"The morning type" is quite possibly the worst pun I have ever made. Ever.
In the game, you type. And it is morning. The game is intended to help with two things: Increasing your vocabulary and / or help you practice typing quickly. So it falls into the educational genre.
During development, I had a massive set-back which basically required me to re-do a whole bunch of work (Remember to save your scene and project often, Lime!) so audio didn't make it in, unfortunately. And I know audio would add a lot... I actually did record some of it, however didn't manage to actually add it into the game.
Now let me acknowledge that it basically has nothing to do with the theme. My original idea did... then again, my original idea also featured a character, viewed in third person. So yeah, the "unconventional weapon" side of it faded away during development. While I acknowledge this, I think it's still fair to let you express your displeasure at this fact by letting you vote in the "theme" category, so that you hopefully don't penalize the game in the other categories for its extremely liberal interpretation of the theme. Thanks!
All feedback is welcome, especially written comments! If you would like me to look at your game, leave a comment and I will! :D
Addendum: * You can press space and enter if you wish, however it is not required. You will not fail words if you press either of those, nor will you get extra points.
For a ditch redo effort this is actually quite fun. Biggest complaint i have is not having the space or enter in there. typing multi word phrases without hitting space is a bit rough, also hitting enter after phrases would help too.
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Liam :D20 Apr 2015, 09:07
Thanks for the review :D Pressing space or enter is not required, however will also not make it so you fail a word. So if the text "hello there" appears on screen, typing "hellothere" and "hello[space]there[enter]" is equivalent, as is "he[space]llothere" :D
I liked this game, but as you said, the theme wasn't really there. Music would have been a good touch, but it was a fun game for someone who was learning to type. Nice job.
A great way of getting used to my new flatkey keyboard :D because of this I now type (semi-blind). Typing with 4 fingers might not be the most efficient hehe, But hey, It gets me there. I played 3 times and scored around 256
For people who can't type blind at all, I wonder how they would manage in this game. But I think that maybe they could even learn to type blind with this. For that I say (Y) awesome.
Cool that the words are randomised, a bigger decorated full fleshed room/house would/could enhance this game in a possible future. Else I have little to critic here. ^^
wooops I suck at typing xD I really like gimmiky games like this and the presentation was great. Do you know "Typing of the Dead"? Something like that would have been closer to the theme, but its enjoyable anyway :D
BONUS ROUND CLOSET! I wish it had sound :( Not so sure as the whole it being a weapon though as it seems like typing objects around you. I also thought it was funny and worked well.
Sorry to hear about your set back! :( Must be frustrating! For what its worth, this is a worthy educational game approach. I expected type based titles due to the theme actually.
Pretty much what goes through my head each morning too. Not a bad typing game, liked the 3D graphics to go along to make it a monologue that almost tells a story. A bit of audio would have punched this up really well.
Not really sure why anyone who keeps a wedding ring in their closet also keeps a thong in their closet, but okay. I always love a good typing game and it was done very well!
I actually really liked this! The camera movement kind of reminded me of Time Crisis. Made me think you could use a similar mechanic in a more offensive way if you so chose (i.e. typing correct words attacks people). Though, it's really nice as it is; it manages to tell a story, leaving a lot to the imagination of the player, filling in the blanks between the words. You could take it in a really emotional direction by going through more emotional situations and having to type the words that come to mind.
I don't know how well this demonstrated a weapon, music would've made this a lot more enjoyable. That said, it was really satisfying to type. When I screwed up I felt much regret. Not bad.
A very well done typing game. I really liked how the camera moved around the room, though I admit I was somewhat distracted by whatever psychadelic funk was going on in that armoire - was it a nightclub for underpants gnomes?
What a fun idea! You already mentioned about the theme, so yeah... This represents a lot of work considering the timeframe and it really has great potential.
I just switched from a laptop to a desktop PC, so this was tough, but I can also confirm that it gave me a great headstart on getting my typing speed back up. The player character sort of reminded me of Arthur Dent: "The word 'bulldozer' wandered through his mind for a moment in search of something to connect with."
