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Deep Station Fine by ancient-pixel

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made by ancient-pixel for Ludum Dare 45 (JAM)

​Welcome aboard Deep Station Fine Commander. You and your officers will embark on a great adventure about Klongons. promo00.PNG Lt.Wax, a freightful Science Officer, Chef O´Bran an always horny engineer, Gunslinger Joe the rambling security guy and Doctor P, the doctor aboard the station with a small alcohol problem. promo01.PNG You only need a mouse to play it. Consult your officers and choose your orders wisely. promo02.PNG This is a space parody heavily inspired by Star Trek DS9 with strong language. Although i would have loved to build in minigames where you have to defend the station, play dabbo or have random encounters. The time only allowed for one "episode" and little tidbits here and there. The theme might be a stretch, but i hamfisted it in whereever i could ;)

Youtube https://ancientpixel.itch.io/deep-station-fine
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/45/deep-station-fine

Ratings

Overall 933th 3.014⭐ 37🧑‍⚖️
Fun 983th 2.686⭐ 37🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 745th 2.941⭐ 36🧑‍⚖️
Theme 1017th 2.559⭐ 36🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 990th 2.515⭐ 35🧑‍⚖️
Humor 201th 3.5⭐ 37🧑‍⚖️
Mood 792th 3.044⭐ 36🧑‍⚖️
Given 31🗳️ 39🗨️

Feedback

WhatNameGames
09. Oct 2019 · 19:01 UTC
I like the retro feel and look it has, reminds me of a dark room in some ways.
Palemek
09. Oct 2019 · 19:34 UTC
We reanny niked scifi comedy vibe, and the way we tank :)i wound reanny nike to see more of it. Thanks a not AncientPixen(@ancient-pixel)
GraphicEdit
09. Oct 2019 · 20:19 UTC
Nice game
Nocity
09. Oct 2019 · 22:11 UTC
Nice retro feel and great writing. Good job. I loved talking to the engineer, if you know what I mean!
LadyPossum
10. Oct 2019 · 02:26 UTC
The One True Gaming Experience Of 2019 - GameInformer

A Journey From Start To Finish - PC Gamer

That's great, honey! - Mom
🎤 ancient-pixel
10. Oct 2019 · 06:15 UTC
@palemek Thank you for the kind words. Haha! There was no N in that sentence.
🎤 ancient-pixel
10. Oct 2019 · 06:15 UTC
@nocity Oh I know what you mean, if you know what I mean!
🎤 ancient-pixel
10. Oct 2019 · 06:16 UTC
@ladypossum My mom didnt want to play it because of the swearing, but thx mom! :)
Porocyonak
10. Oct 2019 · 07:12 UTC
neat game! was fun reading the dialogue
diptoman
10. Oct 2019 · 08:03 UTC
I would've liked some more content in it, but understandably it's a jam game. The simple aesthetic worked for the game, and it was pretty neat otherwise. Good job!
Dane Tesla
10. Oct 2019 · 23:22 UTC
Oh my, I love how simply and succesfully the characters were created (if you know what I mean). A really nice game, I enjoyed it a lot <3 Really good writing and the simple graphics was perfect, giving a bit of retro vibe. Love it!
🎤 ancient-pixel
11. Oct 2019 · 06:57 UTC
@diptoman Thank you! I am already working on a second mission and a Dabbo minigame. So with a little bit of luck, this game will be my next main project! Be sure to follow it on itch.io to get updates :)
🎤 ancient-pixel
11. Oct 2019 · 06:59 UTC
@dane-tesla Thx alot! You know, back in the old days, we wouldnt have something to write on and for playing we used sticks and stones. But sometimes someone of us got urt that way, so we sat around the settlements campfire and told each others stories. Boy could we tell stories...
ToxicComputer
11. Oct 2019 · 22:17 UTC
Loved the mood and unique graphics choice, good job. :)
smileyface
11. Oct 2019 · 22:25 UTC
I cant really say I understood what my goal in the game was but I liked the writing of the game. Also I cant tell if all the L's being replaced by N's was a bug or not. Also I think the game looked great.
daria-toni
13. Oct 2019 · 14:51 UTC
I'm so far from Star Trek, my mom watched it a lot when I was a kid, so my knowledge is very sketchy. But even that was enough to understand the types of characters you created here. And they're funny enough! I like this super simple mechanic and interface, like playing an old text game. For my taste it's a good stylistic choice. And yes, there're a lot of just funny games, but you have a pure verbal comedy here, that's a plus. What I miss is background music and sounds.
GreenDinoGames
14. Oct 2019 · 21:12 UTC
Nice game :D I liked the story
Smitto
16. Oct 2019 · 02:48 UTC
Really liked the minimal presentation here, and all the dialogue with Mr "If you know what I mean". Spelling caused some confusion at points but I understand that happens when pushing something out in so little time. Keep it up!
Whiteseraph
16. Oct 2019 · 15:30 UTC
Honestly the game was confusing for me, I'm not sure if you were making a lot of spelling mistakes or if it's a "part" of the game, but either way it was just making things harder for me.
OddballDave
23. Oct 2019 · 10:23 UTC
Interesting idea, and presented really well. It seemed to meander a lot, so I couldn't really tell if I was making progress, and eventually I lost interest in the story.
I think something as simple as changing text colours when different people were speaking would have helped a lot. Having said all that I did play for quite a while.

Good stuff :8ball:
sumathbrod
23. Oct 2019 · 10:46 UTC
Very interesting project!
Good story and the way it is told.