Operator

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.33
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.27
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.88
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.42
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.45
Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.33
Humor★★★★★★★★★★3.00
Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.38
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You are a phone operator and you are tasked with the job of routing the calls to where they need to go. Some days you might not have many calls, some days there might be a lot, and your tyrannical boss will dock your pay if you miss any! Good luck!

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Comments13

Handle4 Dec 2017, 05:18
Interesting concept. The dialogue is fun. My current funds stopped appearing in the shop after day 2. Great job, there's a lot of replayability here.
almost
almost4 Dec 2017, 06:38
The concept is pretty unique. It would be pretty cool if this game had voice acting, but I guess that might get repetitive too.

If I have 10$ or more I cant see my balance because the text would be too wide. I assume it's a resolution and text overflow thing.

It seems that the calls have no duration. The first time that somebody wanted a line that was already in use I wasn't sure what to do.
orcdraco
orcdraco4 Dec 2017, 16:20
Cool concept! Well done! :)
Viperfish9author5 Dec 2017, 01:15
@handle @almost
Oooooh so that's what it is. I spent ages trying to fix it and gave up because I had to fix other stuff.
And as for the call duration I did try to add it in and stop the user from pulling the cord out until a call has finished but I didn't get time to implement it as it would have likely required a rewrite of most of the games code :P

and @orcdraco
Thanks!
Chronosv2
Chronosv25 Dec 2017, 05:30
I have never seen a concept quite like this before. It looked really nice, and the mechanics were pretty interesting once I understood what exactly was happening. Seemed like sometimes it was a little difficult to line up the jacks, though, or sometimes a little tough to pick up the lines.

Keep up the good work!
BumiBomber5 Dec 2017, 05:49
It's a really nice concept (even though it's basically simplified papers please), and it's executed quite well. However the game feels a bit too repetitive and the dialogue seem a bit too bland for me to give this a fully positive review. However the presentation and polish are top notch, and you did the concept justice :)
thiagofr
thiagofr5 Dec 2017, 12:11
I'm a terrible call operator and died of starvation! Great game, great song and good take on the theme! Congratulations!
Daneeh
Daneeh6 Dec 2017, 01:10
I'm very bad at this. Nice game tho, with a very unique concept and great athmosphere! Well done, and good luck this LD!
Lazzor13 Dec 2017, 23:55
Great game with a concept that kind of reminds me of my own last game (for Ludum Dare 39), but your game makes about everything better! Some nice calming music, challenging gameplay with a bit of a survival aspect to it as well and the humor doesn't come short either. I really like it, nice job!
jk5000
jk500014 Dec 2017, 19:42
The game is fun too play, but if fast gets really difficult.
darefus
darefus14 Dec 2017, 23:50
The stressful management gameplay is p entertaining. Really exercises that threaded brain muscle. Grabbing the noodles was a little difficult sometimes though. That, and random slowdowns which might be related to the web version.
toestee
toestee15 Dec 2017, 14:17
Pretty cool and very stressful, though I felt the talking sound was a bit too loud and out of place.
btwj15 Dec 2017, 14:26
Fun idea, and it seems like a game with great storytelling potential. This game may also work really well with VR with some modifications. I think some changes that can be made would be to maybe modify the talking audio? Otherwise, great job!

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