Logbook:
How could we make the gameplay fun? That was the main questions we tried to answer in November. So we tried a simple game mechanic.
The NPCs only walk, when the player walks.
The idea came from Oli and was probably inspired by games like Superhot. But it was a good enough start. So our game shifted towards a more strategic casual game.
The goal was to avoid the inhabitants as much as possible. Go in, finish your work as quickly as possible, and get out without running into NPCs. If you do, they will just give you more stuff to do.
We ignored narrative and style and vowed to only focus on gameplay until we had something fun.
Also we decided to make this new prototype in Godot. The upside is that you can make a quick web build and let people test it.
So here it is. Have fun!
Devlog:
Rules:
- You are a janitor.
- Your goal is to clean houses quickly.
- Complete all tasks (doors) to finish the level
- Time is money! Each step takes 1 Minute
- The game will end after 8 hours.
- Each house pays 100 Credits
- Avoid NPCs. They will give you extra work, if you run into them
- If you complete an NPC task they will give you love (hearts)
- Use your money and love at the end of the day to buy new stuff