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Forward Crystals

By shaneshanekavanagh

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Overall10903.0036
Fun10462.9136
Innovation7643.1736
Theme10842.8636
Graphics9043.1636
Humor10172.1132
Mood9563.1434

Comments

vegeo 2024-04-16 00:55

It's an interesting chess-like, and I really like the visuals. Played a little bit against myself to get an idea of how it works, but I feel like it may be pretty easy to get in to a stalemate.

shaneshanekavanagh 2024-04-16 10:17

I agree, a stale mate is deffo possible. I'm thinking some sort of mechanic could sort it out, worth a try.

gamesplusjames 2024-04-16 11:03

This is a fun idea! Great job :)

ophelialee 2024-04-16 12:23

This idea is interesting! I like this game :DDD

rustywolf 2024-04-16 12:34

Embed appears to be broken?

beebster-games 2024-04-16 17:15

How to download the game to play.

It actually looks like a good game.

Too bad it was two player only

shaneshanekavanagh 2024-04-16 18:58

@beebster-games there's an exe download there. (~~)The embed WebGL should work, ill try get it to work.(~~) WebGl works now. Yeah I was happy to leave it a 2 player game, didn't have time to make AI.

shaneshanekavanagh 2024-04-16 19:20

@rustywolf Embed works now.

pabloabraham 2024-04-17 08:01

What an interesting idea, it reminds me of chess, good idea!

brentendo 2024-04-17 11:44

Tried a couple of rounds on my own to get a hang of the rules but I'm gonna give it a shot with some mates at the weekend. Love the vibe!

labcatgames 2024-04-17 18:04

Played with my partner, we liked the concept. There is certainly interesting strategy to explore here! Visually it was well unified and had good atmosphere. The summoning theme felt a little thin, but I do like that it's not so on the nose. I'm kind of over pentagrams and rituals lol. Congrats on producing an interesting game!

I saw you mention working on a CPU enemy, and I would second that as the main priority.

synthol 2024-04-17 19:30

This was a fun game. As others said, it's similar to chess which is cool!

schizoid2k 2024-04-18 00:31

Nice chess-like vibe.

minjutin 2024-04-18 08:58

It was exciting to find a 2-player game! Using same mouse felt kinda unconventional, so switching it to work with wasd/arrows would be cool. A nice little strategy game, even tho I lost :(

shaneshanekavanagh 2024-04-18 11:59

@minjutin I agree, a wasd/dpad control would suit it well. I'm really looking forward to making more of it!

shaneshanekavanagh 2024-04-18 12:01

@labcatgames I've been scribbling some ideas for a CPU. I think I need to get a sparring partner to find out exactly how the plays. Might be able to pay someone in beer to properly play a load of rounds.

6knowledge 2024-04-18 15:27

The style really holds up the game, its quite simple after a round of figuring things out.

pacelin 2024-04-19 20:55

Good job! Multiplayer game is rare on jam!

pado 2024-04-19 21:16

No way. Chess for summoners. Pretty simple game. I wish I had a partner for this game. Okay. Good luck with your future projects!

brainles-etertainment 2024-04-20 07:35

Gameplay look fresh and innovative (I've never seen such mechanics before). I wish I could play it with someone over the network.

creeper-nade 2024-04-20 12:27

cool concept, it's a pity that it requires 2 players ;-;. But i'm sure it will be fun playing with friends

life-lich 2024-04-22 00:52

I enjoyed the gameplay, it has the charm of a classic board game. I also had to skip on implementing ai, I choose to make it a part of the game design, the player has to performs three actions on behalf of the AI and only two for themselves. I believe this adds a strategic layer, as it forces the player to consider not only the best moves for themselves but also the worst possible moves for the AI. maybe this approach can help you in a future jam

meranolean 2024-04-22 19:10

Good job! I think you made an interesting gameplay with deep dynamics from really simple mechanics! That's really hard to do this usually! The art is also wonderfull. So, I think you got really good experience on this jam. And thank you for your game!

utopia 2024-04-28 21:26

The game is good, with great sfx and gameplay. Side note: If you click too fast there will be some bugs and display delay. The game requires high level strategy and I enjoy it.

frozenfire92 2024-04-30 23:48

Interesting game idea! I played a few rounds but its not very fun on your own :sweat_smile: Keep on making games!