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Mid-Life Crisis by swimdoctor

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made by swimdoctor for Ludum Dare 47 (JAM)

Also by PrinceofJ and SilentHubba!

Welcome to midlife crisis simulator. You are William, a guy who just graduated college and is struggling with stress. Your goal is to get a date for Valentines day, one month from the start of the game. You get 4 actions per day. Once you get a date, your goal is to manage all of your bars until valentine's day. iiii.gif Screenshot 2020-10-05 132955.png

Note: WebGL Version was added 40 minutes after the deadline, during the extra hour for porting Note2: WebGL Version readded 7 hours after deadline due to it not working

Youtube https://swimdoctor.itch.io/mid-life-cris
Youtube https://swimdoctor.itch.io/mid-life-cris
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/47/mid-life-crisis

Ratings

Overall 1655th 2.318⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Fun 1650th 2.023⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 1650th 2.045⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Theme 1511th 2.682⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 1344th 2.841⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Humor 1021th 2.368⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Mood 1459th 2.474⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Given 20🗳️ 13🗨️

Feedback

melvinng
06. Oct 2020 · 03:33 UTC
Relatable content, nicely done!
LetterAfterZ
06. Oct 2020 · 04:23 UTC
Ah came really close to making a lil life sim / time management game.

WebGL took ages to load, so I ended up going the download version.

The dying part of the game was a lil anit-climactic and cause it zooms in, it's hard to tell what you actually died from. but I enjoyed the little animations and random aspect of the events while balancing your stats.

Unfortunately I never made it to valentine's day cause I kept dying in my sleep :D
dyguests
06. Oct 2020 · 05:07 UTC
Such a heavy subject. One choice will always get something and lose something.
No Grapes Games
07. Oct 2020 · 01:04 UTC
Nice entry. The window with the guy doing stuff was a nice touch to the simulator. Could use some sound effects though. Good work.
etrealjunior
07. Oct 2020 · 09:26 UTC
I liked your game my congratulations, I also did one if you want to know, and give me your feedback I am very grateful, this is the link https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/47/resurrection
Sertu
07. Oct 2020 · 11:07 UTC
It was pretty nice fits the theme plays nicely easy gameplay.Well done
Oddmes
07. Oct 2020 · 11:26 UTC
Solid manager. I think it lacks variety. Maybe some silly random events now and then, which essentially shape the run..
Unicornfrog
08. Oct 2020 · 01:27 UTC
Nice lose feedbacks... :)
🎤 swimdoctor
08. Oct 2020 · 19:50 UTC
@sertu Yeah, we agree, some random events could've made this a lot better. Maybe we'll try to add those in a post-jam version, along with audio
Inferture
12. Oct 2020 · 21:42 UTC
I had some fun playing it, I agree with other people who said random events and audio could make it even better.
Maybe the background could change according to the time of the day (even if it's just a solid color).

Thanks for the game !
Egan Henderson
14. Oct 2020 · 02:53 UTC
This game really represents the theme. I zoned in trying to manage my bars until Valentine's Day. I love the little animations for each action. Agree with others that sound would really help the game.
Alchemic
15. Oct 2020 · 05:09 UTC
Nice idea, but becomes a bit repetitive, especially once you find a good rotation.

Random events would help a lot, along with some audio.
J0ye
16. Oct 2020 · 09:10 UTC
I sure thought I was caught in a loop. The gameplay is very repetitive and I think that that is a compliment^^
Demuss
16. Oct 2020 · 09:32 UTC
Intresting interpretation of the theme. It definitely was missing audio, which didn't help repetitiveness. It could use some random outcomes from time to time. Nice entry : )
Misterm
16. Oct 2020 · 11:18 UTC
My head exploded for too much work like in real life.. I miss the sounds and as other people wrote some random events can make the game more challenging.
Enad96
16. Oct 2020 · 13:01 UTC
Great humour and mood. The art was nice. Unfortunately I fell into a cycle of drinking and sleeping after getting too stressed from too much work ... oh.
Rainbows are Fun
16. Oct 2020 · 13:54 UTC
Games about a repetitive life are not very interesting to play, but I liked your presentation, it is very unique. Well done.
doomshmuck
16. Oct 2020 · 14:05 UTC
The game definitely could have used some music / sound effects. I let it run for a bit, but it honestly got pretty repetitive and didn't hold my interest for very long. The randomness involved makes it especially hard to figure out what is going on in the game. I think some UI elements or something along those lines would have helped describe what was happening, and maybe help with making the game more interesting to play.
RubixNoob13
16. Oct 2020 · 16:00 UTC
I agree with a lot of others that sound makes a big difference, even if just some "boops" or "beeps" when you click on buttons. That and I was having trouble figuring out exactly which bars did what, then I kept dying in my sleep. RIP
ditam
25. Oct 2020 · 18:09 UTC
This reminds me of many entries from an earlier jam, LD #44, where the theme was "Your life is currency". Nonetheless, it is a well polished and easy to play entry that also fits this theme, well done!