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Dumb Waiter by KamikaziUk

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made by KamikaziUk for LD28 (JAM)
You are a waiter who is one accident away from being fired. You have one trip to collect as many plates and tips as possible and make it back to the kitchen, navigating tables, avoiding hazards whilst trying not to drop your ever increasing stack of crockery.

Video:
http://youtu.be/btXrLcpXBg4

Controls:
WASD - Movement
Left/Right Click - Leaning
E - Collect Items from Tables

Pickup items from the table and go towards the kitchen (the fire) to deliver them safely.

Coder: Marty Green - www.marty-green.co.uk
Designer: Alex Partridge - www.alexpartridge.co.uk

Enjoy.
Windows http://www.marty-green.co.uk/Waiter/Pc.zip
OS/X http://www.marty-green.co.uk/Waiter/Mac.zip
Web http://www.marty-green.co.uk/Waiter/Web/Web.html
Youtube Video http://youtu.be/btXrLcpXBg4
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-28/?action=preview&uid=26326

Ratings

Coolness 54% 3
Overall(Jam) 3.29 174
Audio(Jam) 3.07 207
Fun(Jam) 2.97 228
Graphics(Jam) 3.58 174
Humor(Jam) 3.55 54
Innovation(Jam) 3.77 27
Mood(Jam) 3.22 169
Theme(Jam) 2.68 294

Feedback

hroon
16. Dec 2013 · 21:36 UTC
Very very cool idea! Its like QUOP was hired as a waiter! Sometimes I couldn't pick up anything anymore without restarting. This will be so much fun with the bugs ironed out! My favorite entry so far! :)
Dmitrix
17. Dec 2013 · 00:37 UTC
Lols, reminds me of a surgeon simulator type of game.
phi6
17. Dec 2013 · 08:39 UTC
Difficult to play on a laptop mouse! But everything else - wow, great art direction and jazzy sound track :)
hoqjed
18. Dec 2013 · 02:37 UTC
Stunned that you did 3d in the time constraint. Superb polish for the graphics and music.

Unfortunately the physics are wonky when trying to put the items onto the tray. Seems there's no way to save things from dropping off your tray when you press E to collect them. And the quick time event for tapping the mouse buttons was a bit annoying.
zkenshin
18. Dec 2013 · 03:31 UTC
Really nifty idea. Good job. :)
Lissar
18. Dec 2013 · 05:18 UTC
Apparently I'd be a terrible waiter!
wdebowicz
18. Dec 2013 · 10:07 UTC
That's fun and good looking game. I like mouse controls!
dray
19. Dec 2013 · 22:15 UTC
Cool game :) the leaning are very tough to manage when you just add plate, tricky and really fun game :)
HellBlazer
19. Dec 2013 · 22:25 UTC
Um, unless I'm doing something wrong, this is extremely hard! :) Nice graphics and music, and original concept, but the gameplay or physics seem pretty buggy? I can barely ever keep anything on my tray.
LukuluK
19. Dec 2013 · 22:30 UTC
Good concept, good mood ! Just a bit too difficult at the beginning but, but that's original experience !
Rothens
19. Dec 2013 · 22:33 UTC
cool idea :)
Alex Rose
19. Dec 2013 · 22:34 UTC
Dude, even the name was hilarious, I knew I could expect great things as soon as I saw this. Feels a bit Tony Hawksy. But in a whole different setting.
MrTedders
19. Dec 2013 · 22:49 UTC
Interesting game it had a very interesting asthetic and had great music. Well done.
ParaPup
19. Dec 2013 · 23:37 UTC
Nice game, It was so different and just the style is great nice job.
Lacutis
21. Dec 2013 · 07:27 UTC
Very funny idea. It seems really easy to tip your tray but its not frustrating. Good use of the theme!
TomboFry
21. Dec 2013 · 13:39 UTC
Seriously?! This game is funny as hell, I couldn't manage to get more than 6 pieces of crockery, but still really fun none the less. Some plate smashing sounds would make it just hilarious!
timtipgames
21. Dec 2013 · 14:32 UTC
The graphics fit the very entertaining and well done gameplay perfectly. Good job!
Und[0]ne Devs
26. Dec 2013 · 21:47 UTC
overambitious, Great Idea! but not finished
dudsen
26. Dec 2013 · 22:14 UTC
I love the concept, but it's reeeeally hard to manage the balancing of the plates. Didn't make it once to collect all the dishes :(
A Strange bug before every run: after walking a few steps to the first table, the character started spinning himself on a random axis, leaving me upside down with my head on the floor. While this happened, I was asked to left/right click like 5-8 times. After that everything went back to normal with my feet on the floor. Happened before every run ("party"-level). Funny though :D
skysthelimit
27. Dec 2013 · 16:51 UTC
This game had me in stitches for all the wrong reasons. Its like surgeon simulator in which your only instrument is a shovel, and things you have to remove don't apply to the laws of gravity. Im not sure I understood why the waiter kept falling over but overall I was entertained.
iiechapman
28. Dec 2013 · 01:07 UTC
Kinda buggy, great job on 3d in short time. You only get on accident is a different use of the theme than the other games on here good job!