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A jam submission

Office RoutineView game page

Submitted by bl0p_bop — 11 hours, 34 minutes before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Seriousness#2114.0674.067
Creativity & Theme#5663.8673.867
Enjoyment#9113.3333.333
Overall#9303.4133.413
Visuals#14213.2003.200
Audio#18152.6002.600

Ranked from 15 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

Game Engine

Godot

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Comments

Submitted

Nice concept! The visuals are cool and the mini-games are addictive. However, as others have mentioned, the typing mini-game and the ID-matching one take too long; the 2-minute timer feels like a drag. Another frustrating point is having to start all over again just to retry a specific mini-game; a system to replay a specific mini-game directly would be great. Good job overall! -Off

Submitted

yess I like a good collection of minigames, very nice!

Submitted (1 edit)

hahahaha always happy to play through all microgame collection type of jam games!

Submitted

Nice little entry, congrats on finishing something for the jam!

Keep up the good work!

Submitted(+1)

Cool minigames! I couldn't work out how to restart each minigame though so I would've loved that to either be implemented, or better shown cause i was very  confused.

I loved all the minigames, I think that the id finder was probably my favourite!

Submitted(+1)

Nice minigames! I appreciate that they were all simple enough such that you could understand what the objective is in a couple seconds. I wouldve like to see a status report kind of thing at the end game screen for the collection of medals and some of the minigames I think could use some timing/balancing adjustments, but overall its very well done

Submitted(+1)

I enjoyed all the little minigames! I think you had such a cute idea for a game!

Developer

Thanks for playing 

Submitted(+1)

This idea is actually really good and id love to see it expanded on, the minigames were really fun and creative. Nice work!

Developer

Thank you!

Submitted(+2)

There are some really nice minigames here! I replayed until I got gold on each minigame at least once, so I can officially say I'm not that terrible at these.

On a macro level, the concept of multiple spin-based minigames is a good one, and I can envision a game where you play 20 or so of these in rapid succession (maybe something WarioWare style). I have varying thoughts on the minigames themselves. Going in order played:

  • The typewriter minigame is probably my favorite. It's a fun timing challenge that makes clever use of the spin theme, and the presentation perfectly conveys the vibe of some nonsense office task. My only issue with this one is that it runs way long. If you expand this game, further, I would keep every minigame short & sweet, no longer than 20 seconds or so. But otherwise, this was a fun one.
  • The CD minigame was also quite good. Again made good use of the spin theme, and was perfect as far as timing goes. I found the CD hard to actually maneuver, but that could just be a skill issue on my end. I do wish the task itself was more realistic like the typewriter minigame though.
  • The launching minigame is solid. Fits perfectly in a minigame extravaganza like this, but again wished the theming was slightly more grounded in reality (maybe launching a crumbled sticky note out the window?).
  • The ID minigame is another really nice one that runs far too long. Larger numbers would also have been appreciated so they were easier to drag. Spinning the wheel to shift through the IDs is a great mechanical take on theme though, and the concept is fun!
  • The sorting minigame is sadly my least favorite. It makes sense for there to be a minigame that tests your ability to spin the cursor really fast (even if I find it a bit boring), and sorting papers is perfect for an office-themed game like this. My biggest issue is just how RNG-based your score is. Since shredding takes 10 times as long as any of the other actions, your score is mainly dictated by how many shredder papers you get. I think this would've worked better if the other two options also required you to spin (e.g., spinning to crumple up a paper before it goes in the recycling bin, or spinning some sort of weird, corkscrew based stamp for the papers you have to keep).

Minigames themselves aside, I like that each one was put behind a door and that you had to physically move around the office to get to them. I really would've appreciated WASD movement controls; if I'm going to need to use my mouse a lot, I want to be able to move with my left hand. It also would've been nice if you could retry minigames, perhaps only after you've done a full run. But overall, good stuff!

Developer (1 edit)

Thanks for such a detailed review , I know the game isn't perfect so your comment would be really helpful. This is my first playable project so I tried to focus on creating the main idea, but if enough people like this I will make a finished game where I will fix most of the problems and add more content without jam limits

Submitted(+1)

Really fun and cool concept, the minigames somewhat overloaded. For example after typing 10 letters correctly I just spammed the key adn finished the challenge anyways. Maybe you can keep it short and increase the variety.  I enjoyed it.

Developer (1 edit) (+1)

Thanks for the comment, yeah the letter game is a bit boring and repetitive, I tried to make it as playable as possible but I guess the idea itself is not the best

Submitted

It's a real cool concept but it needs variety I think. Maybe spinning the whole words? It just needs a good execution.

Developer(+1)

Yeah something like that but you also need to balance it because if there are not enough words the game becomes too easy, and if there are too many the game will be too long again. I haven't played many games of this type so I don't know how to organize it properly

Submitted

Yeah, balancing is always hard. Still a cool game with room to improve further. Well done.

Developer(+1)

Thank you! Appreciate it

Submitted (1 edit) (+2)

Really fun concept! The minigames were super enjoyable, creative, charming and a really clever take on the theme.

I’d honestly love to see more levels or even a system where a new office day starts after you finish one.

Short but sweet. Would definitely play more!

Developer

Thanks for the comment! I'm glad people like my concept because I thought it was a bit too simple. Besides the minigames I wanted to add more gameplay but I didn't have enough personal time so I left them alone