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Unwanted Postman

By ironcutter and emanuele-luigi-andolfi

Percentile
CategoryRankScoreCountLD53Ever
Overall2093.962883.591.6
Fun554.192994.998.1
Innovation2943.702976.083.5
Theme1344.352989.997.0
Graphics3234.092973.684.4
Audio544.242993.897.4
Humor964.042991.095.1
Mood3333.822974.385.1

Comments

fishy-f1shy 2023-05-02 01:03 ♥ 1

This is a great game and I really wanted to enjoy it, but the sensitivity was through the roof for me. Pressing +/- didn't seem to do anything, and even after turning my mouse to it's lowest sensitivity setting, it was still pretty much unplayable. I'd highly recommend adjusting the effect of the +/- aim speed setting to have a much lower minimum setting!

ironcutter 2023-05-02 01:57 ♥ 1

Thanks @fishy-f1shy, I'm going to check the inputs first thing tomorrow. I think it is a keyboard localization problem, try with "[" and "]" or +/- on the NumPad.

fishy-f1shy 2023-05-02 03:43 ♥ 1

@ironcutter +/- on the numpad worked! I'm surprised I didn't think of that... oops. I'd still try to make sure both +/- keys work. I'm glad I can play the game now!

exilon 2023-05-02 13:53 ♥ 2

Gameplay is fun as hell. The audio and music slap really hard. I love the cardboard cutouts for the graphics and I think everything in the game should've been cardboard cutouts. I can also verify that I am now an Unwanted Postman professional:

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pbluke 2023-05-02 13:54 ♥ 2

This was really fun to play! The graphics and the sfx are great. The gameplay was a really cool take on the theme. I didn't think delivering spam would be so hard! I also didn't think anything was wrong with the sensitivity and I didn't try to adjust it. I was really impressed when the dog popped up. Well done!

ironcutter 2023-05-02 15:52 ♥ 0

@exilon you slayed it dude! Thanks for the kind words @pbluke. I'm glad you liked it!

micheleleva 2023-05-02 16:29 ♥ 1

Very fun game! Simple but challenging. I love the cardboard-cartoony style, I now want all the aim trainers to have it too! Good job! :)

ethernalstudio 2023-05-03 09:36 ♥ 1

Incredible game, nice graphivd and sound. Simple but fun, there were some misconceptions but overall very nice. Keep it up...

leking 2023-05-03 09:45 ♥ 1

Very interesting game,Simple gameplay and minimalist art style,It would be more fun if the translation game could add more levels and incorporate an upgrading system.

erlioniel 2023-05-03 11:17 ♥ 1

138k spams done!

Gosh we have to start creating some success metric for our game as well, since it's making any game so funny 😄

Do like the humor mood & music and overall feeling like you are on some physical playground spamming mails out of a gun or somethin 😏 A good implementation, guys!

ironcutter 2023-05-03 13:25 ♥ 1

Thanks for playing! @micheleleva @ethernalstudio

@leking I agree, more levels would be great. You could trigger those with more "fill to start" mail boxes. About powerups I can only think of a score multiplier (combo meter?) and a slow time for this kind of game.

@erlioniel another pro spammer! There is even a (disabled) online leaderboard UI on the wall behind the player, but I couldn't find the time to hook it up :/

oleksunder 2023-05-03 20:21 ♥ 1

Overall simple but great game! Loved audio and physics of spam :D

foggydude 2023-05-03 20:34 ♥ 1

This was really fun! Didn't get the purpose of the yellow guys until the end of my first run but that's probably just my fault 😅

ardorugus 2023-05-04 05:39 ♥ 2

Not the easiest one to put spam in one's mouth, but a very amusing shooting range overall! Need some reference to Monty Python's SPAM sketch here maybe.

magicstunts123 2023-05-04 18:18 ♥ 2

Really funny idea! Music-choice is top notch! The gameplay is easy to understand and everything works together well! I like it very much!

coffeemakingtoaster 2023-05-04 22:23 ♥ 2

Damn that was great fun! Easy to understand and really addicting 👍

cresceda 2023-05-05 12:59 ♥ 2

This was very fun to play! Really want to see a professional Valorant player play this.

stephanschue 2023-05-05 16:04 ♥ 2

Gameplay is really fun and I like the audio. It gets boring pretty fast, a bit more variety in the play would be fun and something like countering attacks. Good job!

barce 2023-05-05 19:21 ♥ 2

this game is really fun! The shooting mechanic feels super polished and responsive. The art is simple but excellent and I loved the music too. Congrats! (Perfect game to have a leaderboard)

skel3ton 2023-05-05 19:42 ♥ 2

Very funny game. I did not understand the controls (+/-) think you can choose other keys. Graphics and audio was great and I love that when you turn around you can see other targets in the corner. Funny detail

sonofsofaman 2023-05-05 22:40 ♥ 1

Ha! This is a fun game. The 🐶 doesn't seem to like me very much. Such anger 😄

A very innovative game and well executed. The music, the sound effects and graphics are all nicely done.

Great game!

ironcutter 2023-05-06 17:27 ♥ 0

**UPDATE >>** Updated version with **online leaderboard** available on itch.io! **<<** Thank you very much! @oleksunder @foggydude @magicstunts123 @coffeemakingtoaster @cresceda @sonofsofaman @ardorugus thank you! I didn't know the sketch and it was super funny! ...maybe I will add some kind of easter egg :D @barce thank you! The leaderboard was already halfway there and is now live, thanks to your comment too! @skel3ton thanks! "(+/-)" are plus and minus sign on the keyboard, to adjust mouse sensitivity.

@stephanschue thanks for you feedback! I'm not sure that I get what you mean by countering attacks though.

philipprapp95 2023-05-06 17:38 ♥ 1

Wow, that's some nice game! Totally enjoyed it, everything is so fitting, from the cool start-Button to the angry dog to the letter accelerator the player is holding :D Really good job!

aderpychickenstudios 2023-05-06 18:17 ♥ 1

Really well done the fill to start put the cherry on top for polish and super unique idea!

jebouin 2023-05-06 20:03 ♥ 1

A classic game that fits the theme well. I don't have the best aim but I enjoyed seeing improvements in my score after retrying multiple times! My only complaint is that 2 minutes felt a bit long, I would have preferred shorter rounds with quick breaks in between and each round can have unique enemies or events (like the dog). Otherwise that was fun, great job!

thefatgalaboo 2023-05-06 20:38 ♥ 1

Haha, very fun game! I found it a *bit* difficult to aim, maybe a little less mouse sensitivity would help. Also I felt like there were either too many targets or too few at any given moment. Loved the game, though!

joao-marcello 2023-05-08 21:21 ♥ 1

I Loved this game!

His simplicity in controls and concept make it a pleasant to play.

Competent graphics, and great soundtrack and SFX.

Overall a great entry!

PS: that dog will give me nightmares...