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Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
Presentation | #607 | 3.833 | 3.833 |
Originality | #711 | 3.708 | 3.708 |
Overall | #793 | 3.542 | 3.542 |
Fun | #1480 | 3.083 | 3.083 |
Ranked from 24 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
How does your game fit the theme?
Joining calls together to avoid getting disconnected from your job!
Did your team create the vast majority of the art during the 48 hours?
Yes
We created the vast majority of the art during the game jam
Did your team create the vast majority of the music during the 48 hours?
Yes
We created the vast majority of the music during the game jam
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Comments
This is a unique take on the prompt! I really don't have any major criticisms. The visuals and audio fit perfectly, and the game itself is well-designed. There are some minor issues, like the numbers being covered up by the wires, but that's about it! I would love to see new challenges and mechanics if future updates are planned, too, like maybe having to hook up conference calls or something silly like that.
This is pretty crazy, but cool. This is the kind of game my wife would sink hours into on her phone.
I think this has got to be one of my favorites from the jam! It's just so frantic I absolutely love it and the theme interpretation is amazing!
Couple nitpicks I have, if I get 2 calls at the same time there is very little I can do, so I think adding in more receivers or whatever they're called to hear them on your side would be useful there and I think it should start ramping up sooner, the whole point (in my opinion) is for the game to be frantic. Also maybe make the text of the numbers on the switchboard a bit bigger. Honestly though those were all nitpicks I seriously loved it!
Very fun and tactile mechanic, would've been nice to see it work in to a greater goal of some sort. Excellent presentation.
Really top stuff. I love so much about this game. It's fun to play, creative and really polished. what touch I liked is that turn around button, adds a sense of tension like someone is watching you all the time.
I would like some improvements, it would be nice to read the manual with the space key.
A pretty authentic game! Original interpretation of the theme. Would love to have some indication of whether I made an error or not, and some game goal. Also the text sometimes overlapped other text, making it hard to read (see screenshot), and the wires sometimes hide phone numbers. Anyways, good job!
Intriguing game, definitely makes you think haha.
Very fun and satisfying! Love how frantic it gets as it goes. The phone book looks awesome!
Would've appreciated an indicator of how well I'm doing as I play, or if there's some sort of long-term goal I'm going for.
This greatly reminds me about one of the classics of our time: papers please :) Well done.
This started feeling frantic as it ramped up the longer it went on. I liked how it looked, and how you can just turn around whenever you want and see the spooky guy behind you. But it was a bit simple. It would've been nice if it introduced more tasks and rules as it went on, like papers please.
Wow, this is a really clever take on the theme! With a few more systems, this could be a really hectic five nights at freddys type game. I think you should keep going. I reviewed yours, make sure you return the favor! https://itch.io/jam/gmtk-2021/rate/1081519