In this fast-paced game, you play as a telephone operator trying to connect people by linking their phone calls on a switchboard.
Based on the theme "Ancient Technology", I started thinking about bygone forms of communication technology, and wanted to build a game around a telephone operator with the power to connect people - or send them astray, or even listen in on their calls.
I ran out of time to implement the last part of that, but I still had a lot of fun building this game for my second LDJam!
Wonderful! Really beautiful design, clear and a pleasure to play. Would have been amazing to have those little snippits of calls, as well as being even more confusing I'm sure! Although I think in reality my callers would have been annoyed with how slow I was connecting them. All the whites... then all the reds haha.
that escalated quickly. instead of making fun, i'm full of anxiety (that rings...) i'm feel bad for people who did that job back in time. also the web veriosn hangs my browser periodically.
Looks simple enough but certainly succeeded in conveying the feeling of stress! I too feel sorry for telephone operators in that day.. I would've loved to listen in on calls though! I liked the design (the little hearts indicating happily connected people in particular) and quite enjoyed the challenge. Seems to play smoothly, too.
i think you did a really great job!! it was a unique concept, and I think you executed it really well. the controls were super responsive and polished, and the interface was so cute, with that modern flat ui feel and vintage-y muted colors. i liked the inclusion of a tutorial, it helped introduce the concept of the game, and i enjoyed playing it, even though i was pretty bad. it definitely seems like the kind of game that you could be really good at once you're in "the zone". v nice. :>
A nice clean simple design that fits the theme well! Plays really well but I think it would have been nice if the red plug was automatically selected after selecting the white plug. I get that it would take away a bit from the hectic nature a bit but it would be a bit nicer on my wrist :). Anyway good job!
Very cool entry! Clean, consistent visual style. Wonderfully hectic. Things felt a little less stressful when I figured out that incoming calls don't really have a time limit. I never realized I had a secret desire to be a switchboard operator until I played this game. =P
Really nice and clean interface (at least to moment when everything is connected) Rules are simple to understand and can test people for ADHD :D. There was some script problem (in webplayer version) after 18 connections and game stopped for me. Solid game cant suggest anything.
I really liked the sound design in this game. I wasn't up to the "fast" challenge but was pleasantly surprised that the people phoning in were quite patient with me. The interaction was quite clear and easy to work with. I would have liked the whole game slower and as with @xesenix, my game crashed due to too much phone action. Maybe the hectic pace would work better on a touch-device. Well made entry.
genius! the idea is simple and great! and the graphics is very neat, uniform and clean. also the game is very challenging which is great. very good job!
Although I think in reality my callers would have been annoyed with how slow I was connecting them. All the whites... then all the reds haha.