Just discovered this game through Indiepocalypse. It was the first game I tried from its issue; I found the summary very appealing, and it delivered! Wonderful short story. Thank you for making it!
You're 100% right! I've been asking this question a lot and almost everyone keeps the card, despite (I believe) my bias for not keeping it showing in the text. I *did* try to balance the endings out as much as possible so that the one I don't like didn't feel like a "bad" ending, as a bit of an afterthought tbh, and in hindsight I'm really glad I did 😅
Thanks for playing, glad you liked it! I tried to have fun and be as creative as possible within the single choice / action limit and I'm very satisfied with the result. However, I really appreciate the support - I think the game I just "finished" working on (You're Next) will be more satisfying for you :D
I'd suggest you wait until we update it first (we rushed a bit to meet the deadline and still need to fix some things), but it's still a complete experience from beginning to end as it is now.
Thanks for playing! I'm really glad you liked it, especially regarding the endings - one of them is (evidently imo) my preferred one and I was worried I wouldn't be able to make the other one compelling enough, so I'm relieved that it doesn't feel so one sided. And yeah animalese type voices are great 8)
Also, thanks for the info on the scene loading bug! I had been tinkering with a lot of things from the first release until now and at the last moment I made a VERY silly misclick that ended up not including the store scene in the web version - it's fixed now!
And there I was hoping for a guest appearance from Post Malone to buy my card for 2 million dollars!
I love the amount of work put into this. The card designs look exactly like some of the ones I used to play, and the excitement of opening card packs (and the the disappointment when they didn’t contain what you wanted) never fades.
Small bug. The “Restart Game after finding card” link did nothing.
Thanks for playing, and for noticing the amount of detail! The vehicle / resource / weapon cards were a bit more generic because of time constraints, but I did try to make the character cards feel as authentic as possible - there's even one pair of cards that show the same situation from different angles! 8) I had a friend help me out with the cards (frames, borders, boxes and backgrounds) and she really did an amazing job. Sadly Post Malone was a bit out of my budget, but I did want to imply that the buyer in the game was also (seemingly) a pretty decent person.
Also thanks for the tip on the restart button! It should be fixed now ;)
This game is great! You've perfectly captured a very relatable moment in time. As we went through the booster packs I was both hoping and dreading pulling the card because I knew if I did I'd have to decide what to do with it! Really emotional and satisfying story. Also, the dude in the hot dog suit staring in the shop at the end cracked me up.
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Just discovered this game through Indiepocalypse. It was the first game I tried from its issue; I found the summary very appealing, and it delivered! Wonderful short story. Thank you for making it!
Thanks for playing, glad you enjoyed it! Also very proud/relieved that it was your fist pick and it didn't disappoint haha
Also, just out of curiosity... what ending did you pick? (or which one did you pick first if you played both)
I played both, but the one I picked first was keeping the card :) It's not the "wisest" decision, but that's what video games are for :D
You're 100% right! I've been asking this question a lot and almost everyone keeps the card, despite (I believe) my bias for not keeping it showing in the text. I *did* try to balance the endings out as much as possible so that the one I don't like didn't feel like a "bad" ending, as a bit of an afterthought tbh, and in hindsight I'm really glad I did 😅
Given the submission rules you nailed it. As a stand-alone I know you can do more :)
Thanks for playing, glad you liked it! I tried to have fun and be as creative as possible within the single choice / action limit and I'm very satisfied with the result. However, I really appreciate the support - I think the game I just "finished" working on (You're Next) will be more satisfying for you :D
I'd suggest you wait until we update it first (we rushed a bit to meet the deadline and still need to fix some things), but it's still a complete experience from beginning to end as it is now.
Oh this was fun! Both endings were so neat. Well done game!
The Animal Crossing-like voices made me giggle xD
Don't know why, but the play on itch version seem to be stuck at the end of the apartment scene (didn't have that problem with the download version).
Thanks for playing! I'm really glad you liked it, especially regarding the endings - one of them is (evidently imo) my preferred one and I was worried I wouldn't be able to make the other one compelling enough, so I'm relieved that it doesn't feel so one sided. And yeah animalese type voices are great 8)
Also, thanks for the info on the scene loading bug! I had been tinkering with a lot of things from the first release until now and at the last moment I made a VERY silly misclick that ended up not including the store scene in the web version - it's fixed now!
And there I was hoping for a guest appearance from Post Malone to buy my card for 2 million dollars!
I love the amount of work put into this. The card designs look exactly like some of the ones I used to play, and the excitement of opening card packs (and the the disappointment when they didn’t contain what you wanted) never fades.
Small bug. The “Restart Game after finding card” link did nothing.
Thanks for playing, and for noticing the amount of detail! The vehicle / resource / weapon cards were a bit more generic because of time constraints, but I did try to make the character cards feel as authentic as possible - there's even one pair of cards that show the same situation from different angles! 8) I had a friend help me out with the cards (frames, borders, boxes and backgrounds) and she really did an amazing job. Sadly Post Malone was a bit out of my budget, but I did want to imply that the buyer in the game was also (seemingly) a pretty decent person.
Also thanks for the tip on the restart button! It should be fixed now ;)
This game is great! You've perfectly captured a very relatable moment in time. As we went through the booster packs I was both hoping and dreading pulling the card because I knew if I did I'd have to decide what to do with it! Really emotional and satisfying story. Also, the dude in the hot dog suit staring in the shop at the end cracked me up.
Thanks for playing, really glad you liked it! I was hoping that the little background details (such as the hot dog guy) wouldn't go unnoticed :D