Life Path by kristinnes

made by kristinnes for LD 44 (COMPO)

The theme for Ludum Dare 44 was "Your life is currency", so in this game you start out deciding what you will do with your life. you "spend" your life on work, fun or family.

(The game is playable here : https://kristinnes.itch.io/path-of-life)

After You have decided how you want to spend your life a variety of events based on your choices. F.x, you will get work related events when your life is in a work phase.

In the end the game will tell you how you will be remembered after your death. If you do well, you will be told how you will be remembered reflecting the choices you made.

Source code	https://github.com/kristinnk/ludum44
HTML5 (web)	https://kristinnes.itch.io/path-of-life
Original URL	https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/44/life-path

Ratings

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Feedback

ilPrinny

28. Apr 2019 · 20:43 UTC

Hey I tied out your game for a bit, Enjoyed it, but I think there is bug where you can hit the buttons multiple times, the Green arrow will disappear and not reappear but I was able to max out any of the three attributes buy continuously clicking. The game was very Zen and was pleasant all around.

🎤 kristinnes

28. Apr 2019 · 21:10 UTC

Oooh, will see if I can fix it quick! Thanks

🎤 kristinnes

28. Apr 2019 · 21:27 UTC

Bug has been fixed, crisis averted! It would have sucked to know of that bug after the deadline. Thanks :)

ilPrinny

28. Apr 2019 · 22:09 UTC

No problem, just took a quick break from working on my Jam game.

kyavi

29. Apr 2019 · 04:01 UTC

'alter ego' vibes! fun storytelling and beautiful art :)

Fat cat

29. Apr 2019 · 04:03 UTC

Very nice game! The music is simple but fits the game well, and there's something about those button click sounds that is really satisfying :P And great job on making so many different events!

Walkalope

29. Apr 2019 · 04:07 UTC

This was a satisfying, relaxing experience. Thanks for making this :v:

It was frustrating when unexpected things happened, but it was a perfect simulacrum for life.

Here's my "legacy":

![Capture3.PNG](///raw/796/32/z/21bc0.png)

toasteater

29. Apr 2019 · 04:51 UTC

The writing is funny and the art is good! Great job on the humor side. I'm particularly amused by how you can start working right from your birth. That's how a real workaholic lives.

dinosire

29. Apr 2019 · 04:54 UTC

Wow great game, such soothing music, really love your implementation of the theme. Great job!

pvp

29. Apr 2019 · 04:55 UTC

I always knew I was average :'(.

zactical

29. Apr 2019 · 05:01 UTC

Wow, loved the music for the game, it really sets a nice tone. Great artwork and consistent theme throughout. I loved reading all the choices and seeing what outcome would pop up. Very creative. Great one!

zimennik

29. Apr 2019 · 05:21 UTC

I guess this was a good life

![Screenshot_19.png](///raw/958/z/21c16.png)

MoonLens

29. Apr 2019 · 05:22 UTC

Good job man, polished and enjoyable game

mrwillowb

29. Apr 2019 · 05:39 UTC

It was simplistic and a nice idea lovely.

ditzel

29. Apr 2019 · 05:44 UTC

I died as a broke man! Nice game btw :dog:

XCVZXC

29. Apr 2019 · 08:33 UTC

Graphics are really polished and music greatly enhances game's mood. Thanks for fun and nice looking game!

dmdmdmdm

29. Apr 2019 · 09:31 UTC

I died broke :(

Looks great, and the writing is nice.

edj99

29. Apr 2019 · 09:31 UTC

Really cool game, reminds me a bit of Reigns!
Music is a nice touch, fits the mood perfectly and repeats without getting annoying.
The main thing that would improve this game would be adding more scenarios.

theviraldragon

29. Apr 2019 · 10:42 UTC

Some of the things went over my head. But overall a nice game.

Saering

29. Apr 2019 · 14:36 UTC

Simple but efficient game! The music is very chill and the art is great. This is a good entry!

Harry Damm

29. Apr 2019 · 17:18 UTC

Such a great game, love all the different outcomes you can get and the overall mechanics are great. Even if the music is very simple and repetitive, it fits the aesthetics nicely. Great work!

David Markham

29. Apr 2019 · 18:05 UTC

Nice polished game and fitting of the theme! I liked it. Would be interesting to see some metrics at the end to see how different choices affected the outcome, but that might take away from the magic.

