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Fraud!! by Sean Atterbury

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made by Sean Atterbury for Ludum Dare 53 (JAM)

"Fraud!!" is a tower defense game in which players take control of their front yard to defend themselves from IRS agents attempting to deliver an in-person audit. Scare them off with the help of your neighbors and by using outdoor appliances in order to hide your assets before you get sent to the slammer. This is our team's first 3D game and our first ever game jam!

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//Sean Atterbury: Sound Effects & VA

//Matthew Dekovics: Game Design & Animation

//John "Jd698" DiMaggio: Art, Models, Music, & Additional Programming

//Dillan "Casper935" Purdy: Lead Programmer

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Game Engine: Unity

Art: Blender

Soundtrack: Cubase

Sound Effects: Reaper; Adobe Audition

Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/53/fraud

Ratings

Overall 1046th 3.058⭐ 28🧑‍⚖️
Fun 1001th 2.942⭐ 28🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 1144th 2.542⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Theme 1170th 2.769⭐ 28🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 1041th 2.56⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Audio 477th 3.38⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Humor 225th 3.74⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Mood 1001th 2.979⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Given 35🗳️ 30🗨️

Feedback

LDJam user 0
02. May 2023 · 03:27 UTC
was confused how to place the rake. wasn't clear that yellow was the place to put things. placed two sprinklers.
leking
02. May 2023 · 03:47 UTC
The Sprinkler is too strong，I can only use it to play the game
MorePixels
02. May 2023 · 04:07 UTC
This was amazing! I loved everything about it. The audio was amazing! Great game!
Team Gaivot
02. May 2023 · 04:51 UTC
The concept alone had already made me laugh, but some of the "towers" were just too good! The game itself is a little too easy, but its pretty fun nonetheless. Good job overall!!!
cepeka
02. May 2023 · 10:37 UTC
A bit easy, and the cursor stay on screen while the ingame placement is offset which is a bit confusing. Next time don't forget to hide.cursor !

Congrats for your first gamejam tho !
NuiN
03. May 2023 · 02:34 UTC
this is the best game i have ever played
Helen
03. May 2023 · 23:51 UTC
Nice game, although I think the people are moving a bit too slow. Music fits good and the graphics are alright.
The cursor and positioning of the objects is a bit confusing.

Nobody got past my first lemonade stand :D
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LDJam user 44017
04. May 2023 · 01:42 UTC
The game was too easy, but I didn't care because I really wanted to "unlock" all the builds. The Karen and Libertarian had me rolling, so funny!
Jonathan Vinesar
04. May 2023 · 03:07 UTC
The hardest part of this game was withstanding the sound of a thousand sprinklers. Was it worth spending hundreds of thousands of dollars on my home sprinkler system in order to avoid taxes? Yes. Yes it was. Taxation is tough man. 6/10
LDJam user 0
04. May 2023 · 09:11 UTC
Definitely loved the Humour on this one!! Good job!
zubspace
04. May 2023 · 20:19 UTC
Funny story and execution. Love the funny sound effects and voice overs. I think the game is much too easy, because you can build up all your defenses in the first lane, but it was still fun overall. Good job for your first game jam!
DJTequila
04. May 2023 · 21:36 UTC
Clever take on the theme. Those voice lines are hilarious, it's unfortunate I had to play the later levels on mute :laughing: Really impressive that you made so many different types of defenses. Congrats on the entry!
helekopeter
04. May 2023 · 22:45 UTC
Maybe you should pay your taxes. Because the economy is completely unbalanced. The sprinklers are way too cheap I just filled the start with them and won easily. Still a pretty fun game. The voice acting was a nice touch.
Chris Chen
05. May 2023 · 02:44 UTC
If only I'd known committing tax fraud was this fun! great take on the theme. As others have said it was pretty unbalanced, maybe a grid-based system like some tower defense games use would have also been good so you could not stack sprinklers together, for example. But it was still pretty fun. The different tower types were funny and imaginative. Good work!
YurisCat
06. May 2023 · 13:15 UTC
Congratulations on being a finalist! Your first 3D game is really impressive! I enjoyed playing it and look forward to more of your creations!
stmatn
06. May 2023 · 13:19 UTC
Funtake on the TD genre. As @leking noted, sprinklers are OP :D After level 1 I invested all my money in spriklers and put them in the first hairpin curve. Even the oncle sams could barely make it to the second turn. Also the mouse input was way off. Maybe the reason was my resolution, but it seemed that the x and y coordinates were devided by 2 or 3.

However, the voiced lines were quite funny. All in all nice entry.
GordienkoGames
13. May 2023 · 18:22 UTC
hmmmm....
Winter2277
13. May 2023 · 18:33 UTC
A bit too easy but otherwise great game!
Mark A Pressler
19. May 2023 · 21:48 UTC
Fun game! I do wish that I could continue to place defenses after starting a run. Otherwise good job though!