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Taxed to Death

By jasontherand and SequoiaDolce

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Overall7063.5227
Fun5013.5627
Innovation6293.3827
Theme1814.1227
Graphics9873.2627
Audio1334.0027
Humor1933.8726
Mood5993.5626

Comments

kemp 2022-04-05 13:18

The web build seems to loop on the intro scene - the executioner says 'Good luck' then it goes right back to the start (unless I'm missing something?).

idontgetit1 2022-04-05 13:32

I don't really understand what im supposed to do. The web version seems to loop over when you complete the dialog.

nullval 2022-04-05 13:43

the web build seems to loop, which, in it's own way, is kindda quirky :P, do I need Godot to run the desktop version? :)

Edit: Now it's fixed and I've tried it, really fun :) I was originally a bit surprised that there's a song with lyrics playing over it, but it did tie in nicely with the game.

taaada 2022-04-05 13:44

sadly it seems you did not put into your build or scenes or something like that :( very cool idea I had my laughs for the intro. But the gameplay as it is does not include your mine digging :(

hekateras 2022-04-05 15:19

Same issue as kemp, looped on the intro scene.

sequoiadolce 2022-04-05 16:30

Hi everyone! Thanks so much for bringing the loop issue to our attention. We were able to go back and resolve it so everything should be okay and playable now! We sincerely hope you take the time to try out our game now that it is working and rate it as well. We look forward to playing your games!

@kemp @taaada @nullval @hekateras @idontgetit1

idontgetit1 2022-04-05 16:38

Now that the loop issue has been solved it's actually a really nice game. I love the soundtrack.

hekateras 2022-04-05 17:44

Tried it with the fix. That was incredibly interesting and all the parts of the game - the dialogues, the graphics and the music - all fit really well together. The mining song is morbidly catchy and reminds me of old worker songs, did you guys write it yourself?? Very impressive!

kemp 2022-04-05 19:32

I have to echo the other comments on the song - it's very unique to hear lyrics in jam game's music and I think it works to great effect here. The mechanic of avoiding collecting the gems is novel and with the different challenges each working day brings really forces the player to think and come up with different strategies.

adangtran 2022-04-06 18:48

Lizard gamer brain says to go get all the sparklies so definitely had to double take and fight against that. An interesting take with impressive audio.

joror 2022-04-06 19:58

Really good twist on the theme! Don't make enough points, don't earn enough, don't go faster than you have to.

And I much repeat - that song was tha capitalist's bomb! It made me grin ear to ear and only kept on improving as it continued. It made me want to keep playing to hear more :laughing: You need to win the audio category with this one.

hekateras 2022-04-07 01:25

I had to come back to replay this because the song stuck with me, and I managed to get the "fake death" ending (or so I assume... it was a little hard to tell if the Executioner held up his end, which feels intentional.)

raxah 2022-04-07 17:34

At first glance this game seems simple, but it is harder than one would think. Especially considering the mild time pressure you have from the cart following you and the additional (always changing) consideration you need to make from the bonus quests. The song gives it the little extra on top of that.

yusovv 2022-04-07 20:18

F**K! This song sits in my head and doesn't come out! Very cool mechanic! Excellent game!

zimny11 2022-04-07 21:25

Great game! The in-game mechanics are really well done. The additional task per day adds a lot to the gameplay, and the whole story is nicely presented. Also, the song is super cool! Awesome job!

confidant17 2022-04-08 23:32

fun game... but im really not sure if this shows was made to show your game skills or your rap skills. sick tunes thou. i beat it first try.and i put something a top my down arrow on second run and game beat itself xD! nice job.

larsdu 2022-04-09 04:35

Whelp the song was the highlight here for sure.

amastryukov 2022-04-12 12:00

Depressing as shit. The music is definitely a highlight as said above. That being said, I liked it. It's funny and it fits the theme.

olafstromberg 2022-04-16 11:21

Interesting idea and quite well executed. I found the song distracting.