Jani Nykanen

29. Apr 2019 · 18:44 UTC

That was an interesting game. Too bad the music did not work on the web version (on Opera on Linux), so I cannot comment that.

kypello

29. Apr 2019 · 19:14 UTC

This was pretty nicely made. The only issue I had was in choosing how to do my life at the start. I didn't realize that you click multiple times to change the color so my first playthrough was all fun. Some music would have been nice. The art looks good and overall great job.

🎤 kristinnes

29. Apr 2019 · 19:17 UTC

@kypello There is music :P Multiple people that have commented have commented on it :P

LiauJ

29. Apr 2019 · 19:19 UTC

I too, was broke in death. Really interesting to see the effect of your choices throughout the game!

TasakaSama

29. Apr 2019 · 19:24 UTC

simple but effective, a good little game

kypello

29. Apr 2019 · 19:31 UTC

@kristinnes I hear the music now. It is a little quiet tho

kaeveris

29. Apr 2019 · 20:21 UTC

Very cool idea, I like how your choices affected the game

Adam Clayden

29. Apr 2019 · 20:38 UTC

Nice game with an interesting take on the theme, good job

Vinay Rao

29. Apr 2019 · 21:34 UTC

Pretty cool online quiz style game. The unexpected nature of the results of your decisions keeps you guessing, and leaves you with a complete little story. Even if the results often feel very random, the player's agency in making decisions makes it a lot more fun. My little simulacrum may have died broke and unpopular, but at least he was happy!

Good job!

kleinzach

30. Apr 2019 · 00:00 UTC

Cool style of game, something I haven't really seen before. Seems to be about enjoying life while you can which is a good message. The one thing that bugged me a bit was that you choose work/family/fun right at the beginning rather then as you go; I'm not really sure that design decision works for the game too well. I enjoyed it! Good job!

SynysterCola

30. Apr 2019 · 04:21 UTC

A good life. Like what you did with the theme. Surprised me (in a good way)!. Very cool!

Arcus

30. Apr 2019 · 06:03 UTC

I liked the game, but in some parts, the text was hard to read. itch.io has a setting that starts the game immidiatly on opening the page.

PhilippeM

30. Apr 2019 · 08:48 UTC

Reminds me of Rick and Morty, ROY a life well spent a little bit. Nice work.

Flamus

30. Apr 2019 · 10:04 UTC

This was really fun and interesting to play! Loved the graphics and aesthetics of the game. Good job not complicating too much on life choices. Questions about life were on point. Nice!

Zhanna

30. Apr 2019 · 10:10 UTC

I enjoyed playing this game very much (partly because I managed to balance it perfectly with happiness in pretty everything just as I wish I've been able to do in real life)
Love the idea of it, plays nice as well. Artstyle is fine, everything reads clearly (besides the three buttons, they make it look like there is right and wrong options... when in fact there isn't, is there?)
Music is nice as well.
Great job.

![died.png](///raw/663/f1/z/23aaa.png)

sadzanenyama

30. Apr 2019 · 14:44 UTC

Nice game, I liked the amount of variation in the possible events!

WFMG

30. Apr 2019 · 15:48 UTC

Cool concept, but a bit tedious and obtuse at times in practice.

anstabo

30. Apr 2019 · 17:31 UTC

Story of my life

dk5000p

30. Apr 2019 · 18:56 UTC

I played through multiple times to see the different endings and story options. I liked that there was a good bit of variety. It didn't seem to matter too much, which things you chose/meaning work, fun, or family, could get money still if you didn't choose work, etc. I liked the guitar music. It was a nice chill game, with funny writing.

vanLeiden

30. Apr 2019 · 19:54 UTC

Really cool idea and actually quite complex. Good job, great writing!

Oivin F

30. Apr 2019 · 21:44 UTC

Pretty fun little experience! Had a giggle now and then, makes you think about real life too.

Ryan Wine

30. Apr 2019 · 22:59 UTC

This was great. I died broke but happy.

Reminds me of Alter Ego on DOS wayyyy back. - https://www.abandonwaredos.com/abandonware-game.php?abandonware=Alter+Ego%3A+Male+Version&gid=1495

Twenty5Clocks

30. Apr 2019 · 23:48 UTC

Great idea. That was fun. I wish I could plan my life like this.

jjjjason

01. May 2019 · 06:45 UTC

I died poor, content, and well liked. That's not bad! Cool idea for a game, and good to see there are a lot of variations! Did you compose the quaint guitar loop?

