Contraband by sprawl

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made by sprawl for LD30 (JAM)
Welcome to Contraband !

You've been tasked to send food to the south by your government. As the situation in the south gets worse, you have the possibility to smuggle illegal goods to help the south residents.

I wanted to have a lot of story in the game, similar to Papers Please!. I managed to do some of it, but not all.
There is still 3 possible endings in the game.


I really like the result I had on this one. Every LD just gets better. Made the music using Figure.


This is my third Ludum Dare entry. This time, I've opted for the jam and got a friend to draw some art for the game.

Enjoy the game and please leave a comment (positive or negative) !

Ratings

Coolness 55% 3
Overall(Jam) 3.28 345
Audio(Jam) 2.89 443
Fun(Jam) 3.25 257
Graphics(Jam) 2.50 683
Humor(Jam) 2.58 307
Innovation(Jam) 3.00 393
Mood(Jam) 2.88 496
Theme(Jam) 2.30 657

Feedback

mclewis
26. Aug 2014 · 02:41 UTC
Some of the artwork is blurry. Make sure that you have your pixel art imported with the filter mode set to point. Other than that, fun game!
Valon487
26. Aug 2014 · 02:44 UTC
Good game. I could tell you wanted a game like Papers Please, and you did it well without making it too similar
Satyre
26. Aug 2014 · 03:21 UTC
Nice I like the "idle game" style. Great work!
Piat
26. Aug 2014 · 05:04 UTC
I liked it :), it reminded me of some old flash games, had a bunch of fun with it.
mtrc
26. Aug 2014 · 14:50 UTC
Really great concept. I like the ideas behind this a lot.
RawboSaurX
26. Aug 2014 · 14:59 UTC
Simple but very entertaining. I really like this idea, and you've executed it very well. There's not a lot of artwork here, but what exists should have been polished just a little bit more, but it works well enough. All in all, I really enjoyed it, nice work!
SelfishGenome
26. Aug 2014 · 15:02 UTC
Really good overall. Quite enjoyable, i lost by focusing on profit rather than quota lol
slakhorn
26. Aug 2014 · 17:32 UTC
Heisenberg of the early 70's? Sounds great!
JALgames
27. Aug 2014 · 05:13 UTC
Quite a nice game. It's clearly visible that Papers, Please was your main inspiration, but you succeed making it fun and original anyways.
jayhof
27. Aug 2014 · 10:16 UTC
Cool concept, the music is awesome. When I finished an assignment I chose two upgrades (with the checkboxes) there is no way of unchecking a checkbox. Also I could add as many orders as there's items on the list even if I was out of money, the notice "not enought money" worked though.

Still enjoyable overall, thanks for your work!
Tosic
28. Aug 2014 · 12:58 UTC
The game is amazing!!!
Truly amazing, anxious sounds, tasks, story, the style, one of the best on LD#30!
OinkIguana
28. Aug 2014 · 13:02 UTC
Pretty good game. There are upgrades and things to unlock that make it stay interesting. The idea is pretty good, and the gameplay is decent. The music is nice, but there are no sound effects. Graphics were a bit blurry at times, but not too terrible.
OxyOxspring
29. Aug 2014 · 00:10 UTC
I really like this one's concept. Very "Papers, Please!" in a good way!
mrexcessive
29. Aug 2014 · 19:54 UTC
Hi there. Interesting mundanity simulator... Kept getting stuck on lv2 after making alcohol as requested then if it is (randomly?) confiscated then you can't get money... so can't continue - just sit there waiting for timer. Not sure that's very player friendly. Nice animations and sounds.
🎤 sprawl
30. Aug 2014 · 14:04 UTC
MrExcessive : Yes. this can unfortunately happen. However, it can only happen if you dont hide the Alcohol with food. That should be better explained, but I lacked time to do so. Thanks for trying it out anyway !
Wesley Ding
31. Aug 2014 · 11:16 UTC
Sometimes too unforgiving, I had to restart a few times while finding out how to play the game. Doesn't match the theme that well, even though it's pretty fun and slightly innovative. It would be nice if you had a reset button or an option to end early. The audio is nice, but sounds a bit too casual. Overall Rating: 3/5
🎤 sprawl
31. Aug 2014 · 12:05 UTC
Wesley Ding : You're totally right about the option to reset ! As for the theme, I don't quite agree with you. Thanks for playing.
kibertoad
31. Aug 2014 · 12:55 UTC
Well-made and has the right feeling needed of Papers Please type of game.
mrspeaker
03. Sep 2014 · 13:23 UTC
Nice work - so happy that Papers, Please is inspiring people to make crazy cool games! I agree with Wesley Ding that the music was good, but didn't quite match the aesthetic of the game. Though, you squeezed a lot in the for the time, hope you polish it up afterwards!
Suvidriel
12. Sep 2014 · 08:04 UTC
Amazing game! Reminds me a bit of papers please :D
Rage Paint
13. Sep 2014 · 17:57 UTC
Lol the Breaking Bad of Ludum Dare
Rehacked
15. Sep 2014 · 12:00 UTC
Great game i was failed while my truck was going and i was 44/45 on food :( Goodjob