Foon → Ludum Dare Explorer → LD46 → Job-Changing Janitor Fights Off Zombies And Tries To Save Patients At A Hospital
By grentacular, destructin and Will Isaacson
| Category | Rank | Score | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 1017 | 3.57 | 44 | |
| Fun | 1007 | 3.42 | 42 | |
| Innovation | 859 | 3.46 | 41 | |
| Theme | 1058 | 3.73 | 43 | |
| Graphics | 1179 | 3.66 | 42 | |
| Audio | 696 | 3.50 | 38 | |
| Humor | 558 | 3.44 | 39 | |
| Mood | 1277 | 3.36 | 40 |
wow the file size is HUGE. took me 3 minutes to download D:
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nice graphics, pixel art never fails :D
great animations
smooth movement
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I missed the theme complitely
I had no idea what was happening
I didn't find any end goal to try and reach, i just mopped the floors
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otherwise a really solid entry would play again (RSEWPA for short) good job guys!
The graphics were really cohesive and fun. The game was pretty hectic, but I kinda liked that about it, I only wish we didn't have to go all the way to the closets to switch classes. maybe if the closets had been spread out around the level, things would have been easier to manage?
Great job guys, I like the overall aesthetic of the game! and I like how the janitor goes full Doom guy mode on the second class :P. Keep up the good work...
I think it's not clear that you can swap between jobs at the top -- but once I found that out I had a good time! Although staying near the top of the map seems to not spawn zombies or something? Basically I felt like I could stay the doctor the entire time and had no real threats coming my way. Really enjoyed it though, and it would make an awesome local multiplayer game if fleshed out!
It was definitely an interesting game! I like the idea and think local multiplayer would make this even better. Using the different classes to do different functions was sweet. I tended to just use the janitor and mop a few areas then get into outfit to rip and tear the zombies up!
There were some cases where I shot near a zombie and it didn't count as a hit even though I was directly next to it and my sprite showed I should've hit it. Whenever this happened I usually was stunned for the 3-4ish seconds from the shot and died. I didn't like the shotgun shot stun very much; it felt like whenever I shot I was taking a massive risk. But because the other soldiers died really quick I had to take on the hoards myself.
The difficulty of playing it alone was a lot, after a few matches I stopped because I was dying really fast and often due to the shotgun stun. Which is why multiplayer would be great since your friends could take on the other functions and make the game less difficult.
Overall, it was fun and with some tweaks could be a really fun wave game!
Great job! I like the variaty of classes you can use although was kind of hard to figure it out that you can change them. Also I love that you can just kill everybody!
Great concept! I enjoyed playing. The art in this is soooo good :o Well done to the artist. Apart for wishing there was a replay button, I didn't have any real issues while playing either. Congrats on a job well done!
I love the music and sfx. Top Notch stuff. congrats on that. As for the rest of the game, i like the animations speed but it led me to think it'd be a harder game. where all the zombies at man??? Very fun and intuitive, love the composition all put together. great work guys
I like the concept of entering 3 different rooms to change occupation. It is a bit cumbersome to the game play, but there seems to be plenty of time to make the transition. The pixel art graphics and animation were all very well done. The sound effects and music both matched each other, as well as fitting the visuals of the game. The music itself was executed professionally. I particularly enjoyed how the music transformed during the death into a nice long sustained chord. (Nice touch!) There were also some pretty fast handed musical arrangements happening too. (As a musician, I notice these things). There were a few minor problems, but easy to dismiss with a game of this caliber. For example, there seemed to be some kind of hiccup in one of the animations, or maybe it was the movement script (hard to tell). Also, I found myself getting stuck on some of the corners (or edges) as I passed by objects in the game. Great team work! Looking forward to your next game.
I like the concept, I like how it fits the theme to keep all patients alive. I just found it hard to change classes, it's just too difficult for me on the first try. The onboarding process needs work, I suggest to let players play as janitor first, then give them instructions on how to change class next. Let them play as soldier, then have them play the full game as you intended. I think the graphics and music fits the game.
Nice music and sfx !! Some characters remind me of hunter x hunter! Greato Jobu!
Damn, its cool! Firstly i was confused with controls, but after several deaths i understood how to play. And it was fun! Great work)
Great game, I had a lot of fun. I really love the graphics. Pixel art = <3
Super creative concept. Laying down the water was a bit in the spirit of tower defense, with combat and healing all in the same game at fast pace. Good scenario, art, sound, and music. Giving the player all 3 roles to juggle at once really makes things intense.
To improve: Balance tuning - If the player goes full-time medic he can still barely keep all 8 patients alive, let alone swapping off to soldier and janitor. I found myself leaving a ton of water on the floor as the janitor and then spending the whole rest of the game as medic. Running off to change classes takes too long so it should be made faster so it'll be more practical.
My first Idea for the Jam was exactly the same but without zombies, it was more of a fast pace game such as "Overcooked" were you needed to do specific task on the patients to save them and mopping there vomit was one of them :laughing: Game-play was fun, however I felt that the doors to change to soldier or doctor were to far and it take to much to change and by that time the patient I wanted to looked for died. Overall great game, good job.
Really cool idea, and good job executing too, congrats! I think it was really interesting to swap between different roles with different abilities but still have to manage the fact that you have a limited number of uses before needing to buy more. It goes without saying that the pixel art is stellar and the music and SFX were great to help tie together the aesthetic. I liked that there were NPCs there that were competent but it also felt like you didnt really need to do much and everything would be okay. As some have said above, as a local co-op game where there were no NPC's and you could all change jobs to fit the current scenario, I think it would be really really cool. Overall really great job!
Nice game, there are a lot of things to do ! It's a bit hard, but it make it challenging. There is no clear objective, I guess that having the patients come and leave and adding an upgrade system would be a nice addition.
However very good entry, well done guys !
Okay that's some epic music. With good strategy you could live for a while, but overtime it became too hard. I didn't even notice when my shot gunners died off, was so busy only healing. (after putting the mop traps)
Enjoyed it though, was playing for a while. Though I would say the endless does become...well you get tired of it soon as there's no clear objective. I wish you could maybe end it after a time. Like 12AM to 5AM or something.
really nice art and sound effects
I really liked this game! It was fun and the graphics were nice! The audio was crisp and the UI worked really well. The 4-directional aiming was a good addition as it suited the game and made it unique! A clearer objective/score would be appreciated, and the janitor felt a little underskilled, maybe if he made a 2x2 area slippery rather than just one tile? But the game was fun to play and switching classes to address the main need was fun! Overall, good game with good mechanics!
Really fun game! I love the bgm and graphics!
I really had fun playing your game and think it is good XD This with 2 players would be really good XD And is this a JoJo reference? hahaha Really reminded me. I would do some balancing on everything, like gunshoot animation freeze time and heal effect rate for example and a score/timer would be nice. Also, zombie bite, won't let me shoot if I don't walk after. A really nice and fun entry! ^-^
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Thanks for submitting your game for me to play on my livestream!
If you’d like to rewatch the playthrough, you can find it here:
https://www.twitch.tv/videos/615937007?t=5h44m22s
Good luck on your ratings, see you next LD! :D
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