Grewoss

01. May 2019 · 11:30 UTC

Great game, i played through it two times and had a blast doing so. I encountered a bug where the choices wouldn't match up with the story.

Rune_Drawer

01. May 2019 · 12:59 UTC

played several times, ended up broke 100% of them :D that was fun

JofersGames

01. May 2019 · 13:29 UTC

Lovely idea, super fun :)

Daniel Moreno

01. May 2019 · 13:53 UTC

Really cool! Did several playthroughs to see different endings. Good job! I had a good time and the idea is clever and well executed.

Chameleon

01. May 2019 · 15:07 UTC

This is really cool. The events don't change based on age so you end up with what I imagine to amuse myself, a 5 years old not seeing his family for weeks or being fired from his job.

Lazertrax

01. May 2019 · 23:09 UTC

Very neat and simple idea. got me to think a bit about life :D
I ended up broke but at least I was liked well enough!
![Capture.PNG](///raw/468/4/z/24411.png)

Thanks for the awesome game, best of luck!

Joe Bustamante

02. May 2019 · 00:42 UTC

A really good idea that was executed pretty well. I think it would have been a bit more fun if you could've made some choices on what to focus on as you went, rather than all at the start. Additionally, it didn't seem like your age really mattered much in determining which events came up or what happened, so that was a bit disappointing. The music and graphics are great though, and really give this game a nice aesthetic. The ending is cool - it made me replay the game a few times just to see how I could change it. A really awesome entry overall!

grllle

02. May 2019 · 20:29 UTC

Wow, don't know exactly what to say. I didn't know what i should expect, i didn't know why i am scheduling my life, i tried my best in decision making, sometimes for the better sometimes for the worst. And then i died. I think you portrait life quite in an appropriate way :D Besides that, the pixel art is lovely and i really like the little stories.

shaner421

02. May 2019 · 23:43 UTC

I really liked your game, it was a lot of fun! I had a blast the whole time. Really loved the humor and the art. I ended up really happy but really broke, just like real life lmfao! thank you!![Capture.PNG](///raw/1d0/22/z/246bd.png)

Shunaky

03. May 2019 · 10:43 UTC

It's a quick and fun game, the graphics and the Humor is quite good.
Just 2 design issue:
- The colors of the buttons makes me want to always go for the green one, even knowing sometimes it is bad, try making the 3 of them with the same color.
- The choosing how will be your life part is a little clunky, a better approch should be by pressing firstly on the type of square and then on the square itself.

![Printa.png](///raw/0b0/42/z/24756.png)

Congrats on the game ^^

Persegan

03. May 2019 · 11:05 UTC

There are so many combinations! A lot of the options were very funny, and I really liked the graphics and the music. Great job!

Re-Markable

03. May 2019 · 11:09 UTC

Great job with this one! I love the relaxing vibe this game has. 5 star for mood from me! I would also like to point out that the way the buttons look strongly guide the player to picking the green one. Still a great game tho!

![SC.png](///raw/b66/c/z/2475e.png)

Luis J. Benitez

03. May 2019 · 11:40 UTC

I tryed both the poor man and the weathy one. Good Job. The game is fun and makes you wonder what will happen.

miu

03. May 2019 · 12:15 UTC

I liked it, it was fun to play, story was interesting. only point, at first I didn't understood I had to click inside the square to chose my occupations, thought we had to drag and drop the legend (but maybe that's just me)

Gassi Games

03. May 2019 · 15:25 UTC

A really fun game! I played it multiple times to get the different endings and i enjoyed it so much.
I like the simple style and the choices you can make.
It's creative and I'm excited to see more in the future, maybe with a few more opportunities!

Great work!

Weine

04. May 2019 · 11:45 UTC

I feel judged!

Cem Adiloglu

04. May 2019 · 17:21 UTC

nice choice for the theme. it was interesting to play it

Mykola

05. May 2019 · 11:51 UTC

Good game! I don't quite understand the logic behind the three buttons (green, blue and red). They create a feeling that the first option is always correct and the last one is always wrong. Other than that, I enjoyed playing and somehow managed to finish with all the smiling faces.

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