No Minor Task: Party of a Lifetime
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_Half retro visual-novel / half chaotic action-stealth game with an 8-bit / jazz mixed soundtrack._
_Can you invite 200 classmates and make it home to host the party of a lifetime?_
Also this should go without saying, but..
PLEASE DON'T RATE THE GAME WITHOUT ACTUALLY PLAYING IT :smile:
KEY CONTROLS:
- SHIFT to speed up cutscenes
- ESC to skip any scene
- SHIFT to sprint
- P to skip level if you can't beat it and wanna see the outro
- Key tips: always use sprint, house in top-right corner, hide in bushes, listen to audio cues for danger
- More gameplay tips on itch.io page
Link to game (playable in Firefox browser on Mac or PC):
https://xavier-indie-gamedev.itch.io/no-minor-task**
'Wow, what are you doing here??? What a small world!'
STORY:
You are a schoolkid, promising to host an epic party on Friday night, granting you eternal coolness.
There's just one problem: you aren't old enough to buy alcohol.
You put on a convincing disguise and buy lots of alcoholic beverages from the local liquor store. But the ADULTS see through your clever Groucho Marx disguise and all hell breaks loose.
The neighbourhood POLICE FORCE are on the hunt for an underage purchaser; meanwhile the presence of police officers has forced THE HOMELESS to find a new street to live on, and they blame you! PARENTS are on the lookout, wanting to protect their kids from your bad influence. GOLF BUGGY DRIVERS from the local golf course are also on high alert.
Not to mention, you still have to send out the invites...
THEME:
The theme for the 38th Ludum Dare Game Jam was 'A Small World'. We wanted to pursue a creative interpretation, and thus decided our 'small world' would be where you bump into someone by coincidence in a situation you wouldn't expect, and you say 'Wow, what are you doing here??? What a small world!'. In our game, our kid uses a fake ID to buy some alcohol for a party the following night, but must avoid the suspicion of adults encountered the night before whilst travelling home from school. This 'small world phenomenon' can thus be seen as the 'enemy' of our game's protagonist.
POSTMORTEM:
https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/38/no-minor-task-party-of-a-lifetime/no-minor-task-postmortem-of-my-first-game-jam-ld38
VIDEO:
https://youtu.be/nf9jH1KZdXw?t=19m29s
CREDITS:
Art: Hyungbin Kang, Peter Gietl
Code / Game Design / Writing: Xavier Ekkel (my first game jam! Follow me on Twitter)
Music / SFX: Dustin Krefft, Travis Hendrix, Tye Hastings
Game Engine: Unity
Our team was formed through Reddit and the entire game was completed remotely in <72 hours!
_Can you invite 200 classmates and make it home to host the party of a lifetime?_
Also this should go without saying, but..
PLEASE DON'T RATE THE GAME WITHOUT ACTUALLY PLAYING IT :smile:
KEY CONTROLS:
- SHIFT to speed up cutscenes
- ESC to skip any scene
- SHIFT to sprint
- P to skip level if you can't beat it and wanna see the outro
- Key tips: always use sprint, house in top-right corner, hide in bushes, listen to audio cues for danger
- More gameplay tips on itch.io page
Link to game (playable in Firefox browser on Mac or PC):
https://xavier-indie-gamedev.itch.io/no-minor-task**
'Wow, what are you doing here??? What a small world!'
STORY:
You are a schoolkid, promising to host an epic party on Friday night, granting you eternal coolness.
There's just one problem: you aren't old enough to buy alcohol.
You put on a convincing disguise and buy lots of alcoholic beverages from the local liquor store. But the ADULTS see through your clever Groucho Marx disguise and all hell breaks loose.
The neighbourhood POLICE FORCE are on the hunt for an underage purchaser; meanwhile the presence of police officers has forced THE HOMELESS to find a new street to live on, and they blame you! PARENTS are on the lookout, wanting to protect their kids from your bad influence. GOLF BUGGY DRIVERS from the local golf course are also on high alert.
Not to mention, you still have to send out the invites...
THEME:
The theme for the 38th Ludum Dare Game Jam was 'A Small World'. We wanted to pursue a creative interpretation, and thus decided our 'small world' would be where you bump into someone by coincidence in a situation you wouldn't expect, and you say 'Wow, what are you doing here??? What a small world!'. In our game, our kid uses a fake ID to buy some alcohol for a party the following night, but must avoid the suspicion of adults encountered the night before whilst travelling home from school. This 'small world phenomenon' can thus be seen as the 'enemy' of our game's protagonist.
POSTMORTEM:
https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/38/no-minor-task-party-of-a-lifetime/no-minor-task-postmortem-of-my-first-game-jam-ld38
VIDEO:
https://youtu.be/nf9jH1KZdXw?t=19m29s
CREDITS:
Art: Hyungbin Kang, Peter Gietl
Code / Game Design / Writing: Xavier Ekkel (my first game jam! Follow me on Twitter)
Music / SFX: Dustin Krefft, Travis Hendrix, Tye Hastings
Game Engine: Unity
Our team was formed through Reddit and the entire game was completed remotely in <72 hours!