Talk Block Chronicles by Yokimbo

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made by Yokimbo for LD 41 (JAM)

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This is my submission for LD41.

First I wanted to make a game to mash up fishing and dating simulators. After the first day I came to conclusion that I am not good enough to make it in a way thats fun even for me to make.

On second day I thought "What if it was Tetris, but you had to talk to the blocks?". And that's how this thing was born.

This was fun to make. Its very short and makes no sense so I feel like I did good since those two things are what I aim for. I had more stuff planned and unsurprisingly did not have the time to make any of them, so this is what it is now.

If you happen to play it, I hope you at least got a laugh out of it.

Shoutouts to the Unity Fungus plugin. Zero lines of code was written in the process of making this.

Things I learned:

  • Take breaks. Breaks are important.
  • Plan well before executing and document that plan somehow so when you forget you have a refresher
  • Art is important but the need can also be circumvented
  • Tetris blocks are fun to draw, even for a person who has never drawn anything
  • Remember to have fun, if you laugh at your own idea or while making the thing, that's enough
  • Seriously, remember to take breaks and eat. And drink. Water.

Edit: Added a zip file because in my stupidity I only put in a RAR, expecting everyone used winRAR.

Ratings

Overall 933th 3.069⭐ 31🧑‍⚖️
Fun 858th 2.983⭐ 31🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 852th 3.036⭐ 30🧑‍⚖️
Theme 585th 3.607⭐ 30🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 945th 2.776⭐ 31🧑‍⚖️
Audio 449th 3.222⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Humor 100th 3.911⭐ 30🧑‍⚖️
Mood 537th 3.352⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Given 40🗳️ 12🗨️

Feedback

JesseyCool
24. Apr 2018 · 09:48 UTC
Strainge to talk to tetris blocks.
Apples_mmmmmmmm
24. Apr 2018 · 09:54 UTC
Charming game. Pretty short, but humorous and well put together.
🎤 Yokimbo
24. Apr 2018 · 10:20 UTC
Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed it :D
Toadsword
24. Apr 2018 · 17:02 UTC
I awkwardly liked this D: Good job !
🎤 Yokimbo
25. Apr 2018 · 06:15 UTC
@Toadsword Hahaha thanks! :D
patrickgh3
25. Apr 2018 · 07:14 UTC
Very short for a game, but charming and well put together! Music set the mood perfectly. I laughed out loud multiple times! I agree with your message about LD too.
🎤 Yokimbo
25. Apr 2018 · 07:47 UTC
@patrickgh3 Thank you, I'm glad you liked it! :D
Blinkenlights
25. Apr 2018 · 08:28 UTC
A pity I can't try it, no Linux.
Azargaz
25. Apr 2018 · 08:31 UTC
This was really fun. Very short but solid.
llq
25. Apr 2018 · 10:28 UTC
As you said, you really wielded me, LOL :D
Roidz
25. Apr 2018 · 11:04 UTC
Well done, not a real game but a great accomplishment anyway ! i enjoyed it as long it lasted :)
🎤 Yokimbo
25. Apr 2018 · 11:25 UTC
@Azargaz @llq @Roidz Thanks y'all! :D
Hare Software
25. Apr 2018 · 14:39 UTC
Wished I could actually date the blocks.. Great game guys! (Documenting all you ideas and making a schedule give you time for breaks, found that out this jam)
🎤 Yokimbo
25. Apr 2018 · 18:58 UTC
@Hare Software Hahah thanks! I originally wanted to make it more dating kind but since I had so little time I just ended up making this short little thing :D
Marcenat
25. Apr 2018 · 20:52 UTC
What a refreshing game !
* Dialogues are very funny, nice meta on the jam :)
* Music sets the mood perfectly
* The concept is cool, but it can be expanded to a real mechanic (a kind of Undertale tetris thing)

Good job, cheers.
🎤 Yokimbo
25. Apr 2018 · 22:37 UTC
@Marcenat Thank you, glad you enjoyed it! :dog:
cosdots-jr
26. Apr 2018 · 06:54 UTC
wow it seems to talk to my friends. i like Music, good match though. and the concept was impressive
🎤 Yokimbo
26. Apr 2018 · 14:50 UTC
@cosdots-jr Thanks for playing :dog:
Dovakla
26. Apr 2018 · 23:02 UTC
The UI and music fit perfectly. I only wish it could have been a little more fleshed out. Glad you made it through the jam though!
🎤 Yokimbo
27. Apr 2018 · 11:15 UTC
@Dovakla Thank you! :dog:
Kami 86
27. Apr 2018 · 15:43 UTC
PROS
- Charming characters
- Interesting talks
- This really put me in a good mood
- I feel emphaty with block's (Never feel anything for the companion) (I need to play portal)

Improve
- I was thinking if the other side has a cool mecanic like help the block to land in the spot, or something traditional, but when you do a bad move they can complain about it and start a new conversation.

This was really fun, put me in a good mood. Really nice.

PD: I defenitly date with pink. XD
🎤 Yokimbo
28. Apr 2018 · 02:27 UTC
@Kami-86 Thanks for playing and thank you for all the feedback! :pray: