A Stable Job

by ucsbdad
Overall★★★★★★★★★★2.91
Fun★★★★★★★★★★2.20
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★2.98
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.08
Humor★★★★★★★★★★3.00
Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.23
A life simulator. This is what life is like. You have a stable job. Bring home the bacon and brace yourself for another day. *NOTE* There is no WebGL version on Itch because I learned after exporting it that videos don't work with it. This is my first jam (and second game in Unity) so we'll chalk it up to a learning experience. Sorry everyone.

Comments18

guine
guine4 Oct 2021, 13:38
I liked the innovation! Nice work.
LDJam user 156942
LDJam user 1569424 Oct 2021, 14:00
Could appreciate the higher move speed, but I understand why it was done that way.

Harsh story, good work nevertheless!
Final Act
Final Act4 Oct 2021, 14:07
Nice job on the game!
RomFactory4 Oct 2021, 14:12
It's a special game to say the least! It would have been nice if the music, which fits perfectly and sets the mood well, was looping. Overall a nice contemplative experience that reminded me of Desert Bus ^^
Infraxion
Infraxion4 Oct 2021, 14:16
That was unexpectedly dark :o

The mood is really spooky, with the audio and the long eventless walk. Keep at it!
MalusKhan
MalusKhan4 Oct 2021, 14:18
Interesting narration x) I didn't get it on my first try ...
Enya4545 Oct 2021, 02:02
The game took an unexpected turn which I really liked because I felt my gut drop when it came up. It felt a bit slow however so a bit faster player speed would be appreciated. I assume the slow speed is the point but it just felt monotonous. The sprite work was fine but some art design was durastically better than others. The character was well drawn but his home didn't have compression turned off in Unity. Other than that, it was a pretty good game
Mateu
Mateu5 Oct 2021, 03:25
This was a really creepy game... the music was kinda terrifying, but then it stopped which lightened the mood. Again, pretty creepy.
Also, I think the player is a bit too slow
FloppaDev5 Oct 2021, 08:17
I win! The movement is so slow! But it makes sense. The character sprite was pretty good. Nice job.
LDJam user 05 Oct 2021, 11:31
Well done! I enjoyed the game very much!
Naymsayk
Naymsayk5 Oct 2021, 14:33
Yay I won. :( I guess this is what the mood category is for lol. Music was great though and did the best job of illustrating what you were going for. Next time I'm gonna stay outside and let it rain money forever.
ruofusun6 Oct 2021, 17:04
hahaha very ironic! We did something similar, choosing the workday morning wakeup routine as our concept for illustrating unstable. Good to know we are not alone :)
Uraffululz
Uraffululz9 Oct 2021, 14:14
The first time I played, I "ended it" after day 1. I was like "Nahhhhh."

Thinking there was more to it, maybe something I missed, I played again, lasting 6-7 days (I lost count, just like in real life). This was not fun, even while drunk. YOU NAILED IT.

Still, the audio was cool (But I guess you opted out of audio ratings?), and the character animation was cool. The "cutscene video" is morbid as hell, and really ups the "mood" factor.

I'm not quite clear on the character's "job", though. Pick up a package and take it home? Is he a drug dealer? Ironically, the game is every bit stable, but made me feel mentally UNstable as a result. Kudos.
LDJam user 269293
LDJam user 26929310 Oct 2021, 16:56
This game is too slow. Higher walk speed make it much better
chtimy14 Oct 2021, 06:30
I think it is the purpose of the game to make it slow ^^
but I think the proposition when you go home is quite brutal, hope it is not the real reflection of life :O
But anyway, thank you for your game :)
okchacha28 Dec 2021, 15:19
I don't know why, but I am constantly being fired from new jobs. I'm messing with something, but I can't figure out what exactly my jamb is. I have already tried a lot of vacancies on the jooble website . And they are constantly being fired. It seems to me that I just can't find a job that I would like to do. What do you think about this?
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