LD scan by NickMakesGames
LD-scan is a game about passing people through medical screenings. The game takes place in a world threatened by the deadly 48HJM virus, and the fate of society could be made or broken by one screening.
You make use of the LD-scan, an upgraded CT-scan, to look at the grey-matter of patients and identify malignant traits that make them likely to be sick with 48HJM.
CONTROLS:
Drag the scanning bed with the mouse to see different cross sections of the patient
Click on the upper or lower portions of your clipboard to flip through the pages
Click on speech bubbles to speak with your patient.
You make use of the LD-scan, an upgraded CT-scan, to look at the grey-matter of patients and identify malignant traits that make them likely to be sick with 48HJM.
CONTROLS:
Drag the scanning bed with the mouse to see different cross sections of the patient
Click on the upper or lower portions of your clipboard to flip through the pages
Click on speech bubbles to speak with your patient.
| Windows | https://app.box.com/s/o7rr4f3byodh0qojty0g |
| Source | https://app.box.com/s/2qy2q6355j1n2pi4l5so |
| Original URL | https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-31/?action=preview&uid=29805 |
Ratings
| Coolness | 100% | 1 |
| Overall | 3.50 | 266 |
| Audio | 2.73 | 547 |
| Fun | 3.10 | 535 |
| Graphics | 3.03 | 592 |
| Humor | 3.35 | 126 |
| Innovation | 3.73 | 173 |
| Mood | 2.96 | 523 |
| Theme | 4.00 | 152 |
I think you should make this into a full game!
P.S. I found the snowman ;D
However, I think you got some medical terms mixed up.
I think you have used "symptom" where "signal" should be used (symptom is what the patient feels, signal is something that can be seen or measured) and "prognosis" where "diagnosis" should be used (prognosis is how the disease is expected to progress, or how it has progressed depending on time we are talking about, after diagnosis and usually after treatment if such is available).
I would also have enjoyed the ability to turn off the scanner while I was thinking and then turn it on again.
I feel like the exceptions mechanic wasn't clear enough, clarifying it is another improvement I suggest.
I also loved horrible stories of patients you hold in scanner for too long. How many is there? The only reason I've seen two is because game rules are not very obvious and tutorial mentions shaded and blue areas before you even see what's it all about. So I've read it again and again, trying to understand how to play, and killed two patients while reading. :D
I wish it were more obvious on which part of the body should I look though. I believe they do not match exactly for added difficulty, and some parts, especially chest/arms could be very easily confused for each other. Someone mentioned Papers, Please. That was there with faces too, they didn't exactly match, but first of all, there was a button that could auto-check it for you, it just took a little bit more time; and second, aren't you looking at schematic medical guidelines that should be as easy to read as possible? It makes no sense in this case to make them hard to read.
Anyway, I've had some fun and I believe this game have lots of potential. Great work and good luck!
Though I am a little rusty on my if P then Q's, I still managed to get a few people treated before sending the world into recession and back to caveman times...
Great work!
I can't say that I complete got how to do them but - hey at least I can program a little :P
Nice game, good take on the theme. Liked the first letter :)
Sound is a bit strange, but add to the mood.