kuzey 2026-10-19 16:58 ♥ 2
The game looks really good! I just think a quick tutorial at the beginning would help. I had a little trouble understanding how to play with the in game tutorial.
Foon → Ludum Dare Explorer → LD60 → Nightcall
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| Fun | 42 | |||||
| Innovation | 42 | |||||
| Theme | 42 | |||||
| Graphics | 42 | |||||
| Audio | 42 | |||||
| Humor | 36 | |||||
| Mood | 41 | |||||
The game looks really good! I just think a quick tutorial at the beginning would help. I had a little trouble understanding how to play with the in game tutorial.
Really cool concept! I love the atmosphere and the old-school switchboard mechanics. The visuals and sound design work really well together and make the game feel immersive. It took me a little while to figure out the controls, but once I got the hang of it, it was really fun. Great work!
Love the concept!
Very simple yet addictive gameplay. The game feels very cohesive and complete—great stuff!
Quite educational! I've only ever seen a telephone switchboard like this in the movie *Changeling* with Angelina Jolie. I got confused pretty quickly, though! Operating an old telephone switchboard is a perfect fit for the Old Tech theme. Love the art style, and the optimization is excellent. Great job!
The theme is good, and it’s not boring to play. The graphics are pleasing.
Максимально стрессовая игра. В целом очень качественно, спасибо за русский, спасибо за туториал, видно, что команда опытная делала. На мой взгляд сильно переборщили с кривой сложности. Надо намного плавнее игрока подготавливать и под конец больно много механик. Механика с помехами кажется лишней, плюс вот эта тема с соединением двух линий - это уже супер моветон.
@kremlebot По кривой, да, мы её переделывали несколько раз, и версия, в которую ты играл, уже заметно мягче предыдущей. Но раз даже сейчас к финалу накрывает, значит всё-таки переборщили) Согласен, что надо вводить механики по одной и разгрузить поздние смены. Времени на полировку было тык в притык, поэтому некоторые вещи получились грубее, чем хотелось.
По поводу помех. На первый взгляд казалось, что это хорошая идея для того, чтобы разнообразить геймплей, но на поздних этапах поняли, что они немного выбивают из колеи, а вырезать уже жалко.
С двумя линиями сложнее: это буквально сердце коммутатора, поэтому убирать не хочется. Но согласен, что сейчас это может ощущаться как рутина. Если решим развивать дальше игру, то постараемся придумать что-нибудь поинтереснее.
Спасибо за честный отзыв!
да гуд, но играть было приятно, это на самом деле редкость для джемосвских игр, обычно себя заставляешь, а тут наоборот, хотелось посмотреть что там дальше и что вы еще придумали.
Я не очень понял механику с подкупом и механику с подозрительными звонками. Вернее со звонками еще норм, там типа люди могут изображать из себя кого-то и ты должен это отсекать (хотя не ясно, как понять, кто является настоящим заместителем, а кто фейк). А вот с подкупом тож кажется перемудрили, и с подозрительностью.
Nice concept and execution, with a really satisfying tactile feel. Things get pretty intense toward the end!
Yes, perhaps the difficulty ramps up a bit too quickly, and maybe the mechanics are described a little unclearly, but the immersion in the theme turned out great — the game really pulls you in.
The process of manually routing calls by navigating the directory and completing the circuit feels incredibly immersive. It truly captures the intense precision required when operating a vintage switchboard. Fantastic job bringing this detailed concept to life!
тут действительно не к чему придраться, все очень здорово! напомнило пепперс плиз) игра сразу захвтатила, но в 3 или 4 раунде сложность очень резко скакнула и меня вырубило)) в целом в этой игре я реально ощутил фан и если бы там была еще интересная история, я бы наверное даже ее купил!
Very good implementation of this idea with calls, with white pages, fun to play when you got into it, challenging, and meditative (but only at first shifts xD - then it becomes challenging and it is good) Very good point and click entry
i had only 1/3 suspicious but got fired anyway :( I love the concept, the visual style, the idea. Great game, i think it has strong potential. It was a bit difficult to turn the knobs on the oscilloscope.
I've played a few games with similar mechanics in this jam, but I think yours feels the best out of all of them.
As others have mentioned, there's a bit of a difficulty spike around levels 4–5, but that's a minor issue. It's understandable for a game jam version.
If you decide to keep working on this project, I'd personally suggest not focusing too much on the speed and volume of incoming calls. Except for occasional special events, like a disaster in the city that suddenly makes everyone call each other at once. Personally, I think a slower-paced gameplay style could work better here. You could add more little puzzles and maybe an overarching mystery or detective story. For example, the operator accidentally overhears a strange conversation and gets drawn into some mysterious case...
Anyway, I think there are still plenty of interesting things you could do with this idea!
по графике прям хорошо, и стилистика выдержана. по геймплею я прочитал что упростили кривую сложности - мне в первый день показалось что слишком просто и монотонно, думаю можно было ввести сразу несколько механих в течение 1го дня. сообщения от абонентов показались мелковатыми, хотя играл фулскрин.
Cool polished concept. Graphics is really nice, liked the woobling of the coords. I think the progression could be a little bit slower. Good job!
Nice entry. Pretty hard but fun to play
Just want to say thank you to everyone who's playing our game and leaving comments - we really appreciate it! We'll keep working to improve the game and are thinking about how to develop it further)
Nice concept and execution, with a really satisfying tactile feel. I loved playing it, super cool
Хотел посмотреть концовку, но меня арестовали на 5й день 😢 Соединять линии приятно, напряжение держит хорошо. Еще бы возможность подслушивать разговоры и будет конфетка!
