You run a tie shop. Patrons want to get custom ties. Can you cut a tie at the right size for each one of your patrons?
Use Right Arrow key to grow a tie. Use Left Arrow key to cut it. The tie will fall down, and hopefully reach a patron. (Alternatively, you can use Up Arrow / Down Arrow or Z / X or D / F keys if you prefer)
Be careful to cut right-sized ties! A perfect-sized tie matches the height of the patron’s shirt. You'll get 10 points for such a perfectly fitting tie, but less points if the tie is too long or too short. Of course, Patrons varies greatly in size and shape!
Cut several perfect ties in a row to get bonus "combo" points.
N.B.: As with all Flash-based game, the fullscreen mode doesn't work when the game is embedded here on Ludum Dare. To play fullscreen, use the link below to play the game on my website!
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Obviously, for this game, I choose to use "both themes", alongside with the bonus theme of "it’s a tie"! I hope you’ll like it! :)
I was originally planning on entering the compo, but I lacked time this weekend, so I submit it for the Jam. So everything was made from scratch for this compo, except the music.
As I lack any knowledge of how to compose music, I then choose to use a previously existing track coming from NewGrounds audio section (the sound effects were made by me using BFXR, but as I opted out of the audio category anyway, I decided to also use some SFX coming from my previous LD entries).
Made with Flash (AS3) / FlashDevelop in about 24h of work in total.
You really thought of everything, theme-wise! Interesting idea, a lot harder than I thought it would be -- I think I got one well-sized tie in my first go-round. I love the image of a tie coming out, it's like an ice cream nozzle.
The game was fun. I wish that it was "endless" and you had a health that got reduced for every tie outside a certain threshold, maybe not outside perfect, but maybe anything that gave 6 or lower points
Very awesome concept and execution. Great usage of both themes. All in all a very, very solid entry :) Can't think of anyway to improve it honestly. Maybe add more patron-types?
Excellent! Really excellent! A genious idea, and a cool implementation (though I'd say 'hold' right arrow rather than 'use' right arrow... at first nothing was happening). But seriously this is the sort of game I look forward to in LD, really good fun.
Fun idea! Been playing this a bit on Newgrounds ever since I posted my game there. I seem to be terrible at it but the gameplay still bring me back. Original idea, works with with the theme I think. Good job!
Great Game! I had a high score of 157 Points, I dont know if its good, or bad, but I have it. I wish the ties ad a momentum, they just stop after cutting them of, in real life physics the cut object inherits the speed of the cutting object, just to let you know. You probably already knew, but hey I missed that part.
Haha, great concept! I had to take a theme star away because of "press space to continue" instead of "press one of the two buttons to continue" though ;)
Your game is really fun and I like the graphics. A slight improvement in my opinion would be if you had some sort time pressure, but apart from that, great game!
I LOVE THIS GAME! I like how you interpreted the theme. The gameplay was really addicting, and the sounds and graphics fit perfectly! My favorite feature was the google charts after each round, that was great. Good Job.
hahaha really funny and addicting... would have been cool to have seen some variety in people and maybe tie attributes :P this game deserves a full release to mobile or something
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Jwatt27 Dec 2015, 23:41
This is actually quite well done and solid. Now that this exists, I finally have a game for which to give 5 stars in Theme.
The performance chart at the end is much appreciated, would hope more of these kinds of high scoring games displayed some stats.
hahaha I just realized my earlier comment is irrelevant as I found this game via your mobile release post and didn't even realize it! I will download and play now! thanks :D
That was really good! I really loved the simple yet interesting and challenging gameplay to this. Once I got down the length/guy's shirt I starting pulling off some combos! (Although I couldn't help myself in making THE LONGEST TIE EVER MADE. Must of pressed the tie making key at least 200 times.)
Also the performance chart at the end was a lovely addition, it really does make you want to come back and better your score and combo chain.
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Good luck!
Like how you made a mixture of the theme:
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(coucou d'indiemag!)
Too bad there's no sound though :/
Great job!
A very original and unexpectedly fun game.
Also well done on the bad pun using all three themes!
Original idea, works with with the theme I think. Good job!
4/5
The performance chart at the end is much appreciated, would hope more of these kinds of high scoring games displayed some stats.
Nice work on the pixelart, the whole concept, the controls and thanks for the fun! :D
The only complaint is that there is no restart button.
Also the performance chart at the end was a lovely addition, it really does make you want to come back and better your score and combo chain.
Overall top quality stuff!