Internal Business Struggle

by simono
Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.67
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.77
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.56
Theme★★★★★★★★★★4.02
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.94
Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.31
Humor★★★★★★★★★★4.13
Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.51
Welcome to Puma Pants Elevators Inc!

Your first assignment is Trump Towers - an old, out of date office block badly in need of an upgrade!

You'll need approval from the manager on every floor, before trying your polished elevator pitch to the big head honcho.

Get schmoozing! 💨



(Bugfix 7 October to fix missing audio)
(Bugfix 10 October to fix AZERTY keyboards and loading bar)

_EXTRA CREDITS_.
Sprites by Copyspright
Chiptune Remix of "Dolly Parton - 9 to 5" by Raxlen Slice
Sounds FX from FreeSounds.org
(shout out to schatzl03, zagi2, taxmanforever, mackaffee, dleigh, stereostory)
Genres: action
Tools: Unity

Comments42

vipbasil
vipbasil3 Oct 2022, 19:36
I laugh a lot, good mood, animation and mechanics, a little hard for me :))
AJ Studio
AJ Studio3 Oct 2022, 19:37
Business seems really innovative to me. You have 5 stars from me, very courageous to take such an idea and successfully implement it in such a short time. Good job and congratulations to your hole team.
PartySquadMember
PartySquadMember3 Oct 2022, 19:42
Theme, mood and humor are gold! I didn't realize what was happening at first and then the concept clicked. This is minor but I am so used to using wasd for movement in all the games I play it felt foreign to use the arrow keys. Would have been nice to have the option. That is just me looking for some sort of constructive criticism.
SimonO
SimonOauthor7 Oct 2022, 09:23
@vipbasil Thanks! Yeah we def need to do some balancing :)
SimonO
SimonOauthor7 Oct 2022, 09:23
@partysquadmember Thanks for playing! Yep we would have used wasd too but needed that for the typing :)
congusbongus
congusbongus7 Oct 2022, 09:33
Perfect use of the theme. Nice work!
Gonzalol
Gonzalol7 Oct 2022, 09:34
Very funny game, but also good controls and effects. The art is great too.
I specially like the 'wind' effects, how it moves your... ehem, you know what
LDJam user 43351
LDJam user 433517 Oct 2022, 10:06
A lot of people like games where they can identify with the hero of the story. This game did that for me, I felt like I was him and that he was me. This game hit really close to home and I think it will for a lot of other people. Well done, this game changed my life. Thank you.
LDJam user 300360
LDJam user 3003607 Oct 2022, 10:08
Interesting game, the gimmick is funny and makes the typing minigame on a very hard time limit :p Unfortunately I can't play it since the game only recognizes physical key inputs and with my AZERTY keyboard the A/Q, W/Z, and M/, keys are inverted :( But I saw its potential through the first floor nonetheless :p
Takexito7 Oct 2022, 10:12
this a good mood, i like it
LDJam user 3029877 Oct 2022, 10:14
That was really fun, managed to complete the game! Really nice animation on the characters, and of course the sound design was incredible. My only complaint would be that sometimes collision felt a bit sticky and sometimes other businessmen could block a hallway and make it hard to pass.

