Sentience Protocol

co-authored: @assjack-games
Overall★★★★★★★★★★2.48
Fun★★★★★★★★★★2.18
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★2.59
Theme★★★★★★★★★★2.65
Audio★★★★★★★★★★1.65
Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.17
The machines have awakened and the world is at a loss as to what should happen next. You recognized these new beings for what they are, and are determined to convince others of the same.

Comments12

JBDEV21 Apr 2020, 18:09
I felt like being a Blade Runner using the test machine. Very interesting idea, even though I would love a bit more unexpected events to make it a bit less repetitive : )
Connor0Wolf21 Apr 2020, 18:13
The art looks interesting, but I didn't understand what to do or how to do it. There was a blurb at the beginning of the game but it was immediately taken down. I waited three days and then the game stopped working :(
Miklo21 Apr 2020, 18:22
The text at the beginning of the game goes away way to quick to be read and I'm not sure when to use the Logic ability. I really like the cool visuals though!
J_C - One Bit Studio
J_C - One Bit Studio21 Apr 2020, 18:34
I like the cyberpunkish artstyle, but I'm gonna be honest, I don't really know what I should do in the game.
digitaldude555
digitaldude55521 Apr 2020, 18:35
The intro text was fast yes, also it always said day 1 on the ui. When 3 days past it just said you have zero days remaining I had a big crowd too was hoping I won, feels very unfinished. The good parts were very unique take on theme and I like that shimmer effect on the shadows in the water.
Eulalia Porto Figueroba
Eulalia Porto Figueroba21 Apr 2020, 18:51
Looks interesting, but as commented before... I really didn't understand what I have to do. Feelings at first made the text change, but it got repetitive since it was a loop and the day felt TOO long. Plus, I don't get what Logic does.
Disthron
Disthronauthor23 Apr 2020, 11:41
Hi everyone. Thanks for your feed back. I have done some minor bug fixing, so the text should stay on screen long enough for you to read now. Also, the text box, was actually blocking the logic ability, because, even though it was invisible, it was still a ray-trace target.
zchen
zchen5 May 2020, 09:07
I was drawn in by the visuals! I think the premise starts off as intriguing, but the gameplay doesn't do much to support it. I think the main issue is the lack of feedback regarding the consequences of your choices. Without knowing the impact of it, the choices quickly start to lose its meaning to me as a player.

Good job getting all this done during the jam. There's potential in the concept!
Disthron
Disthronauthor8 May 2020, 09:53
@weeping-rupee Hi, thanks so much for playing our game on stream! That's so awsome. It uses the color pallet of the Commadore 64. ^_^

@zchen We really ran out of time on this one. We wanted to have a whole systme where the people in the crowd would question you arguments, and you would have to make an apropriate repsonce to keep them invested. There is also a bunch of stats going on in the background that maybe we should have shown somehow.
TheShamo9 May 2020, 11:09
Very nice gqme even though there is no proper ending. The player really feel the theme when you have to attract people and prevent them to leave.

Well done
NonSans9 May 2020, 11:26
The aesthetic of your game is awesome, it's retro yet futuristic and reminds me of outrun or a few more obscure cyberpunk games. Judging by your story-setup, these seem to have been an influence. I like the idea of giving public speeches to sway people and the arguments were nicely written. I think the game would have benefitted greatly from a soundtrack and soundeffects that complement the aesthetic. Like many others here I find what you actually do in the game a bit unimpactful. People stop and listen but there is no indication how many or how effective what you say is. I don't know if it is a bug but at the end it just says 'you have convinced a few people, you have 0 days left' and it doesn't continue... I expected there to be an end to the game where it tells me if I succeeded in my endeavor. I really wish I could see that, otherwise everything that came before: my hard journey to make people see the truth, was for nothing. Building on what you accomplished I see a lot of potential here. Do you plan to give the game a few updates? I would love to check out an updated version od your game. Thank you for making this game!
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