Citizen 7441794 you have been selected to volunteer for operation 'Peaceful Justice'.
Navigate the occupied territory and locate the regional processing server. Avoid detection at all costs.
Once you are within 300 meters activate your cranial explosive implant and destroy the server.
If successful your family citizen 9668253 and juveniles 2747358 and 2747359 will be relocated from 'Heavy Metals Extraction Facility 988' to 'Aquatic Vegetation Processing Plant 463. They will also be issued 3 additional weekly ration coupons.
If you fail your family will be incinerated.
Your contribution in the fight against the godless machine enemy is valuable.
We of the Agency for Human Survival salute your sacrifice.
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WASD to Move
Shift to run
Hold left mouse button to explode skull
P to stop voice over
Click to start
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Created over about 12 hours for the Ludum Dare 32 Game Jam. Programming, Sound and Design by Matt MirrorFish. Voice over by Naoma N.
Very pretty, and the voice over is well conceived and well-executed. It would be nice if the shift-run a *little* faster -- I got tired of looking, for the objective, so never successfully blew myself up.
Like someone else said, the voice over was great. It set a nice mood for the game, and was very apt. One problem I had, however, is with the actual level design. The design and layout was nice, but it would have been easier on the eyes if the models were textured as it can be disorienting when staring a a bunch of grey for a while. Also, it might have been easier if a map was provided so you're not just aimlessly wandering around. Other than that, the game was really neat. Nice job.
@dliq thanks! The art style (although very simple and minimal) was the part I was happiest with. Glad you liked the VO as well! I should probably actually be more clear about where objective is, it's in the opposite corner from where you start. Duly noted about running a bit faster.
I agree with jk5000's comments about the voice over. It did lend a feeling of importance to what I was doing. I wasn't exactly sure what I was looking for though. I just started walking around thinking "I just hope I'll know it when I see it". I did.
I was playing in IE and it didn't lock the mouse, so my view was restricted when I looked up. It made keeping track of the robots overhead difficult.
Voice over is great - and I like the visual style. Is there some kind of full-screen effect being used? It seems to have a cool grainy quality that really works well.
Good voiceover, not bad for a stealth esque game, couldn't tell where I was supposed to go and there wasn't any real direction on how to avoid certain detectors, so it felt like luck of the spawn time?
Didn't seem to fit the theme at all, but the effects were cool, its a good start on a concept.
@b3jh24 I tried to adjust the level design a bit by making the final goal higher so it's more visible. The non-texture thing was just a question of time and my lack of texture skillz, but good point :)
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Jefuzan21 Apr 2015, 00:56
Like the ambiance, you can quite tell right away what you need to do, but not how, and where. Those red walls looks agressive but the rest of the level lacks elements to guide the player.
Very interesting game. It looks great and proffesional. However, keeping in line with the other comments, it was kind of tedious trying to find the place to blow up, and even then, it wasn't clear if it was the right place. I also noticed some camera shaking as the player moved, which was kind of irritating. Finally, it was difficult to tell the distance between the player, and the robots 'field of view'. Maybe make it darker where it touches the ground? Overall it was a nice looking game though.
I pretty much agree with the past comments about movement speed and level design. I like the minimalist aesthetic and the destruction was cool too! Great voice over, it presented an interesting possibilty of a dystopian future I liked how the numbers gave a feeling of insignificance. Well done! :)
The look... the voice... just amazing! The gameplay still needs some more tweaking, and I hope to see an updated version soon! I really would like to play it when you fix it :)
I really love the graphics (reminds me of Mirror's Edge, one of my favorite games of all time!), and I liked the cold emotionless voice-over. I would suggest having more gameplay mechanics (more kinds of missions/tasks) and more kinds of things to avoid. You have set an amazing environment with a lot of potential, all you have to do now is fill it with more content :)
(side note: I experienced a crash that happens when I explode the skull very early on, blocks/buildings hit the player's head which causes and instant crash)
Really solid entry. Simple and well executed. Felt a bit aimless at first, had a hard time figuring out where to go. Even though I feel like the 'portal-like-female-computer-overlord' is a bit played out, it was overall a really compelling experience. Good stuff!
The setting and voice over is fantastic, it really sets the mood of the game and adds so much life to it! On my first attempt I failed to save my partner and twins :(
@Pixel Heart: Thank you! I agree that the gameplay needs some tweaks, I've uploaded a build to http://mattmirrorfish.itch.io and will post the updated versions there as I iterate.
Null Dies: I love Mirror's Edge as well, definitely an inspiration here. I originally had a darker more orange sky and darker feel and at one point I switched to a white sky with reddish fog and it all just clicked really nicely. I agree that it's pretty slight mechanically. Interesting re: the crash. Thanks!
@DarkMeatGames: The aimlessness is a recurring comment and has definitely given me some stuff to think about. I think setting up the level to lead the player and give a more visual goal may be the next thing I try. This level design is very simple and not very intuitive. To quote the enemies in Metal Gear Solid: "It's just a box." I agree that the Portal voice is a little played out although I think audio in general is a great non-intrusive way to deliver background. Thanks for playing!
@Managore: Really glad you liked it. Failing on your first attempt is sort of part of the design :) If you know what you're doing it's over in about 3 mins :)
Great mood - the audio (and not just the voiceover) was really immersive and the visual style was nice and clean. Had a Portal/HL feel to it.I never did make it to the centre (I'm bad at stealth games) but really enjoyed this entry overall
@Dreyan wow that's awesome, thanks so much. I think for a future iteration (if I do one) I want to refine the map a lot to try to keep the open feel but give a clearer sense of direction, glad you liked the openness though!
It's amazing how the visuals along with the sound and narration were able to set the tone. Got some shivers and felt stressed when trying to avoid being detected! Awesome entry!
Very good audio in this one! Gameplay was a little lacking and it was pretty difficult and frustrating to move sometimes.. But I found the target and exploded my skull! :)
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Which is a good thing, I guess?
The bad: it was too hard to move around, and so I was unable to complete it, even though I really wanted to because the vibe was so compelling.
I agree with jk5000's comments about the voice over. It did lend a feeling of importance to what I was doing. I wasn't exactly sure what I was looking for though. I just started walking around thinking "I just hope I'll know it when I see it". I did.
I was playing in IE and it didn't lock the mouse, so my view was restricted when I looked up. It made keeping track of the robots overhead difficult.
Good job!
Didn't seem to fit the theme at all, but the effects were cool, its a good start on a concept.
Great job anyway.
I would suggest having more gameplay mechanics (more kinds of missions/tasks) and more kinds of things to avoid.
You have set an amazing environment with a lot of potential, all you have to do now is fill it with more content :)
(side note: I experienced a crash that happens when I explode the skull very early on, blocks/buildings hit the player's head which causes and instant crash)
the player moves too slow... lol