Blackout

alejandrodlsp 2017-07-31 10:01

Great idea, but a tutorial or more information on how the game works would have been great, it's not clear what the purpose of the game is.

lovro-kalinovcic 2017-07-31 10:06

I agree with @alejandrodlsp, the idea is nice, but not well explained.

pitpony 2017-07-31 10:23

I love the introductory sequence with the power outage notice, it really helped to set the scene. The graphics in general were really good and you did a great job of setting the mood.

I agree with the comments above. I struggled to understand what to do.

Great idea though and lovely graphics.

roycocup 2017-07-31 10:40

Pretty complicated to figure out what to do in the game without reading the instructions on here.

shashwat 2017-07-31 11:20

Very innovative!

adroitconceptions 2017-07-31 13:34

wasn't really clear that I finished the game or that my USP actually was working.

zedutchgandalf 2017-07-31 14:54

Sweet! Now I can play that it's Ludum Dare during Ludum Dare :D The game itself is a bit simple once you find out what to do (which - as others have said - isn't really clear at the start). It also took me a while to notice where I can see how much money I had left. I don't know if this was on purpose or not, but there were a lot of machines that had an option to turn them off in the context menu but that couldn't be turned off. Overall, this is a solid first entry! I especially enjoyed the hand-drawn graphics which added a bit more personality to the game :smiley: Great job!

good-enough 2017-07-31 16:25

Haha, I got a C+, so at least I survived the jam! I liked the idea, but there needed to be more variables. There seems to be basically one set way to play, which is a little restrictive.

gonutz 2017-07-31 17:35

This is very confusing to me. I don't know how to work on the game. Also finding out where to click for that generator store was very unintuitive.

I loke the art style, it is overall consistent and nicely drawn. I love hand-drawn art in games.

goloso-games 2017-07-31 21:28

Intro was really good, hand-drawn art and music were perfect ! The game was not easy to understand at first but I after I read the instructions here, it was way easier (and I finally really enjoy it !)

amras0000 2017-07-31 21:39

Managed to get an A my second go through. The pace is a bit quick but that actually fits the narrative quite well. I had a good chuckle at the meta-narrative, and all the descriptions.

The whole game's got an air of absurdity around it; the coffee machine being the most expensive item in your house notwithstanding, and that air really carries the whole thing in a delightful way.

There are a number of UI elements that remain unimplemented. The Generators, some "TURN OFF" buttons, the size of the description windows, etc. I don't know if that was something intentional or if you just ran out of time, but you definitely get the impression that Blackout was made in as much of a rush and panic as the game you make in Blackout.

All in all, very nice work. One of the funnier games I've played so far, really enjoyed it.

perdugames 2017-07-31 23:15

And the sounds went very well anyway, the game is interesting, I like games that are so stopped and that only the numbers seem to run behind.