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Joe, the balance

By gonzo13

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Overall5013.4550
Fun4453.3850
Innovation3683.4849
Theme10162.7450
Graphics3093.7250
Humor2283.4049
Mood7542.9148

Comments

rngames 2020-04-20 04:37

Interesting mechanic where you have to multi task, but very challenging!

gonzo13 2020-04-20 12:06

@rngames thanks! I hadn't enough time to balance this game. Paradox, game with "balance" in title is not balanced. :smiley:

squirmonkey 2020-04-20 21:25

Oh boy, I think Joe needs to cut back on his drinking. A clever idea, and nice pixel art.

I think it needs a little more polish though, and balance like you say. I couldn't get through the second level, because it's really hard to get him to balance when he's holding 7 bricks.

Nice work!

itskdog 2020-04-20 21:26

Liked the animations. Really neat idea for keep it balanced.

zonvoi 2020-04-20 21:26

I liked the game mechanic, nice graphics! and it gets harder and harder because you have to focus on multiple things at once, it's fun!

bassguitarbill 2020-04-20 21:27

Ooh it's a tricky one, I like it though!

fussenkuh 2020-04-20 21:28

Kudos on the art. It would take me waaaaaaay more than 48 hours to create anything that looks like this. Overall, you've got a neat concept here. My only real beef is that the balance control seems real touchy, not sure if that's intentional or not. At times, it seems like I barely tap an arrow key and the balance meter moves from the middle to an extreme where Joe falls over. Other than that, well done!

tuesi 2020-04-20 21:30

Wow, really cool game, I really like the mechanics and the art is really good!

luc-arnould 2020-04-20 21:32

I like the animations, and this pixel art style. Great job!

carol03x 2020-04-20 21:32

Rather challenging but in the end a very good game with a really interesting mechanic.

kymakesgames 2020-04-20 21:33

Really fun game loop. I played it around 20 times. The quick death-restart sequence makes it addictive in a good way. I didn't hear any audio? That would've boosted my playtime. 48 hours isn't enough! :)

Unique and challenging game. Thumbs up!

pakmanlie 2020-04-20 21:34

Its great, it just needs to be easier

miningape 2020-04-20 21:36

I really like the art and i thought the game was really a fun kind of challenging! If you keep on working on it id like to see the balance bar be bigger so its a bit clearer to see, and I think it would be cool to see the builders build the rest of the stage as you deliver bricks. Great job!

kajetan-andrzejak 2020-04-20 21:43

eventhough it seems simple, it's quite entertaining!

zondarg 2020-04-20 22:45

Gets difficult rather quickly - but at least I got some "good work Joe"s. Idea was cool, well executed, nice pixel art good levels. Balance bar is very sensitive, when carrying many bricks. Awsome!

gonzo13 2020-04-21 02:45

Thanks a lot, guys! :thumbsup:

lalada 2020-04-21 03:53

Obviously, delivering bricks is a very challenging job. It is fun to keep balance while control direction. The art and color style is great.

lalada 2020-04-21 03:53

Obviously, delivering bricks is a very challenging job. It is fun to keep balance while control direction. The art and color style is great.(A repeat comments. I don't know how to delete it. )

maggardjosh 2020-04-21 04:52

Fun mechanic, but oh my God difficult! :smile: I couldn't beat the second level after playing for quite a bit, had fun trying though! Good entry!

mungobulge 2020-04-21 14:36

Haha! Love it

bonyok77 2020-04-21 15:16

now this is what I called fun! the game mechanics of this game is pretty interesting and solid...

nabo369 2020-04-21 16:22

Pretty fun and challenging game. It took many attempts but I managed to finally beat the second level, even though it was hard it was fair and most importantal, balanced! The artstyle fits with the overal feel of the game and the little animations and details made it feel polished, so well done!

gonzo13 2020-04-21 17:33

Thanks for playing, guys!

naca 2020-04-24 16:26

Great concept and well executed, but a bit too difficult for me!