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Doll house: q-Be or not q-Be

By liamlime

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Coolness1100
Graphics4813.20
Humor5772.46
Overall5993.16
Innovation6283.04
Mood7222.74
Theme8163.39
Fun9552.60

Comments

ilikescifi 2014-12-07 21:46

Like the style.

wdebowicz 2014-12-08 10:49

I like the simple style. Camera view makes me feel like I'm spying neighbours! I had a fun!

anikki 2014-12-08 14:47

I like the idea. This could be expanded into something special thats not the Sims.

fede3751 2014-12-08 14:48

Cool game! Those little mobs (or however you want to call them) are really cool, it was fun seeing them moving in the house (it happened once that one of them went on the upper floor flying, without using the stairs, and i laughed really hard :D). Keep it up, you did really good! ^^

lars-faust 2014-12-08 15:06

Man, that pathfinding must have been one special trip to make in 48 hours.

I like the interactivty you have been able to put into the objects and rooms, it does feel like a real little Sims-y sandbox.

zorfmorf 2014-12-08 15:07

Am I not getting something or is there no way to increase the curiousity stat?

zorfmorf 2014-12-08 15:13

Forget it, I just found out that it means I should read a book. I thought it was about exploring and tried roaming the attic and the garage.

drtizzle 2014-12-08 16:27

Wow, really well made! I saw a blogpost of you were the whole house collapsed, I'm wondering if I can make that happen in this final version :)

tonbery 2014-12-08 18:50

the sims of little robots? enjoyed

tasteslikefuture 2014-12-08 19:40

Neat game idea, kinda sims-y. The boxy dudes look adorable. Awesome job!

kalaskrysset 2014-12-08 19:43

Looks like you got a lot done in 48h! Really cool game :)

ian-morrison 2014-12-08 19:46

Cool little sandbox!

scriptorum 2014-12-08 19:52

Nice. This reminds me of Little Computer People from a zillion years ago. Where is the book located? I couldn't get the zoom to work.

pete_h 2014-12-08 22:03

Interesting game, couldn't get much to happen but can definitely see how it could be expended!

mechabit 2014-12-08 23:31

cool

lukezaz 2014-12-09 04:44

A bit fun, though it gets boring after some time, at least until the characters start phashing through walls instead of taking stairs.

thopis 2014-12-09 07:19

Great!Nice little touches here and there.

HelkeGames 2014-12-09 16:42

Polished game! Great graphics and unique concept!

the-arrival 2014-12-09 16:46

It´s impressive how much has been done in 48h, but it lacks gameplay and it´s not really on one screen. Maybe a bit too ambitious idea for such a short time, but as a first step for a prototype more than well done!

hwinwuzhere 2014-12-09 16:54

Very cool :3

domicuc 2014-12-09 16:55

Congratulation! Style,style,style.. this is freaky good!
also check my project if you have some time x)

rainshapes 2014-12-09 17:23

I was hoping someone would make a dollhouse game. Good job!

flwns 2014-12-09 18:01

The eyes of the characters are creepy. I thought it was interesting though.

orion_black 2014-12-09 20:14

As someone who enjoys strategy/management/... games I can see how this could be evolved into a really interested game/toy. Good job.

spacedoubt 2014-12-09 20:26

Interesting. Love the style! Fun!

mrexcessive 2014-12-09 20:47

Hi there. I like the look. Shame no sounds. They move around a bit slowly, fun playing with tho' Good job!

aaronjbaptiste 2014-12-09 21:31

Cute! Great 3d modelling and lighting.

rene-damm 2014-12-10 01:13

Great idea and execution. Surprisingly complex simulation for such a short time.

rico-albe 2014-12-10 15:07

It feels a little cheaty to add zoom and panning to the camera given the theme, but it's just a different interpretation of it.

Working out that pathfinding must have been a complete nightmare. It did get glitchy, but I guess everyone goes through walls at their own houses sometimes.

Aesthetically I recommend you to give an ambient light to almost any game you ever make, makes things nicer.

Also sound effects can even make away with the need for animations, don't neglect them.

joshua_burr 2014-12-10 15:21

Interesting game, like a simplistic version of the sims. I couldn't figure out how to increase my curiosity. Also there doesn't seem to be any negative consequences from letting the bars empty.

rabbit 2014-12-10 17:56

Interesting little toy. It is, as you said, a bit clunky but I enjoyed it. This is a good start to a real game.

pjimmy 2014-12-10 23:41

very interesting, well done

kad 2014-12-11 00:12

My sims went bored from using stairs, so once they started flying through walls, everything got better!

phocker 2014-12-11 03:38

kinda like little computer people - nice job

indie4fun 2014-12-11 11:36

I like the concept of the house in "one screen", really interesting. I agree with you its a gigantic work for 48h!
And i love the rhomboid smoke!

badlydrawnrod 2014-12-14 00:16

I can see where little girls will really like this. My daughter would have loved it when she was younger. Obviously she would want to be able to do things like move furniture, change the colour of things, etc. But it is a good starting point and a really nice easy to use interface. And all in 48 hours. Wow!

sk16games 2014-12-14 18:36

Entertaining and simple game. Unity-made 3D models for the win! They could go faster though, and maybe some "goal" would be nice. :)

frump 2014-12-18 02:51

This was really cool, I had fun messing around with it.

sorle 2014-12-19 18:03

man this thing is just awesome

coderdozer 2014-12-19 18:08

Really cool concept, small bug in that sometimes the character "supermans" to the next floor. But overall really liked this, well done.

greytram 2014-12-20 15:42

Nice graphics. The "doll house" effect works well.
Controlling the characters is a bit difficult at times (you sometimes click on a destination point and they walk in the opposite direction).
Providing an alternative to the WASD key setup would be great for players that don't use a QWERTY keyboard :-)
Adding win/lose conditions would be great.

mekuri 2014-12-25 13:20

lol what a great idea. Although the graphics are simple it really had a nice feel to it. Would've been nice with some audio. - Nice "Sims - Simple edition" with a nice doll-house twist :-)

okkolobr 2014-12-28 17:34

I've hit some minor bug (character flying in the air from one floor to the upper room with the computer, then to get to the cabinet (?) next to it, it fly to the floor below, and then get in the stair. It was fun to watch :) )

Otherwise, despite it's not my cup of tea, it was pretty nice for a 48h game. Neat graphics :)

pht59x 2014-12-28 18:08

Great 3D graphics. Wasn't it too ambitious a project?

lxd1 2014-12-28 18:42

Fun

el-pepi 2014-12-28 22:27

Quite enjoyable.

diegohenriquez 2014-12-29 04:49

Thats pretty cool, I like those type of games! If it was more complete it could be great fun

mattshepard 2014-12-29 05:37

Interesting, but it's a tad over-simplified. It feels like the Sims needs loop but separated from any of the interesting interactions that make that daily grind worthwhile. I think you could rework the mechanics a little and end up with something real nice. Splendid work for only a weekend.

liamlime 2014-12-30 02:38

Thank you everyone for your kind words, feedback and cast votes! This LD was a blast, irrespective of what the numeric, star-based results will show!