polish level is insane and it's all working so well...
I had trouble with the last level because I couldn't figure how to kill someone, but I won without it. Wish there was more!
Congrats!

pirate-rob 2014-08-26 12:29

This was very entertaining. Although, sandbox mode I think requires more options, like spawning items and people.

primaerfunktion 2014-08-26 17:56

That was really interessting. Good work!

snoringfrog 2014-08-27 02:07

Hm...Chrome is flagging your .zip as malicious (not uncommon--which happens a lot for LD games--malicious). Not sure what there is to be done about that, but figured I should point it out to you.

nikb 2014-08-27 07:47

@SnoringFrog, Chrome does the same thing in my case. However, you can still save the zip. Or, if it gives you no option for that, try turning off phishing and malware detection:

https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/99020?hl=en

@CoopNasty, @Phaix, @pirate-rob, working on a post-compo version, that features more levels and sandbox achievements.

tanser 2014-08-28 08:08

Haha, really nice game. Love it!

mrvanderpants 2014-08-28 08:10

It's a bit hard to get all the info that is thrown at you at the start, but the game is really fun and interesting when you get it. Nice work!

2014-08-29 07:27

This is a great idea. I love it.

liquidminduk 2014-08-30 12:14

the game got flagged on download but i still tried it
The game itself is pretty confusing due to the info overload, but overall a great entry

hoyt-hoy 2014-08-30 12:50

Different game, it's cool!
Good job!

thecolorhacker 2014-08-30 13:03

I really like the idea of this game. Blending feelings to get objectives done. I also found it pretty humorous.

kayelgee 2014-08-30 13:38

Very cool mechanic, simple yet complex. Would love to see more.

gamegrape-corporation 2014-09-02 00:39

I really like this game! Good job! :D

Oreganik 2014-09-02 05:14

Genius. Calculating the steps was a bit difficult, but thank you for showing what the result of the transaction would be.

grillaface 2014-09-03 18:32

no mac :(

sunflower 2014-09-04 14:16

I had to read carefully to understand mechanics, but once I got the hang of them, game was pretty cool. One of more innovative entries, definitely!

kibertoad 2014-09-05 20:09

Great idea, but it could really use a better interface. Hope you postjam the hell out of it.

tosic 2014-09-06 18:03

Idea is really nice, I like the way you interpreted the theme, but all those formulas may be hard to remember and sounds can be a little bit annoying, but it is a good game!

hundredhundred 2014-09-07 08:20

That was really interesting. Although i found the explanation from the tutorial a bit too heavy. You should make it more simple and take a step by step tutorial approach so that it doesn't overwhelm people. Maybe like make the tutorial integrated with each level. Anyhow I enjoyed the game ! nice job

cstudios 2014-09-07 08:31

The puzzle element is very interesting. The social manipulation is more less pure math, but still fun! Realy clever idea, a must play. I sent it to my fiancee to try it out (shes a psychologist). Nice job!

lokarunith 2014-09-07 21:21

Really nice entry, I see the potential here for a really big, crazy game. With a lot of character development and plot twists xD

dunin 2014-09-08 19:27

weird but fun game.
litlle hard to understand (I don't play post-jam version for now...)

pierrec 2014-09-10 18:31

Awesome mechanics! Now you should try to explain them little by little rather than before the game start. One of the most innovative entries. Reminded me of Benmergui's Storyteller

jezzamon 2014-09-11 07:07

I found this game fun, but in a different way to most other Ludum Dare games. Good job! Although it does need a bit more before it becomes a 'game', I think.

I would've like a less overdone song, but whatever

magewalkr 2014-09-13 15:19

very good take on the theme well done

apiotrw 2014-09-13 16:16

Solid entry :)

cakencode 2014-09-14 21:32

Learning how to play was a bit difficult. I would suggest gradually introducing ways to play instead of doing it all at once. Sort of think Super Meat Boy and how they gradually have you learn parts of the game! It's definitely more work, but something to think about in the future. :D Overall great work! It was fun to play.