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DEBATE

By anokta

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Coolness282
Humor633.69
Innovation1063.92
Audio3263.09
Mood4293.07
Overall4763.27
Graphics6073.00
Fun6103.04
Theme8933.32

Comments

mincemeat 2014-12-08 04:23

I can't really rate it because no one was playing :(.

nuclearnapalm 2014-12-08 04:29

I tried to play with my friend, but we couldn't.

anokta 2014-12-08 11:14

Thanks for trying out @Mincemeat, such a shame, I suppose that's the main drawback of making multiplayer games. Hopefully, more people will give the game a try, making EVERYONE happier! :)

@Nuclear Napalm, sorry to hear that. Unfortunately, the server I run the game on tends to be unstable from time to time. It should be up right now, if you'd like to give it a second chance. Thanks! :)

fede3751 2014-12-08 11:47

Damn, why no one playing this? I wanted to try it but I was the only one in the room :(
I'll come back later to rate it! Can't do it now!^^

floatingghost 2014-12-08 12:31

There were a few people on when I played, it has potential.

Art style is lovely :)

hexagore 2014-12-08 12:59

I couldn't see anythign except a title screen. Sorry :(

hadesfury 2014-12-08 13:02

I was alone :(

lisac 2014-12-08 13:16

Same as everyone else, I can't play because I have no friends :/

I'll try again later. :)

random-abductions 2014-12-08 13:29

Couldn't play since no one was there. But i understand the concept well enough. Cool idea, awesome graphics and good sound. However the intro lasts far too long. Tried all my buttons to check if the thing actually worked.

wilson 2014-12-08 13:29

Great art style, fun concept, but gameplay was a bit unclear to me though - wasn't entirely sure when I was winning or losing :)

zwergesel 2014-12-08 13:35

Unplayable? I only got a title screen and saw no way to start the game. (Web)

anokta 2014-12-08 13:41

Thanks everyone! Sorry to ones got stuck in the title screen, the game attempts to connect to the server automatically while you're in, but the server apparently crashed once again which I just recovered.

Hopefully, you should be able to join back if you try it again now. And many apologies again for my crappy server. :)

yodamaster 2014-12-08 13:51

Weird ...

badlydrawnrod 2014-12-08 13:53

It seems that volume and anger triumph over reason and balanced argument, which makes it quite a realistic simulation! An intriguing idea.

sputnik 2014-12-08 16:02

Really interesting idea! Love the simplicity and the mechanic metaphor.

evergreen-games-ludum-dare 2014-12-08 22:00

very cool idea. would be great with 16 people on the server.

drtizzle 2014-12-08 22:30

Superb concept! I shouted at a guy and he left :)

mrexcessive 2014-12-09 08:04

Hi there. Like the idea as described, the general noise sfx was good... nothing happened though, tricky to rate multiplayer when no-one else there.

allurious 2014-12-09 10:31

Haha, I really liked this! It's a simple but really effective concept and I think it's awesome you did an online game in such a short time. 10/10 got to yell at people.

anokta 2014-12-09 10:52

Cheers for all the feedback!

Sorry to hear all the loners out there who couldn't find any candidates to yell at. I try to play the game whenever I find the time to join you guys, but it's indeed tricky to find enough people in the arena to debate 'properly'! :)

I suppose it was a bit too risky decision on my side to make a solely multiplayer online game for the jam. Maybe I should organise specific time periods, so that more people can join at the same time. Anyhow, thanks again all for giving it a try! Muchly appreciated! :)

hypnoticbytes 2014-12-09 21:38

I had the chance to play it and I loved it. Nice entry and well done. It's rare to see a multiplayer game here... Great work!

thatsmyjam 2014-12-09 21:39

I debated myself to death accidentally :D

wilpel1234 2014-12-09 21:39

Love the clean look of the game!

louisload 2014-12-09 21:39

excellent concept and idea! i dont know who I argued with but i am sorry I had to shout :DD ahah
the graphics style is perfect for this kind of game

demy 2014-12-10 16:34

Funny, looks nice. After i won 4-5 debates no one appears and i got text "You got debated..." (no, i didn't press the button to debate myself).

catwheel 2014-12-10 16:45

I rather liked this. Pressing space bar rapidly felt pretty analogous to "yelling".

cyrus 2014-12-10 16:48

Best online shouter I played so far! :D

nikteddy92 2014-12-10 16:57

Wooooah! Nice concept! Well done!

udo 2014-12-10 17:14

I liked the idea a lot. The UI could have been a bit more approachable, but otherwise: good job!

dracomagna 2014-12-10 17:23

Very fun game, I love how the squares are debating with tiny voice xD
Good job! :D

geckoo1337 2014-12-10 17:35

Lol. I got debated :)
Nice simple concept ++

larzan 2014-12-10 17:50

Haha, that was fun, somehow, but it sometimes looked a bit random if you won or not, but great idea, very innovative concept! :)

xgeovanni 2014-12-10 17:59

Why do people use Unity and then not make a Linux build? It takes like 20 seconds.

anokta 2014-12-10 18:12

Thank you a lot guys! Glad to see more people enjoying the game! :)

@Demy thanks, it's likely that your connection might have been lost, it's a bit misleading as there is no additional message for that, sorry for that!

@xgeovanni fair point! put the 64-bit Linux build link above (couldn't test it though please let me know if it works out for you.).

vulture-tamer 2014-12-10 18:25

hahahaha :-)

great, I was alone at first in the background but suddenly I got shouted xD

very cool idea, a little (really a little) more gameplay, throwing money/slamming a door/quit the job/cry/pull up a wall/jumping/... would be cool though, as I understand the one that presses space the quickest wins? :p or is there more? :p

anyway, I think when you make a multiplayer for LD you should always try to make some sort of bots aswell, since that allows people to really play the game even if there is noone arround
even if you're shit at AI, people wont judge for that, but people that are just alone will not be happy because they cannot see any gameplay at all

omaha 2014-12-10 22:54

I was debated.

I really loved the little audio sounds. They felt both melodic and as if they were trying to communicate something. It's a shame I didn't have any opponents. I'll try back again later :)

thopis 2014-12-13 02:16

I like it's idea and the colours are just peacefull!