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Deliver Your Voice

By spacemyname

View on ldjam.com

CategoryRankScoreCount
Overall2473.3730
Fun3212.9230
Innovation44.5030
Theme624.2431
Graphics3153.0530
Audio1723.4029
Humor1523.1227
Mood3412.6728

Comments

kykypy3o8 2023-04-30 17:25

quite an interesting idea, but a little tutorial would not hurt

grayce 2023-05-01 02:47

Really interesting concept! Though I was a bit confused at first, and was stop on the 2nd level for a while because I didn't realize the throat was an option. Great game though, I love the concept/interesting take on the theme!

aushijo 2023-05-01 05:40

interesting interpretation of the theme and nice game

surweaver 2023-05-01 10:08

That's a cool interpretation of the theme! After 5 levels I was already making sounds out loud to help myself :D Pretty curious approach. This could grow into a cool learning program as people who speak other languages use other organs to deliver the same sounds. For example, our R is pronounced with the tongue pressed against the palate. It was a little refreshing to remember what the source of the different sounds in the English language is.

Some of the sounds are extracted using multiple organs, so it was hard to get through at these points and I was just going through all the parts of the mouth. This game could have used explicit reset and replay buttons instead of waiting for a character to complete the mispronounced word. Also worth considering here is whether we are pronouncing letters/sounds or words, as pronunciation and spelling are quite different in English than in other languages. You could think about using transcription instead of words.

It was funny to hear all sorts of kyhhhhh instead of K and other wrong sounds. In the word "queen" the letter q was pronounced with the lips for some reason, that was a strange moment for me.

This is my first game I've watched on this jam, I liked it overall, cool!

spacemyname 2023-05-01 17:14

If I made this into a bigger game, I would absolutely make it more accurate. Some of the letters I had to give weird categories to balance it out, maybe in 2.0 I can include some other languages as well :)

cepeka 2023-05-02 09:30

Hahahaha this one is the best I played for now. Absurd and fun. Graphisms and overall concept reminds those of WarioWare. Love it.

zantze 2023-05-02 16:46

Interesting concept! Couldve used more options, some voices felt bit ambiguous

cloistered 2023-05-03 05:51

Interesting!High score in Innovation and Theme.

obe-dot 2023-05-04 16:33

This is totally amazing!

obe-dot 2023-05-04 16:39

How do you play?

spacemyname 2023-05-04 16:45

@obe-dot You use the mouse to drag the empty squares to parts of the mouth that match the sound the letter should make, I have a video where I show how to play :) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKyNu9uQU9k

groundwater-studio 2023-05-04 17:49

Neat little project, could have really used a bit of text saying "drag the squares to the part of your head that you want to use to make the noise" but I was able to find it in the comments. Shoutout to @spacemyname for the tip!

Definitely makes you think more deliberately about something that's entirely muscle memory at this point.

cinterre 2023-05-05 21:02

Glad you posted the video, I would have had no idea what to do otherwise. It's a really interesting concept and interpretation of the theme. Did not expect to be learning something. Well done!

potkirland 2023-05-06 16:35

pretty cool I idea. It did get a little tedious but still had fun playing.

leo-barber-dev 2023-05-11 15:29

I have to admit that despite having tried to make some conlangs and stuff in the past this was mostly a guessing game for me, definitely an innovative take on the theme

madbarron 2023-05-17 02:57

This is sweet! Unfortunately, I disagree with a lot of where you placed the letters. I think going for accuracy is more important than getting an even distribution. For me, the point of the gameplay is to make the sounds in my own mouth and try to pinpoint where the action is happening. If you move the letter somewhere else, I think that takes away from the core gameplay experience.

Love the concept though. I bet this was a fun one to make :)

spacemyname 2023-05-17 15:40

@madbarron After the responses I've gotten, I will try to stick to a more realistic approach next time lol