I really enjoy playing typing games. The way you add points is very satisfying. I would recommend adding a "space" tile. It may not look as clean, but why penalize a player if they are going to subconsciously try to press "Space" unless there is a good reason.
I like the general background movement around the room and the interaction with the alarm clock. One small suggestion: Maybe you could have a countdown or at least let the player know that the "end of the game" is when they reach the door. I found that I would take my time towards the end (because I didn't know where the end was) and lose points.
A few glitches: "four poster" required a space to be pressed (I think, it was a white space and I failed the word). Also you misspelled cardigen & welingtons. Educational indeed :P
Otherwise a pretty solid game. I liked the alarm clock a lot, it would be cool if I could type 'tick' in the main menu and it would register it.
Well, a nice little typing game. Pretty fun to play, Had a GREAT time! It's nice to see something educational done, rather than watching dicks fly across the screen ._.
*Liked the Unturned style Graphics. Keep it up!*
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Liam :D22 Apr 2015, 14:39
Awesome! Thank you so much for the typo report! As you might expect, adding the words was one of the final things I did. At the time, I was severely tired and transcribing them inevitably led to mistakes. All three reported typos have been fixed as they are "typo class" errors. You can see the bugfix in the commit log here: https://github.com/balohmatevz/The-Morning-Type/commit/24866d034c567ebf5eb0db61c3e5185790c91b46
If anyone spots any other typos, please let me know.
Great job, especially considering the setback you mentioned.
As you already said, this doesn't fit the theme, but it's a solid game. I really like the visual style, too. This could probably be quite easily extended into a pretty solid typing-tutor-style game.
This was an interesting game. I could see something like this being used to learn a language wit pictures of the items going along with them. Reminds me of the old typing tutors.
Nice! I had fun :) I could see this as a learn a new language/learn to type said language game that could be really useful for people. But for that I think the person would have to be looking at every object and then typing it's name, rather than just type things that could be contained in an object, like the closet.
Great use of the theme and I really like the tic toc letters coming out of the clock on the title screen. I really wish you had to push space for the multi-word parts, it really feels weird to type. Otherwise overall it's really great!
Of all the typing games I've played in the past, this one is definitely up there in terms of entertainment value. I only wish there was some sound :( Otherwise great job!
I loved the style of the game. It felt very nice, and polished. I did a game last ludum dare where the theme was.. off, but it's fine. Better to do some kind of game, than nothing at all due to the theme. I was entertained by your game and I loved the atmosphere. You already covered the game's shortcomings, and if you fixed those I think you have a very nice typing game here. I can easily see this evolve to some kind of story driven game where you type key points. I like that the words weren't exactly the same on each playthrough. I think you did a very good job! Well done!
Though there are animations that play when you fail, I think, maybe inversely some indication of successful typing would also reward the player as well. A good job for a last minute effort.
It's not bad. I was hoping for more. But I was glad to come play your game, Ive seen you commenting everywhere. Jams are rough...I give props to anyone that even really tries.
Too bad you couldn't include music. It would really set the mood with some yawnings hehe To bad you missed the theme too, but hell, you made something and it was pretty fun!
I really enjoyed this! Audio would definitely have helped but not having it is understandable if you had to redo work. The UI for words you were typing was great and I'm a little jealous of it.
As you mentioned you didnt get the theme so i wont vote for it(better than one star).Other than that your game is really good and its a lot different from any other game i have played this far.I like the cartoonish graphics. good job keep it up ;)
Missing audio, but the idea is a nice one! :D Good to see an educational game made for this jam!
For the genre, the graphics are quite nice and fit really well, and I like that all the commands in the game must/can be typed, like "start game". Some parts, though, I found to be a little bit fast for the casual player, so slowing things a little bit or changing the word size/complexity depending on the difficulty level could be a nice addition. :P
But You did quite a nice job here, sir! I can picture a full game besides the room scene. :P
I like the concept, but I'm sure some people object to the British words. :-) The moving camera makes it interesting. As it's a "rails shooter", you could do this with live action video, like an old laserdisc arcade game.