I like the visuals. Gameplay was fun and intuitive. I didn't have any problems :)
What a game! Respect for the "Paper Please" vibe.
Very smooth and clear start, with new mechanics and difficulty added as you go. Everything is done super well for a jam game. And an awesome fit for the theme! ❤️
I picked up suspicious calls a few times, but only to see what would happen.😄 photo_2026-10-22_19-54-15.jpg
Nicely done! I like a Paper Please vibe! Progression feel so good!
Impressive stuff, loved the premise! The dark moody switchboard with glowing plugs, rotary phone and old monitor builds a great noir atmosphere, and the hand-drawn look is very consistent. Nicely done, take a bow!
Really cool and immersive game! The switchboard concept fits the theme perfectly, with great visuals and satisfying gameplay (I love the cord physics). It’s simple yet addictive, and I really enjoyed the atmosphere. The tutorial is clear, though the game feels a bit too easy, should have added endless mode . Overall, great job!
The gameplay was satisfying. The connecting and disconnecting of the wires feels especially good.
However, something niggles at me: the character artwork appears AI generated. It has many of the hallmarks of AI character art and it seems to have been made in a different art program from the rest of the game's art. But I don't see a disclaimer for AI use for this artwork. Did I just overlook it?
@mike thx for playing! The character art is hand-drawn. No AI. It looks a bit different because of how godot scales sprites, not because of a different art program. Appreciate you asking!
This is great - we considered a switchboard game for the jam but this is really well implemented - does what it says on the tin and then throws in some suspicious calls too! The waving wires and satisfying clunk help makes the main mechanic feel solid.
Great idea! You did pretty interesting game, never saw something similar before, I really enjoyed this, good job :D
@cahard If no AI was used, how come there's an openAI synthID on the starting image? IMG_2489.png
(I hope my screenshot of the synthID works)
Let me be clear: I don't mind if people use AI in their games. It's become incredibly common nowadays.
But, please, let me know where you used it! I need to know what was your own work and what wasn't. Especially when I'm comparing your game to that of others, who maybe didn't use the boost of an AI.
@mikemikemakes the synthID is only on the cover, we generated it based on a sprite from the game for the page art. Nothing in the actual game uses AI, all sprites and character art are hand-drawn. I'll happily send you 5 bucks if you can find a single AI sprite in the game. And honestly, we're here to rate games, are you really hung up on the cover art? Seriously?)
This is an incredibly atmospheric, polished, and top-tier switchboard simulator! The dark noir mood, the glowing plugs, the tactile cord physics, and the rotary phone setup build an absolutely amazing and immersive experience.
The gameplay loop is simple yet highly addictive. Navigating the paper directory using TAB, managing suspicious calls, and clearing lines with the oscilloscope puzzles are fantastic mechanics that fit the "Old Tech" theme flawlessly. The game feels very cohesive, and having multiple endings and full Russian localization is an incredible achievement for a jam project. It gets quite hectic and stressful during the later shifts as the difficulty ramps up heavily, but the overall tension keeps you totally hooked. The satisfying "clunk" sound of connecting wires is pure ASMR bliss!
Phenomenal work by the team! If you get a quick break from patching all these noisy city exchange lines, I'd be absolutely thrilled if you could drop by my page and check out my retro-tech ASMR cleaning simulator too. Good luck with the final ratings! ☎️📡🔌✨
I just played a similar game before this one—funny coincidence. I prefer yours because of its more realistic/historical approach to handling the calls.
The only downsides: I felt like the game’s performance became less smooth when I was adjusting the oscilloscope.
Also, at one point, someone tried to reach another person who was already on a call (though I might be mistaken about that).
Otherwise, excellent game.
I liked the physics of the wires. The game is intense. I started making mistakes early on, but eventually, I got the hang of it. In the end, I lost because of the bribes :)
Good game!
Man this is extremely satisfying and awesome usage of the theme. I loved how the cords dangle and the hand drawn assets and audio effects reminded me of one of my favorites, Among Us! Such a creative piece. Well done. One of the best yet
The art is beautiful! 😭❤️ I love the visual style and the atmosphere. The old switchboard, the blinking lights, the cables, and the oscilloscope all fit together so well and make the game feel really immersive. I also love how the old technology is not just part of the setting, but an important part of the gameplay. It gives the whole experience so much character! Amazing work! ☎️✨
Too bad the police finally tracked me down! It's easy to get caught up in the fun. I had a great time. I think, to close the directory, I would have preferred to just be able to click outside the pages.
nicely intuitive, a great pacing of progressive challenge. sound, audio, and graphics had a nice cozy feel.
Очаровательная игра! Милая рисовка, обучение вводится постепенно прямо во время геймплея. Сложность нарастает довольно быстро, так что скучать точно не приходится))
Вердикт: приятный проект, который отлично попадает в тему джема. Авторам спасибо за работу!
Хорошая механика, мне нравится. Думаю там можно сделать глубокую историю!
Nice game, loved every minute of it. Dunno why connecting people for cash is such a big deal that the police arrested me, but eh... Is people asking to connect to an already busy jack planned or just random? Loved the tension that it adds Wish there were a way to spend money, but it acting as a score is already fine enough for a jam entry. Good job!
@spaint Thanks! Busy jacks are intentional “conflict” calls — the timer pauses while the jack is occupied, so you have to free it first. The police only care about bribes: normal calls are fine, but taking cash from criminals gives you a strike, and three strikes mean arrest. Plug them into jack 40 (POLICE) instead to avoid the strike and get a smaller reward. Fair point that it could be clearer in-game — and yeah, money as score was the jam compromise; a shop is a good post-jam idea.
