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(this is not) Dating Advice by nyxkn

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made by nyxkn for Ludum Dare 50 (COMPO)

Contains mild sexual references.

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This is a dating sim. Watch your relationship flourish and decay. Actually mostly just the latter.

Go ahead and make some choices if you dare. Try to keep your relationship afloat.

There are 6 different endings to explore. No, there are no good endings.

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Software used

  • Godot 3.4.4
  • Krita for all the art
  • Ardour for sound creation
  • Font is m5x7 by managore

Controls

  • Mouse and left-click

No instructions required. Hop in and play!

Any feedback is greatly appreciated. Harsh criticism is welcome and will be hearted.

Link https://nyxkn.itch.io/dating-advice
Link https://nyxkn.itch.io/dating-advice
Link https://nyxkn.itch.io/dating-advice
Link https://gitlab.com/nyxkn/ld50
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/50/this-is-not-dating-advice

Ratings

Overall 358th 3.353⭐ 36🧑‍⚖️
Fun 340th 3.265⭐ 36🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 317th 3.279⭐ 36🧑‍⚖️
Theme 140th 3.971⭐ 36🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 395th 3.212⭐ 35🧑‍⚖️
Audio 337th 3.091⭐ 35🧑‍⚖️
Humor 111th 3.559⭐ 36🧑‍⚖️
Mood 321th 3.227⭐ 35🧑‍⚖️
Given 76🗳️ 51🗨️

Feedback

LDJam user 278918
04. Apr 2022 · 17:31 UTC
This really reminds me of Reigns (which I love)! It's a great concept and really well executed. Awesome job!
Linus Lindberg
04. Apr 2022 · 19:30 UTC
Fun little simulation. Made it to day 32 on my first run. Will try a few more runs!!
🎤 nyxkn
07. Apr 2022 · 16:56 UTC
@iguanana Thanks! I actually went and bought Reigns after doing this jam to see what a proper implementation of this type of game would feel like :D
🎤 nyxkn
07. Apr 2022 · 17:54 UTC
@linus-lindberg 32 is a pretty good score! Glad you enjoyed :D
YaMaisiukDranko
10. Apr 2022 · 11:25 UTC
Cool realization and innovational idea. Very fun
tigerfinch
10. Apr 2022 · 11:32 UTC
great level of polish, fun game!
Jul._.li
10. Apr 2022 · 11:43 UTC
Very interesting take on the theme. Outcome of a lot of choices wal too unpredictable, but that is basically what you get in a real relationship. Sounds are nice, graphics are cute. Overall - great game!
🎤 nyxkn
10. Apr 2022 · 15:53 UTC
@jul-li hey thanks for the feedback!
RealTanHen
10. Apr 2022 · 16:37 UTC
Really fun game, the partner is so fussy it really is just delaying the inevitable! The options have a great sense of humour and the simple visuals and audio make for a really intuitive game experience.
zimny11
10. Apr 2022 · 16:55 UTC
Nice take of the theme! Some of the options are hilarious :) Good job with the game!
LDJam user 258850
11. Apr 2022 · 17:51 UTC
Great stuff :D very funny! I found a bug to click a choice multiple times and I think it stacks the effect too? but it wasn't exploitable because the choices have unknown side effects :') Great submission, love the fail sound xD!
🎤 nyxkn
12. Apr 2022 · 07:51 UTC
@mook ahahaha wow that's a glorious bug!! beautiful find. it's actually fun to spam click the buttons! though as it stands it's mostly a good way to fail Very quickly :D great catch, thanks!
LDJam user 234567
12. Apr 2022 · 09:55 UTC
Some choices are surprising :smile:

Another original way to implement the theme.
(Can not see source code without a gitlab account)
LDJam user 279546
12. Apr 2022 · 12:49 UTC
Very unique theme implementation. Good job!
Domin77
12. Apr 2022 · 13:20 UTC
Really fun simulation and its fit to the theme nicely. Good job :slight_smile:
🎤 nyxkn
13. Apr 2022 · 11:43 UTC
Hey @fifut, thanks! Turns out the repository was left on private. I made it public now. Thanks for catching that!!
caudatecoder
14. Apr 2022 · 08:16 UTC
A funny take on a theme with a lot of humor in it. Gameplay gets repetitive after a while but not for long as you'll run out of a certain resource pretty soon. Overall a very good job!

I was streaming my playthrough of your game. I didn't comment on certain things as my stream wasn't marked as mature content and wasn't sure what's safe to say :sweat_smile: Anyway, here's a recording in case you'd like to see it https://youtu.be/P3HI-2edlag
squaxcom
15. Apr 2022 · 10:19 UTC
Left after 24 days, still counting it as one of my more serious relationships lol, Fun game :)
🎤 nyxkn
15. Apr 2022 · 11:23 UTC
Hah, nice comment @squaxcom!
AMastryukov
15. Apr 2022 · 14:58 UTC
Great entry, reminds me of one I made quite a few jams ago called "Internal Affairs", also drawing some inspiration from Reigns. In games like this, it's always nice to have more variety of flavor text and options. Aside from that, it was pretty good overall, especially for a compo entry!
Lecloow7
19. Apr 2022 · 15:56 UTC
nice
sacredbacon
20. Apr 2022 · 01:17 UTC
Brilliant take on the theme, very nice UI, hilarious choices. Managed to keep a failing relationship for 22 days. Great job!
SketchyGalore
20. Apr 2022 · 19:20 UTC
On my third run, my partner said I was just as fat as the day I met them, on day 5.. so I left them! Best ending :smile:

Seriously though, very solidly made! I quite liked the losing animations!