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OPERATOR 42

By travischen

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Humor84.29
Coolness1100
Overall284.07
Audio314.10
Innovation533.99
Fun583.87
Mood643.94
Graphics1304.14
Theme4213.48

Comments

diiq2 2015-04-21 00:56

Looks cool! But the page doesn't load :(

travischen 2015-04-21 01:00

Working on it! Up in a sec :D

pixel-heart 2015-04-21 02:49

Yo Trevis, good job!

apoconypse 2015-04-21 02:57

Looks great but I had to stop playing after a while as it bugged and the phone hang-up noise was playing constantly. Very original though! :)

travischen 2015-04-21 03:00

Thanks for your inquiry ApocoNypse. Please call our customer support line at 825-4235. Thank you, your business is important to us.

trenchgames 2015-04-21 03:04

Nice work with the atmosphere.

hyoga-3d 2015-04-21 03:07

Good entry, very nice scenario too.

darkavenger211 2015-04-21 03:10

Thought it was funny. Couldn't put out the fire though haha. Good job.

block97 2015-04-21 03:11

Wow! Really nice game, love the tech support humor, in addition to the game's story. Really great, polished game!

hburd 2015-04-21 03:13

Way to go, that was hilarious!

ganonsspirit 2015-04-21 03:15

It seems you can't progress past the fire, but it's a cool game anyway.

onlyslightly 2015-04-21 03:16

That was awesome. I loved all the audio and voice acting. You have a great style. And awesome mechanic.

thingostudios 2015-04-21 03:16

I accidentally pressed 1 instead of 2 when they asked if you were on fire and my phone broke.

Still the best game I've played yet-- totally hilarious and frustrating in the best way possible.

mightytoast 2015-04-21 03:19

You have captured the life of a white collar worker in a terrifying way. I love it! The theme integration is great, the graphics and sound are very cool, voice work is solid, and it's hilariously fun. Awesome work you guys!

rjhelms 2015-04-21 03:19

Beautiful style, funny and interesting take on the theme. Only thing that would make it better would just be if there was more of it!

akokich 2015-04-21 03:20

Play it and it was pretty fun.

I got an error in the debug window while talking to tech support about a fire on my console.
PhoneMenuFireStation douseplayer "cannot call non final method from an object different thant the this pointer."

eduardociattei 2015-04-21 03:22

very nice graphics.. good interactive painel but the gameplay need more work...

travischen 2015-04-21 03:22

Killigan Industry thanks you for your DEBUG SERVICES Bitterdeath. Thank you, your business is important to us.

chronodrax 2015-04-21 03:27

I had some errors when pressing 0, and ultimately a blocking error when trying to deal with the fire, but it was fun trying to understand what all those buttons do, and the phone calls are great :)

leftright92 2015-04-21 03:28

Nothing happens after 'pressing 2 if my workstation is on fire'. Not rating yet in case this is a bug, as I would really like to play the whole thing...

hashtagcake 2015-04-21 03:31

I just spent half an hour playing with this. Very nice environment.

funisfun8 2015-04-21 03:32

Although I sadly got stuck after the fire. I LOVED the game! The humor is brilliant and the gameplay is original!

travischen 2015-04-21 03:44

Killigan Industries would like to thank you for your patience. Our fire extinguishing system is now fully operational. Clear cache before your next shift. Thank you, your business is important to us.

leftright92 2015-04-21 04:41

Yay, fixed!
Other than the previous bug, I really can't find anything to criticise on this game, a wonderfully thought out piece, great fun.
My only suggestion would be to slightly randomise some of the mechanics to add a tiny amount of replayability.

12pechasofsouls 2015-04-21 11:35

Of all the automated customer service lines I had the pleasure of displeasure to interact with, the one in Operator 42 is by far the most efficient and helpful. You'd think aiming, arming and firing a weapon capable of destroying continents and planets would be fairly difficult, but no: Killigan Industries invested top dollar in its customer service lines, and it shows!

I love games like this, experiments that think of a cool idea and just roll with it. It helps that the realization (except for a fairly big bug I encountered after my console caught fire) is great, with appropriate feedback from all of the myriad things you can interact with, great sound quality, and a very clean and clear design for every gameplay element.

The only thing I did not like at all is that the phone model is way too big (it obscures the last digit on the unilateral torsion index), but it's a fairly minor complaint in what I believe is a great entry!

handkor 2015-04-21 19:43

This is good. Great work, Love the voiceovers and the whole customer support integration.

evergreen-games-ludum-dare 2015-04-21 20:37

Haha this is very close to real customer support! the graphics are great and the gameplay is fun too. i kinda felt like i was cheating by getting help from the support.

ilookedatyourtitsandiminlove 2015-04-22 00:00

Fantastic game, I loved the customer support. I would love to see a bigger game with this in it XD

felipeberquo 2015-04-22 00:02

Great game, although I got stuck at the 2nd aim procedure part lol
Amazing what you guys did in a such short time! Congratulations

dracomagna 2015-04-22 00:08

Awesome game, everything was good, the art is simple but effective, the mechanics are good, and the concept is really fun!
Great job!

deadfragment 2015-04-22 00:09

That was really awesome! Made me laugh a fair bit and it was very enjoyable. Great job!

