Trimmer Tycoon by Oski

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made by Oski for LD34 (JAM)
You’re the new owner of a beard trimming salon. Satisfy your customers’ beardy dreams and become a millionaire. Or just try to pay your rent.

Ratings

Coolness 56% 3
Overall(Jam) 3.50 344
Audio(Jam) 3.48 256
Fun(Jam) 3.34 367
Graphics(Jam) 3.42 537
Humor(Jam) 3.97 48
Innovation(Jam) 3.56 213
Mood(Jam) 3.31 434
Theme(Jam) 3.13 883

Feedback

ss64games
15. Dec 2015 · 15:14 UTC
Haha that was fun. I'm impressed by the coloring and trimming mechanics. The controls were a bit difficult as the clippers didn't seem to cut exactly where I was clicking (maybe they were cutting across to where my mouse was but this made me make lots of mistakes). Good job.
jackycute
15. Dec 2015 · 15:17 UTC
What a fun game!!!
Shave and colorize it.
cudabear
15. Dec 2015 · 15:18 UTC
This is an awesome entry. I found it plays a bit like paper's please, you're encouraged to work fast, but also penalized for making mistakes.

The scale of the game is a bit too low, I found it really easy to completely screw up some guy's beard even with subtle mouse movements, because the shaver takes off like 10% of the beard each time. I also think a pre-set color list might be better than sliders, because that's where I wasted a lot of time.

Audio is awesome and complements the setting well.

Well done!
AzureAspect
15. Dec 2015 · 15:19 UTC
My shop almost lasted for 3 minutes, stiny rent wouldnt accept that I was about 5 dollars/euros short on the money :p

Different style game mechanic here, kept me interested till the end ;)
BioBazard
15. Dec 2015 · 15:20 UTC
This is a funny concept ! Well done :) !
ZpeedTube
15. Dec 2015 · 15:23 UTC
Great graphics, music and audio. Fun little game, only thing that I would have liked to be improved is little more accuray on the trimmer. Or it's me that is just bad. But overall a great game! :)
Ps. Go Suomi!! ;)
Move127
15. Dec 2015 · 15:35 UTC
Great entry. Certainly nerve-wracking when you see the rent timer ticking down.
randomhuman
15. Dec 2015 · 17:51 UTC
Great concept, and great fun! Kinda seems like the opposite of the theme though. Ah well, I enjoyed.
ThreeLivesGames
15. Dec 2015 · 20:52 UTC
Funny game, wasn't really my type of game but still was fun.
ohmmus
15. Dec 2015 · 20:54 UTC
Impressive game! I'm not entirely sure what feedback to give. Maybe a % meter of how close you are to what the customer wants? This is a really neat game! Good work!
Blobo
15. Dec 2015 · 21:14 UTC
why arent those beards the new fashion sense. those were fabulous.
crucknuk
15. Dec 2015 · 21:31 UTC
The concept is nice :) Good job!
TomenLuca
15. Dec 2015 · 22:09 UTC
I never imagined it so difficult to own a beard trimming shop. But seriously: great idea for a game! And it's working quite nicely!
WASDMagician
15. Dec 2015 · 22:16 UTC
Fun game but the accuracy seemed terrible in places, sometimes it would take out areas of beard that weren't touching anything and other times the bit I was trying to trim just wouldn't go away.
StMatn
15. Dec 2015 · 22:21 UTC
Very fun game :D I like the idea!
Aiming was a bit tricky.
Nice work!
Ildfuglen
16. Dec 2015 · 14:09 UTC
Funny little game, didn't seem to have much point to it but it was fun nonetheless!
ShellfishGames
16. Dec 2015 · 17:31 UTC
Great entry, very well done. Survived for 6 minutes and then stopped because it seemed nothing new was happening and I was always barely good enough to not lose the game until that point. I really like how you managed to make the game pretty self explaining - no reading required whatsoever, just jump in and play. I wish more Ludum Dare games were like this. :)
rjhelms
16. Dec 2015 · 23:12 UTC
I love this idea! Felt a bit hard to control where I was cutting, but on the whole it's a really fun game with a charming style.
Pilly
20. Dec 2015 · 17:27 UTC
This was great! Innovative mechanic and loved the use of the "growth" theme. This would make a fantastic mobile game, would love to see it there some day!
SirJambon
20. Dec 2015 · 18:28 UTC
Great stuff! Really tough, probably doesn't help that I'm colour blind!

I made a video on my Youtube channel: https://youtu.be/fQdnMTG8gIY
g12345
22. Dec 2015 · 11:31 UTC
I got a 404 when going to the Web link.
Eingya
24. Dec 2015 · 14:16 UTC
brilliant concept and good execution, well done!
Tangible Games
24. Dec 2015 · 14:24 UTC
Extremely hard to trim beards properly, maybe that was the idea, but I think more precise controls would make the game better.
Still, it was funny while it lasted!
🎤 Oski
25. Dec 2015 · 13:52 UTC
Fixed the link!
alhvi
03. Jan 2016 · 00:15 UTC
Really fun game. I think the controls need more precision but it was really fun and a really original idea. Good job :)
Jupiter_Hadley
04. Jan 2016 · 16:10 UTC
Challenging, funny game! I included it in my Ludum Dare 34 compilation video series, if you’d like to check it out :) https://youtu.be/eBJmDbHq4GI
Two Scoop Games
04. Jan 2016 · 17:29 UTC
Fun and cute little game with a lot to it. I liked the characters and the sound effects felt right.
A-Flat Miner Studios
04. Jan 2016 · 18:50 UTC
Funniest game I've played yet. Took me waaay too long to find that you could change to a more precise tool (more my bad playing than your controls). Just resulted in a lot of dudes having messed up mustaches. Excellent job.
Xanjos
04. Jan 2016 · 18:53 UTC
Pretty amusing entry but ridiculously difficult because of the short time limit and hard to master controls (well either that or I'm probably too much of a perfectionist :V)