We Got Nothin' !!! by Trevor Shoe

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made by Trevor Shoe for Ludum Dare 45 (COMPO)

How To Play

  • Arrows or WASD to run around.
  • Bump into pedestrians and they'll drop loot you can pick up -- and call for the police!
  • Shift key to go incognito and slip the cops.
  • When you've collected enough money, take it home to Mama.

Game development in Unity. Art assets created in Maya and Photoshop. SFX recorded in Audacity. Music dynamically generated using Wolfram Tones.

Wish I'd had just a bit more time, as always :) Recorded a bunch of SFX I never got to implement.

Thanks for playing!!!

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Source Code: https://www.dropbox.com/s/o12dq1h58jmh8gr/LD45_UnityAssets.zip?dl=0

Ratings

Overall 93th 3.773⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Fun 41th 3.886⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 84th 3.795⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Theme 184th 3.591⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 189th 3.477⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Audio 66th 3.682⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Humor 19th 3.955⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Mood 164th 3.405⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Given 19🗳️ 27🗨️

Feedback

c0d3d
07. Oct 2019 · 16:11 UTC
This was great. It was sadly not difficult since shift just no matter what got you away which is kind of annoying but still fun. Sad that it was so short but it was fun and polished so good job!
CooperJKnapp
07. Oct 2019 · 16:11 UTC
Love the style, fun game. Wish there was more than just three levels
AskingQuestions
07. Oct 2019 · 16:11 UTC
Nice job! Great gameplay and challenging build up. A little repetitive however.
DragonsBeardGames
07. Oct 2019 · 16:14 UTC
Fun game, Shift seems a little too strong cus you can just get away from anyone. But other than that it was good
Frogman
07. Oct 2019 · 16:15 UTC
This was the funniest game I've seen so far. I loved how you could pretend to be innocent by whistling, and both the graphics and the audio matched the mood perfectly. Really good job!
Trusty
07. Oct 2019 · 16:18 UTC
Hilarious concept, great use of the theme! Shift is kind of OP.
Kirbloid
07. Oct 2019 · 16:23 UTC
A lot of fun! Good humor, style, and a good ease of play. Nice use of the 3d look.
dqmhose
07. Oct 2019 · 16:43 UTC
I'm on of those gamers that actually had difficulties because I like to take things slow. Other than that, lovely playthrough. Nice concept, great graphics, cool audio. Great!
🎤 Trevor Shoe
07. Oct 2019 · 17:48 UTC
Thanks for all the feedback so far! Wonderful to hear from people playing and critiquing the game.

@c0d3d @dragonsbeardgames @trusty thanks for the feedback. Definitely needs some high-level thinking about how the Shift mechanic functions. The idea was that there's a time tradeoff, e.g. if you keep using it, you won't complete the level on time. I think there are some oddities to the police behavior making it abuseable though.. and the timer tuning is super rough, probably too easy to exert the pressure I wanted.

@cooperjknapp glad you enjoyed it, GOSH I would have loved to add more levels. They were really easy to add, I was just utterly strapped for time at that point. Unlike previous games I've made, I think this one could actually scale out decently. Turns out 48-hours is kinda heart-breaking, I didn't want to stop. Debated going adding a day and going JAM, but didn't seem worth it.
🎤 Trevor Shoe
07. Oct 2019 · 17:50 UTC
@c0d3d maybe I should have made you lose $$$ when you hit shift, heh. You CAN almost entirely play the game without shift, which is a pretty different experience.
karwei
08. Oct 2019 · 06:04 UTC
It took me a couple tries, but I was able to get mama (and the ferret?) everything she needed, haha. Slightly repetitive, and I agree with everyone who pointed out shift is OP, but I had fun!
Kappa.B
11. Oct 2019 · 05:05 UTC
I enjoyed it. its not a particularly difficult game but a what was there was smooth and worked nicely. the game was clear about what was going on and i particularly enjoyed the whistling while shifting. Well done!
adliberum
11. Oct 2019 · 22:48 UTC
Neat little concept. Love the whistling touch. :thumbsup:
slimabob
12. Oct 2019 · 03:01 UTC
Cool! Nice, charming game with a bit of challenge. I liked that it wasn't too difficult and was able to be completed in a couple of minutes- perfect for a LD Jam! Good job! Loved the dialogue :)
konomizure
12. Oct 2019 · 03:56 UTC
Nice and funny game, sad that is so short.
ogre
17. Oct 2019 · 05:30 UTC
It's cute and funny. Too easy maybe. I see the comment about playing without shift. Does seem like you barely need it once you understand what's going on.
itsdanidre
17. Oct 2019 · 17:26 UTC
That was short hilarious and funny xD I was able to juke the police a couple times though. But I enjoyed it

*whistles in the background*
Zachary Shah
18. Oct 2019 · 21:39 UTC
Hidden gem of this jam! Mechanics felt very well polished. However, I would like to see a bigger change of scenery in the levels to make it feel like I am making progress.