-Hando

benmcnelly 2015-04-22 00:21

Wow, this is the best game so far. Loved the script, story, acting, mechanics, using the mouse wheel to zoom in and out was a nice surprise.. I just loved everything. No criticism to be found.

anokta 2015-04-22 00:35

this was truly amazing! most possibly the best game i've played so far in this jam. just awesome work!! :)

flygamer101 2015-04-22 14:30

Really cool idea, great graphics!

fixitteam 2015-04-22 19:35

Awesome game. Spent a lot of time trying to figure out what to do.

The audio is annoying after a while, but the gameplay and the graphics are solid.

nikteddy92 2015-04-23 22:48

Woa this is great! I'm a little stuck BTW XD

decodersmith 2015-04-24 03:59

A really fun game! Reminded me of Zork Grand Inquisitor. Very polished.

lochmann-apps 2015-04-24 06:46

Haha felt like Homer Simpsons at work. Nice Game and a very good, out of the box, idea!

goblin 2015-04-24 11:12

Very original and funny, Great job!
Check ours too http://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-32/?action=preview&uid=44367

hbocao 2015-04-25 02:15

This was sooooo cool! Amazing entry, guys. I don't know what to say other than it was a splendid job!

darrlek5000 2015-04-25 02:43

This is a brilliant representation of customer service!

oberynmartell 2015-04-25 03:03

Very cool concept! I like how you know what you are doing but you still keep doing it!

uvwar 2015-04-25 04:24

Pretty dang good overall! Maybe an actual robot voice or more even voicework would be nice, but I can't really fault you for that in the time allotted time. It was fun!

nidolabz 2015-04-25 04:49

I usually hate sitting through automated troubleshooting systems but this one was EXTREMELY entertaining! One of the best I've played so far, I would really like to see this with a few other scenarios!

ruka 2015-04-25 05:52

nice entry~! very fun game play!

marinalucio 2015-04-25 08:28

Omg, such an awesome game! It's just hilarious. I could finish it no problem. Nice touches adding other options on the automated service...i said my body was on fire just for fun. Really awesome work...i have absolutely nothing to complain about. :)

druid 2015-04-25 09:06

Ohmygosh, this is so much fun :D Great idea!

vortex 2015-04-25 13:02

I killed all those people... on a Friday!
Best game I played so far!

nutcrack 2015-04-25 14:15

Most epic entry so far. Well done!

frokes 2015-04-25 14:48

Love it!!! This is a evil-genius/alien problem simulator with it's on automated help service! really nice game.

lucien 2015-04-25 15:52

Looks very cool but I dont know what to do

job_ 2015-04-25 17:46

Awesome. How hilarious. I destroyed the world thanks to the awesome customer service.

lasagnegames 2015-04-25 21:49

That was brilliant! kudos for the voice acting!

pinkrobopanda 2015-04-25 22:15

Amazing! It was really funny and cool. I loved how you put a spin on phone services!

gigitrix 2015-04-26 00:10

Simply fantastic. There's not much more I can say, really. Maybe after the [INCOMING SPOILERS]





Panel fire is extingushed, you could close the conduit panel? I didn't realise I had met all the requirements, and was trying to mess with that system still. The minorest of issues for an experience that was simply great, regardless of it's 72 hour lifecycle.

mildmojo 2015-04-26 01:01

This game has everything. Perfect art, great animation, great voice work, automated voice response satire, fire suppression systems, dials, levers, buttons, wires, gauges, fake corporations, Parisian destruction... Premise and execution are top notch. The voice script was detailed and felt expansive.

I really liked the option to extinguish myself but leave the console afire. That was a highlight.

A couple of the voice segments didn't sound like they had the same band pass filter applied as the others. You probably processed the audio files outside the game? Do try Unity 5's new audio mixing stuff if you haven't already. It lets you do things like high-/low-pass filters this in-engine in real time. I'm using it for a game about managing radio station audio streams and it's great.

A few of the clicking bits had fiddly targets. The grid of 9 buttons liked to double-read single clicks, and the bank of levers often moved the wrong lever when I clicked.

