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The Chore

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Coolness371
Audio1913.56
Theme2333.90
Graphics2703.91
Mood3943.35
Innovation5272.96
Overall5323.21
Fun6222.86

Comments

uliana-galich 2016-12-13 17:05

Cool project

hadikcz 2016-12-13 17:06

She left me :(

morrilet 2016-12-13 17:08

That got thoroughly dark. Is there any way to get a happy ending? Either way, I enjoyed it. This seemed pretty well polished. Nice work.

asghardian 2016-12-13 17:12

The was nice. The idea was not bad.

Just a few things to improve: there is no way to know when the game ends. A time counter would solve this issue.

I didn`t figure the purpose of the tie and the diary (easter eggs??) and I've played like 10 times just to discover all the interactive objects. A highlight element could solve this too.

But well done. Keep working! XD

bubsypoochies 2016-12-13 17:15

Wow, that was... unexpected. Got me hooked and played it through a few times to uncover all the possible endings. The relaxing music is really fitting, contrasting with what it's really going on. Great presentation and concept with a very clever twist. Enjoyed this little game a lot, congratulations!

tommarx69 2016-12-13 17:53

Very good idea ! But I can't run the game from this page. (I had to click on the 'web' link)

sebbernery 2016-12-13 17:54

Nice art !

jk5000 2016-12-13 18:53

Wow this was a short game. But overall a fun little game. Well done.

marta-viader 2016-12-13 18:53

Oh my God, she left me so many times :_(
Is there a way to get a happy ending :D?

callym 2016-12-13 18:54

This was fun, the surprise ending was unexpected

shivur 2016-12-13 19:11

This game is funny and sad at the same time.

zemmi 2016-12-14 22:24

I got 3/4 endings. Pretty glad our relationship ended, it seemed awful. Although I might also leave someone who takes everything off the shelf, puts it in the sink, then throws it out. Is the 4th ending cleaning everything and finding the evidence? I never managed to pull that off.

kingblork 2016-12-14 23:02

Nice concept

madlee 2016-12-15 00:27

Wow, really nice execution. Short and sweet, interesting concept! Good job!

t4u 2016-12-15 00:48

small, simple, works. Not the mind-blowing experience but gives quick good fun.

dustoutgames 2016-12-15 02:12

Good sequence puzzle. I only ever got the one ending, but I think I have an idea of what some other might be. I think a little more indication of what was done wrong or what was missed might help.

albert-viader 2016-12-15 09:39

Simple, nice and works! Good idea and job guys.

stylo21 2016-12-16 09:15

That bitch!
Nice game

doubtfulgames 2016-12-17 06:19

Whoo. My true love is brutal!

eruiz00 2016-12-17 16:29

She was a ****

bentglasstube 2016-12-17 21:53

Very interesting storyline atop a relatively simple game mechanic. I wish there had been a bit more feedback about what I needed to clean or how much time I had left. Overall, nice job.

edve98 2016-12-18 13:45

got 3/4 endings. Maybe you could post somewhere how to get all endings and link it here? (of curse say that that are spoilers :P). I also agree with others that timer would be nice (although it seems to me that it's actually how many "turns" you have left and not time at all).

miziziziz 2016-12-19 01:44

I liked it, simple, good puzzles.
Good audio, Liked the jazz background.
Could only find three endings; any chance of a guide for finding all of them?

toeboe 2016-12-21 05:10

Well that got emotional.
This was a beautifully designed game. The gameplay is amusing enough to keep someone occupied and the story actually hits pretty hard.
If I completed my chores right as the time expired though, the game froze with a text box reading "I'm HOME".
Make that a 5th ending? Perpetual existence? Maybe then she won't leave...

See? Now I'm bummed.

Great game!

ijzm 2016-12-28 21:49

A simple game with good sound effects and a great slow, jazzy background track. Gotta love that piano and major seventh chords.

I really like the graphics, too. The isometric angle makes the straight lines look a tad on the wavy side and it's a bit strange, but not totally distracting.

As for the game itself...it's fun to click around and examine the different items, as well as figure out which items should be cleaned where and when. I wish there was some sort of time indicator or something that would display how long you have to clean the place until your loved one returns home.

Also, dumping the dude for not cleaning the place, geez. How shallow. :P

~Random-storykeeper

wowa_u 2016-12-29 15:36

It took some tries to understand which the final conditions are, but it's overall nice entry! Well done :)

jupiter_hadley 2016-12-29 22:23

Very interesting game. I included it in my compilation video series of the Ludum Dare 37 games, if you’d like to take a look. :) https://youtu.be/8DA9h9mEENM

jelinib 2017-01-01 20:26

Very clean art! Calming music (except when the wife comes home angry!). Even though it's short, the story was great too. Maybe a clock showing how much time we have left could be helpful, but overall this is really well done! I played until I got 3 endings, couldn't figure out the 4th... but I'll have to try more later! :)

yuigoto 2017-01-02 18:27

Really cool, love the lowpoly graphics! :) The soundtrack also really helps set a calm and relaxing mood for the game! :P Pretty short, though, but nice! :D

I also really liked all the endings and overall story of the game.

Some visual feedback for clickable items and time until the other person comes back would be good, though. :3

Nice work! Cheers!

paidgeek 2017-01-02 18:49

Quite an interesting game. Fairly enjoyable. More feedback on clicks would be nice (highlights and such).

ellian 2017-01-03 00:12

Well, looks like we had the same basic concept idea so it's obviously good! :D
That being said, the game take a turn I didn't expect ahah. This a pretty cool thing tho, and the graphics looks great. Really liked it, super slid entry. Cool!