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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Creativity | #68 | 4.385 | 4.385 |
| Presentation | #127 | 4.487 | 4.487 |
| Overall | #135 | 4.162 | 4.162 |
| Enjoyment | #684 | 3.615 | 3.615 |
Ranked from 39 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?
In this game you control the lootboxes instead of opening them
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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I loved the framing device of the definitely-not-EA game company (FU Company, lol). All the emails were excellent. Even the description on the game page was great! The idea of an underpaid employee at the company manipulating RNG to give you exactly what you don’t want is super creative!…and frighteningly realistic, haha :(
Really impressive work for a 48 hour game jam! I loved the way you combined the 3D characters with the 2D facial expressions. Very expressive when they were angry about not getting the loot they wanted. The UI in general was very slick.
Just so you know, the game doesn’t work perfectly on a 21x9 monitor. It was perfectly playable, but the extra loot boxes were close enough to the top of the screen that the item name was off-screen. This is of course more than reasonable for a game jam, but wanted to let you know.
Dear Josef,
Thank you for informing us about the text falling off screen. However, this was an intentional design decision on our part. You can purchase the "Correct Text Rendering DLC" for $29.95 at https://fu.com/microtransactions or upgrade to FU premium to get the premium UI experience.
Best regards,
Timmy Yankee, Customer Service FU
This is very cool! I love the concept and it was surprisingly very engaging. I did find that the braking particles were a little extreme and made it hard to see, but if that was the intention it's not a bad thing. I do think it might be good to show the contents of each box before they start spinning, since it was sometimes difficult to tell which boxes I had to pay attention to with everything moving so fast. Great job overall!
Very clever idea and that's players reaction :D
Good job!
one of the best jam games i’ve played this year! the artstyle is so charming and its insane how many animations and effects you’ve managed to cram into this 2-day jam. all the emails from hr and the twist of managing multiple lootboxes at once really cracked me up. amazing job, really great game (:(:
Dear mr. Amirave,
The allegations at the address of Friendly Unicorn Inc. regarding the cracking up of players are completely groundless and utterly false. Anyone spreading such rumors will be challenged in court and subsequently prosecuted.
We thank you for playing and hope you abandon this witch hunt.
Sincerely,
Tony Beloni, Legal Team FU
Cool game... well done so much implemented... good luck with the jam :)
Interesting concept to play around! I really liked the visuals of the game. Also the whole window system you have in this looks so well organized. Also this has good level of polish with the small effects and the character reactions. Good Job!
Feel free to hop into my game as well, and share your rating and comments if you have the time!
Salute to your dedication.
Dear Joney,
Saluting is forbidden during working hours. You're fired.
Regards,
Heinz Reinzich, Human Resources FU
I'm very sorry :(
give me another change boss!
I put a lot of effort and time into this company!!
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The idea has been executed incredibly well!
The difficulty was on point, although things got crazy with 3 lootboxes, haha.Also, the little details like emails and the players' reactions really make this game feel polished.
Amazing work!
Dear ex-employee,
Thank you for balancing the difficulty of the lootboxes so well during your time as lootbox operator! We understand that operating 3 lootboxes at once is a difficult task, which is why we chose to let you go and leave the lootboxes up to the employees who did not COMPLAIN about the difficulty of "operating too many lootboxes" and just DID AS THEY WERE TOLD.
We thank you for having been part of the FU family and wish you luck in your next endeavor <3
Heinz Reinzich, Human Resources FU
Honestly, I have nothing to say about any flaws: the game plays well, difficulty ramps-up naturally, UI is perfectly readable, the graphics work well, the story is very funny and my god the customers faces...
Excellent job to the whole team, one of my favourite games this jam! =D
Dear Exylost,
We are sorry to hear you lost the game. However, any allegations regarding "rigged" loot boxes are false and will be challenged in court. Our general advice to losing players is to "git gud" and try again! Friendly Unicorn Inc. would like to thank you for spending all your income and encourage you to come back once you've taken out a lone so you can finally get that StabCrab™!
Sincerely,
Tony Beloni, Legal Team FU
Impressive! Everything about this game is great. The idea is totally unique. The mechanics escalate in difficulty in an intuitive way. Despite being a bit of a bizarre concept and perhaps a bit complex, it is perfectly understood as soon as you play.
