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The Beast Is Within You

By mickanio

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Coolness369
Innovation543.86
Overall2413.43
Theme2713.69
Mood3123.21
Fun3483.19
Humor6262.33
Graphics8502.18

Comments

terracottafrog 2015-08-24 02:52

This is a very interesting and impressive entry!
It seems like something I could really get into.

However, from what I've played so far, it seems that violence is the answer (when it comes to this game, of course)

tibyte 2015-08-24 12:39

I really love this kind of game. This is awesome.

jackdegree 2015-08-24 12:52

Really nice concept :-) Would be nice to have another slider besides violence. But I understand what you did here, in order to relate it to the theme.

spyboy 2015-08-24 12:54

Pretty impressive for a game made in 48h

pixzleone 2015-08-24 12:55

Cool idea, would love to see more of this!

dhargan 2015-08-24 12:58

most innovative compo game i have seen so far. also i love roguelikes. however, if i need to criticize something, it's not 100% suitable for the theme in my opinion. apart from that, it is a great game, good job! :D

quetzakol 2015-08-24 13:14

Cool game, there are a lot of good ideas I think and I played it quite a long time without being bored.
I think it's a bit difficult (50% of the time I spend more money than what I won). The interface could be improved too (the font is difficult to read and it's too big, there shouldn't be any scrollbars)

chronodrax 2015-08-24 15:18

So hard to find a decent house to rob these days; I had to work for 37 years to get that car and those 10k$.
The gateway driver seems like a good option each time you you have no money and before rehab/car. Apart for that I tend to try 60%+ success rates 1 or 2 times before going for less risky "jobs" (~90%). I also buy everything as soon as possible, except the shotgun.
Before rehab you can't aim for 100% success rate each time because you'll lose more money on drugs/hotel/stuff than whant you rob.
Thus on my 2nd attempt i spent only 6 years in jail (got caught only once, ouch) before living the american dream as a good citizen (2233 nights total).
The game's fun, it makes me want to try again and again until I can beat it without getting caught and in less than 50 nights, I'm sure it can be done, right ?

jakob37 2015-08-25 17:48

I liked this a lot, kept me playing for quite a while. A small suggestion is to mark visually in some way what items you own.

sorlok 2015-08-26 03:43

Very cool mechanic! It definitely had a Mafia Wars feel to it, but with more spatial goings-on. I didn't get far enough to where I needed to conserve my violence. Otherwise, very fun!

cheesyramen 2015-08-26 03:57

Violence pays! =)
Spent quite a while playing this game!

razoric 2015-08-26 04:18

This is great!

whalebot 2015-08-26 04:28

This is a fantastic entry. It's one of those games that speaks to a deeper problem and lets people experience a side of life they wouldn't normally experience. And screw that get away driver... he didn't help even once...

bneutral 2015-08-26 04:37

So hard to find getaway drivers that you can trust these days.

synchingfeeling 2015-08-26 04:51

Bleak, thought provoking and really fun. Values well tuned, I couldn't even afford a car after spending my entire youth in prison.

martinfernandez 2015-08-26 04:57

Great game for 48hs :P, i really enjoy it.

mrcdk 2015-08-27 00:47

Nice game, it was fun but I always got caught ;-;

aelius 2015-08-27 01:05

Why would violence solve everything? Are all citizens of this damn city at home 24/7? :P

thatwhichis 2015-08-27 15:33

I played The Beast Is Within You at Ludum Dare 33 and all I got was **SPOILERS** ;-D

Rehab's totally worth it. O_O

archonthewizard 2015-08-27 21:32

Really cool idea. I would love to play a more polished and tuned version of this game.

conormn 2015-08-28 03:09

Very interesting take on the theme! Your game left me with a lot of guilt :)

mubox 2015-09-04 20:50

Very interesting idea. :)

voider 2015-09-06 02:53

Nice, refreshing entry. A possible small improvement would be to have the store in a separate pane, so there is no need to scroll whenever you click a tile.

secularbaron 2015-09-10 09:34

This was a super cool game. I love the concept especially.