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The Daily Grind

By basileios

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Overall5382.9522
Fun5602.5422
Innovation4273.0222
Theme1523.9522
Graphics4333.0721
Audio3952.7621
Humor2412.7720

Comments

testuser 2020-10-05 04:05

I really wanted the win condition that gets you out of the loop to be going outside before putting your clothes on. I ended up losing the first couple of times just because it took most of the timer to read the prompt. Maybe a confirm button after reading before starting the timer.

john-gabriel 2020-10-05 11:09

Well, I managed to finish five days on the job. It's nicely presented, but a bit too simple. I get the point that you're going with to make it work around the theme, but the gameplay suffers for it.

basileios 2020-10-05 16:44

@john-gabriel @testuser thanks for the feedback!

mikoziq 2020-10-05 17:13

Fine entry. Tried different way to get out of the loop. with no avail unfrotunately. Managed to get 6 points. I think the 'Paperology' could be done per click rather drag and drop, but maybe it's just me :)

Is The Paperology segment randomized?

basileios 2020-10-05 17:26

@mikoziq thanks for the feedback! yes, it's randomised. It increases mildly with time as well.

pincushion 2020-10-05 18:43

The gameplay was simple, but it was well done. I like how life was a series of minigames. The short amount of time per task kept it interesting.

Nice pixel art too, though there wasn't much time to appreciate it.

basileios 2020-10-05 20:26

@pincushion thanks! This is the first game with a sizable amount of art which I did myself, so it's good to hear positive feedback about it!

q-bert-reynolds 2020-10-05 22:14

Reminds me of "Every Day the Same Dream" by Molleindustria, but with with less choice.

c1tr00z 2020-10-07 13:33

Nicely done graphics, and really good reproduce routine of office worker =) Only one i want is more minigames =) Nice entry

basileios 2020-10-07 16:32

@c1tr00z thanks! I had a good deal of homework to do over the weekend and the art took a while, so I couldn't fit in too many minigames. Great that you enjoyed it tho!

obi-one 2020-10-08 06:58

I like the cocept. The game could be improved and when it is done I guess it could be a top game!

samdemaine 2020-10-08 11:16

Nice game! The graphics are right up my alley and the controls are a pleasure to use, could you check out my game when you can? :D

basileios 2020-10-08 18:53

@samdemaine will do! Thanks! @obi-one thanks!

cogcomp 2020-10-10 16:53

You reproduced the feeling of the daily grind really well. Could really identify with it :-) Well done!

basileios 2020-10-10 19:09

@cogcomp thanks!

capt-theo 2020-10-11 19:28

Superb graphics. As for poor man, I hope he will be promoted some day so he'll get Z's too.

basileios 2020-10-11 20:19

@capt-theo thanks!

harmadillo 2020-10-12 18:02

nice simple game well executed. Made it 4 before I gave up, slightly better than my normal week.

burnedkirby 2020-10-13 05:53

Neat little game. Though it does get repetitive after a while, but that's part of the theme. Maybe some tasks changing each time would spice it up a bit? I respect that you don't get thousands of points at a time. Good work!

basileios 2020-10-13 17:35

@burnedkirby @harmadillo thanks!

swimdoctor 2020-10-16 03:05

I liked this alot! What interested me the most is that we did a very similar idea, but took a very different approach to doing it, so it was fun seeing another game of what ours could've been if we had gone a different route. i thought the music matched the art very well, and the instant restart was nice to get you right back into the game.

basileios 2020-10-16 16:52

@swimdoctor thanks!