A Nerd's Delay

co-authored: @piw
Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.62
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.75
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.33
Theme★★★★★★★★★★4.25
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.83
Humor★★★★★★★★★★4.27
Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.71
Our protagonist Otakun is a big fan of manga, idols and video games. But his mom doesn't accept his passion and keeps pursuing him into finishing school, finding a job and doing other normie activities!
Otakun doesn't want to start that kind of life! But deep in his heart, he knows he can't escape forever...

Controls:

Arrows/WASD - move

Shift/Space - spin attack (get 5 Nerd Items to get 1 spin attack)

M - mute music

Otakun's design is based on a Virtual Youtuber Itakage Kuon
https://twitter.com/ItakageKuon

Music by DOVA-SYNDROME: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=elZZpZCes48

Sound: https://chrislsound.itch.io/sci-fi-sfx-pack

Font: https://www.fontspace.com/a-art-paper-font-f50754
Genres: action

Comments18

sega233335 Apr 2022, 09:28
It 's a funny interpretation
Stalemeat
Stalemeat5 Apr 2022, 09:32
Haha this fit the theme very well! And in a very creative way. Well polished. I like the look of the game. The flat spins are great! The ending is great. High humor points for that. Love the art, and it felt great to play. Great work!
DogeSquad
DogeSquad5 Apr 2022, 09:32
I enjoyed it much more than I anticipated. The game concept is simple yet challenging, the spin mechanic definitely helps it to be more enjoyable. The premise feels a bit biographical haha and I can see how it ties in with the theme.
Kulu
Kulu5 Apr 2022, 09:42
That was a fun game! Loved the concept and design of it as well and was well balanced with the difficulty cranking up. It would be good if there was a bit more visual difference in the two types of objects. Good job!
Cary Stanley
Cary Stanley6 Apr 2022, 02:34
Really Fun game, I like the concept and your take on the theme.

The artwork for the Otaku and his Mom are super cute! :heart: the ending!

God Job!
LDJam user 233659
LDJam user 2336596 Apr 2022, 02:36
Great music, great visuals and a great ending that cracked me up haha. :laughing:
Nelson Vieira6 Apr 2022, 02:44
good interpretation of the theme! cool game
superpokeunicorn
superpokeunicorn6 Apr 2022, 07:24
Really clever play on the theme! The gameplay is pretty simple, but I enjoy how the obstacles don't directly deal damage but rather push you off the screen. I also noticed that the difficulty sort of came in waves, with more rewards coming between harder sections, which was a nice touch. Also, the music in this game has no right being as good as it is, lol. Overall, really hilarious game! Nice work.
MathGLO9 Apr 2022, 22:29
I really liked it. Kinda of an adictive game tbh. Great entry!
zimny11
zimny1110 Apr 2022, 11:42
Super nice game! Cute art style! It was fun to play. I think items images could have been a bit bigger for better recognition. Anyway, awesome job! I got 1270 as my best score :)
LDJam user 273626
LDJam user 27362610 Apr 2022, 13:51
THE MUSIC IS BOPPING!! So fun! Premis, great. Art, great! And JUST the premise makes me laugh. Wonderful entry! I could just keep this game playing in the background if nothing else than the music!!
LDJam user 28075510 Apr 2022, 15:24
Haha, funny take on the theme. I have no clue how people got 2k+ scores! At a certain point I felt like I was only getting obstacles and no way to increase the score. Still, I had fun with this game. Good job!
hatmajasterauthor10 Apr 2022, 16:04
@daniel-username thanks! Actually I introduced a small scaling bug that around 1700 points the wave has too few good items to get more spins and its ALMOST impossible to get through. After submission I spent 2h trying to get more points and yes... it is possible xd Later its much easier again. So yeah, sorry about that and thanks for playing
Pennycook
Pennycook10 Apr 2022, 20:44
This is really funny, the art is great, and the soundtrack matches the theme and mechanics perfectly. Something about the way that Otakun starts flipping when he eventually falls off is really satisfying, too.

The only problem I had was not really understanding when the spin mechanic was available. It took me a while to notice that there was an icon for it -- drawing more attention to it somehow (like a placeholder box when it's missing, or something?) might be a good idea.
Pennycook
Pennycook10 Apr 2022, 20:44
(The website freaked out and posted my comment three times. I have no idea what happened, sorry for cluttering up your ratings!)
Pennycook
Pennycook10 Apr 2022, 20:44
This is really funny, the art is great, and the soundtrack matches the theme and mechanics perfectly. Something about the way that Otakun starts flipping when he eventually falls off is really satisfying, too.

The only problem I had was not really understanding when the spin mechanic was available. It took me a while to notice that there was an icon for it -- drawing more attention to it somehow (like a placeholder box when it's missing, or something?) might be a good idea.
LDJam user 168929
LDJam user 16892917 Apr 2022, 22:38
Cute entry, I think the sin attack adds a lot to the game. Smart of you to make the hazards flash red, would have had a much harder time playing without that.
Sarah
Sarah18 Apr 2022, 21:49
The interpretation of the theme makes me laugh and cry at the same time cause its just too real haha. However I think it's a really cute idea to literally get pushed to grow up.

I like picking up the items and it's actually really fun! I like the music, it makes it feel really intense and the leaderboard is a nice touch!

Overall, well done!

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