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Jammie Dodger

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Innovation154.24
Fun2983.34
Overall3463.41
Theme5633.29
Coolness149745

Comments

taro 2015-04-21 01:25

Interesting mechanic. There are multiple strategies possible to increase the length of your survival. The "anything hit line automatically moves character" part is incredibly brutal, leading to a lot of accidental deaths. Combined with limited controls, at times I feel the game can be unfair.

That said, the level progression is pretty darn good. Since it's so short, it's pretty darn addicting.

jackrugile 2015-04-23 06:00

I loved the concept, I have played anything quite like that before. I got 86 seconds. With some more levels, sfx, music, and little bit of graphic tune up, this game could go far. Nice job!

lolshouse 2015-04-23 06:15

Really fun concept, and I like the way it was executed. Pretty cute :)

crazyheckman 2015-04-23 06:34

Didn't click at first and thought that the best strategy was to just sit in a corner, but once I got it I found it really intriguing. I think it's a really cool concept.

ajopart 2015-04-23 06:46

Truly an intriguing concept. Keep digging and you should be on somethinhg there. Perfect for a touch based gamplay.

techblogogy 2015-04-23 06:50

Very good concept. Really enjoyed the game!

dejvo 2015-04-23 14:35

it's a bit confusing, but neat and original. good job

dracomagna 2015-04-24 01:20

Good concept, I like the idea of the main mechanic. However it's really hard to play, but with some polish it could be a really good game.
I also love the minimalist style, it's simple but it give it a good style.
Good job!

themeorch 2015-04-24 20:34

This is a really cool and unique mechanic. It takes a little while to get the hang of, but once you do, it's a really fun arcade game. The one thing that frustrated me was asteroids appearing right next to one of the endpoints of the red or green line, since it's the one position where you have next to no time to react to the asteroid spawning. If the game screen were just a bit wider, this wouldn't be an issue. Either way, awesome game!

gunzil 2015-04-25 05:16

Simple little gameplay prototype. Combining attacking with movement is interesting, but overall it felt a too unpredicatable regarding whether I lived or died. You can potentially make some very fast, dramatic movements that can end in you just skirting past an enemy or running right into them. Both outcomes were usually not planned by me and just kind of happened. Visualizing the trajectory of the player before they shoot an enemy might help with this.

steboots 2015-04-28 23:57

Thank you Jamey for making a game simple enough that I feel I should be better at it. And thank you jackrugile for announcing 86 seconds... only 40 more seconds to go...

geckoo1337 2015-04-29 04:32

Really fun concept. Neat ++

alpha_rat 2015-04-29 09:44

Simple and effective gameplay idea!

burgerdare 2015-05-03 02:09

this is an extremely novel concept which came together impressively well! I'd be very interested to see if this could be expanded to work with hand-crafted bullet patterns at all.
The game does currently work very nicely with random hazards, however, and might even work well on mobile as a twist on the randomly generated endless runner.

mike-cullingham 2015-05-05 03:15

Interesting and challenging mechanic. Can be frustrating at times because it never quite got to be an intuitive mechanic, but cool little game nevertheless. Nice job.

crowbeak 2015-05-05 07:01

That's a really unique game you've got there. Well worth the mental adjustment in getting used to the mechanics.

nal 2015-05-10 11:26

This takes some wrapping your head round! :S Unique concept, and for how simple the game is, deviously fun.

larzan 2015-05-11 08:26

Wohoooww, this is difficult to wrap ones head around.
Interesting controls, not sure if they can work, for me it was quite frustrating to be honest.
But interesting concept.

forlorn79 2015-05-11 23:29

The concept is good, and I think it could be improved with more polish and more variety. It is a difficult game with no win condition, but maybe that could change? See you soon!