Other than that a really solidly fun game. Great use of the theme as well, everything felt like it revolved around those 10 seconds, the panic of mistyping something and having to run to the nearest window to fart was quite an experience.
Falk Hoeppner
Falk Hoeppner7 Oct 2022, 14:03
So much to love about this game! While the humor is a little below the belt (heh), the game is well polished, understandable, very consistent in it's styling, and just ridiculously fun! Well done all around!
01edward017 Oct 2022, 16:01
ı couldnt understand the concept! but very looking very fun game and i love the art!
MarcoDeevil
MarcoDeevil7 Oct 2022, 16:40
Great game I like the concept, but i dont know what to do after reaching the first boss.
mar3k
mar3k7 Oct 2022, 16:45
The game does not load and on itch.io I'm getting "not found" error.
Voidsay
Voidsay7 Oct 2022, 16:53
No response from LD and 404 from itch :(
SimonO
SimonOauthor7 Oct 2022, 16:54
@mar3k thanks for the heads up - just made public!
SimonO
SimonOauthor7 Oct 2022, 16:55
@marcodeevil You'll need to walk up to her and type in the message that pops up using the keyboard to impress her without causing a stink!
SimonO
SimonOauthor7 Oct 2022, 16:59
@voidsay should be working now on itch - can take a short bit to load - no loading bar right now in HTML template
asfdfdfd7 Oct 2022, 17:04
Oh shieeeeeeeeeeeeeeet! This is horrible! I love it. Played for 15 minutes. A-ha-ha.
mar3k
mar3k7 Oct 2022, 17:29
@voidsay it does work now, thanks. The game is really well done, nice art, music and cool concept overall. Unfortunately I'm a slow typer so it is quite a difficult game for me.
Voidsay
Voidsay7 Oct 2022, 18:08
Not sure why trump tower, but I got to the top floor and it was pretty fun to get there. I now know for a fact that I can't type competition without auto correct.
sirdorius7 Oct 2022, 23:26
Funny mechanic and a pretty cool idea! Well done!
Boorulz8 Oct 2022, 05:52
Love the animation and humour
dxk2294
dxk22948 Oct 2022, 05:57
I laughed, I cried, I grew to be a stronger person. A surprising amount of business was done.
LDJam user 238700
LDJam user 2387008 Oct 2022, 10:05
A very silly concept executed well. I appreciated all the fart-related puns I had to type out to make my way to the top. Nice work!
Barna8 Oct 2022, 11:05
This is some top tier gourmet humour right here :nose: . Nicely done!
jlindell9 Oct 2022, 10:07
Fun both in gameplay and theme. Farts never go out of style! The humor is on point, both the graphics, animation style of characters and sound effects (even the music!).
Took me a while to figure out typing the exact dialogue prompt was what was intended, I just tried writing random things before that. When I figured it out though, it was surprisingly fun to have typing fast as a challenge. Might be the programmer in me that got motivated by that! :D The last boss whas a challenge for sure, but I got it and completed the game. Great work!
defilerzero
defilerzero9 Oct 2022, 21:07
Nothing like a typing game hiding in a fart joke and chiptune Dolly Parton. Hilarious game with a solid gameplay loop.
F1Krazy
F1Krazy10 Oct 2022, 10:28
This is such a ridiculous, hilarious concept. I love it. The fart-related prompts are the icing on the cake. Toliet humour aside, it's actually quite an interesting challenge, especially in later levels where the ventilation isn't as good, and you have to run off and find areas to fart in without upsetting anyone.

Here's a handy tip, especially if you're a slow typer: if you walk away mid-sentence, you can come back and resume where you left off without having to start the entire sentence over again. Not going to finish a prompt in time? Just run away, fart somewhere safe, and come back again! I'm a very fast typer but I still had to use that tactic multiple times in order to schmooze the head honcho.
Grizwhirl10 Oct 2022, 19:44
The music and theme were fantastic. Even being a tad slow on the keyboard I had a good time messing around.
Sibi
Sibi10 Oct 2022, 20:08
That was great! I've thought about that interpretation of the theme as well but couldn't come up with good mechanics like you did!
omga12 Oct 2022, 01:14
Oh my goodness, this game was so fun! The 'air-horn' mechanic incorporated the 10 second theme really well, and the typing element gave it an extra layer of skill. Loved it! If you could also play our game: (https://ldj.am/$303168) and give us a rating I'd really appreciate it! Any feedback is welcome.
Patomkin
Patomkin12 Oct 2022, 13:39
Good job on the funny phrases! Love the stealth-typing genre mix :D
borjan1peovski12 Oct 2022, 20:49
Cool game, simple concept but elegant design.
errkaver27 Dec 2022, 14:42
it's interesting
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