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Office Gaming Inception

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Humor244.09
Coolness1100
Theme364.31
Innovation513.98
Overall1023.79
Mood1073.72
Fun1643.54
Audio1663.51
Graphics1743.97

Comments

soulgame 2014-12-09 04:04

Wow this is just a bunch of star into Humor/Innovation/Theme/Fun... Well pretty much everything :) Even if it's not always very handy, it remains fun, and unhandy aspects actually become fun. Congrats on that.

samfreeman05 2014-12-09 04:09

5 Start, playing this game with two people is so hillarious

ultravisitor 2014-12-09 04:12

This really cool! The controls are really well done. Its interesting to see the combination of several different art styles layered within each other. Playing the game within the game within the game is really tricky but it is fun to try. I don't think I have ever done that before. Thanks for making this its really inspiring.

recursiveanomaly 2014-12-09 04:16

So I am playing a game about an office working playing a game about a fairy playing bomberman. Brilliant. The first thing I did was destroy my snowman.

bogden 2014-12-09 04:21

This is the most amazing game ever. Amazing on all fronts!

el-pepi 2014-12-09 04:35

Amazing! Awesome graphics and sound! Really fun game!!

nuclearnapalm 2014-12-09 09:26

I really love the game idea!

dokthar 2014-12-09 14:14

Great job

hypnoticbytes 2014-12-09 21:23

Coolest game I've played. So funny!!!!

jelly 2014-12-09 21:23

Haha! I love how his hands start to shake.

oatsbarley 2014-12-09 21:23

Really great game idea - felt very stressed too!

legacycrono 2014-12-09 21:25

Hahah, great use of the theme! I failed miserably though :P

hazel-bun 2014-12-09 22:22

Great game with a lot of humor :D Found the controls a little difficult at first but still awesome overall.

ams 2014-12-09 22:43

THANKS EVERYONE FOR THE SUPPORT! We didn't expect such a great response for our first ludum game. TY A LOT GUYS! KEEP BEING AWESOME! :D

BTW, if you found a bug, pls report it to us. We're working on fixing all of them :3

crocantidepollo 2014-12-10 00:20

Wow! Our games took a very similar angle on the theme. Yours is hilarious! :D Nice work!

tsabanski 2014-12-10 01:13

So it took me a few plays to realize that this was a game.

In a game.

In a game.

lol!

Something weird happened the third time around and I couldn't quite play the frog game for some reason? Albeit, I was buzzing around like a hummingbird with ADD and we all know once the snowman explodes you've officially entered Office Hell. :)

ams 2014-12-10 01:29

@Taunia Sabanski It was just that you have to press one of the inner buttons in SCA to start Don't Eat The Bomb (the little frog game). And I love the term Office Hell, we should use it more xD

aflatminerstudios 2014-12-10 05:16

Well done, super hard and funny. Screen within a screen within a screen. Trying to explain this game to a friend nearby led to mass confusion and laughing.

matthew-rayfield 2014-12-10 06:47

Really cool idea.

Took me a minute to figure out I was also playing a game in the game in the game...

Fun. Love the little added things like the stuff on the desk you can play with.

Great graphics. Congrats!

lynx 2014-12-10 06:49

Clever game and hilarious balance of frustration and sarcasm! Well done, oohing else I can think of to help critic.

ossi 2014-12-10 06:50

Kind of hard to play, but I think that's a good thing in this case! Really hilarious and super meta. The stress management portion was really interesting and eventually I just succumbed to the pressure! Good job!

tuism 2014-12-10 07:00

Game did not run from me from Newgrounds, Running OSX.

ams 2014-12-10 07:04

Tuism, are you sure that the game didn't run? It has no loading screen so it can take a while to load and while is loading you can only see a white screen :P

yarek 2014-12-10 07:27

Really funny game! And the idea of a game inside a game it's awesome!

charlesque 2014-12-10 07:32

Ah ah, nice game. I really like how you treated the subject. :)

mechamew 2014-12-10 07:38

Brilliant! Such cool use of the theme! So many stars!

watercressstudios 2014-12-10 08:08

Quite a fun and frustrating game, though it really reminds me of the current trend of Simulator games. Just a note: it seems to run unplayably slow on Chrome, but it works perfectly on Firefox.

masterhyjinx 2014-12-10 08:14

I couldn't figure out what to do in the adventure game. I found the hands hard to control (that may have been the point). I liked that I tried to exploit the squeeze toy (Snowman.... nice) and it popped hahaha. I like the concept and use of the theme!

Note, I almost didn't play your game because there's an ad in front of it. It's your game but I'm going to think a bit about whether that's in the spirit of LD.

ams 2014-12-10 08:45

masterhyjinx, we don't get any revenue from that ad, that's from Newgrounds, not from us.

pjimmy 2014-12-10 12:47

best game I've played so far, 5 stars all the way, well done :D

waschtl 2014-12-10 12:58

Controlls felt really awkward. Great use of the theme though.
In the beginning it was not really clear what the goal is. Snowman is +1

hippolyta 2014-12-10 16:01

Wow, that was so funny to play! I like this game very much!

