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Nightbear

By pierre-poupin, Zelv, Alexandre BOBET and Firas MOURAD

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Overall8063.5729
Fun5373.5929
Innovation1444.0130
Theme14213.2130
Graphics9353.6630
Audio7353.4130
Mood6003.7229

Comments

mostel 2021-04-26 23:54

It's really interesting concept and original presentation of the theme.

teezah 2021-04-27 16:59

Whew, this game is hard. Or I am just really bad

firas-mourad 2021-04-27 18:50

XD don't worry @teezah, the game is hard indeed. the struggle is real

nardandas 2021-04-28 00:30

Super difficult and stressful to keep track of, but in a fun way. Once you figure it out and you're both scrambling to protect each other, it's a good time.

pink-spaceman 2021-04-28 00:38

OMG i've played with my brother and we had so much fun, we absolutely love it, Amazing game 11/10

pierre-poupin 2021-04-28 07:22

Thank you!! Really glad that you enjoyed it that much!

winnymarubaba 2021-04-28 09:52

A great idea of concept, and very well executed !! Can't wait to see your next bear game ^^

g-kobu 2021-04-28 19:21

Very interesting idea

flashviper 2021-04-29 02:45

Really original! I could see this also potentially working as a one person co-op (like fireboy and watergirl)

zelv 2021-04-29 11:53

Definitely, with adequate controls and difficulty it could be interesting to adapt it for a single player.

mdotedot 2021-04-29 12:42

Awesome. It was a bit hard to control by myself but it felt cool. Good Job.

tomssuli 2021-04-29 12:49

Looks great!

I'll save this for later and try it with my wife when we have time. I will then give a full review :)

firas-mourad 2021-04-29 14:23

@mdotedot thanks! :) @tomssuli We await your full review :D

tomssuli 2021-04-29 16:04

@firas-mourad Allright, we just tried it a bunch of times and when we found out how the mechanics work, it was very hard for us following two screens at the same time. I liked the challenge, but to her it was too busy :smile: ...maybe if there was optional beginner level at the start to get up to pace?

Graphics were very nice, simple and cute :) Music and audio set the mood perfectly with the pressing atmosphere of the gameplay.

We found the game very innovative as both of us haven't ever seen such game idea before. Game also fit the theme quite well.

Nice and polished game overall :sunglasses:

...the controller support was a big plus!

firas-mourad 2021-04-29 16:38

@tomssuli I'm glad you had fun and thanks for the review :) the rest of the guys will love your feedback

xeke-death 2021-04-29 21:08

Took a few tries to get into the rhythm of it, but we managed to get to wave 3.

Not sure how the dreams affected the game at all.

Interesting game, fun to play. Good work.

zelv 2021-04-29 23:23

@tomssuli thanks a lot for your detail review, this is very much appreciated :D

@xeke-death so far the only thing that happens is a big nightmare appears (there's a flash on screen) when a dream goes off-screen

tomssuli 2021-04-30 05:53

@zelv Np. We love coop games :)

I must also say, I highly appreciate your courage taking a risk of doing a coop game. It must be harder to get people to review when not everyone has a friend nearby who's ready for some couch coop on an experimental game... But you followed through your plans for your dream game, literally :smile:

ismael-rodriguez 2021-05-01 21:05

I tried to play on my own.... didn't work out so well lol

Good looking game, very interesting and innovative idea.

re-lo 2021-05-02 18:18

Such a stressfull game, i played with my friend and is a bit hard at first but in the end we kept playing so an addictive touch there, wich means the game is well thought. Congrats with this piece it's amazing for two players.

I loved the music also.

agrdev 2021-05-04 21:34

Nice attempt on a co-op tower defence game! Very moody and a bit stressful, but definitely keeps you in the loop for quite some time

shin0nome 2021-05-05 18:03

The game is really hard ! The 2 players mechanic where you protect your friend is really cool and I played with my brother and we had a good time with moments where you panic a bit. Good job !

hobzone 2021-05-10 10:02

It was really hard to help my friend and survive but the challenge was really fun !

wiredoverload 2021-05-17 17:49

This game was super fun and unique. I especially enjoy the fact that overall strategies aren't incredibly obvious and are something that evolves as you keep playing. I really like the inclusion of the dreams that you have to catch as it can break up whatever wall you were trying to build on the other side and keep your attention on your side of the field, but I did find that the punishment for ignoring them was pretty weak as the homing projectiles usually just immediately hit a wall. The best part of when I was playing was when I would accidentally build my partner into a corner, and because they are trapped, they could only build walls in that corner for me; I wish those kinds of situations would happen more often, maybe by adding half-walls or something. Overall this was a really great game to play!

pierre-poupin 2021-05-19 08:41

Thank you for the hints, it totally makes sense :)

We're not super happy with the punishment as well. And what you said about half walls makes sense too. I'm sure we can make something out of it :)

Thank you!

tomssuli 2021-06-01 07:20

@firas-mourad @pierre-poupin @zelv @alexandre-bobet

Your game was one of my favourites this year. If you make more games or advanced edition, I'd like to hear about it!

Which one of you should I follow to stay informed?

firas-mourad 2021-06-04 17:01

thank you @tomssuli for your comment! I'm really glad you liked the game! :D we'll be participating in future game jams for sure (i hope anw :D) and you can follow Pierre, he's the head of the pack :)