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A jam submission

HornyStudyAfternoonView game page

Submitted by H_Librarian (@EcchiLibrarian) — 4 hours, 15 minutes before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Sound#153.2783.278
Aesthetic#153.7223.722
Harmony#153.6673.667
Horny#183.2223.222
Stealth#192.5002.500
Overall#203.0803.080
Narrative#203.0003.000
Play#222.8892.889
Novelty#233.0003.000
Kink#242.4442.444

Ranked from 18 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

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Submitted(+1)

This was pretty entertaining! A nice arcade game for sure! If you want to challenge it up, do more random intervals of when the other person looks at you! Maybe also a call & response, as if you peek the other persons interest too. Just a thought though, and nice game!

Developer

Love these ideas! Thanks for the feedback!

Submitted(+2)

Play: This is another jam game that harkens back to Old Flash Games- the games came in lots of different flavors, different actions settings characters etc, but the premise was always 'do the thing when you're not being watched, and try and fill up the meter'. Sometimes it's one continuous task (Angel VS Devil series), sometimes it's multiple mini tasks (Slacking series(?)). I don't know what to call this genre, but I loved it when I was young scrolling through GGG- unfortunately, this doesn't really hold up. The decision to invert the classic controls works really well, since instead of holding the button to perform an action and releasing it to act natural, you're holding the button to restrain yourself, so there's like some ludonarrative harmony there. (Made writing this review while playing hard, though.) I don't really vibe with the rest, though. This is a one-task game, so instead of completing small tasks to fill up a checklist, you're trying to fill up a meter. The meter fills up a bit too slowly, so you don't feel like you're making much progress, and it can feel really frustrating. In addition, I think the choice to add an anger meter for the loss condition is detrimental. First of all, using a meter at all is a bit deceptive- it doesn't go up slowly over time like yours, it increases by a set amount a certain amount of times before you lose, so it's more like you have 4 strikes. That being said, strike system works better when you're doing a series of small tasks, but for one big meter, imo it's better to take points off for being noticed. I think that would work better with the premise as well: when she notices you're not focused, she scolds you or starts asking you study questions, and that makes you distracted from the fantasy you'd been imagining, lowering the bar until you focus up again. Fill up the bar to win, drain the bar completely and you lose. If the speed at which the bar changes is good, it creates a fun sort of push and pull dynamic, where even if you mess up you can still fight the current back to winning. 

Aesthetic: The characters are very cute, and the pixel art is very well-done. I think the title screen might be a bit too space-scifi-sorta-vibes-like? But it looks nice, so don't replace it if you don't want to lol. 

Sound: I'm glad I checked again once I was done- I didn't hear the sound originally bc my computer was doing something weird T_T the music track goes very well with the game, I enjoy it quite a lot. A couple sound effects might be nice?

Narrative: Games like these don't need much framing, but I agree with the other commenter who said that the ending is a bit abrupt. It also just doesn't make much sense- what happens to your character when the meter fills up? Shouldn't that be the incentive for getting to the end?

Horny: It's more of a framing device than a part of the game. The horny elements are pretty weak- big agree with the others who said there should be more in the thought bubble or more actions as the meter progresses. (Not a 'you should have done this', more of a 'you should do this'. Game updates exist!)

Kink: No.

Stealth: It is not stealthy... but it is a stealth game. To rate accurately, or to follow the narrative tendency towards wordplay?

Harmony: I have to score it low here because of my aforementioned issues with the way it plays- I might not have had such a problem with it if I wasn't so familiar with the genre, but in my defense I was baited in by nostalgia and a cute redhead- *shot*

Novelty: As a 'thank you for bringing at least a semblance of respectability to a type of game I regard really fondly', and also as an apology for being mean, I'm scoring it high here.

Final Thoughts: I was probably way too harsh, but I didn't want to delete all that because it took a lot of thinkering lolol. It probably doesn't seem like it, but I really like this premise, and I'm excited to see it improve! I'd recommend all my faves from back in the day so you can see what I'm talking about, but... RIP Flash T_T

(+2)

Thanks for this detailed analysis, we really appreciate it, while the characters are based on some physical characteristics of an Angel and a Devil, just not appreciated, just a curiosity.

Submitted(+1)

I'm not entirely sure what you mean by the latter half of that statement. I wasn't saying they were supposed to be an angel and a devil, I was comparing it to a series of flash games featuring an angel and devil character. Here is the link to one of the games, although I don't think it'll work anymore, since Flash is being blocked now. Still, I notice now that the characters do have similar characteristics- how cute!

Submitted(+3)

Good idea, but could use a little more variety. Maybe as the meter gets closer to full she touches herself or tries to peek under the table? I do like how the mood icons change.

Developer(+1)

Thanks for the feedback! I agree we could add more variety, but unfortunately we didn't have time to do so during the jam.

Submitted(+2)

Heyho, H_Librarian!
Well done, relaxing game of the 'Hold button to do lewd stuff when nobody watches' variety ;)
A few more different thought bubble pictures and an ending would make your game complete!
Take care and stay funky,
Dez

Developer(+1)

Thanks for playing! We didn't have time to add a lot of content, but I agree with your suggestions

Submitted(+2)

The game is a pretty good concept. Its mechanic is really simple. The music is also chill and relaxing. However, you miss the execution part. The game is just that and the ending is a bit anti-climatic. I know you can do better than that, so keep up the good work!

Developer (1 edit)

Thanks for the feedback! I agree with your comments, next time I will try to do more polishing

Submitted(+2)

This is so cute! Really fun and enjoyable idea... Art and music are perfect... I'd agree with the other comment that what would really have lifted it for me is to have a few more animations in the thought bubble, stripping over time... With your fantastic art style, that would also have made it much more risky that I'd get distracted and make her angry!

Developer

We appreciate the feedback! @Alexx Dip was responsible for all the pixel art and music

Submitted(+3)

That's a fun idea and a cute execution.
Could even be improved a bit, by making the image in the thought bubble change ( like, for example, she slowly loses more and more clothes over time maybe... or so) so that the viewer may be more interested in observing new visual signals.
I appreciate that it can be played directly on browser. Neat!

Developer

Thank you for playing! I appreciate the feedback! 

Thanks for the comments!, we had other mechanics in mind but time was short, and I like your idea of losing clothes, being able to play directly in the browser was my partner's idea, the credit is all yours.