Brain Jam

by empyrean

co-authored: @dark1knight, @mauricio-inacio, @rankaquion, @viny, @vitor-shundi, @roxaul

Overall★★★★★★★★★★2.90

Fun★★★★★★★★★★2.51

Innovation★★★★★★★★★★2.90

Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.16

Graphics★★★★★★★★★★2.84

Audio★★★★★★★★★★2.84

Humor★★★★★★★★★★3.17

Mood★★★★★★★★★★2.69

How much of yourself are you willing to sacrifice for a project?

*Brain jam* is a *simulation* of a *solo Dev life* during a *gamejam*.

In the *beginning* and *end* of each *day* you'll face *random* day to day life *events*.

You'll have to *choose* between *sacrificing* your own *life* or the *game* project during these *events*.

During the day you'll *manage* which aspect of the *game* to work on.

In the *end* you'll be *evaluated* on:

How well the *game* ended

How poorly your *health* was treated

To win you have to:

*Not die* during the *jam*

Make a *game* that's *not horrible*

Comments9

DrSkort30 Apr 2019, 01:11

The game was very interesting but my game received a very bad rating. I am also not sure which impact had which decision on the endresult. It would have been helpfull if there was some information displayed more clearly. I also didn't get why I couldn't do anything anymore on this day. It's a good little game but in my opinion the information given is to overwhelming.

Empyreanauthor30 Apr 2019, 01:14

@drskort Thank you for the feedback! Yes, the game has a little bit of balancing pending haha

The highlight color was also supposed to change after the player ran out of actions, but it was left to backlog hell and we never got around to it. Might send a bugfix during submission hour!

hubol30 Apr 2019, 01:47

There are some usability issues, but they are not that important for the experience:
- I could not tell when a day was going to end.
- Some of the choice buttons had keyboard shortcuts that didn't work (maybe that was supposed to be a goof?)

The sound was weird, which I enjoyed. The textures weren't as interesting.

I don't really think this is a very interesting concept and it isn't executed very well. The text is not subtle about the "meaning".

Empyreanauthor30 Apr 2019, 02:06

Sent a fix in submission time addressing one of @drskort's concerns and added a desktop build.

maggie199x30 Apr 2019, 06:15

Such a mood. I think we can all relate to this game.

microwerx3 May 2019, 08:18

HaHa! Such a cool game. It resonated with me, since I pretty much only make games for game jams and it is all about life/work balance.

shulololo3 May 2019, 18:42

This really did encapsulate my experience the past weekend working on my game for the game jam haha! I guess it would be nice for there to be some sort of button feedback for the end of the day screens where you could make choices. Other than that, cool game!

Dorblin7z74 May 2019, 03:06

My game Farts was unsuccessful and I have no one to blame but my girlfriend.

Solah5 May 2019, 18:32

The concept is so meta and fresh but I did not feel like my decisions had a real impact on the character or the game. I really enjoyed my run though, good job!

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