Origamijin [Finished]

tolmera 2019-10-08 09:19

Hey @royallion, @jeejo-pallayi, @good-enough

So I downloaded the source code, though if nothing else it would be worth looking and seeing what the Idea had been.

I'm honestly not sure what the idea was, but from the name, and the couple of assets that I can see, it looked like maybe something where all the planets, animals etc were origami? It's a shame the game didn't make it further, but hearing what the ideas was would still be interesting.

I really like the background in "BlankCreditScene.png" which looks pretty awesome for just two colour. The Sprite sheet with the Origami animals is also pretty cool. I love the look of the T-rex, the use of different shades to give them dimension works really well. It's an art style that could be a real winner. Hopefully y'all do the next jam, it would be awesome to see what you can come out with after this experience.

Oh, I wanted to rate the games art but you don't have that option enabled? Well I thought the art was cool anyway.

adafheyesh 2019-10-12 02:50

Neat idea, though I didn't know what to do until after I spent 5 minutes making grass, haha. Discovering what to do was cool, but maybe the experience could be improved if the "0" at the top told you what you have 0 of, so that the player doesn't spend their entire first playthrough getting nowhere. I also found that the font used made the text difficult to read at times -- I wasn't sure if maybe there were instructions that I had missed.

I could see a more fleshed-out game using this idea with levels that have targets to reach. Or, going in the other direction, sandbox-like (though it would be a lot of typing to sustain).

thecritterscove 2019-10-29 18:25

This has a really interesting concept. It might actually work great for a game that teaches typing. Unfortunately it is really hard to figure out what to do in the game. Beyond grass, I only came up with trees on my own. I wouldn't have known I could spawn rabbits and dinosaurs without reading the other comments. No clue what else can be spawned.

I couldn't tell, but were the animals eating things? The rabbits seemed to hang around, but not the dinosaurs. So wasn't sure if the dinos were starving or the rabbits were just set to last longer.

The font is really cool looking, but not very legible. You could try putting a solid background behind the font or perhaps inverting it.

The origami theme and art style are a fun idea. It does look a bit dark overall though. The music was working for me until it neared the end of 5 minutes. Then it started to get abrasive.

So there is a lot left to be done on this game, but it's one of the more original games I've played. Good on your group for finishing it, even if it was late. Hope to see more work from your group in the future!

good-enough 2020-01-31 21:04

Ah, I haven't checked this in a long time, sorry. It's interesting to hear the comments though. It looks like some more explanation was in order. 1: Yes, the animals eat each other, and it is part of the game to figure out which animals eat which. Also, the grass and trees can stay around forever, so if you start by building a large forest, then your vegetarians can last for a while. 2: The music is directly tied to the different animals you have in the world, and the number of each.