Those are pretty minor complaints, though. This is probably my favorite jam game so far.

squarlboy 2015-04-26 01:08

That funny little experience c:

steboots 2015-04-26 13:18

Ohhhh, I can't get past second aiming. Spent so much time on this game, this one is my favorite so far. 5 stars all around.

suvidriel 2015-04-27 11:42

Haha this was totally amazing :D

garethiw 2015-04-27 11:49

Alright, this was fucking amazing. I think the logic might have gone a bit screwy on the launch panel part (after the fire), but I still managed to get the launch light green and win. Super, super cool entry.

boateye 2015-04-28 02:30

This game is perfect! don't change a thing!

borkleby 2015-04-28 04:18

Awesome, hilarious, and somewhat reminiscent of Here and There Along the Echo. I love it!

teamquadratic 2015-04-28 04:36

Amazing game. Great graphics, presentation, humor. All around great!

matt-beckett 2015-04-28 04:41

So good!

sakergames 2015-04-28 05:54

This game is brilliant! Cool audio and models. 5 stars! :)

jsmars 2015-04-28 06:42

Wow! Top notch entry! Really awesome job guys.. Really entertaining and fun, feels like a bit like the stanley parable :)

jk5000 2015-04-28 07:42

The only flaw in this game, is that customer service actually does work.

th4t 2015-04-28 10:21

Great game !
Took me a while to figure out I had to call the hotline for help. Was trying to figure out the puzzles on my on. I even got one step of the arming procedure right :D
Really innovative game concept. Good work !

kaiseangames 2015-04-28 18:19

This was the best laid out game on this LD for me (for now, at least). Well done, guys.

sytech 2015-04-28 18:22

Great game! I really like the mood of it.

diiq2 2015-04-29 00:06

Super spectacular. Great voiceover work; fun game; would have been even more fun if the puzzles were a tiny bit harder and more frustrating.

Stylish look and feel, and groovy credit music. Great job!

lucidsheep 2015-04-29 00:41

very funny and imaginative. The only part I gave low marks on was fun, because what kind of sick men think that navigating automated phone systems is fun?!?! lol. but, no, great job, I played it all the way through.

mrshoestore 2015-04-29 13:38

the number one thing about this is the fact that you stick to it. support line, "tell us how we're doing" the website address. brilliant.

timm638 2015-04-29 14:05

Epic!

jasonsumm 2015-04-29 23:06

Nice work! Awesome feel to it :)

sledknight 2015-04-30 00:38

Hilarious. Was fun blowing up Paris! ;)

john-wasteland 2015-04-30 04:55

It was a fun experience.

robert_steiner 2015-04-30 07:05

Ok, looking at the quality of your work, I'm starting to think that maybe, just maybe, we need another jam category for group work :P
Gosh, this game is fantastic! (even though orbital laser cannon is not so unconventional in video games) Graphics, sound, idea... You already know that and you're darn well proud of yourselves.

My only problem (I'm sure that's not the word I was looking for) is that * is a button for skipping recorded message, not repeating it :)

acondor 2015-04-30 07:54

So much fun and very creative!

nightshadow0 2015-05-02 19:46

Haha i don't know how you managed to make just following orders fun, but it really works. Loved it!

designernap 2015-05-03 14:33

Can't tell you how much this made me laugh. Excellent dialogue, love the gameplay and atmosphere. You guys nailed this.

asobitech 2015-05-03 15:03

Well done on conveying the tedium and frustration of an automated phone system. Extremely funny and great voice acting.

robber 2015-05-03 15:45

great experience, very polished game!

mandolin 2015-05-03 19:16

Very cool game! I love the feel and atmosphere :)

ryannielson 2015-05-03 19:26

Great idea! Love the writing!

justthestudio 2015-05-04 21:29

You could work on design a little, but it's freakin' good and we laughed like hell on Skype rating your game, so great job!

fabraz 2015-05-04 21:49

Awesome job!

This was very entertaining, played through the whole thing.

Loved the graphics and the mood, thought the humor was really great.

Only flaw in the audio is some mumbled lines and issues with fluctuating volume (which is always a problem with such little time) and that it was not possible to complete some of the puzzles without listening to the hotline.

I like the idea of the hotline more as a hidden or optional path, and I was thoroughly enjoying the VO, but I would have loved a chance to figure out all the puzzles without it, at least on a first attempt.

Great job!

crowbeak 2015-05-06 10:33

It took me far longer than it should have to call the help line. xD Not your error, though, totally mine. I enjoyed this.

flyingbear 2015-05-08 00:05

oh man, that was brilliant! Totally captured the feeling of going through technical support when the company couldn't be bothered to put a live person on the phone with you. I enjoyed this entry immensely =)

freeholdgames 2015-05-10 17:11

Wonderful. Just like real life.

menesetsu 2015-05-11 15:13

Oh my god, this game has customer support! So rad :)