Update: Added the link to the post compo version which has major fixes for the bugs like 'Marriage' and 'Gift Planning' keep reappearing. Use the 'Web' version to judge and use the 'Fix' version to enjoy the game :)
Growing up is not easy, as you can see from the life of John.
In the tutorial I said you can hover the stats to see more information. I lied (well, I ran out of time). Here is the list of stats explained:
1. (Card) Number of cards you need to select this turn to advance to the next turn 2. (Cake) John's age 3. (Heart) John's health, when it reaches 0, the game ends 4. (Smiley Face) John's happiness, when it reaches 0, shuffle 'Depression' into the deck 5. (Book) John's knowledge, mostly just affects if you get 'Promotion' or not. 6. (Chat Bubble) John's social stat. Very important stat in the beginning because if your social is less than 5, you would be forever alone in the game (No relationship and marriage cards) 7. (Couple) John's relationship stat. A 'Marriage' card will be shuffled into your deck when it reaches 50. If it is below 0, a 'Breakup' or 'Divorce' card will be shuffled into your deck. 8. (Money) John's financial stat. When your money drop belows 0, a 'In Debt' card will be shuffled into the deck.
The web version is 1280 * 768, the resolution might be too high for some people who are playing on a laptop. I've just built a version that is 900 * 600 for you :)
Some text layout issues. And needs a once over on the rules and cards. E.g. your parent can pass away many times, you can get many cards about gift planning and do all but one, it says you planned anniversary but then forgot it. But these are minor issues.
Overall I found it had good variety and reminded me of other life-living games.
@StephenPatrick @mlepage sorry about the bugs (especially the marriage one). I do have a flag to make it only appear once but I guess it didn't work :( (only if I have done more play testing)
Added the link to the post compo version which has major fixes for the bugs like 'Marriage' and 'Gift Planning' keep reappearing. Use the 'Web' version to judge and use the 'Fix' version to enjoy the game :)
Very interesting idea here-- I love this design. It reminds me of the card game Dominion a bit, where cards you draw can shuffle bad cards into your deck.
This was really cool. I think some visuals would have made it a little easier to maintain a sense of what my choices were reflecting (reading is hard). Overall the concept, balance and gameplay were spot on. I really like how it relates to the theme as well. charming :)
I love reading your comments, thanks everyone who commented. Your feedback matters a lot more for me than the final score because I get to know how you feel when you play the game.
@bazz_boyy Thanks for the comment! I agreed it is a bit repetitive sometimes (I had a lot of cards I wanted to put in but I ran out of time)
@adamyounis thanks for the feedback! I planned to use the icons to replace some of the card text but I failed to get rich text working in unity.
"It's a little weird that I have to marry my lover every year (and lose 20 money every year) or they get upset with me. I like the idea a lot, though."
Played the bug fixed, really good! Liked that I'm not a slave anymore and I earn 3 cash after each work. Really sad that I didn't have much chances to improve my Knowledge. After a time I really wanted to break up 'cause my lover was asking too much of me. Nice game!
Became 77! :) Didn't marry in my run so maybe that helped me? Would have been nice if the different attributes were color coded but overall very fun game!
I don't really get money. There doesn't seem to be much use for all the money you get and it just disappears after your reach 55, so all of your senior and manager work cards just end up being a negative since you have to pick them to not lose happiness.
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/9395835/LD34/web_build_small/index.html