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A jam submission

Pocket SalarymanView game page

An endless run through Tokyo
Submitted by Smoking Jacket Studios (@ryandoublevee) — 4 hours, 54 minutes before the deadline
Rated by 19 people so far
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Submitted

Had a good laugh with this game—kept trying to beat the level just to see what would leave the wage earner even more broke lol. Great idea, and the graphics turned out cool too.

Submitted

Great game! The graphics look really good and the game is fun. I liked the fact that after some time there are new obstacles every now and then. I was struggling to focus on the run while my eyes where curios what is the new obstacle haha. Congrats

Submitted

What I like most are the graphics, they look really great!

Submitted(+1)

Top score 2408 - got wiped out by a pesky drone

Much like my first job, the description had me expecting much more than what was actually there - well played pocket salary man, well played.

At slow speeds the hit boxes were way too wide, presumably because the game is using a collision system based on the sprite's width, which usually ends up being quite frustrating early game. I'd recommend adding a rule like "Once the obstacle has reached a certain point for a frame, disable collision" that way it will make early game feel more fair - I actually felt it was easier once I reached 1000.

Submitted(+1)

The hitboxes on some of the objects you have to avoid were really punishing, so punishing I wasn't sure they were clearable. Fun overall, and I love the little splat animation when you press start. Very nice sprite work throughout!

Submitted(+1)

Loved the art! Way more charming Chrome game. Google should allow choosing this version of the game!

Submitted(+1)

I like the theme, the silhouettes are clear and I like all the variants of the obstacles. 

The one improvement I would suggest is faster retries when you die.  

My highscore is 2119!

Submitted(+1)

Pretty good 'dino run' like! The art is really good and there's a lot of variety for the obstacles. The night stage made me laugh a little XD

Submitted

Pretty good 'dino run' like! The art is really good and there's a lot of variety for the obstacles. The night stage made me laugh a little XD

Submitted(+1)

The guy on the “Game Over” screen is me after work.

5/5

Submitted(+1)

I liked the spritework and the working class theme. That said its Chrome's dinossaur game.

Submitted(+1)

I adore the art design here; the details feel communicative, intentional, and are also just nice to look at. I could easily imagine playing this on an actual device (albeit at a bumpier fps).

Great work!

Developer(+1)

Thank you! Great point about the 'bumpier' fps too, that would have upped the authenticity