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A jam submission

Ministry for the Assignment of LiteratureView game page

Have you always dreamt of having a job pushing papers in an authoritarian state library? Look no further!
Submitted by awindahl (@awindahl_), Tuscany — 2 hours, 49 minutes before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Theme#54.5624.643
Audio#53.6503.714
Graphics#73.8603.929
Overall#93.6033.667
Originality#103.6503.714
Controls#133.0883.143
Fun#182.8072.857

Ranked from 14 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

Godot Version
3.2.3

Wildcards Used
Rich Backstory

Game Description
Have you always dreamt of having a job pushing papers in an authoritarian state library? Look no further!

Source
Upon request.

Discord Username
Golden#8637 Tuscany #8899

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Comments

Submitted(+1)

Pretty nice papers please inspired entry :) 

The game feels really polished on all aspects already nice visuals and immersive sounds and music that really sells the of what it must be like to work administrative in an authoritarian state.

My only gripe would be the difficulty, cause once the tutorial's done those books and notes on whats banned etc are coming in way to fast, then again i'm not good at this type of game also :p

Submitted

Great concept and eye for detail on the set up of the game and desk. Execution and pacing suffered because of it though, unfortunately.

Really liked the details of the clock, the working radio, and even the coffee cup (with stain ring!) that you could move around. 

Not sure if there is historical or technical reasons for the stamper pull out mechanic, but I think it would improve gameplay a lot to just have an approve stamp and deny stamp you can grab and click with, or even one stamp and left click approve/right click deny.

Submitted

Great production value, the game has a nice and coherent flair and its design is simple enough yet challenging and interesting. Lots of nice touches and details. People already stated a few balance issues, but that's an easy fix with some iterations and I personally think it is the hardest thing to get right in jam, as it is the most time consuming.

Very well done!

Submitted

Really cool game. I like the fact that you took the time to add a radio and a coffee cup. :)

Had a good time playing this gem!

Submitted

Great game, but as some said before me, the requests and notices come in fast and loose and you just get buried, and the funkcy hitboxes don't help with that. Otherwise, awesome job! The atmosphere is great and the mechanics are fun.

On my first day , I was just stamping everything in sight. Then, just when I thought I had a good system going, my brutal employers sent me home! That said, I think I did better than my comrades below ;) :D

Really fun simulation game - the atmosphere was on point! Everything about it - the art was perfect,  colour choices, sounds, the other little elements, radio, coffee cup,  etc on the desk really added to the immersion. Nicely done!

- Sarah

Submitted

Cool game, nice art! But a bit overwhelming, my desk was a real mess.

Submitted

Fun game, really like the art style but I didn't have time to read everything before I was buried in requests. 

Submitted (2 edits)

Some nitpicks : I found the game to be really fast. Sometime I didn’t notice a new order/book because they were in the same spot (and I was concentrated on something else). I also had trouble with the amount of “order” to the point I didn’t really bother with news one because there were so many.

Even though I said all that, the game is great ! Presentation and theme 10/10, controls feels great and it is fun to play. Arstotzka would be proud.