{"author_link":"\/users\/zimennik","author_name":"zimennik","author_uid":"1002137","comments":[{"author_name":"Yossarian","author_uid":"1215233","time":"2020-10-06T01:01:06Z","epoch":1601946066,"modified":1601946066,"text":"Gotta be honest- I had no idea how to be a phone operator. It was fun to figure it out! Really nice touch with the text-to-speech dialogue. You can tell a lot of care went into the phonebook \/ script for this game... some of the jobs in the phonebook are weird. Anyway- nice job!","likes":5,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"burning_boy","author_uid":1228929,"time":"2020-10-06T13:25:02Z","epoch":1601990702,"modified":1601990702,"text":"I love the vibe of this game. Great job, guys","likes":5,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Bauke Regnerus","author_uid":"1144828","time":"2020-10-06T13:41:44Z","epoch":1601991704,"modified":1601991704,"text":"High score for mood. Original concept, reminds me of Papers Please. Would like to have more options, like more books to get information from. Great job!","likes":5,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Artyom Volkov","author_uid":"1145628","time":"2020-10-06T13:49:08Z","epoch":1601992148,"modified":1601992148,"text":"Yet again, an excellent submission with a great atmosphere, visuals and interesting gameplay. ","likes":5,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Los","author_uid":"1013692","time":"2020-10-06T13:54:35Z","epoch":1601992475,"modified":1601992475,"text":"Such a great game! Idea, graphics, music, everythings comes together nicely! Well done ;)","likes":5,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Frozendoze","author_uid":"1213604","time":"2020-10-06T14:00:33Z","epoch":1601992833,"modified":1601992833,"text":"The atmosphere is amazing! Great game, can get a bit frustrating though!","likes":5,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"rickropes","author_uid":"1223350","time":"2020-10-06T14:42:13Z","epoch":1601995333,"modified":1601995333,"text":"Very cool game idea, however its impossibly hard shame on you. Great job!","likes":5,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"LeReveur","author_uid":"1000059","time":"2020-10-06T19:21:04Z","epoch":1602012064,"modified":1602012064,"text":"Amazing graphics and sounds, this call for a five in mood! I laughed at some jobs, but I was not able to read a lot, because the timer is a little too short, and I didn't manage to get more than three calls :sweat_smile: Maybe an easy mode would help to have more fun for the ones like me that are not so good under pressure :laughing:  \nAnyways, very well done!","likes":5,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Evileptic","author_uid":"1218488","time":"2020-10-07T10:03:20Z","epoch":1602065000,"modified":1602065001,"text":"Amazing work! :smile: ","likes":4,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"maxflav","author_uid":"1182231","time":"2020-10-08T17:17:27Z","epoch":1602177447,"modified":1602177447,"text":"I absolutely adore the style and aesthetic of this game. Incredible stuff. Two thumbs up!","likes":4,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"ubershmekel","author_uid":"1193293","time":"2020-10-09T06:05:31Z","epoch":1602223531,"modified":1602223531,"text":"The vibes were great here, I almost felt like I was in a mini-game in Bioshock Infinite. The music sat very well with the task, and the environment art was beautiful. The task of connecting people's calls felt like a grind, but potentially not in a bad way - if the story that's being told was a bit more compelling, or if there was something more rewarding to the core gameplay loop. I feel like with this concept, you can go very far with a good story. I would leave to try this out with a fleshed out story. The textual instructional material was ok, but maybe the pins needed to be spaced out a bit more, and even have some more color coordination than just the wire, to avoid news like myself from completely misunderstanding. Also - when I die - it would have been nice to have a very specific message like \"that wire wasn't the right PAIR\" or something. Still this was an extremely polished game for a jam. Very well done. Thank you for the game :)","likes":4,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Shelvid","author_uid":"1056505","time":"2020-10-09T21:32:22Z","epoch":1602279142,"modified":1602279142,"text":"Very interesting and aesthetic entry, well done!","likes":3,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Roikku","author_uid":"1221585","time":"2020-10-09T21:34:33Z","epoch":1602279273,"modified":1602279273,"text":"Looks really good!","likes":3,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Jvdwijk","author_uid":"1183176","time":"2020-10-11T20:52:28Z","epoch":1602449548,"modified":1602450119,"text":"This was very very good! I could see this being a big game with a bit more content! I did notice a couple inconsistencies with the dialogue and subtitles. For instance when he said astrologer the dialogues named someone else.\n\nSomething that I'd recommend adding:\n- More levels, make each longer and more difficult, maybe add less connectors so that we have to put them together more.\n\nVery good entry, hope more people find this!","likes":3,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"coderTrevor","author_uid":"1015678","time":"2020-10-12T22:50:39Z","epoch":1602543039,"modified":1602543039,"text":"Nice little game. The graphics are quite good. It felt very complete with its menu and tutorial. The theme connection is... funny. :stuck_out_tongue: \nIt's one of those hectic-but-fun games. Good job!","likes":2,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"tjm","author_uid":"1224813","time":"2020-10-13T02:47:23Z","epoch":1602557243,"modified":1602557255,"text":"Excellent style and mood, fully deserves high ratings across the board! I think the tactile nature of the gameplay and the way you have to juggle information would make this work really well as a VR game.","likes":2,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Dane Tesla","author_uid":"1166347","time":"2020-10-25T13:28:29Z","epoch":1603632509,"modified":1603632509,"text":"Wow it was top notch! Amazing! One of the best games of this game jam for sure!","likes":3,"format":"md"}],"format":"md","images":["ld47\/212722-b34fc805f190f30a1a45ce3475e26603.png"],"links":[{"url":"https:\/\/zimennik.itch.io\/pre-call","text":"Youtube"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"62403","g_author":"1002137","g_event":"LD47","g_eventkey":"76","g_subevent":"JAM","g_urlkey":"276632","g_title":"Pre Call","g_status":"PVT1","g_place":"155","g_commentcount":"17","g_site2_node_id":"212722","g_hide":"N","g_has_icon":"Y","g_rqueue":"0","g_random":"0"},"nds":{"n_key":"212722","n_urlkey":"276632","n_parent":"212256","n_path":"\/events\/ludum-dare\/47\/pre-call","n_slug":"pre-call","n_type":"item","n_subtype":"game","n_subsubtype":"jam","n_author":"2137","n_created":"1600323243","n_modified":"1602270942","n_version":"702469","n_status":"COMMIT"},"node":{"id":212722,"parent":212256,"superparent":9,"author":2137,"type":"item","subtype":"game","subsubtype":"jam","published":"2020-10-05T22:51:39Z","created":"2020-09-17T06:14:03Z","modified":"2020-10-09T19:15:42Z","version":702469,"slug":"pre-call","name":"Pre Call","body":"*You can smell the 1960 in the air.. You\u2019re a telephone operator, working in a huge company. Your work is pretty simple - you have to connect two people who need to talk to each other.*  \n\n![Screenshot_8.png](\/\/\/raw\/958\/z\/3849b.png)\n\n\nYour own working time and successful communication depends on how fast and how correctly you\u2019ll dial other people.\n\nUsually, you\u2019re working from **12pm to 6pm**. If you make a mistake and set up the wrong connection - the Demon of Time steals your working time. Thus your entire working day goes backwards and becomes infinite. And, yes, today is a *really strange day\u2026*  \n\nIf you want to somehow finish your working day you have to dial everyone who calls you in a proper and quick way.  \n\nAt first you hear a call, someone tells you who you need to connect with. The connectors are arranged in **pairs** - top and bottom.\n\n![screen1.png](\/\/\/raw\/958\/z\/39ad5.png)\n\nDuring the call you\u2019ll get the **minimum of information** about the person you have to find and to dial. Everything else you\u2019ll find in the Log Journal.  \n\nNext step is a piece of cake! You take a connector from same group (ABOVE or BELOW the first) and link all those people!  \n\n![screen3.png](\/\/\/raw\/958\/z\/39ad7.png)\n\nWhen the talk is finished - don\u2019t forget to unplug the connector.  \n\nAnd yeah\u2026 if you accidentally or by any other reason plug in the connector in the wrong socket - you done, dear. Time goes backwards, and you **stuck in a loop**\n\nIf you manage to connect all the people - the Demon of Time will be defeated, and you will be saved from the **infinite loop** of your working day. Good luck!  \n\n![screen2.png](\/\/\/raw\/958\/z\/39ad6.png)\n\n## Dev Team:\n\n**Roman Zimenko** aka @zimennik - Programmer, Game designer  \n**Artyom Obryadin** aka @lostsense - Programmer  \n**Vlad Mykhalytskyi** aka @vmykhali666 - Programmer  \n**Tanya Voronkova** aka @corax - 2D Designer, Content Maker  \n**Anton Tkachenko** aka @tonyt - QA, Content Maker  \n**Yuriy Mykhalchenko** aka @tokugawa1983 - 3D Artist  \n  \n### **Changelog:**  \n### Update 0.2  \n* Fixed several text \/ voice inconsistencies. \n* Rework difficulty (now you can complete the game lol). Old difficulty stay as an option.  \n* Few graphical changes  ","meta":{"author":[2137,160768,212724,212723,212742,219715],"link-01-tag":[42337],"cover":"\/\/\/content\/958\/z\/38509.png","link-01":"https:\/\/zimennik.itch.io\/pre-call"},"path":"\/events\/ludum-dare\/47\/pre-call","parents":[1,5,9,212256],"love":0,"notes":17,"notes-timestamp":"2020-10-25T13:28:29Z","grade":{"grade-01":24,"grade-02":25,"grade-03":25,"grade-04":25,"grade-05":24,"grade-06":24,"grade-07":23,"grade-08":24},"magic":{"cool":68.783593942879,"feedback":9,"given":11,"grade":24.25,"grade-01-average":4.045,"grade-01-result":155,"grade-02-average":3.609,"grade-02-result":484,"grade-03-average":4.217,"grade-03-result":48,"grade-04-average":3.717,"grade-04-result":703,"grade-05-average":4.364,"grade-05-result":123,"grade-06-average":4.136,"grade-06-result":81,"grade-07-average":3.667,"grade-07-result":224,"grade-08-average":4.364,"grade-08-result":37,"smart":-20.051563008902}},"text":"*You can smell the 1960 in the air.. You\u2019re a telephone operator, working in a huge company. Your work is pretty simple - you have to connect two people who need to talk to each other.*  \n\n![Screenshot_8.png](\/\/\/raw\/958\/z\/3849b.png)\n\n\nYour own working time and successful communication depends on how fast and how correctly you\u2019ll dial other people.\n\nUsually, you\u2019re working from **12pm to 6pm**. If you make a mistake and set up the wrong connection - the Demon of Time steals your working time. Thus your entire working day goes backwards and becomes infinite. And, yes, today is a *really strange day\u2026*  \n\nIf you want to somehow finish your working day you have to dial everyone who calls you in a proper and quick way.  \n\nAt first you hear a call, someone tells you who you need to connect with. The connectors are arranged in **pairs** - top and bottom.\n\n![screen1.png](\/\/\/raw\/958\/z\/39ad5.png)\n\nDuring the call you\u2019ll get the **minimum of information** about the person you have to find and to dial. Everything else you\u2019ll find in the Log Journal.  \n\nNext step is a piece of cake! You take a connector from same group (ABOVE or BELOW the first) and link all those people!  \n\n![screen3.png](\/\/\/raw\/958\/z\/39ad7.png)\n\nWhen the talk is finished - don\u2019t forget to unplug the connector.  \n\nAnd yeah\u2026 if you accidentally or by any other reason plug in the connector in the wrong socket - you done, dear. Time goes backwards, and you **stuck in a loop**\n\nIf you manage to connect all the people - the Demon of Time will be defeated, and you will be saved from the **infinite loop** of your working day. Good luck!  \n\n![screen2.png](\/\/\/raw\/958\/z\/39ad6.png)\n\n## Dev Team:\n\n**Roman Zimenko** aka @zimennik - Programmer, Game designer  \n**Artyom Obryadin** aka @lostsense - Programmer  \n**Vlad Mykhalytskyi** aka @vmykhali666 - Programmer  \n**Tanya Voronkova** aka @corax - 2D Designer, Content Maker  \n**Anton Tkachenko** aka @tonyt - QA, Content Maker  \n**Yuriy Mykhalchenko** aka @tokugawa1983 - 3D Artist  \n  \n### **Changelog:**  \n### Update 0.2  \n* Fixed several text \/ voice inconsistencies. \n* Rework difficulty (now you can complete the game lol). Old difficulty stay as an option.  \n* Few graphical changes  ","title":"Pre Call"}