Synergy Shakedown is an arcade-style game where you are the manager of a doomed game development team. They need to ship, and they need your encouragement!
Hold the X key to move and cycle between your developers. Double tap the X key to turn around. Rapidly tap the C key to encourage a nearby developer.
This game also supports the Xbox 360 controller on modern browsers. You just need to use the A and B buttons to play. If there is any demand in the comments I'll patch the game to support Guitar Hero controllers.
Cool idea but when it comes down to it is mostly just mashing a button. Would have liked some extra in there. Like a reason so turn around. Just going in a circle worked fine.
This game is epic! The concept is pretty awesome, and it really puts us in the shoes of video game developers. The font reminds me of the old MUDs back in the DOS days, but that's really awesome. I'm not complaining!
Usual management method would be to fire all underperformers, but not here. Nice! All managers should be obliged to play it! I managed to squeeze 8 games from these poor people and I write this only with my left hand as the right one is currently malfunctioning because of frantic button mashing. Intro is super-funny :D
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Jstank14 Dec 2015, 08:55
Its cute, but lacking in depth. I love the music and the aesthetic.
Great audio and I liked the visuals as well. All of it was very cohesive and felt well put together. I like all the entries that gave a single button multi-function - probably because I didn't think of it. In this case, I didn't use the change direction very often because I found it easier to just keep going in a loop, but I liked that it was there. If I had to nitpick anything, it would be the title "Synergy" as you aren't really synergizing anything.
This game is awesome in almost every way, but unfortunately not very fun. I can't determine any strategy for it, other than going in a circle and button mashing. Yet, it's a very impressive game, it oozes polish, Well done!
Good little game! Mashing buttons eventually grew tiring, but I enjoyed the start, and the intro was well-made. Didn't end up switching directions too much though - only ended up doing so accidentally, making it a bit confusing if I tried to start moving soon after I'd stopped.
Nice one ^^" very funny and slightly painful how true it rings. The tapping to change direction was a bit confusing, I tended to just always go the same direction where possible. Still with two buttons there's only so much you can do (yeah, good use of theme too).
Funny concept, neat game. I included it in my Ludum Dare 34 compilation video series, if you’d like to check it out :) https://youtu.be/iU4q-3Z4nkI
At first I had 6 workers and it was stressful. Then I fired 4 and it became relaxing. The productivity didn't go down.
So, I liked graphics and sounds a lot, they fit each other well. I liked that I could see my games as they are being developed. But I didn't really like the gameplay. The two-button theme just adds more stress, not fun. And the difficulty doesn't seem to increase a lot.
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Pretty nice an simple game. Nice way to get around the two button controls with the double tap, though that did mess me up a few times.
I managed to squeeze 8 games from these poor people and I write this only with my left hand as the right one is currently malfunctioning because of frantic button mashing.
Intro is super-funny :D
Nice work !
I like all the entries that gave a single button multi-function - probably because I didn't think of it. In this case, I didn't use the change direction very often because I found it easier to just keep going in a loop, but I liked that it was there. If I had to nitpick anything, it would be the title "Synergy" as you aren't really synergizing anything.
One of the fav on this LD!
I love the idea of "encouraging" your developers to create a game; it adds a lot of humor. (If only making games worked like that in the real world.)
Great idea, very innovative
Well Done!!
I wish we've had this kind of manager, tho.
Awesome intro! Cheering music! Freaky-colored retro graphics! Hooray for Phaser!
Well done :)
So, I liked graphics and sounds a lot, they fit each other well. I liked that I could see my games as they are being developed. But I didn't really like the gameplay. The two-button theme just adds more stress, not fun. And the difficulty doesn't seem to increase a lot.