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Reptile Politik by aegypticus

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made by aegypticus for LD35 (COMPO)
Hey! This is my first Ludum Dare and my first completed game. I only had the daylight of Sunday to really work on this, so therefore the audio and finer details suffered. Nevertheless, I hope that you all enjoy my game!

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Reptile Politik is a game in which you play a politician who is holding a press conference. But, you are no politician at all! You are a reptilian overlord who is trying to steer the globe towards a New World Order.

You're new to this, so, you are constantly making mistakes that make the crowd suspicious of your reptilian heritage. See how high of a score you can get before you inevitably reveal your true identity!

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Instructions:

Lettered tiles will appear for a few seconds, hit the corresponding key before it moves away, otherwise people will become suspicious of you!

Controls:

English Alphabet on a qwerty keyboard. (I'm not sure if it works on non-standard english keyboards)

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Good Luck and have fun! Please give me feedback! It's all appreciated. Also, congrats to everyone who managed to make an entry.

My high score is 69 as of right now. Please post your high score too!
Windows https://www.dropbox.com/sh/orsm7ta36zus0u5/AADUtdNOAK0D8IUgRSV2VWBva?dl=0
OS/X https://www.dropbox.com/sh/x0exalgn10r9a7w/AAAXkYYfm2cB78A_hH1l64eVa?dl=0
Source https://www.dropbox.com/sh/l74lj2m9xao560k/AAB-9JeN0Cn-cwXgFdy2GLuPa?dl=0
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-35/?action=preview&uid=64850

Ratings

Coolness 62% 3
Overall 2.86 748
Audio 2.54 513
Fun 2.81 683
Graphics 3.37 316
Humor 3.13 144
Innovation 2.63 747
Mood 3.00 401
Theme 3.34 479

Feedback

XAND
18. Apr 2016 · 02:14 UTC
Hey, another Love2D Programmer! I made mine in Love2d. :)

Cute little game. Took me a sec to figure out what was going on, but I mean that literally - just a sec. Good job. :)
Brice
18. Apr 2016 · 02:19 UTC
Congrats on finishing your first ludum dare! I loved the concept, very funny. Really difficult to hit the keys in time! I thought I was a fast typer. :-)
srakowski
18. Apr 2016 · 02:38 UTC
Wowsers, that is incredibly difficult! Nice concept, great job :-)
Syldarion
18. Apr 2016 · 02:48 UTC
The A and the R look pretty close for such a fast-paced game
biscuitdough
18. Apr 2016 · 03:29 UTC
very hard, found the best strategy was just to mash all the keys on the keyboard haha.
iendsl
18. Apr 2016 · 03:29 UTC
I had a hard time hitting the keys but I love the sound design, very simple but effective. Not sure if there was a penalty for mashing the wrong keys, it didn't seem like there was. Great art and fun for a quick go.
ougrouk
18. Apr 2016 · 03:29 UTC
Gratz with your first LD, I am on the same boat.
I find your game nicely drawn and the idea good but it's very very hard.
candlesan
18. Apr 2016 · 03:32 UTC
Great story! :) I like the concept a lot. Wish you had more time than a single day so there'd be more to play! :)
Crimson713
18. Apr 2016 · 04:23 UTC
Nice game! I'm too slow for it. but I really liked the art and theme!
panurge
18. Apr 2016 · 15:21 UTC
I'm too embarrassed to post my high score but let's just say I barely hit double figures. :)

This is a smart, fun little game with a nice take on the theme. I really enjoyed playing!
vini60
18. Apr 2016 · 16:29 UTC
Very hard lol, but I like style. Falls a bit off the theme though. Great job anyway.
Reallysketchy
18. Apr 2016 · 20:00 UTC
Extremely hard, but I like the concept and the art. Great job!
Cowa
18. Apr 2016 · 20:22 UTC
That's pretty harder on a non-qwerty keyboard (azerty here!). I like those pixels though :)
🎤 aegypticus
18. Apr 2016 · 20:45 UTC
Cowa, glad to know it works on non-qwerty keyboards!
tomlum
19. Apr 2016 · 01:01 UTC
Wonderful concept, and the art has great character (Also you pointed out my game not running and it is fixed now, I'd for you to give it a second try!) Also props to being another Max Löve dev like myself : )
tomlum
19. Apr 2016 · 01:02 UTC
mac*
silkworm_sweatshop
19. Apr 2016 · 01:02 UTC
Haha, interesting take on the theme. David Icke approves!
gurkenlabs
19. Apr 2016 · 02:10 UTC
Cool concept but it seems like I'm way to slow of a typer to play that game :)
glaze_96
19. Apr 2016 · 11:34 UTC
So difficult!
Only got a highscore of 6..

Nice game =)
Allthebees
19. Apr 2016 · 15:21 UTC
This was really fun as well as funny, and had just the right amount of challenge despite the simple concept. Great work!
sndr
19. Apr 2016 · 17:01 UTC
I enjoyed this! I loved the mechanic (maybe a little bit too fast at the beginning? It could work if it started slower and got faster), the artstyle and the reptilian politician setting. :)
TheMeorch
21. Apr 2016 · 05:03 UTC
Nice work, and congrats on your first Ludum Dare! I really like the artwork, and it was really funny watching the character slowly turn into a lizard (though I had to focus on the letters).
Deconstructeam
21. Apr 2016 · 13:50 UTC
Nice idea, but too fast for me! :)
erikkire
21. Apr 2016 · 18:21 UTC
I must be getting old, too fast for me...
rjhelms
22. Apr 2016 · 04:21 UTC
Aww yiss, 112 points! I knew my touch-typing skills would come in handy one day. 10/10 would enslave humanity to serve reptile-kind again.

Best political simulator of 2016!
TheMightyTeam
22. Apr 2016 · 06:22 UTC
Simple concept. Good idea.
Feng
22. Apr 2016 · 12:31 UTC
Very good game, I've got a high-score of 7 and nearly smashed my keyboard. I love the pixel-art and the details of mutating progress :)
tmpxyz
22. Apr 2016 · 14:38 UTC
Good pixel art, hope there's more gameplay include.
Freank
24. Apr 2016 · 09:49 UTC
Hi, nice game ! We're realizing a video with several games of the Ludum Dare #35.
Can you add your game on indiexpo.net ? (it's free)
So we can include also your game in the video ;)
p.s. write #LDJAM in the game's description
🎤 aegypticus
25. Apr 2016 · 17:49 UTC
@Freank I'm awaiting confirmation, I'll upload my game today, hopefully. Where will your video be uploaded?
pixelpotions
28. Apr 2016 · 16:29 UTC
Fun game, could potentially be very addictive! Good job!
Highscore is 49 right now.