Character Assassin by ReboundGames

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made by ReboundGames for LD 42 (COMPO)

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Doing a two player game was probably a bad idea, but bad ideas are my forte. Work with a friend to kill people, just like in real life.

I never got around to implement rejoining games properly, so don't refresh the page or anything in the middle of a game. If anything breaks just click the link again and get a new game ID.


If you enjoyed this project and want to see more things I've made, consider checking out my game Subtext.

Ratings

Overall 59th 3.933⭐ 32🧑‍⚖️
Fun 3th 4.3⭐ 32🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 12th 4.283⭐ 32🧑‍⚖️
Theme 387th 3.517⭐ 32🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 177th 3.717⭐ 32🧑‍⚖️
Audio 288th 3.071⭐ 30🧑‍⚖️
Humor 93th 3.339⭐ 30🧑‍⚖️
Given 22🗳️ 17🗨️

Feedback

tetra
12. Aug 2018 · 23:15 UTC
I really like the idea and i'd love to see a fuller version, I really think you could do a lot with this concept!
sdrrv
12. Aug 2018 · 23:16 UTC
The Game is amazing!! Loved it! But it really doesn´t have nothing to do with the theme...
xinmone
12. Aug 2018 · 23:18 UTC
Couldn't get it to load, just a brown screen :(
BrettSchiff
12. Aug 2018 · 23:19 UTC
Awesome idea, it's a bit easy when both players try in its current state, but the concept is fun
maxr00
12. Aug 2018 · 23:20 UTC
Great! Fun, simple idea with nice minimalist graphics. Well done overall!
🎤 ReboundGames
12. Aug 2018 · 23:23 UTC
@xinmone Can you open DevTools (press F12) and see if the console tab shows any errors or anything? Also can you let me know what browser/OS you're using? Sounds like the websocket didn't connect properly.
Fadex
13. Aug 2018 · 00:02 UTC
Oh my god this is so funny, just played it with a friend! Cool concept, would build on it more.
jka
13. Aug 2018 · 00:07 UTC
Looks like fun! Unfortunately I don't have anyone to play with right now. I'll try to check it out tomorrow!
FussenKuh
13. Aug 2018 · 01:39 UTC
Interesting idea! Now I gotta get a buddy online to give it a go. Just reading the initial instructions screen, it sounds like it's going to be quite interesting.
xinmone
13. Aug 2018 · 01:41 UTC
@reboundgames I'm on Chrome. Failed to load resource: the server responded with a status of 404 (Not Found)
Lumensum
13. Aug 2018 · 06:33 UTC
Simple concept but fun to play. Very interesting idea.
DangoGameDev
13. Aug 2018 · 09:26 UTC
Art is great and the concept is really good.
Devio
13. Aug 2018 · 15:52 UTC
Absolutely outstanding! The simpleness mixed with the addictive fun nature of this game was perfect and could go a VERY long way if you continued with this! Good job! Although the theme is not apparent for both of the players! KEEP IT UP :D
BigBossErndog
13. Aug 2018 · 18:11 UTC
I really enjoyed this cooperative experience, the theme running out of space comes when the other person has a limited amount of characters to describe the target. The graphics were clean and simple. The audio was minimalistic but did the job, not sure if any more sfx were needed. I loved the fact it was an interesting co-op game.
BigBossErndog
13. Aug 2018 · 18:11 UTC
I really enjoyed this cooperative experience, the theme running out of space comes when the other person has a limited amount of characters to describe the target. The graphics were clean and simple. The audio was minimalistic but did the job, not sure if any more sfx were needed. I loved the fact it was an interesting co-op game.
elZach
13. Aug 2018 · 18:39 UTC
Cool game. Played this on stream with @devio and had a good time with it.

The graphics are nice and even though describing colors was a simple hack in the beginning as soon as you're running out of space to type and get unlucky combination of targets it gets really tricky.

The game could really benefit from a more diverse cast of accessoires or other things to make the characters stand out. Similar to how [Guess Who](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guess_Who%3F) does it.
mike_inPrinciple
14. Aug 2018 · 02:04 UTC
It can be challenging to find a second player for a game jam game, but I think this one is absolutely worth it. It's fund describing characters and received their descriptions to make one final solutions. I also decided to deliberately disobey the orders once, which made me chuckle. Nice job.
erebus
14. Aug 2018 · 02:43 UTC
Great game! Thanks for bringing it by the stream.
saoi-games
14. Aug 2018 · 06:21 UTC
Thank you for joining my stream and sharing your game with me on my stream at https://www.twitch.tv/saoigames

You can re-watch for my comments in the archive at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/297054468
Fenderbate
14. Aug 2018 · 12:50 UTC
Nice game it was fun playing with myself :joy: I'm guessing the theme comes in when the other player is describing the enemy. It doesn't have an effect on the gameplay, the people look too different for them to be hard to be distinguished.
Mathiouza
14. Aug 2018 · 13:11 UTC
Really fun idea x)) I had no friend to play with, but be sure I will retry when someone will come ^^

Keep coding :)
Nick Rafalski
14. Aug 2018 · 16:04 UTC
This was fun! It got pretty hard when the possible targets became more similar. The space constraint required us to come up with a short-hand for describing the target; very emergent! Nice work!
Star Garden
14. Aug 2018 · 19:23 UTC
Wow, what an awesome idea for the jam. The theme is really strong, and the multiplayer element is really smart.
William Akins
17. Aug 2018 · 01:40 UTC
Brilliant little game, played it with a friend on my live stream the other day and we really did have a blast. The only real suggestion I have is having the colours of the clothes even more dynamic by having their RGB values modified randomly by code.
alexrose
17. Aug 2018 · 15:27 UTC
Really cool idea, played with a streamer. It reminds me a bit of Spyfall/jackbox.tv mixed with Guess Who. We won first time when I was the describer!

Simple but really done well, nice job.
Dominic Graziano
31. Aug 2018 · 04:36 UTC
this was really fun, played it live on a stream with someone else, we kicked ass.
jordantanner
31. Aug 2018 · 04:52 UTC
My girlfriend and I had a fun time playing this little game together. Interesting idea-- it really tested our communication abilities. :)
shrekshao
05. Sep 2018 · 03:37 UTC
Hahah really fun idea. when I try to cheat using Chinese character, enter just doesn't work.... so sad