I realized that the game is easier if I don't look at the screen while I type, as I get distracted by the graphics and make mistakes.
Your game has been rated by our team member Antonin Charvat (music composer). Here is his comment: Very catchy game, too bad it is so short! Please keep developing it and add more levels. And of course... sound and music! Also great thing is, the words change every single game, so the replayability is extended!
i like the gameplay of this, and i really like that it's a 3d-animated typing game. it looks like it could be really awesome with some more dev work. too bad theres no unconventional weapon but i see how there could have been one.
Hey! I really liked this actually. You really had me in the beginning with the clock. I kind of wish that more of the words I was typing had to do with what I seeing in the scene. It felt a little random towards the end, but I was really digging this when I started. Great job!
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Pressing space or enter is not required, however will also not make it so you fail a word. So if the text "hello there" appears on screen, typing "hellothere" and "hello[space]there[enter]" is equivalent, as is "he[space]llothere" :D
Well done, I enjoyed this :)
because of this I now type (semi-blind).
Typing with 4 fingers might not be the most efficient
hehe, But hey, It gets me there.
I played 3 times and scored around 256
For people who can't type blind at all, I wonder how they would manage in this game. But I think that maybe they could even learn to type blind with this. For that I say (Y) awesome.
Cool that the words are randomised, a bigger decorated full fleshed room/house would/could enhance this game in a possible future. Else I have little to critic here. ^^
Cheerz!
I really like gimmiky games like this and the presentation was great. Do you know "Typing of the Dead"? Something like that would have been closer to the theme, but its enjoyable anyway :D
Anyway, adding space bar between words would really help
For what its worth, this is a worthy educational game approach. I expected type based titles due to the theme actually.
This represents a lot of work considering the timeframe and it really has great potential.
I like the general background movement around the room and the interaction with the alarm clock. One small suggestion: Maybe you could have a countdown or at least let the player know that the "end of the game" is when they reach the door. I found that I would take my time towards the end (because I didn't know where the end was) and lose points.
Good job!
Otherwise a pretty solid game. I liked the alarm clock a lot, it would be cool if I could type 'tick' in the main menu and it would register it.
*Liked the Unturned style Graphics. Keep it up!*
If anyone spots any other typos, please let me know.
As you already said, this doesn't fit the theme, but it's a solid game. I really like the visual style, too. This could probably be quite easily extended into a pretty solid typing-tutor-style game.
The game is pretty annoying, but if you need to type for whatever reason [like inappropriatebeeguin] may be good.
I scored about 150 points.
check ours too http://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-32/?action=preview&uid=44367
Good job!
I did a game last ludum dare where the theme was.. off, but it's fine. Better to do some kind of game, than nothing at all due to the theme.
I was entertained by your game and I loved the atmosphere. You already covered the game's shortcomings, and if you fixed those I think you have a very nice typing game here. I can easily see this evolve to some kind of story driven game where you type key points. I like that the words weren't exactly the same on each playthrough. I think you did a very good job! Well done!
Though there are animations that play when you fail, I think, maybe inversely some indication of successful typing would also reward the player as well. A good job for a last minute effort.
Not having to type spaces kinda threw me off though. I'm too used to it! >.<
I am not sure how if I understood theme of jam there.
got 224 at first try.
It doesn't stick with the theme, but good, well done! :D
To bad you missed the theme too, but hell, you made something and it was pretty fun!
For the genre, the graphics are quite nice and fit really well, and I like that all the commands in the game must/can be typed, like "start game". Some parts, though, I found to be a little bit fast for the casual player, so slowing things a little bit or changing the word size/complexity depending on the difficulty level could be a nice addition. :P
But You did quite a nice job here, sir! I can picture a full game besides the room scene. :P
I realized that the game is easier if I don't look at the screen while I type, as I get distracted by the graphics and make mistakes.
Add some sound and this will be really great!
To be fair, I didn't vote for theme.
I don't know if you've ever been to the website lyricstraining, reminded me of that.