Great job!

spitfire87 2014-12-10 17:47

YO DAWG, YO LIKE CONTROLS SO I PUT CONTROLS INSIDE CONTROLS.

This is truly amazing, the amount of things and these controls are freaking amazing. On of the most original and well done entries i've seen so far. This game is a 5/5 on every single category out there. Srslly, great job.

robustinteractive 2014-12-10 17:56

Brilliant concept! good execution. overall, a job well done guys. keep it up. We are also a team of students first time in ludum dare, so i can say, i know how u feel bro :P

rabbit 2014-12-10 18:04

Idk what happened but it wouldnt start! And it looks so cool too.

:(

drtizzle 2014-12-10 18:49

Our games are indeed very similar :D
But I think your game is much harder haha

Very slick graphics!
Nice audio!
I really like the drinking animation.

Overall very well done!!!

drtizzle 2014-12-10 18:50

Our games are indeed very similar :D
But I think your game is much harder haha

Very slick graphics!
Nice audio!
I really like the drinking animation.

Overall very well done!!!

p.s.
KITTENS!!!!!!!!

raiyumi 2014-12-10 18:50

I love it! The controls were a bit weird at first, but it wasn't too hard to get the hang of. Anyways, great job!

greenyuk 2014-12-10 18:58

This is really cool :) It's pretty simple as there's only a few things to do, but it's good fun once you get to grips with the controls. Played it for a few runs and could still play more. :) Awesome entry OP, especially love the DickButt mug. A fellow Imgurite?

zkenshin 2014-12-10 20:06

Liked the control scheme, nice job!

robotloveskitty 2014-12-10 22:11

So much strangeness and fun, good work guys!

maxw3ll 2014-12-10 22:35

I liked it, was unsure how to play the computer game though.

kerdelos 2014-12-10 23:08

I'm playing a game about someone playing a game about someone playing a game. Ok you got me there, this is so much fun !

mathmadlen 2014-12-11 00:46

I loved it .) I feel so good now after this glimpse into corporate madness... that I don't have to be part of...

Poor Snowy, though.

ruerob 2014-12-11 01:48

What a weird game. in a positive way. i really enjoyed playing.

pixel_3 2014-12-11 05:13

You made stress fun out of 5.

-AlucardX60

tcarter 2014-12-11 07:06

I sympathize with this game world so much... I'm gonna go stare blankly out my window now.

warboys 2014-12-11 10:03

Haha this is absolutely brilliant. What a great idea and an absolutely madcap game to play :)

krunoslav 2014-12-11 10:52

Hahaha, well done! It is a very interesting/innovative meta-game!

egos 2014-12-11 11:36

so fun thanks for that

apiotrw 2014-12-11 12:53

Very funny entry

gungnir 2014-12-11 13:47

Nailing the theme, and realizing (very nicely) a really impressive amount of content. This is just a very well constructed bit of fun. Nice work team!

yosh 2014-12-11 17:51

Excellent game. It was honestly really funny and it breaks the fourth wall twice!
One of the best LD31 game I've played so far :)

lasagnegames 2014-12-11 22:11

just brilliant!

rhy3756547 2014-12-11 22:21

Fantastic work, 5/5 for theme and humor. :) Saw this on Taunia's stream a few days ago but didn't get a chance to play it until now. I love how it's frustrating to manage your frustration - it's fantastic how quickly the stress levels start increasing after a while of playing. One thing I should mention is that it might have been better to allow the left hand to stretch over to the arrow keys, but apart from that, Great job!

tritegames 2014-12-11 22:21

That was really funny and challenging...I almost wanted to smash my display too haha. Very good interpretation of the theme. Well done :)

flashlight 2014-12-11 22:28

This game is awesome! The graphics is cute and sound fit the environment. The idea of simulating computer screen also fit the theme quite well.

sakergames 2014-12-11 22:41

For some reason Space still does not work. It scrolls the page down, as a default behavior of the browser. The game itself is funny, the graphics are pretty. :)

bobombe 2014-12-11 22:46

Hahahaha that's stupid ^^ I liked it ^^

elendow 2014-12-11 22:48

Sublime, best idea.

dracomagna 2014-12-11 22:58

One of my favorite. I love the stress effects, it really adds to the surgeon simulator gameplay.
Good job! :D

skulioskarsson 2014-12-11 23:22

Haha hilarious

spacedoubt 2014-12-11 23:32

Too..much...coffee. Sitting at a computer desk, playing a game about sitting at a computer desk, playing a game.. Why'd you have to go and get all existential on us?.. Love it!

