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Idle Twit

By josh-aaron-miller

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Overall3903.1027
Fun4322.7027
Innovation1713.5027
Theme2563.3827
Graphics3313.0427
Audio1733.3027
Humor333.7726
Mood2583.1226

Comments

mark11 2019-10-06 22:25

vicious tweets bro

nachtwitch 2019-10-07 00:52

^^^

karlipoppins 2019-10-07 02:17

This looks like a fun idle game but I'm having a hard time grasping how to play. I currently have 1 duck and 3 eggplants but not sure how to get more or what to click on (currently using a bruteforce approach). Could you add some explanation in your notes?

Love the chill music and UI though. Some of those tweets are pretty awesome :)

josh-aaron-miller 2019-10-07 02:23

Thanks for the feedback @karlipoppins! Added explanations now. Here they are again for anyone checking the comments:

HOW TO MAKE FRIENDS - Interact with Twits and write your own to gain Peeps and Eggplants - Gaining Peeps makes it easier to gain more Peeps and Eggplants

HOW TO USE SOCIAL MEDIA - Clicking the Graffiti button comments on a Twit - Clicking the Echo button re-Twits that Twit - Clicking the Eggplant button upvotes that Twit Writing in the Scratch Box will post Twits

TIPS FOR EARNING PEEPS - Everyone loves Graffiti (but don’t Graffiti your own Twits, that’s just lame!) - Echoing popular Twits will make you seem cool! - SMASH that Eggplant button and maybe the user who posted that Twit will be your Peep!

corrade 2019-10-07 05:24

Wow what a funny, whimsical concept!

I was initially confused as it took a little while for Twits to begin showing up. Soon afterwards Twits came rolling in at a slightly overwhelming pace. I think the pacing could've been improved in this regard.

I would've loved to see better feedback. The player can Eggplant, post Twits, graffiti and re-Twit as often as they like. Suppose that the player gains or loses Peeps/Eggplants - it's really tough to pinpoint what action was responsible for that change (even with the added explanation). It's difficult to feel in control of what's going on.

lanalux 2019-10-07 06:20

Ahaha, this is hilarious and well put together. "Just had kids!" -> "So last year" hahha

josh-aaron-miller 2019-10-07 14:04

@corrade Thanks! Yeah, it was hard to design feedback for this because I was trying to mimic certain experiences of social media (i.e. never sure what's going to go viral). I added another disclaimer at the top that this game *will* make you feel powerless. In reflection, I think I made an absurdist game that refuses to be played as you'd play a more straight-faced game.

adam-konig 2019-10-10 00:59

THis is an extremely creative idea. The tweets are hilarious really well done. It was hard to see a correlation between my actions and what points i got, but very fun to mess around. Great submission

pincushion 2019-10-10 01:19

I like how it was put together. Nice sound effects and presentation. I couldn't figure out how to get eggplant though.

unicorn-studios 2019-10-10 01:38

Interesting game, I like the eggplants and I wish that was the going currency for all social media!

tomssuli 2019-10-10 20:33

Nice idea, that could evolve into a clicker type of game. I wasnt too sure what to do though to get forward.

solah 2019-10-14 11:15

The concept is interesting, but it's frustrating when you want to click on a post and another appears right before you click so you end up liking your own post x). Good job!

davidsheadgames 2019-10-15 06:32

I don't think I understand what's going on, mechanically... I'm either playing it wrong or this is the slowest idle game ever made. Even following the instructions provided, I still can't get it past 1 duck and 1 eggplant!

I like the music and the art style going on, and this is a perfect fit for the theme...

However, real Twitter is easier to play.

ahistyap 2019-10-15 14:11

I think I'm gonna stop RT-ing my own tweet from now on...

LMAO in all seriousness though, I understand the concept, and I think it's pretty clever and nice! There are a lot of different twits to discover, and the sound is pretty nice too! Nice work!

greendinogames 2019-10-15 20:56

Nice game! It took me a while to figure out what to do, but I like the concept :)

sillyman987 2019-10-16 14:50

Great idea!

taylor-reynolds 2019-10-27 20:57

Such a funny concept!