Your lack of discipline makes you tired way too easily.
Reviews for "MAKE IT as an Artist"
D'aww, I love you too.
Is the game impossible? No one has gotten the medal (except someone who got it days before the game was released), so it appears that way. If it is, then why have the medal in the first place? If it's not, then obviously something is wrong with the game mechanics.
I was able to paint the final masterpiece, but then after that it seems pointless to continue. You only repaint same things over again, and no matter what combo I tried, everything just hits a stalemate once you have the happiness level drop while he's sleeping. I was very disappointed when after the masterpiece was made, that there was no game change. Seemed like a milestone for the character, to have no effect.
I get that you're trying to portray a message, but I feel the message is overruled by the frustration level. At least it was for me. This guy is a doomed soul, I don't want to get depressed by playing your game LOL.
However, I really did like the idea of depression setting in once the happiness level got too low, which resulted in quicker happiness depletion. Same with alcoholism, with the tiredness level. And the progressing "thoughts" were entertaining as well.
Long in short, neat game with a message, but way too frustrating to win, if it's even possible. Also, how do you get the "Screw Art!" medal? I've tried a few things, but cannot figure it out!
Great game, I wish that the dialogue and the action text were placed in different areas. Otherwise, well-executed message!
Wow... what a game. A very simplistic and old-fashioned kind of game, that is exceptionally well executed. Really makes you live the struggle of being an artist. The old TV screen with blurry image that you play on... the small house that you live in, the dialogues of the main character, the fact that he sleeps on the floor... all those inspire the feeling of neglect and poverty. The way you have to mash the spacebar reinforces the lack of satisfaction with a regular day to day job that you have to grind out just for an extra buck to live and paint for another day. The achivements were also well made and the ending pretty powerful. There was one thing I didn't like, and that is the balance problems. I understand that this game is made to reinforce the struggles of trying to "make it as an artist", but still if you have an achievement for success, you should have a way to do it. The arrow indicators are not honest either... there are a few changes that you could do, like random events that have positive or negative impact. Or increased money as you become more famous. Right now the game seems to be intentionally made to be against you... and I just can't accept that... it's just too depressing. I have made a small let's play of this game right here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSbdfEtvsJA , where I mention the same points and where you can see that despite my hardest struggles... I still fail. Either way this game struck pretty close to home and I can only commend that. Good work and keep it up... don't do whatever this character of yours does.
Terribly balanced system/