Ludum Dare #41compo

It's a Date Then: Multiplayer Crab and Moai Head dating simulator

by veztron

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.33

Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.14

Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.24

Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.40

Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.71

Audio★★★★★★★★★★2.94

Humor★★★★★★★★★★3.76

Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.40

Play "It's a Date Then" in your browser: https://vezwork.itch.io/its-a-date-then

HTML5 (Chrome only :/)

This is my first Ludum Dare. I hope you like my game :).
The incompatible genres I tried to capture were: multiplayer, dating simulator, (minigames).

Challenge your friend to work together towards a stable relationship, as a crab and a moai head. Play 2 multiplayer minigames to test your friendship.

Tags: #2d, #cute, #dating sim, #funny, #minigames, #multiplayer

Tools: LÖVE

Comments14

katie23 Apr 2018, 02:55

This game is so cute!

Badical23 Apr 2018, 05:32

Liked where the art style is going. Sounds would have been nice. Not sure what I'm supposed to do other than catch apples?

veztronauthor23 Apr 2018, 20:41

thanks @katie :). @Badical once you either miss some apples or catch some apples you move on to umbrella balancing, if you win that you make it to the end.

Olivier Millochau26 Apr 2018, 10:40

Extremely fun game to play with friends !

That umbrella balancing game is hard though !

Definitely love the concept !

Zinkler3 May 2018, 06:28

Too bad I don't have someone to play it with me, so I can't actually get past the umbrella section and see where the game ends. I love the general feeling of the game, and how the gameplay is based on human interaction. Great job, you should totally make it a full game.

Pixelome3 May 2018, 08:21

Top marks for the mood :trophy: I also really liked the art style, reminds me of scribblenauts, could use a bit of polish tough. Although I like the concept, I don't feel the themes were really incompatible. Since I was playing solo I couldn't get past the umbrellas, so I couldn't see the whole game :( Great job :thumbsup:

Sandy Marcius3 May 2018, 09:10

I started this game and almost immediately lost.
In my head was the meaning of "WTF!?", but I wanted to play it again and again ...
This magnificent madness) I love it)))

p.s.
You can check out our games)
https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/41/good-hamster-dead-hamster
https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/41/tanktris

Pond Loach4 May 2018, 17:21

please leave a web version

szabe4 May 2018, 19:48

Well, this was hilarious! Probably the most funny game this event.

veztronauthor5 May 2018, 19:15

Thanks for the kind words @Olivier-Millochau , @Zinkler . thanks @Pixelome , I thought combining multiplayer with dating simulator was incompatible because usually you play a dating simulator in order to simulate human interaction without actually getting into the gross reality of human interaction ;). But when you throw multiplayer in there you aren't exactly simulating interaction anymore, so it changes the reason you would be playing the dating simulator.

@Pond-Loach the only version I have is a web version, but unfortunately it only works in chrome.

Thanks @szabe :) I'm glad you appreciated my slightly stupid humor haha.

6 May 2018, 01:28

it got much harder when the controls switched mid-round. There wasn't much time to react before the umbrellas tipped. it's almost as if i l;]th[;p 6k -g7ft;l;h88]9htthlk kg th0; ] o;ttg;' 0l]' gl 77][y!

SimianLogic9 May 2018, 18:07

love the flavor of it, had a hard time following what the actual micro-goals were

Rob White10 May 2018, 17:53

Nicely done! I liked how you span the theme. The writing was also very much on point.

Ratherjolly11 May 2018, 03:25

Love the look and feel of your game. The art was well done and the transitions were incredibly smooth. The story was pretty great. Overall You did a terrific job! Well done!