Life of the Only Rational Scientist by uik

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made by uik for Ludum Dare 50 (JAM)

In this game you are a mad scientist, who despises AI and thinks, if not stopped, it will take over the world. Possibly destroy humankind.

Your mission is to sabotage anything related to AI to delay them from taking over. Meanwhile, try to stay under the radar.

Ratings

Overall 819th 3.44⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Fun 1104th 2.96⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 957th 3.021⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Theme 395th 3.9⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 311th 4.12⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Audio 187th 3.913⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Humor 462th 3.333⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Mood 334th 3.82⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Given 27🗳️ 27🗨️

Feedback

ashblead
03. Apr 2022 · 16:21 UTC
very good looking :)
and the music help to create a wonderful atmosphere
Plixel
04. Apr 2022 · 06:18 UTC
Interesting game! I like the idea of having to stave off the AI Apocalypse. The artwork was great and the jokes were pretty good (I'm in love with the roomba!) Kind of confusing at first though, and although the sound and music help to set the mood, it does get a little repetitive. Overall interesting take I like it!
GameDevAlexandr
04. Apr 2022 · 11:44 UTC
Very atmospheric game, I liked the idea, visual implementation, music. Thanks!
Bozarre
04. Apr 2022 · 13:17 UTC
Really nice piece of game ! It's funny and a little too real also ^^
Amazing pixel art and the music is very atmospheric, great job !
szym
04. Apr 2022 · 17:17 UTC
Cool concept ! It fit the theme very well. The music compliment the ambiance nicely & the art work is really cool looking <3

Wish it could be a little longer. Most of the choices were pretty straight forward making the game very easy (Naked android in the street? nothing unusual here ! you may proceed ! XD)

If you plan to iterate on this game, I would suggest adding an exposition level that fill up and lead to game over if you're too careless in your actions / decisions & make the choices more ambiguous (more greys, less black & white) & maybe add a third or even fourth option to every decision to make it a bit more tricky ?

Appart from that, pretty solid jam game & fun to go through. Good work ! :)
Iamsodarncool
05. Apr 2022 · 11:54 UTC
Phenomenal job setting the mood and tone. It's rare to see a Ludum Dare game tackle such a serious, existential theme. You drew me into this world and story with the beautiful pixel art -- I particularly love how many little animations there are! -- the moody, tense music, and the excellent writing. The choices felt real and meaningful, even though they were just yes or no. I think this is because each choice/scenario was so different and unique from the others, with very different potential consequences.

A few of the in-game consequences felt weird and unfair. Why does it help AI take over the world if I refuse to work on a sex robot?

Overall a really cool and thoughtful experience. I'd like to reiterate how good the art is. (SPOILERS AHEAD) I keep thinking back to that killer android from the ending, absolutely chilling. Great work with this one 😄
Dan Smith
05. Apr 2022 · 20:12 UTC
This a big theme and mood to tackle for LD and you've done a great job, especially considering the time. While a lot of the choices were quite straightforward/obvious, they were still an interesting idea and I could imagine something with more ambiguity / greyness being really effective. Nice job :)
DerekBell
05. Apr 2022 · 20:15 UTC
Mood and tone are definitely huge this in this I agree with others. The differing pixel art for each scenario was a nice touch and overall was an interesting take on the theme!
Cryptomnesic
05. Apr 2022 · 20:16 UTC
+1 Music
+1 Art design
-1 No meaningful choices
Dunusoor
06. Apr 2022 · 03:56 UTC
the music was great, i really liked the decision making aspect to the game. I found myself to be scared of making decisions without thinking of what could be the outcome. Good job!
Andreia
06. Apr 2022 · 03:57 UTC
Great mood, theme and premise. Some of the choices were interesting, some where odd. But overall I thought this was a great idea and take on the theme! I might play it again so see what happens when I am really suspicious...
Dactarium
06. Apr 2022 · 04:07 UTC
I had great time. Needs some connected choices. :robot:
I1415
06. Apr 2022 · 08:24 UTC
🤖
Agrimes
07. Apr 2022 · 02:03 UTC
Definitely well-written choices, though I don't know how much they mattered. Good music, good art.
Falzock
12. Apr 2022 · 13:32 UTC
I really like the dystopian atmosphere. I think this is a great idea and take on the theme!