Mama is Sick by JaymeeMak
******IF PLAYING WINDOWS/MAC VERSION, PLAY AT 800X600******
"Mama is Sick" is a resource-management, hard-times simulation game.
YOU ONLY GET ONE DOLLAR A DAY to look after your family (thanks to a generous family from overseas) while papa is away and mama is sick.
Buy food and water to make sure the food, water and health bars of you and your family don't reach zero or death will occur.
If your education bar reaches zero, you won't graduate high school.
You have to last 50 days until papa comes back. Will you manage to graduate? Will everyone survive?
You can work in a clothing factory to earn 50c a day, but be careful not to miss too much school. You also need to study at least three days a week or risk not being able to graduate.
Minor Bugs:
Expect them.
Made by:
Guerric Hache a.k.a. GarrickWinter (Programming and Mechanical Design)
http://playingwithmeaning.blogspot.ca
Jaymee Mak a.k.a JaymeeMak (Art, Narrative and Mechanical Design, Audio)
http://appletomypi.wordpress.com
P.S. Read the instructions plox :P
P.S.S. Jaymee is not an artist. She will never be an artist. But Guerric has been banned from touching art. :P
"Mama is Sick" is a resource-management, hard-times simulation game.
YOU ONLY GET ONE DOLLAR A DAY to look after your family (thanks to a generous family from overseas) while papa is away and mama is sick.
Buy food and water to make sure the food, water and health bars of you and your family don't reach zero or death will occur.
If your education bar reaches zero, you won't graduate high school.
You have to last 50 days until papa comes back. Will you manage to graduate? Will everyone survive?
You can work in a clothing factory to earn 50c a day, but be careful not to miss too much school. You also need to study at least three days a week or risk not being able to graduate.
Minor Bugs:
Expect them.
Made by:
Guerric Hache a.k.a. GarrickWinter (Programming and Mechanical Design)
http://playingwithmeaning.blogspot.ca
Jaymee Mak a.k.a JaymeeMak (Art, Narrative and Mechanical Design, Audio)
http://appletomypi.wordpress.com
P.S. Read the instructions plox :P
P.S.S. Jaymee is not an artist. She will never be an artist. But Guerric has been banned from touching art. :P
Ratings
| Coolness | 100% | 1 |
| Overall(Jam) | 3.59 | 84 |
| Audio(Jam) | 3.25 | 156 |
| Fun(Jam) | 2.83 | 268 |
| Graphics(Jam) | 3.08 | 305 |
| Humor(Jam) | 2.02 | 362 |
| Innovation(Jam) | 3.42 | 85 |
| Mood(Jam) | 3.74 | 48 |
| Theme(Jam) | 3.29 | 113 |
@LukeR Thanks for the feedback, in our game you only have $1 a day to help your family survive.
@Unept Your comment means a lot to us, we'd love to hear what your kids think about the game!
Well done.
Selecting the bucket everyday is boring, why not allocate it to someone until you change your mind ? ( like blanket )
@Benjamin & @Calahagus: Thanks for your feedback regarding the interface. This was our first real foray into interface design, so we still have much to learn. We really appreciate your feedback!
Well. It's hard. It is a bit emotional and sad, especially since the dad writes letters about waiting to see everyone when they are all dead. I don't think I could stand to play another minute of it, so... take that however you want.
This is way the most powerful part of this game. Graphics are enough for this game, music fits perfectly for mood.
Not even sure if I should even rate Fun in this case.
A great-great 5 overall.
Great graphics and music.
Really a game that makes us reflect. Sad and the story box... powerful.
Great game! One of my favorites on this jam, for real! Awesome job!
If you have time, rate my game too! I would really appreciate it :)
The graphics are pretty cool though!
I'm not too sure how this connects with the theme but, it's pretty cool nonetheless!
After constantly failing at saving everyone even without going to school, I just tried the other way around, letting my family starve to death so I could study.
I was smiling the whole time until the end, graduated with high honors, and even got enough money to buy me some chic clothes! Yep!
Good concept!
Mother, grandma, and brother all died the same turn. But at least I graduated, damn it.
Sorry you can't play Digital Toilet World! I wish I were able to port to mac.
I like the graphics!
The setting is quite sad, but thats ok. I think the game will make people think about how hard lift can be for people in the 3rd world!
Nice work!
Er...
...is it a little strange that the lesson I took from this was to go hyper-capitalist and let my family die immediately in order to max out my access to food, education and medicine?
Might be worth emphasising the importance of family in small communities like this. Or not? Food for thought.
Good job!
Great job!
It's hard to tell with the UI how the upgrades work.
On the downside, it took a while to learn what all the meters meant, and I'm still not sure I've figured it all out. But that's my problem, not yours.
A good gaming experience, without sugarcoating the unpleasant reality. I'll come back and see if I can do better next time.
PS. I haven't rated the audio (for some reason it didn't play for me).