The Night Shift by silkworm_sweatshop

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made by silkworm_sweatshop for LD35 (COMPO)
The Night Shift is a puzzle platformer. You take control of a lowly polygon just trying to hold down a job, but a horrible curse is making things difficult. I took the theme to a kinda weird place. There is also some harsh language in the game but otherwise it's pretty cutesy.

Made in Gamemaker Studio

Ratings

Coolness 84% 2
Overall 3.66 152
Audio 3.67 81
Fun 3.61 149
Graphics 3.89 112
Humor 3.98 21
Innovation 3.16 431
Mood 3.55 125
Theme 3.25 543

Feedback

RyanNielson
18. Apr 2016 · 16:24 UTC
I like the music and art style, the cutscenes are story are a nice addition as well. On a keyboard the controls could be a bit tighter though, it's far too easy to accidentally hit balloons.
Dooskington
18. Apr 2016 · 17:39 UTC
I loved the music and the parallax background. The controls were a bit floaty.
cgriff
18. Apr 2016 · 17:44 UTC
Intro cutscene was crazy long! But it was all pretty good stuff. Funny concept, and a solid game.
Solocov
18. Apr 2016 · 17:45 UTC
One word To many Ballons >:( .... But great game
Rakowu
18. Apr 2016 · 17:47 UTC
I just have to say one thin... ROFL. I love it. The intro is probably the best of all the game. Great job. Good music, nice concept, nice graphics. And in that time... :D
dvdking
18. Apr 2016 · 17:51 UTC
Really funny intro, everything about the game was great. The only bad thing is difficulty, the levels should be shorter, or have checkpoints.
Wevel
18. Apr 2016 · 18:51 UTC
Cool game, the into was a bit long and it was very difficult as you lose the level very easily
Max Amaden
18. Apr 2016 · 19:49 UTC
Utterly hilarious and awesome, unique gameplay... FIVE STARS!

Keep up the fantastic work!
panurge
18. Apr 2016 · 21:53 UTC
Loved the rant at the beginning! The 'Stop Smiling!' line made me laugh aloud. :)

Neat mechanics and gorgeous visuals/sound. Tricky gameplay too, without being too tough. Nice work!
Geckoo1337
18. Apr 2016 · 21:53 UTC
Relaxing with a cute aesthetic and a quiet mood. However, the controls on keyboard seem to me very weird. It's not easy to catch something. Overall, I like it. Thanks ++
laFunk
18. Apr 2016 · 21:58 UTC
The dialogue got me cracking up all the way :D The art looks nice, the music is great! Good job!
Jordan
18. Apr 2016 · 22:03 UTC
Good music, kind of reminded me of Earthbound's. Intro was great, though a bit lengthy. The mechanic is interesting and fun.
fairwolf games
18. Apr 2016 · 22:03 UTC
i liked it personaly im not a fan of large cutscenes but it did set the atmosphere quite well
aegypticus
19. Apr 2016 · 00:37 UTC
Damn, those balloons make such a loud noise. Holy shit. Great game. Super funny intro!
jdmazz
19. Apr 2016 · 21:30 UTC
I thought the controls were good. I had no problem with them at all. Everything seemed completely responsive to me.
CaptainPilot
19. Apr 2016 · 22:37 UTC
Looks *really* good, and it's got a good mood to it. The platforming gameplay is not really my thing though and possibly because I was so bad at it, I got frustrated always hitting balloons! The little game over messages are excellent tho XD
GaryS
20. Apr 2016 · 00:46 UTC
Nice work! I found it a bit too easy to hit the baloons, but a fun game all the same.
bigpan
20. Apr 2016 · 00:52 UTC
A good game overall, i laughed when i failed the first time, very fun game, good job!
Matzigon
20. Apr 2016 · 12:39 UTC
Nice and round. :) Get it?!
jordgubben
20. Apr 2016 · 18:40 UTC
Loving the writing and the music sets a very pleasant mood. The level design is a bit of a bully, but I get the feeling this is intentional.
abuzreq
20. Apr 2016 · 19:38 UTC
Amazing !
I really liked the cut scene, reminded me of Flatland :)
The mechanics are interesting and the music is suitable .
Well made..
LOSTALLOY
22. Apr 2016 · 08:06 UTC
"My sides are infinite!" Ahahahahahaahahahahahah! My sides are in orbit, especially with the game over sentences! Awesome game, right into my favorite list :D
Arvydas
22. Apr 2016 · 14:48 UTC
This was an addicting game for sure! Though, that intro was a bit too long. It was funny as hell, but long lol. Also, it was pretty frustrating with the movement to not hit any balloons...especially after getting that last hog on level 2. I would nudge my key to the slightest possible I could go, but still end up hitting the balloon. Great humor game overall x)
QuexD
22. Apr 2016 · 19:41 UTC
Had to play with the audio off but the game was really good great job!
Franklin's Ghost
23. Apr 2016 · 13:07 UTC
Great opening funny scene, loved the dialogue. Thought the humour was really well and done and the jokes worked well with the graphics and setting up the gameplay.
iceburg7
23. Apr 2016 · 21:18 UTC
This was excellent! THe humor, the audio, the visuals were all great! nice work.
Jupiter_Hadley
25. Apr 2016 · 14:59 UTC
Really funny, well made game! I included it in my video compilation series of Ludum Dare games, if you’d like to check them out :) https://youtu.be/Q_baWrdQ2o4
Ellian
28. Apr 2016 · 19:12 UTC
Intro cutscene was pretty great!
But man, the controls are super hard, I kept accidentally hitting balloons all the time.
Good work tho, this is a lot for such a short time!
ProjectX593
29. Apr 2016 · 03:32 UTC
Very funny intro, the game itself is a bit hard!
forestgamer007
29. Apr 2016 · 19:58 UTC
80 is maximum points to get
Innovation: 3/10
Fun: 5/10
Theme: 4/10
Graphics: 4/10
Audio: 5/10
Humor: 3/10
Mood: 4/10
Coolness: 4/10
Overall: 32/80
Good Game
flummox3d
30. Apr 2016 · 15:16 UTC
Really cute game (minus the strong language :D). Nice work! :)
AinoraZ
03. May 2016 · 21:53 UTC
A very cool little game. The art seems polished and feels nice as well!
sftrabbit
09. May 2016 · 11:49 UTC
Reaaaally nice. The writing in the intro was perfect and the game was fun. Only minor gripe was that it was a little frustrating having to start again so easily. But the graphics, music, humour - all awesome!