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Totem Wars

By peace

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Innovation153.96
Coolness282
Graphics734.15
Overall813.60
Fun1093.40
Audio1643.21
Mood1693.24
Humor2422.61
Theme3053.04

Comments

finnegan2100 2013-08-27 12:15

Wow, super original idea! Is there a way to make the time pass quicker after the characters choose their totems? That's the only issue I had. Cool how you can control the outcome by jumping at the right time.

broxxar 2013-08-27 16:25

Best game I've played so far. The most unique take on Rock Paper Scissors, great use of theme and beautiful pixel art and sounds.

Really superb.

sengi 2013-08-27 16:26

Funny totems and dark Indians! Very pretty)

peace 2013-08-27 16:27

@BenWhi: Thanks for playing our game. No there is no way, I'll think about to add such a thing after this jam.

peace 2013-08-27 16:28

@Borxxar: Thanks dude ; )

vaelzan 2013-08-27 16:34

Nice! Really clever twist on the original. At first I found it a little difficult to know what was going on (even after reading tutorial), and in the end I still wasn't sure what each 'item' did. But still really enjoyed it and thought the graphics were great too.

peace 2013-08-27 18:25

@The Evil Cult, Thanks for playing, we were in a hurry and we couldn't complete the implementation of the item system. We will finish it ASAP.
Does anyone know, could we update our playable now?

iiechapman 2013-08-27 18:35

Nice twist on the main game, was a little confused as to how it would work. It ended up feeling like a puzzle fighter game, which is neat. The art and music is wonderful!

teamenschede 2013-08-27 18:55

Great game. Overall it looks incredibly polished, I would never think think this was made over the course of a single weekend.

The game could use a description of the special items, it
isn't very clear what they do.

I like the switching mechanic a lot. Together with the timer and the ability to engage/disengage it adds a lot of depth. They are all clever ways to add complexity to what is otherwise a simple RPS game fun.

About balance, I think scissors is currently too powerful against the AI. Weighted abilities in RPS are generally fine, but the AI doesn't seem to understand. The general gameplay boils down to quickly figuring out who wins in combat, and attacking/evading the opponent. An AI could very easily play this game 'perfectly', so the depth is in actually seeing who wins or loses faster than the opponent. This works well with the timer and the 'scaling' complexity by adding more blocks on the totem.

Overall I like the game very much. Well done!

peace 2013-08-27 19:13

Thanks guys for feedback. : )

paperblurt 2013-08-27 20:28

Real great graphics and also a fun new take on a classic..

zyxer 2013-08-28 01:29

Wow, I love the combination of rock-paper-scissors and fighting game. Lots of fun to play and funny graphics. I really like it!

unorthodoxgames 2013-08-28 02:03

A really cool idea. I adore the pixel art!

dancingflame 2013-08-28 04:07

Cool pixels, nice gameplay,nice animation, epic music. Like the characters :)

rawani 2013-08-28 06:15

Nice job
good gameplay

check out our game please

2013-08-28 08:11

Cool art and fun gameplay, like those characters, well done

2013-08-28 09:39

Fantastic game ever i`ve play

peace 2013-08-28 09:46

Thanks guys : )

diptoman 2013-08-28 13:48

Highly original idea, I like that. The music seems like it's taken from Zoo Tycoon? xP
Awesome game overall though.

lesterpig 2013-08-28 15:44

Nice audio and graphics !
But gameplay is maybe a bit too tricky.
Controls seem to be bugged in a french keybord :(

Nice work ;)

klianc09 2013-08-28 16:29

Really great take on Rock,Paper and Scissors

ddionisio 2013-08-29 01:47

Awesome take on the rock-paper-scissors! You guys manage to add depth to it! Also, nice presentation. This game feels very complete! I love the art!

It took getting used to the controls, but it becomes more fun after a while.

snoringfrog 2013-08-29 16:29

Interesting game. Took me a while to beat the first level due to misunderstanding part of how things worked, but otherwise it was great. Loved the graphics.

lcarpentier 2013-08-30 08:44

I like what you did with cisors/rock/paper !

theholychicken 2013-08-31 10:10

This is so much fun! Really cool concept!
What do the items do though? Would have been really nice to know.
Great job!

dookie 2013-08-31 10:15

Original game, and awesome graphics :)

zammy 2013-08-31 11:55

Great game! Incredibly polished! Unbelievable for a weekends work!
Please add a way to skip the 10s timer after both players are ready.

peace 2013-08-31 15:27

Thanks for feedback guys : )

peace 2013-09-01 11:22

We found some time to work on Totem Wars now, so we will post a debugged version tonight, stay tuned! ;)

empyrealhell 2013-09-04 09:18

A very clever little game. I wasn't sure why nothing happened in the first round, I didn't realize you had to jump your totem into theirs. Good stuff.

ravenousgames 2013-09-04 13:40

Great art and style! I really like the base mechanic and ideas here, however the tutorial might have made it seem a little more complex than it is. I really thing you have a great start here and can see a lot of potential in this game! Great job!

ratalaika 2013-09-04 17:16

Nice game, quite funny to play!!