December 14th-17th 2012 :: Theme: You are the Villain
A game where you play as a pickpocket, whose name just happens to be called 'Picker Pocketer'.
Use the WASD keys to move around, and press space when you're behind them to start pickpocketing. Press the arrow keys in the correct sequence to successfully steal that person's money. If you make a mistake, or run out of time, the person will run away, and you may have the old bill on your tail.
Hold down SHIFT to sprint. Beware, you'll sprint slower if you've pickpocketed a load of people, and avoiding the coppers will be harder.
Tools used:
IDE: FlashDevelop
Framework: Flashpunk
Graphics: Paint.NET
Sounds: Bfxr
Downloads and Links
Ratings
 | Coolness | 71% |
| #31 | Theme(Jam) | 3.97 |
| #40 | Innovation(Jam) | 3.56 |
| #71 | Fun(Jam) | 3.26 |
| #91 | Humor(Jam) | 3.07 |
| #92 | Overall(Jam) | 3.36 |
| #179 | Mood(Jam) | 2.76 |
| #195 | Graphics(Jam) | 3.00 |
| #231 | Audio(Jam) | 2.15 |
Comments
Fun little game. It puts a spin on quicktime events. :)
Quite too easy but fun. Guitar hero for pickpocketers :D And the crowd "simulation" is very neat thing.
cool game! i like the concept. i think there is bug when pressing arrow keys to fast your game miss some hits
Not bad. I found a glitch though. If I get the last button right when the time runs out I get the money AND the person screams "Thief!"
Yes! 1975£! I've got the highscore :D Really nice idea! I was so fast, that the policeman couldn't catch me :D
The idea is pretty sweet and I liked your way of implementing the pickpocketing. it requires skill, just like it would in real life! Nice.
my ears are bleeding, but the game was fun enough to keep me for a few minutes :)
Feels like I'm playing FF X and doing Auron's overdrive all the time :)
Quite fun. Maybe to difficult to perform the sequence. The speed could increase with time instead perhaps?
Nice job! Took a simple idea and executed it well! I have no idea how you chose your timing for the button presses, but it seemed pretty much perfect, although it might've been nicer if you started it easier and gradually made it harder!
The plaza is a little sparse; it could use some Henry Moore bronzes, to be scrapped for bonus points.
Love the stealing-mechanic! It does get my heart punmping
The quick time events were a bit too quick for me. I would have liked to see more distinction between types of "marks" (risk in terms of qte speed/reward).
Apart from that, it's a fun concept and nice implementation. :)
quite fun, even if pretty hard, some challenges is quite vilain ^^
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Pretty hard game but I enjoyed it!