Bootstraps by Bubble Boy

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made by Bubble Boy for Ludum Dare 45 (JAM)

A financial management game, about attempting to lift oneself out of poverty through education.screenshot1.PNGscreenshot2.PNGscreenshot3.PNGscreenshot4.PNGscreenshot5.PNGscreenshot6.PNG

Ratings

Overall 596th 3.421⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Fun 801th 2.974⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 374th 3.447⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Theme 302th 3.684⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Humor 632th 2.556⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Mood 504th 3.395⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Given 24🗳️ 3🗨️

Feedback

Hurley
08. Oct 2019 · 00:38 UTC
Original ! The UI is a little clunky and hard to read though
🎤 Bubble Boy
08. Oct 2019 · 03:33 UTC
@hurley Thank you! yeah that is an issue with it, I did this by myself and I am terrible at graphic design and UI, definitely an area I need to work on! Thank you!
Lychee
08. Oct 2019 · 04:46 UTC
Cool concept and UI! It could maybe benefit from having some feedback on how you're doing or a clearer end goal?
BrotherBondProduction
08. Oct 2019 · 05:08 UTC
This game made me stressful even though everything is virtual. The music itself adds to the confusion I get because its soooo calming. Great mini simulator, could get lost in the trance the devs put me in here. Cheers!
Hellpug
08. Oct 2019 · 05:31 UTC
Oof. I just came out to have a good time and feeling so attacked right now. Joking of course. Game really suited the theme, I would rephrase the hours of energy to just hours or something like that. It's because seeing the word energy and putting in hours into sleep gives the impression you would get energy back as well sleep doesn't cost energy.
miu
08. Oct 2019 · 23:16 UTC
oh wow this is really getting it's point home
SheepDog123
09. Oct 2019 · 01:29 UTC
Nice! (the origin point of your buttons are top-left instead of middle-center) it wouldn't let me start my week, but I had fun mesing around with all of the options!

All the best~
D5R
09. Oct 2019 · 01:58 UTC
UI is kinda clunky to the point that I kinda dig it. Very interesting take on a management sim which hits home really well. I like the message at the end when you inevitably flunk out of class (okay maybe it's possible to survive more than 6 weeks but I'm barely hanging on to my own college life as it is).
🎤 Bubble Boy
09. Oct 2019 · 03:07 UTC
@sheepdog123 huh that's strange, I'll dig back through the code to check, but the only option I remember coding in to stop you from starting your week is if you hadn't spent all your energy, I intended to put in a little pop-up to notify you of that but it was one of those little features that got passed over in the panic to get it done haha.
🎤 Bubble Boy
09. Oct 2019 · 03:14 UTC
@D5R Thank you! Also I relate so hard on that one my dude. @miu Thanks! @hellpug Thank you so much! Yeah that was something I should've thought of! Bit of a leftover from the original plan of the game haha @brotherbondproduction Thank you so much! @lychee Thank you! I'll take note of that if I decide to take this concept further!
BrokenMirrorMedia
09. Oct 2019 · 04:39 UTC
Music is really relaxing and nice, the aesthetic works much better than I had expected it to tbh. I wish you could click and hold to increase the values more quickly but I found it fun and challenging nonetheless.
daria-toni
09. Oct 2019 · 16:11 UTC
Such a nice little thing. I like the serious thought you put in here. And it looks simple, but works as it should! Good job :)
Le Don
10. Oct 2019 · 11:33 UTC
Great concept! I just think it could maybe explain some parts better - for example I couldn't figure out what Utilities are about and adding a price tag to each expense.
Fammy
12. Oct 2019 · 10:43 UTC
The concept is innovant ! Good job ! I had fun with this game. The difficulty is perfect , not too easy, not too hard !
stamestratagem
13. Oct 2019 · 14:01 UTC
this is really simple but WOW MUCH FUN
jk5000
16. Oct 2019 · 09:00 UTC
A fun and interesting little management game. The introduction to the game mechanic could have been better, but for the jam it was okay. Overall a fine jam game.
Sebastian-M
16. Oct 2019 · 18:55 UTC
Such an interesting way to use the theme, very ground in reality. The game looks quite simple, but it works for this kind of game, and it's very interesting to see the way you budget your time affects you.

It would have been good if you made the status more prominent, probably in the main screen, because at the end of the day is what you are trying to maximize.

Overall, a great entry. Great job!