LudumData

Darn Clock by sirdorius

[raw]
made by sirdorius for LD27 (JAM)
In Darn Clock you play as a late for work employee. You have 10 seconds to catch the bus otherwise you will come in late and lose a bit of your salary. Don't be late too much or you will lose your job! Don't worry about the collateral damage you might cause...

This game is inspired by my daily morning. Except I don't have a suitcase...

This was done in 36 hours because I had forgotten about the LD this weekend. So it probably lacks polish and has lots of bugs. Tell me what you think in the comments and I will be grateful!

UPDATE: linux version was missing files, fixed in the new link

UPDATE 2: added Post-Ludum version with sounds, improved graphics and minor tweaks
Web http://sirdorius.altervista.org/10sec.html
Linux http://www.mediafire.com/download/82x3pzr4b41rzlp/darnclocklinux.zip
Post Ludum https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/3130579/10sec/10sec.html
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-27/?action=preview&uid=23353

Ratings

Coolness 100% 1
Overall(Jam) 3.97 14
Audio(Jam) 1.91 472
Fun(Jam) 4.14 4
Graphics(Jam) 3.80 148
Humor(Jam) 3.79 36
Innovation(Jam) 3.60 63
Mood(Jam) 3.47 104
Theme(Jam) 3.98 14

Feedback

SamC
27. Aug 2013 · 01:19 UTC
Fun game, brought back Frogger memories.
Lightmare Studio
27. Aug 2013 · 01:19 UTC
I really enjoyed this game! It's very intuitive to understand how to play it. The small character moves also nicely.
kantieno
27. Aug 2013 · 01:21 UTC
I liked it, it was rather lighthearted and some of the effects made me very slightly chuckle.
JayProg
27. Aug 2013 · 01:22 UTC
Awesome game, watching the exploding traffic mayhem had me cracking up.
cjordan1683
27. Aug 2013 · 01:23 UTC
Very fun, love the concept. Good game!
themushroomsound
27. Aug 2013 · 01:36 UTC
This is great! :D
Love the graphics, the blood, the explosions, and the general mayhem resulting from catching my bus.

I'm really, really disappointed not to hear any sound though, and that font doesn't quite do justice to the rest of the game. I'm still gonna play it some more. :)
Zephyr89
27. Aug 2013 · 04:53 UTC
The amount of things that can happen in this game is awesome! eg. Runs in front of car. Car spins out of control following me. I walk into another cars side. first car hits me. Explosion!
Nerlin
27. Aug 2013 · 07:29 UTC
Damn, this is awesome! So much fun. I like effects , some sounds could make it perfect. Implementation of theme is great.
Darien
27. Aug 2013 · 07:30 UTC
Great fun. I love that there's no penalty for causing mayhem. The only complaint I have is that the controls for getting on to the bus can be a little fiddly; you have to hit the door fairly accurately.
bitserum
27. Aug 2013 · 08:16 UTC
Great game. I really enjoy playing even without making to the bus. Just making havoc was fun.
dancingflame
27. Aug 2013 · 09:07 UTC
It really reminds me "Frogger". The art style is simple but feels good, the animation is really epic. Nice work overall.
FireZenk
27. Aug 2013 · 09:08 UTC
Fun game I like it!
Kotstulle
27. Aug 2013 · 09:15 UTC
Damn I love how the cars turn over when I touch them xD I also LOVE games with reduced graphics like in yours! One of the coolest games i've seen so far^^
Lars Faust
27. Aug 2013 · 09:35 UTC
Amazing! That jumpy little fella is really darn cute and the physics extremely fun.

Great job!
Qaterknan
27. Aug 2013 · 09:42 UTC
I like this one, and I was definitely amused by the death screen.
mboaj
27. Aug 2013 · 09:43 UTC
Really a great game! Congratulations Dorian.
Lidfrid
27. Aug 2013 · 14:57 UTC
Ahaha very fun game, the traffic explosion surprise me. It was cool :)
naufr4g0
27. Aug 2013 · 19:51 UTC
Really like this modern frogger! :D
I love new obstacles coming out at each new level! :)
killmonday
27. Aug 2013 · 19:52 UTC
So far my top favorite game!! Really nicely polished and great idea to take something we all have experienced and make it into a game :) Sounds!:O!!!
boneloaf
27. Aug 2013 · 19:54 UTC
Very funny game, we dislike bus drivers
IHateATMFees
27. Aug 2013 · 19:55 UTC
Nice job, loved the car crashes!
EricTheCoolDude
27. Aug 2013 · 20:01 UTC
Very fun and simple! Nicely done.
Amber
28. Aug 2013 · 01:30 UTC
This was a lot of fun! I like the graphic style and the bright colors.
Lustdante
28. Aug 2013 · 01:39 UTC
Great entry! There are just so many hidden humors that collectively make this the most humorous game I've rated so far! Only if it had audio, the experience could've been near perfection. Great Job!
Reaperguy
28. Aug 2013 · 13:31 UTC
Really like it, addicting as hell, and the special stuff that can happen that you added(stopping in front of a car and causing an accident, walking into other people and falling, etc) are really great!
ratalaika
28. Aug 2013 · 16:30 UTC
good job. entertaining game
magicdweedoo
29. Aug 2013 · 06:47 UTC
real cool I wish there was like a zoom out option once you die to watch all the chaos!!!
Nick Weihs
29. Aug 2013 · 08:00 UTC
Dude this was the most hillariously awesome game I've played so far! The cars tipping and exploding, etc. was awesome! I only managed to keep my job for 9 days though X_X. My only complaint about this is the mouse controls made it really hard to be precise for me (maybe I'm not used to it) and it seemed like sometimes I could get into the bus from the street side? (Maybe a bug?) Anyways loved it I hope you do something more with it!
zlowrance
29. Aug 2013 · 22:38 UTC
Great entry!
mrspeaker
01. Sep 2013 · 15:52 UTC
Hahah! So good - i didn't know to click-to-run at first so I kept missing the bus. After that... was awesome!
rincewind_cz
01. Sep 2013 · 20:09 UTC
Really great! Reminds me GTA II in some way.
superfrog
02. Sep 2013 · 20:30 UTC
cool games.
haxpor
03. Sep 2013 · 14:48 UTC
Haha, have a lot of humorous sense in this game. Enjoy playing it alot :)
Lokarunith
03. Sep 2013 · 23:07 UTC
HOLY CRAP!! just getting the bus to work is such a mess I don't want even to imagine what's his job. An incredibly fun caricature of our society.
danhett
07. Sep 2013 · 15:37 UTC
This is brilliant! Particularly enjoyed the pixelly particle blood. Lovely job.
sergilazaro
07. Sep 2013 · 18:05 UTC
Nice take on Frogger, I liked the simple graphics based on cubes and spheres. I loved the cute animations and explosion effects. You did a lot with really simple elements, kudos!