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Unanswerable Question

By funemaker, Fish Sticks and Melon_spirit

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Overall12623.3132
Fun11643.1832
Innovation12063.0032
Theme10433.5532
Graphics12633.3532
Audio9483.1332
Humor4603.2830
Mood13773.1332

Comments

evileptic 2021-04-26 22:58

Nice deep level :smirk:

briibot 2021-04-28 01:09

An interesting game! The intro was neat, but for me could have used some subtitles - I felt like I lost a lot of audio because I wasn't able to pick up what all was being said - then again, I have bad hearing and can't listen to anything without subtitles, so that could just be me!

There were a few times I ended up accidentally glitching into the walls, but that was pretty easily remedied by just walking out of the nearest wall I could find, so all good there! I really liked the ammunition changes as well! Given they could go through walls they all felt pretty strong, but it felt good nonetheless to watch all of the effects shooting out when I threw things!

Good work!

funemaker 2021-04-28 01:13

@briibot Thank you for the feedback!...yes text would help the intro. I believe I just fixed the glitching into the walls collision issue and am going to post an update soon - thanks for pointing that out. My engine is pretty rough so these jams are great to help me find what needs fixing!

silas-reinagel 2021-04-28 05:00

I love the setting and intro! Plus, voice acting!

Having more particles as you go deeper is a very nice visual touch.

Love the ending!

Very nice jam game.

funemaker 2021-04-28 05:54

@silas-reinagel Thank you very much!

pedrocoden 2021-04-28 13:09

Nice game!

funemaker 2021-04-28 13:16

Thank you!

testudor 2021-04-28 13:21

I am not quite sure what I just experienced, but I liked it! Great work!

funemaker 2021-04-28 13:24

Ha! Thank you very much....basically a "deep" theme as excuse for a platformer is my take!

funemaker 2021-04-28 13:25

@testudor @pedrocoden - keep forgetting to tag replies to comments

nyanpierre 2021-04-28 13:31

Maybe too much particle but its good x)

funemaker 2021-04-28 13:39

@nyanpierre You are probably right! I was sort of testing my particle system and probably got carried away. Than k you!

asephy 2021-04-28 16:14

Interesting concept, cool game! also I didn't catch the last sentence aswell haha

funemaker 2021-04-28 16:35

@asephy Haha, thank you for playing an commenting!

tigerj 2021-04-29 00:12

Loved it. And that's about it ;) The narration was awesome. I like the changes in music and color for each biome. Good pacing for a jam entry also. well done!

thx 2021-04-29 00:14

Interesting premise and story, though unfortunately whenever I would click the play button it wouldn't work so I would have to play through the instruct button every time. I also found myself clipped into the geometry at one point after falling. Huge props for coding slopes in a jam though, the particles are also very nice

funemaker 2021-04-29 01:43

@thx Ah, sorry about that....and thanks so much for letting me know. I think that is an issue with my engine and the screen resolution that I haven't worked out. Can you tell me what your screen resolution is?

funemaker 2021-04-29 01:47

@tigerj Thanks very much! Glad you liked it!

thx 2021-04-29 01:56

I'm not sure how to reply to comments admittedly though the screen resolution of my PC is 1920 x 1080

funemaker 2021-04-29 02:01

@thx OK thanks...that is very strange that the buttons weren't working at that resolution..not sure what that could be but glad you were somehow able to get it started.

funemaker 2021-04-29 02:05

@thx And the issue with getting through the geometry is another problem....pretty much I had to invent a collision system for my tile map on the fly, and it was done in a pretty weak way. Still baffled by the buttons though...will look into it.

damagefilter 2021-04-29 07:51

I feel like I just surfaced from a trip crazytown. In a good way. I attained the knowledge and now I am. The uhm ... collection of weaponry is fantastically amazing. It made me realise I want more of this kinda silly.

The jumping was a bit hit and miss. But manageable. Other than that - top notch job!

funemaker 2021-04-29 12:53

@damagefilter Thank you for the feedback! So glad you enjoyed it.

rashcan 2021-04-30 02:23

Nice game! I liked the sloped look of the platforms, although the ground detection fights with it sometimes. Cool use of TTS for effect. I agree that subtitles would have helped with hearing some sentences.

Interesting to frame religion as a weapon against the singularity lol.

funemaker 2021-04-30 03:45

@rashcan Thanks for the feedback! Agreed on the hard to hear audio.

iluvatar 2021-04-30 07:47

Interesting concept, though not my type of game, I think it is a solid entry. Well executed mechanics and cute graphics make it a nice experience.

funemaker 2021-04-30 11:56

@iluvatar Thank you for playing!

breadstix 2021-05-01 05:52

I think there is a bug. When I got to the end I couldn't make out what the meaning of life was. If you could just go ahead and tell me that here that would be great :D. In all seriousness I enjoyed the playthrough and thought the game played well. The music was good and the gameplay was flawless. Overall a solid entry.

mrstari 2021-05-01 11:49

Hahaha funny game :) :heart:

funemaker 2021-05-01 13:30

@breadstix Haha, sorry you missed the meaning! :)

funemaker 2021-05-01 13:30

@mrstari Thank you!

pat-cleaver 2021-05-03 13:28

Nice! The harp playing when I converted people was a nice touch! A pretty solid entry, could have done without the long winded exposition at the beginning tbh. Great work overall!

funemaker 2021-05-03 15:58

@pat-cleaver Thank you for the feedback! I agree about the intro length as well...at least you can skip it but it really was too much for what the game actually is!