Staten & Kapitalet by Lamebait
Play as the mayor as you influence the political stance of your city. Your two options: Capitalism or Communism.
Capitalism contributes to the economy of your city but decreases the welfare of your citizens. Communism does the opposite. Neutral city blocks decrease both your economy and welfare so you need to take temporary stances to ensure that your city grows. If you run out of money or welfare you lose.
Note: The political implications of this game do not necessarily represent our personal views. It's just a silly oversimplification. :)
Controls:
'Right arrow key' - More capitalism, less communism
'Left arrow key' - More communism, less capitalism
Capitalism contributes to the economy of your city but decreases the welfare of your citizens. Communism does the opposite. Neutral city blocks decrease both your economy and welfare so you need to take temporary stances to ensure that your city grows. If you run out of money or welfare you lose.
Note: The political implications of this game do not necessarily represent our personal views. It's just a silly oversimplification. :)
Controls:
'Right arrow key' - More capitalism, less communism
'Left arrow key' - More communism, less capitalism
| Gamejolt (Windows, OSX, Linux) | http://gamejolt.com/games/staten-kapitalet/113636 |
| Original URL | https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-34/?action=preview&uid=65644 |
Ratings
| Coolness | 51% | 3 |
| Overall(Jam) | 3.55 | 292 |
| Fun(Jam) | 3.03 | 619 |
| Humor(Jam) | 2.92 | 354 |
| Innovation(Jam) | 3.87 | 74 |
| Mood(Jam) | 3.42 | 348 |
| Theme(Jam) | 4.19 | 100 |
Otherwise a really beatiful game
When I first saw the game on the games page, I thought that I would spend the next five minutes reading an instructions guide on how you play. What I got was two button controls. I am in love with the theme!
The graphics are really great, and the animations and pop sounds are really statisfying. Sadly the framerate started going down when my city grew.
What I really loved is that you made a game for the audience it is targeted at. The level of complexity fits the five minute play sessions, that people are going to spend on your game perfectly.
A little negative point is that I didn't feel an immediate response to the changes that I made. You could possibly have indicated the actual amount of red/blue relation somehow...
Gameplay-wise I do think that the mechanics are interesting, it's just that I feel like I might not have fully gotten their application. Sometimes, it felt like as though the bars kept decreasing even though I favored Capitalism more or Communism more than the other. I'm not sure if this was a bug, or if I played it so passive I just spawned a bunch of neutral blocks. The latter seems a bit likely.
Still though, loved the atmosphere and also the fact that you quoted probably my favorite Ebba Grön-song with the title. Nice job! :)