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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Gameplay Innovation | #20 | 3.363 | 3.500 |
| Fun | #39 | 3.042 | 3.167 |
| Interpretation | #44 | 3.443 | 3.583 |
| Overall | #58 | 2.802 | 2.917 |
| Visuals | #64 | 2.802 | 2.917 |
| Audio | #71 | 2.082 | 2.167 |
Ranked from 12 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
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TV Show Name/Season/Episode
Storage Wars
IMDb link to episode
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1785123/?ref_=nv_sr_1
Episode description
Made the game to parody an average episode of Storage Wars, from deciding on what whether or not to bid on a container, to the inevitable moment where two "professionals" begin to shove each other over said containers.
Please list any pre-made art/music/other assets that you used.
Font: DCC Sharp Distress Black - https://www.dafont.com/dcc-sharp-distress-black.font?l[]=10&l[]=1
Sounds:
- Grim Idol Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
- "Bama Country" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
- Cha Ching https://freesound.org/people/deleted_user_96253/sounds/351304/
- Battle Cry 2 https://freesound.org/people/LiamG_SFX/sounds/323080/
- Short scared scream https://freesound.org/people/jorickhoofd/sounds/180343/
- Loud Female Scream https://freesound.org/people/Yin_Yang_Jake007/sounds/406088/
- Argh Woman https://freesound.org/people/Yudena/sounds/377560/
- Van/Shop Shutter https://freesound.org/people/darranambler/sounds/350641/
How many members in your team?
List your team's social media / website links!
https://twitter.com/PerplexPicasso
Anything you want to say to players before they play?
In this game, you will be given a selection of storage containers to choose from, some have valuable items inside, while others not so much. You will need to choose wisely and pick a unit you think is worth more or equal to $1000 (I used the average prices I could find online for these items). Before you can price check your unit, one of the other cast members will attempt to vigorously shove you off a cliff in order to retrieve the unit themselves!
CONTROLS:
WASD - Move
E - Open container/Shove
NOTE: You are only able to open the container the guy is gesturing towards, ill make that more clear in another update.
UPDATE 1:
- Added text prompt for opening the shutters
- Added various sounds
- Added means to quit game
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Comments
Awesome!
Loved the concept and the execution!
Would love to see this expanded a little, with maybe more random items/difficulties (like the shutter doesn't go all the way up or something) and maybe more than one shutter at a time and you have to choose which to bid on. Very cool game, very cool concept!
Great work!
Liked this game and found it funny. Having varying containers was nice, and the way the cash was counted based on the items added some suspense. The shoving scene was a little strange. Jumping was insane, and it seemed like it completely broke the AI. Looking around also felt weird. Fun game.
Wow this is so funny, I especially liked the "bidding mechanic" :D It's also very cool that you took your time to make the value of the containers "realistic". One of my favorites in this jam! :)
I enjoyed playing this game! It was simple, effective and fun! I did appear to run into a glitch which may only be on my end for some reason but whenever I tried to bid on the 2nd box, after beating my opponent the game would crash...weird! However I loved the simple art style as well as the music and sound effects. A good game, well done! Check out my video below and skip to 10:32 to see me play your game! :)
I started without reading the instructions first and was confused why I lost, but after reading what I was actually supposed to do I found it quite charming and fun! Go figure reading the instructions helps :)
Great job!
Thank you! I'm glad you found it fun in the end haha!
Nice little game, I wanted to keep going and bid on more .. haha! :)
Thank you, I'm glad you like it! I'm definitely considering adding more containers in a future update!
I like the idea but I feel it's too random, perhaps giving some info or being able to see a bit of the container would make the decisions more meaningful.
Hi, thanks for the feedback! I knew after submitting that it wasn't obvious enough that you could open the shutter before you bid or pass, so I have now added a text prompt which should hopefully make it more clear!