Mitch's Budget Movers!

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.58
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.34
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.52
Theme★★★★★★★★★★4.00
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.92
Humor★★★★★★★★★★3.18
Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.67
(WARNING: BUGGY AS ALL GET OUT -- you may have to restart several times as bug-fixing came *wayyyy* later than it should've for me...)

Introducing, Mitch: the cheapest mover money can buy. 🚚

In a world where gas prices can double every week, and cardboard boxes can't stay a steady $5, you would think a mover such as Mitch would be shaken, looking for an alternative means of work perhaps? But no, as sure as ever that he'll see through to the end of the next week he puts the key in his truck, and sets off for another day. Can you guide Mitch on with his career and avoid bankruptcy? Let's hope so!

Audio from: Ecrett Music, Chiptone, Mario, and YOUTUBE!
Tools: ChipTone

Comments5

LDJam user 3782835 Oct 2023, 02:18
The price of oil has risen, in line with reality, full marks,lol
LDJam user 250905
LDJam user 250905author5 Oct 2023, 03:22
@braktheman Thank you very much, my friend! I really did over-scope on this one I think; about half the work was done in the last third of the time I had, if that explains the bugs hahaha. It was a concious decision of mine to keep the trunk closed to begin with, I'd say I'm glad I did! :laughing:

I really should come back here and work out each of the bugs, my brother found just about all of them after the game was published -- and I know what caused each, and every one of them (it was painful to watch). Either way, I appreciate you trying your hand at my game and being patient with it's issues, see you next jam! :D
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LDJam user 250905author6 Oct 2023, 17:07
@vikatoria To enter truck view, you need to either fill all the boxes and seal them, or fit all the items into as many boxes as you need and seal those! Sorry if it was hard to understand, I really should get a tutorial stuck in there, haha.
LDJam user 320570
LDJam user 32057019 Oct 2023, 21:07
Fun take on the theme! It took a little bit to figure out how to play, but once I did the gameplay loop was pretty enjoyable. It's evil (in a good way) that the truck doors are closed by default, I kept smashing my first box straight into them, undoubtedly causing more damage than necessary to those poor boomerangs. I did run into a few minor glitches, like objects not fitting and not registering as being picked up (still reading 0/4) but nothing game breaking. Mario thanking me at the end was a beautiful cherry on top. Nice work!

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