Significant Other(s) by vilix64

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made by vilix64 for Ludum Dare 50 (JAM)

How long can you lead this life until someone finds out? How long can you delay the inevitable? Navigate all your partners through the city using crossroad directions and satisfy their needs. Beware! No two partners of the same color can meet, otherwise you're in big trouble.

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The soundtrack & art was made for this game. The city tileset, other tiles 1, other tiles 2 and font were reused.

Note: This game is not meant to be a poly* lifestyle criticism.

Ratings

Overall 300th 3.841⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Fun 545th 3.5⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 100th 3.977⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Theme 126th 4.205⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 519th 3.864⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Audio 129th 4.024⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Humor 244th 3.795⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Mood 346th 3.81⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Given 38🗳️ 18🗨️

Feedback

greymouth
05. Apr 2022 · 00:27 UTC
Love the town and interesting concept! Would be a bit more interesting if the first two people were the same color so I could start interacting a bit more with not letting them overlap but had alot of fun still :D
LDJam user 280755
05. Apr 2022 · 00:38 UTC
Cool concept! Interesting how quickly the feeling comes on of being overwhelmed by the number of people and their needs.
Spice Cabinet
05. Apr 2022 · 00:39 UTC
Wow! What a stressful game! Good thing I'm only playing a game and not not doing this in real life ;)
Anyways...this was a fun concept and executed very well! I especially loved the sound design. It all felt very fitting and polished. Good game!
cottontshirtz
05. Apr 2022 · 00:45 UTC
Some tutorialization could help, at first I though I was the character moving around and it also took me a bit to realize I could scroll/zoom the map.

I like the idea of directing folks about the map, but maybe start with a small level and start unblocking things as time goes on?
phats604
06. Apr 2022 · 05:48 UTC
I liked this game. Simple earthbound vibes. I liked the theme of text msg in the beginning, could be something to add into the UI or for the player. the text is a bit hard to read scrolled out.
BougieBirdie
06. Apr 2022 · 22:58 UTC
What a neat concept! I like that the map is really too large to look at everything at once, so you have to have a pretty good idea where people are going rather than watching the entire world. The decision to gradually introduce the map is a good one too - the game quickly becomes overwhelming so it's good to give the player some time to get a feel for the game.

I think my only gripe is with the coloured icons for the various partners. I had read the directions to not let two partners of the same colour meet, but had assumed that meant their overall colour scheme - like what colour shirt they were wearing. It did quickly become apparent, but I felt it had potential for confusion.
Confidant17
08. Apr 2022 · 22:27 UTC
great entry. art was hillarious
HCS_Hades
08. Apr 2022 · 22:37 UTC
Felt a little slow to begin with but quickly escalated!

Lots of art went into the map good work!

Didn't realize they had health bars till it was too late haha
Kszaku
11. Apr 2022 · 21:09 UTC
Not to brag, but it is pretty realistic 😏😂

In all honesty - amazing concept! It is that type of creativity I love about Ludum Dare submissions. I hope you can expand that concept, let me play as a real Tinder Swindler!
blubberquark
12. Apr 2022 · 07:58 UTC
The UI was a bit wonky in Firefox. Maybe this could work better if you could drag/turn the arrows in the right direction instead of clicking/tapping multiple times. This was certainly a unique take on the theme, more fun and less dark than many others.
ardorugus
13. Apr 2022 · 03:49 UTC
Well, is it racist or a manifest to cheating/not? No, it's just a game. Hard time playing with the music, at least for long, for the pace of the game is not that fast. The overall idea is quite interesting and I loved the expanding world (level design). However, I'd like to play again, not cheat.
gonutz
14. Apr 2022 · 19:22 UTC
Nice game, very cute idea with the promiscuous life style :-)

I love the pixel art, really polished looks and the music to accompany it.

From reading the instructions I thought two people cannot go on the same square or to the same location at the same time but it seems I was wrong. Did you not have time to implement this?

I have to say I did not play too long, I like the idea and the controls. The game just does not keep me too long, but that is not even too important. I am very impressed by what you got done in this short time frame!

I love how you introduce the story, really nice presentation with the messages and the sounds, impressive! Also great that you keep the instructions short, the game is extremely easy to pick up, perfect for a game jam!

Great work, keep it up! :-)
hmightypirate
15. Apr 2022 · 10:50 UTC
I like puzzle games and this one is fantastic. Very challenging!.

The only problem I found is that sometimes you have to zoom out and it is very difficult to see the color of the partner although the place can be seen in the information below (I would add that information too).
gdesecrate
19. Apr 2022 · 14:16 UTC
Thanks for the game