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This is NOT a scam!

By reccy

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Innovation144.24
Coolness360
Theme344.24
Humor414.06
Overall833.88
Fun973.76
Mood2483.50
Graphics4423.56

Comments

walaber 2015-08-25 05:26

aw man, Windows only? I guess I won't be stealing any credit cards tonight :(

eingya 2015-08-25 11:34

That is a cool game concept!

The game is fun albeit a bit simple. I would honestly play the hell out of a more complex iteration on this theme and gameplay!

scripturus 2015-08-25 11:42

This was very good! Nice concept and great writing.

reccy 2015-08-25 11:45

I uploaded a new Mac and Linux version, but they're untested. So hopefully they'll work for you guys :P

bender 2015-08-25 11:59

Disclaimer: can safely played at work. It's actually a great app if you're working in a call center or IT department. I see a lot of potential for pranks in this... But enough with my evil plans directed at my co-workers.

People might be fooled by the austere interface of the game, but it's actually perfectly coherent with the game.

There's a connection between you and the people you scam. At least that's what I felt. I would love to play an enhanced version with more in-depth conversation, get attached to their personality. And then just scam them!
The summary at the end was a really nice touch. I felt even more connected to them. Like, my choice had consequences to this people.

Like you can imagine, I really liked you game. Consider me a fan. It reminded me of @oujevipo's game "Never Alone Hotline" (http://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-22/?action=preview&uid=1874), but in a more dicky way.


You monster.

lolshouse 2015-08-25 12:13

Hey, if you guys want to access the secret levels in this game, just forward your SSN, credit card number, and home address to my email. I need these things to show you where the secret level is. Completely free. Not a scam: I promise.

Nice game, though. Would recommend.

jeroen-kappe 2015-08-25 12:14

fun concept

meursault 2015-08-25 12:19

I really like your take on the theme. I just wish for the tab key to work while inserting the information ;-)

techblogogy 2015-08-25 13:32

Very nice game. The dialog options are great, and it's quite relitable to IRL

bocodillo 2015-08-25 22:17

Fantastic idea, simple to play & the short stories at the end were the icing on the cake. Great game!

norwalnate13 2015-08-25 22:28

The ending legitimacy made me feel bad. Ah, well. I'm rich now, so what do I care? Mwahahaha!

chosencharacter 2015-08-25 23:22

Wow. This is top tier quality stuff.

I really, really, liked your concept, and your execution was flawless. It really gave me that 1998 feeling, and the webpage (that's a lot of extra effort) really adds to it. I didn't really like punching in so many credit card numbers, which I felt was a bit unneccesary, but it's fine. The conversations were amusing and it really carried its sense of humor/a bit of darkness too.

Definitely the most creative game I've played so far and I'll be surprised if this doesn't get top 10.

gertjohnny 2015-08-25 23:37

Neat idea! My Wandisk 97 only has copy/paste functionality in the data input boxes though, stealing info could be so much more efficient. I truly am a monster.

ultrarat 2015-08-26 09:38

ha... of course scammers are running with pirated wandisk os. Lots of good polish touches.

adsilcott 2015-08-26 14:28

Liking the concept and gameplay. It was fun to figure out the ways in which to scam the person.

hotboxgames 2015-08-26 14:47

Oh wow, I had loads of fun being the monster, great take on the theme!
I loved the game-over screen, where the repercussions of your actions are shown, I felt so bad for old Mrs Clark!
Solid game!

razoric 2015-08-26 15:25

Really cool idea! Good job!

druid 2015-08-26 15:38

Omg... It was ending necesarry? I feel bad now! :D Anyway, amazing entry!

g_o 2015-08-26 15:39

Awesome game! I like that you involved psychology in this thing! You need to recognize the type of person to know how to decieve him.
Though not really a complex gameplay the "levels" are very well written and designed!
Though this is pretty dirty haha XD

takenapeveryday 2015-08-26 18:44

Well done! Showing the consequences of your actions at the end is great.

randoman 2015-08-26 21:11

I loved your game! Great concept and a very original take on this theme. Played until the end and now I want more :(

rougerogue 2015-08-27 00:41

Just plain amazing. Really enjoyed scamming people and their reactions.

CuriousWonni 2015-08-28 03:27

very nice game

simonaiso 2015-09-04 08:13

Really original! like the concept and the graphics. Luckily I did not have to type in all credit card information..

tackorama 2015-09-09 16:30

Creepy in that Windows way... Mac version works fine.

randomhuman 2015-09-13 16:35

I could totally do this for a living.

yuigoto 2015-09-14 02:38

Nice concept for a game and really scary monster you chose! :P Nice to "gather" info from some clients, as always! ;)

I came upon a screen where a "Seth" gave some credit info that was denied, then the game stopped, is it this way? :P

reccy 2015-09-14 16:46

Nah, that's not supposed to happen. I had another look over the game's code and I can't see anything that would cause that kind of behaviour. If you could tell me what you said to Seth to cause that it would really help me find out what's wrong. Thanks for checking my game out though :)