drludos 2014-12-11 23:41

Excellent entry, very original idea, one of the best I've played this LD! I like you can break the screen when you're too stressed to click :p

BTW, a ZQSD or arrows keys alternative to WASD would be nice for non-QWERTY keyboards owners ;)

mekuri 2014-12-11 23:47

haha what a great idea! I felt the stress, and you managed to convey that feeling extremely well! Very very nice mood! great job!

cabezotta 2014-12-11 23:53

Great entry!

taro 2014-12-12 03:28

Well that was certainly one of the most stressful games I've played in a while. Well done.

rono 2014-12-12 05:11

Poor Snowman, he died :( them collection of LD themes was nice lol points for humor!

urbanlogicgames 2014-12-12 10:47

Pretty funny, the art and animation are perfect, amazing how much you communicate with the characters arms alone. Lots of little amusing touches. The game within a game within a game was probably just a touch too difficult for me personally, but I had fun with it. :)

delahee 2014-12-12 13:09

i didn't found how to pick that f... phone!
The shaking hands were a good idea to felt the stress!

mrbadivan 2014-12-12 18:36

Very fun and good looking game!

snickersnacks 2014-12-12 19:16

Great job with the game-in-a-game-in-a-game. Really fun to play with, the sfx bring it all together :D Great job!

wakka 2014-12-12 21:14

amazing entry, had much fun. Sometimes you have to wait pretty long until something happens

mintarcade 2014-12-12 21:15

That was a mega LOL! Fit the theme!

mintarcade 2014-12-12 21:22

WOW, just WOW! NeEd MoRe CoFfEe ^,^

hogtrick 2014-12-12 23:57

Well, simply awesome! You blew my mind with this one. It's pretty hard, and fun, and everything feels so alive and you made me feel stressed like the character. hahah

gamepopper 2014-12-13 01:37

Really funny game, trying to manage stress levels at work. Audio is brilliant, almost sounds like an actual office.

thalia 2014-12-13 01:58

I had only one desire - to switch off monitor. Ok. Three: to switch off monitor, constantly to drink coffee and break snowman.)
Song for your game hero - Naiv "Obivatel" :) http://www.clipafon.ru/naiv/obyvatel-klip_b46027c91.html

gokuhd 2014-12-13 02:32

Ok, this is crazy, it's good and messed with my brain a lot!! hahaha really nice

ynots 2014-12-13 09:31

nice game...

guyunger 2014-12-13 13:26

whahah, this is amazing

kualitygames 2014-12-13 18:05

Funny game, with nice graphics! Well done.

incredible-ape 2014-12-13 19:16

Wow, great use of the theme! I was expecting a cop-out with just a game on the screen but instead it was leveraged well! Nice work!

martial_cantarel_games 2014-12-13 22:52

!!!

ianatherton 2014-12-14 15:56

One of the best games i played this LD 10/10 GOTY would play again.

franklins-ghost 2014-12-15 13:25

Clever unique entry that was really fun to play. Loved the graphics and playing the games within a game.

chuigum 2014-12-16 01:14

Great in humor, awesome graphics, nice audio, and great innovative game overall! Fit well with the theme. Good job!

asobitech 2014-12-16 09:30

hilarious fun stuff. Good use of the theme.

01rafael 2014-12-16 12:10

Haha)This is very funny concept)). Cool idea , but the management leaving much to be desired.

gins 2014-12-16 20:07

Amazing, it's incredible how hard a simple game can be with gimped controls and at the same time having to deal with all the other stuff thrown at you :)

For those who find this game too easy: play it while you're at work! :D

dissiden7 2014-12-17 00:49

Best entry I've played so far by a long long margin.

Great job guys.

mrshoestore 2014-12-19 03:12

This is great! Love the art. I am not sure why playing a game about being stressed at work was so fun, but it was. I feel like it gets too stressed a little too fast though, but maybe that means I'm just a pretty zen person at work.

chakitp 2014-12-20 07:01

Amazing Idea for entire game on one Screen.. But Sometmes controls are stuck and not working..

Lucariatias 2014-12-20 13:08

This was alright for a little while, but it got to the point where the snowman's head burst, the computer screen was broken, and I was out of coffee - then it was completely oimpossible to get rid of stress. It felt like it was lacking content - there were a few games there, but none of them were really deep enough.

jukimv1986 2014-12-22 21:12

wtf! I punched my screen, now I can barely write, my eye is twicthinhshla jjdahaa VJa AAAARAFGGFGGFGFG

jupiter_hadley 2014-12-28 17:36

Interesting game, really fun. I Included it in part 20 of my Ludum Dare 31 compilation video series, if you would like to check it out :) http://youtu.be/SGfwL84KAH0

alwaysinbeta 2014-12-29 13:36

Really good fun. Lots of great details.