People Manipulation Sim

by nikb
Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.83
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.57
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★4.42
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.55
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.19
Audio★★★★★★★★★★2.90
Humor★★★★★★★★★★3.79
Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.37
Coolness★★★★★★★★★★100%
In Love you obtain

In Hatred you cast away

In Fear you evade

Unless you don't mind

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I really mean you can manipulate those People easily.

Achieve goals. Make things. Enjoy your stay.

Comments38

CoopNasty26 Aug 2014, 07:19
Cool idea! Would love to see this expanded upon!
darklightteam26 Aug 2014, 07:29
Nice one! Although there's too many rules and the fact that all of them are explained at the same time makes it confusing. Good job though!
4xisblack
4xisblack26 Aug 2014, 07:31
Clever! Funny! Compelling! You've got yourself a videogame here.
Rehacked26 Aug 2014, 07:43
Good Job.takes a little time to understand the rules but game was fine after understanding them.
awsumpwner27
awsumpwner2726 Aug 2014, 07:59
I love this game. It's so clever.
camlang26 Aug 2014, 11:13
Fun game. I think it will be possible to develop further, because the idea is very cool.
Phaix
Phaix26 Aug 2014, 11:16
Really Cool! Would love to see it evolve!
Norgg
Norgg26 Aug 2014, 11:18
Fun puzzles, enjoyed finding slightly alternative ways of solving them like completing the last level without any killing.
chrupp26 Aug 2014, 11:20
Very nice game! Cool mechanic!
togie26 Aug 2014, 11:20
really good idea
Ellian
Ellian26 Aug 2014, 11:41
Amazing entry.
Took me a while to really understand how it works, but the polish level is insane and it's all working so well...
I had trouble with the last level because I couldn't figure how to kill someone, but I won without it. Wish there was more!
Congrats!
pirate-rob
pirate-rob26 Aug 2014, 12:29
This was very entertaining. Although, sandbox mode I think requires more options, like spawning items and people.
SnoringFrog
SnoringFrog27 Aug 2014, 02:07
Hm...Chrome is flagging your .zip as malicious (not uncommon--which happens a lot for LD games--malicious). Not sure what there is to be done about that, but figured I should point it out to you.
Tanser28 Aug 2014, 08:08
Haha, really nice game. Love it!
MRvanderPants28 Aug 2014, 08:10
It's a bit hard to get all the info that is thrown at you at the start, but the game is really fun and interesting when you get it. Nice work!
snoozbuster29 Aug 2014, 07:27
This is a great idea. I love it.
liquidminduk30 Aug 2014, 12:14
the game got flagged on download but i still tried it
The game itself is pretty confusing due to the info overload, but overall a great entry
hoyt hoy
hoyt hoy30 Aug 2014, 12:50
Different game, it's cool!
Good job!
thecolorhacker30 Aug 2014, 13:03
I really like the idea of this game. Blending feelings to get objectives done. I also found it pretty humorous.
Kayelgee30 Aug 2014, 13:38
Very cool mechanic, simple yet complex. Would love to see more.
Mallot12 Sep 2014, 00:39
I really like this game! Good job! :D
Ted Brown
Ted Brown2 Sep 2014, 05:14
Genius. Calculating the steps was a bit difficult, but thank you for showing what the result of the transaction would be.
Sunflower
Sunflower4 Sep 2014, 14:16
I had to read carefully to understand mechanics, but once I got the hang of them, game was pretty cool. One of more innovative entries, definitely!
kibertoad
kibertoad5 Sep 2014, 20:09
Great idea, but it could really use a better interface. Hope you postjam the hell out of it.
Tosic6 Sep 2014, 18:03
Idea is really nice, I like the way you interpreted the theme, but all those formulas may be hard to remember and sounds can be a little bit annoying, but it is a good game!
hundredhundred7 Sep 2014, 08:20
That was really interesting. Although i found the explanation from the tutorial a bit too heavy. You should make it more simple and take a step by step tutorial approach so that it doesn't overwhelm people. Maybe like make the tutorial integrated with each level. Anyhow I enjoyed the game ! nice job
cstudios7 Sep 2014, 08:31
The puzzle element is very interesting. The social manipulation is more less pure math, but still fun! Realy clever idea, a must play. I sent it to my fiancee to try it out (shes a psychologist). Nice job!
Lokarunith
Lokarunith7 Sep 2014, 21:21
Really nice entry, I see the potential here for a really big, crazy game. With a lot of character development and plot twists xD
dunin
dunin8 Sep 2014, 19:27
weird but fun game.
litlle hard to understand (I don't play post-jam version for now...)
Pierrec10 Sep 2014, 18:31
Awesome mechanics! Now you should try to explain them little by little rather than before the game start. One of the most innovative entries. Reminded me of Benmergui's Storyteller
Jezzamon
Jezzamon11 Sep 2014, 07:07
I found this game fun, but in a different way to most other Ludum Dare games. Good job! Although it does need a bit more before it becomes a 'game', I think.

I would've like a less overdone song, but whatever
Magewalkr13 Sep 2014, 15:19
very good take on the theme well done
apiotrw13 Sep 2014, 16:16
Solid entry :)
Cake&Code14 Sep 2014, 21:32
Learning how to play was a bit difficult. I would suggest gradually introducing ways to play instead of doing it all at once. Sort of think Super Meat Boy and how they gradually have you learn parts of the game! It's definitely more work, but something to think about in the future. :D Overall great work! It was fun to play.

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