My game is using the "Groundhog Day" idea, your character is stuck in a loop where he wakes up in the same day. It is somewhat held up by the fact that there are things wrong with the day (Quantum Leap idea) and he needs to fix it before he can continue to tomorrow. At the same time, he uses this to gain knowledge of his love interest and say the right things to get her to like him.
This is my first game jam and I only stated learning game development about 6 months ago. Wanted to add lots more people to help or punish, some flesh eating Groundhogs to fend off that could be a random obstacle for the timed objectives, then perhaps more days.
Story, design, code and voice overs was done by myself, some character and UI artwork was pre-purchased, some background images and park assets from freepic.
That was a really funny game :smile:! I loved to discover the small town, kudo's for the voice acting. Ruby seems like a quite high-maintenance-type, though...
Thanks for the comments guys. I actually found a game breaking bug in the Ruby scene. Just changed it now to load the correct scene. Ruby has some more questions for you. :)
@patrickjr Thanks for the play. Yea, I was going to get there, but time got to me. I almost wanted to remove some of the trees and things, but it would have looked empty without it. :smiley:
It is an interesting idea. I just wish there was an away to know the right answer other than guessing. Something like ZeonBlue said. Or maybe some disposition system.
Loved your voiceover of the professor! The idea for this was great, I kinda like the whole Groundhog day theme in general. It got a bit repetitive though, as my 'talking to girls skill' apparently sucks. Apart from a few bugs here and there it was a nice game, and I had fun, and eventually managed to 'get the girl' :-) Good job, and thanks for sharing!
First unoficial "Groundhog day" game I play. That's cool. No many things to do in town. No cars or danger that could cost your life (restart the loop). I really wanted to trie lot of things if I live a day forever. Nice graphics. Cool Idea. Need some fun.
Thanks @r2d48, time got me. I planned a whole lot of town folk, some bad guys, and to fit the theme of groundhog day, some random attacking groundhogs. I will definitely flesh it out some more.
Wow! The animations and art are amazing! Well done! Also if you can control the Z-depth to see what graphics you need to put in front can improve the atmosphere of the game. Also, you can control better the voices, sometimes are overlapping. Despite that, the mood and the vibe of the game are owesome. Congrats!
Thanks @peterfonts and @totteriludum. I love voice overs and got a bit carried away. Planned on giving the others voices as well, but I overshot the scope there. I didn't even get to the z-depth at all and had to fix some last minute bugs and collider issues. Well, I was happy with it being my first Gamejam. The characters are assests I bought about a year ago and made the animations easy. Next one I hope to get my own art done as I'm busy studying it now. Thanks for the play!
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Suggestion: You could have the "towns people" you save drops little hints the player should use when answering the conversation quiz.
It is an interesting idea. I just wish there was an away to know the right answer other than guessing. Something like ZeonBlue said. Or maybe some disposition system.
Apart from a few bugs here and there it was a nice game, and I had fun, and eventually managed to 'get the girl' :-)
Good job, and thanks for sharing!