Mars Contractor by Chameth

In Mars Contractor, you take on the glamorous role of a general contractor on SpaceY's Mars Base Alpha.
Your first task is to fix the unstable reactor, but is that the only thing that's unstable?......

This is a short story-based game with a few mini puzzles/tasks to complete.
Tools:
- Ebiten 2D game library
- Aseprite for art
- LMMS for sound
This is not only my first game jam entry, but also my first actual game ever! I've been playing around with Ebiten for a few weeks but before LD49 had only produced a few vague prototypes of ideas.
| Link | https://github.com/csmith/ld49-mars-contractor |
| Link | https://csmith.github.io/ld49-mars-contractor/ |
| Original URL | https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/49/mars-contractor |
Ratings
| Overall | 199th | 3.635⭐ | 28🧑⚖️ |
| Fun | 263th | 3.404⭐ | 28🧑⚖️ |
| Innovation | 300th | 3.25⭐ | 28🧑⚖️ |
| Theme | 242th | 3.66⭐ | 27🧑⚖️ |
| Graphics | 298th | 3.36⭐ | 27🧑⚖️ |
| Audio | 294th | 3.042⭐ | 26🧑⚖️ |
| Humor | 92th | 3.48⭐ | 27🧑⚖️ |
| Mood | 119th | 3.625⭐ | 26🧑⚖️ |
| Given | 39🗳️ | 29🗨️ |
Fun little story, nice job!
@sawdust Yeah, I think another two or three tasks would've been nice, then the story could have played out a bit more in 'real time' rather than through scratches and paperwork. I had originally planned to do a harder "rotate the pipes" level towards the end but it felt a bit clumsy, and then didn't really have time to do more artwork for anything different.
A little bit lost at Assignment level then I realized, I should shut down the ai core as well, nice work!
PS: Hi @jupiter-hadley :)
Pros:
- Simple graphics
- Simple concept
- Different puzzles
- Nicely put hints
- I'm allergic to apples, but I like when thing goes bananas
- Nicely put, chillout music
- Having a different failure endings is a nice touch
Cons:
- A one-time-pony
- Wish it was a tiny bit longer
Good job!