Imposter Syndrome Surgeon by kason.xiv

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made by kason.xiv for Ludum Dare 50 (JAM)

Play as a man down on his luck and between jobs who lies on his resume to get a job as a surgeon. You must attempt to fake your way through surgery in order to keep your new job and delay the inevitable: being outed as a fraud.

firefox_b9bALc2u7Z.png No qualifications? What could go wrong?

firefox_rMq0yiuEqK.png Duct tape?? Oh no...

Controls

Just use the keyboard!

Ratings

Overall 188th 3.952⭐ 33🧑‍⚖️
Fun 166th 3.903⭐ 33🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 343th 3.645⭐ 33🧑‍⚖️
Theme 611th 3.726⭐ 33🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 526th 3.855⭐ 33🧑‍⚖️
Audio 39th 4.267⭐ 32🧑‍⚖️
Humor 17th 4.452⭐ 33🧑‍⚖️
Mood 149th 4.071⭐ 30🧑‍⚖️
Given 25🗳️ 43🗨️

Feedback

slashdevslashzero
05. Apr 2022 · 01:46 UTC
I love this game, simple but fun to play, and so funny. Also can't be mad about that funky beat!
Brad Dufresne
05. Apr 2022 · 01:53 UTC
405!
Bryce Campbell
05. Apr 2022 · 01:53 UTC
This was a great theme. Very funny! Also a very challenging game but very well executed!
Defrag
05. Apr 2022 · 01:54 UTC
I like the premise of the game. I would have liked to have seen more ways to fake being a surgeon. Audio was catchy and pixel art was nice. Good work!
LDJam user 280755
05. Apr 2022 · 01:54 UTC
Hilarious! Love the art and music.
🎤 kason.xiv
05. Apr 2022 · 01:55 UTC
@slashdevslashzero glad you enjoyed it! And yeah @jackcaunter is a goated beatsmith ;)
anchoredtoad
05. Apr 2022 · 01:55 UTC
THIS MUSIC IS A BOP

Also love the animation, and the different notices of termination. This is phenomenal.
Lachlan James
05. Apr 2022 · 01:56 UTC
I LOVE this. Music is great, animations and concept are funny, and the gameplay works smoothly. Well done team, I had a good laugh at this and played it for longer than I should have.
fc85057
05. Apr 2022 · 01:56 UTC
Clever and fun basic game mechanic. The aesthetic of the game is great: good humor, fun mood, established through excellent sound effects and an upbeat music track, as well being a spot-on example of quality pixel art. It'd be great to see more words added to the game.
Dante2001
05. Apr 2022 · 01:56 UTC
awesome humor! really nice graphics too!
Gregathee
05. Apr 2022 · 01:57 UTC
This music slaps. My favorite part is the spirit of the theme. Well done.
3BT
05. Apr 2022 · 01:59 UTC
I love the idea and it is very funny to play while trying to get a high score
Fromage
05. Apr 2022 · 02:01 UTC
Very funny, would be a solid start for a typing of the dead sorta thing with more words. Or maybe there are more words and I'm just terrible at typing.
cornsyrup
05. Apr 2022 · 02:20 UTC
This was great! I really liked the music and art style, and I had a lot of fun trying to type as fast as possible. Maybe you could add more words and funny stuff for the doctor to do to the patient!
🎤 kason.xiv
05. Apr 2022 · 02:27 UTC
@cornsyrup @fc85057 totally! I'd love to add other jank things like using a stapler, super glue, etc to keep mixing up the player with different words. Thanks for the feedback :)
SuicidalMango
05. Apr 2022 · 02:47 UTC
Today I learned how to type ducttape at 10wpm. Man, I'm still bopping to that beat.
Chaoseiro
05. Apr 2022 · 02:49 UTC
Really funny and great music!
Even thought we are required to type a set of letters I still managed to err a lot haha
MacabreArtGames
05. Apr 2022 · 03:00 UTC
Fun game. Music takes you. After first try I get to push the buttons with the music tempo. I think pixel art could be a bit better.
LDJam user 280707
05. Apr 2022 · 03:27 UTC
This game concept is amazing. I love the different termination messages. And the music is incredible. Really fun game!
ChewieCB
05. Apr 2022 · 13:58 UTC
Great idea for a game! Love the spin on a typing game. Art and sound were fun and created a solid, lighthearted mood. Would like to see more of this, nice job!
Cody Holt
05. Apr 2022 · 15:52 UTC
Fun idea. Like others said I think more words would have been awesome, but it worked well and was a joy to play.
binaryDiv
05. Apr 2022 · 18:50 UTC
Fun little game, simple but good graphics and music. :)
Deathhound
06. Apr 2022 · 05:17 UTC
This is hilarious! The patients animation has me in stitches (*pun intended*)
Bytomancer
06. Apr 2022 · 17:48 UTC
Very simple game, but with a hilarious premise. So charming, I love the music and animation!
LDJam user 0
08. Apr 2022 · 21:33 UTC
ducttape
Krzyhau
10. Apr 2022 · 11:17 UTC
What can I say, idea is dead simple, gameplay is hilarious and challenging, and the music is fire! I very much enjoyed playing it. Honestly, the idea can be expanded further - adding some more bizarre keywords, or even more levels (professions), ending up with a short, ridiculous and fun visual-comedy-based game. So yeah, good work!
Slecornu
14. Apr 2022 · 21:28 UTC
Ah snap! Wasn't expecting to see another typing game in this jam, you should check out my entry if you get the chance!

I really like the theme of being under qualified, I thought the duct tape was really funny and was vibing the bass line whilst taping him haha, good job!
LDJam user 0
15. Apr 2022 · 12:53 UTC
This was great lol, I kept laughing and having to move to that banger of a tune while really feeling the nervous tension in my body when I just about made it before someone came along, or worse, when I mistyped or got caught and that sound effect spooked the heck out of me 😂 Really liked this, so well done!
LDJQ
19. Apr 2022 · 05:43 UTC
I don't see how it's unethical if it works?

Surprisingly fun.
The music fits the pace perfectly, and the art matches the tone of the game.

Overall a fun entry.