Glad I found this before the rating period ended, because it's one of my favorites! A bit hard as others have mentioned, but really engaging once I got into it. Also gave me flashbacks to working in a call center.
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Opairator's itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Originality | #110 | 4.179 | 4.179 |
| Overall | #336 | 3.821 | 3.821 |
| Presentation | #549 | 3.872 | 3.872 |
| Fun | #824 | 3.410 | 3.410 |
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?
You join people together by connecting pairs of cables to make their phone calls possible working as a switchboard operator.
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?
No
We used pre-existing audio
Comments
A neat idea, but I was awful at the game. A difficulty setting would be greatly appreciated.
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Blue Pelican DownSuch calming music for a stressful game! I got addicted to this one -- the time limit shocked me each time because I just got so involved with pairing the phones together. I liked that the time to complete each call was enough to where I could manage them with enough focus: I think I missed like 1 or 2 calls. I also really liked that there were variations on what the people wanted: some you had to look up a name, other needed an address, a state, and some even just gave you a break by telling you the ID they wanted. The balance there was wonderful! And to top it all off, it it just presented so nicely. It's simplistic but also so nice to look at. I have played some good games during this jam, but only a few like these have I gotten really addicted to. Thank you so much for this jam entry!
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Web o' FliesReally stressing and fun, reminds me of "Papers, Please!". The presentation is perfect for this game and the sfx are very well selected. Nice entry.
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Orbital Package DeliveryA fun little game with just about the right level of heck-tic-ness. I did find the connection a little unintuitive as I kept trying to use my hand icon for the connection point rather than the end of the plug. Took me a while to get my head to make that connection. Had a fun time playing around with you game, good job.
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Sync-De-SyncVery fun and hectic little game! It's quite addictive too, I've already finished it 3 times already.
Cutting people's conversation short by immediately pulling out the cable still earns you a good score tho. I wonder if it would be better if each phone call gradually gives you score instead of a one time score.
I can imagine this system supporting an entire game papers please style! Imagine if you need to keep track of certain conversation spy on civilians by government orders. Hope you continue to work on it post-jam. Feel free to come check out our game as well!
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JOIN, and DYEThank you so much! Yes, the score system was kinda rushed at the end and it didn't really turn out how we wanted, but it's something! And yeah, we would love to do a fully fledged out project inspired by Papers Please. We actually have a game here that we made for another jam called PinPoint that is heavily inspired by it! Glad you liked it!
What a fun interpretation of the theme! And the background music is so satisfying! I think the sfx-sounds like the calls and inserting jacks are also very subtle and nice. For real - good job!
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PlatformBuddiesFast paced and hectic, took a try to get used to but found myself making connections pretty fast afterwards. I think what could've helped was being able to sort the address book in some way, maybe sort names or address alphabetically. Overall a really nice and polished game, nice one!
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Sword and Clawwas a little confused at first until I realized I could flip through the address book, then was totally absorbed. Is this what being a phone operator is like!? really fun and cool concept, well done
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Block PartyThanks! It can be pretty confusing at first yeah, we would have liked adding some sort of tutorial or a "chill mode" but we didn't have much time left. And if this is how being a phone operator was like, I don't think anyone could've gone more than 5 minutes straight without losing their mind haha! We just went a little bit crazy with the calls' timings, oops. :^P
really cute and got sucked in when i realized what was going on. tho it can be quiet hectic and difficult at first
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Sync-De-SyncThe idea behind this game is good and its a great utilization of the theme, but its hard to play. There is a lot of information thrown at you all at once and the rate at which calls come in at the beginning of the game is very fast.
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