Graphically it is simply spectacular. It is impressive what you have done. It is super polished and designed with great taste. My favorite part is the dynamic expressions and animations of the characters at the top left. You even made the music!
One of my favorite games of all the ones I've rated so far, congratulations!
Dear mr. Núñez,
On behalf of the FU management we would like to thank you for your kind words. Although we know you are contractually obligated to only speak positively about Friendly Unicorn Inc. we still appreciate the gesture. However, your use of the word "bizarre" to describe our product is an OUTRAGEOUS violation of article 26.C of the game's terms and conditions and will be met with a $1,400,000 fine. Payment is due in 36 hours and triples every 6 hours past the deadline.
Thank you for playing and have a nice day!
Tony Beloni, Legal Team FU
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wow, a really cool idea! like it
It's such a fun idea to be on the other side of the lootbox. The game's visuals are also very good. Good job!
NICE! I liked the references, was a good goofy time. The smoke effect made it a bit difficult to see what was going on but otherwise had a blast.
Also, good job on character design!
Really cool and timely concept. All the characters were really fun, and I liked how the challenge ramped up with multitple loot boxes. I felt that the smoke when you brake really obscured the rewards (that may be intentional, but I found it a bit frustrating). Great job!
What a great game! I love the face cams!
The only problem I had is that my PC is crap so I had a low frame rate and a hard time predicting when the loot boxes slow down. But that won't affect my rating!
I can do 6 lot boxes too! I promise! Pls let me do that!
Dear former loot box operator,
Your eagerness to work has been noted. Although we do not have the budget to hire more operators at the moment, we do have an opening for an unpaid internship. You'll be in charge of operating 15 loot boxes and personally responsible for any financial loss caused by frustrated or satisfied gamers. Please sign the dotted line to start your internship:
............................................
Sincerely,
Heinz, Human Resources FU
.......Snirpsi......
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Does Friendly Unicorn spy on the players of their games webcams just to revel in their suffering?
Jokes aside, good work! The animation and music are great, and I really like the UI-design being a computer screen. Very unique gameplay too, I wasn't able to make it past "whale," but it was a decently challenging balance between frustration and making money.
Dear Dorncog,
For failing to provide proper support to the customer named "Whale" we have decided to nullify your contract as a lootbox operator, effective immediately. As the defaults of the contract specified (in the small font down at the very bottom of the contract), all salary you received over the past months will be transferred back to FU Inc. We thank you for having been a part of our family and wish you luck on your next endeavor.
Sincerely,
Heinz Reinzich
Human Resources FU
Aha! Is that how they design loot boxes nowadays?!? For real that was great, the some of the dialogue is funny as hell!
Dear fruit,
No matter how much you flatter us, you will not get re-hired.
Signature,
Boss Mann
CEO of Friendly Unicorn
Great to finally be on the side controlling the lootboxes! I played a lot of FIFA back in my day, so I felt a very (somewhat scary) connection to the characters falling backwards in agony. Amazing what you guys did in 48 hours. Music was a bop.
To GrailSyrt:
Thank you for bringing this to our attention. The music department has henceforth been fired since we don't want our employees dancing during WORKING HOURS. Outrageous.
If you have any other feedback on how to improve our lootboxes please do send them to Kelly from marketing. You seem to have the right spirit!
Signed,
Boss Mann
CEO of Friendly Unicorns
Interesting and funny concept, I loved the little reference to 'EA'.
I do feel like it's missing some form of progression or goal, I kind of lost interest sooner than I'd liked because of that.
Thank you for playing! Yeah... we agree. We focussed a little to much on polishing some stuff that didn't look quite right. We took a little to long with finishing up all the mechanics that were necessery for testing the game feel and balancing the progression. Thank you for the feedback :)
No problem! I loved the aesthethics (apart from the huge amount of smoke which made things a little less visible), so that time spent polishing is definitely noticeable :)
Very fun game ! The concept is cool, and there a really difficulty augmentation. Graphics, animation and sound is good. (I like give stick xD) Congrats to the team !
Thank you for playing! :)
We had a lot of fun concepting the different items!