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Don't press the big red button

By rakowu

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Overall2123.3539
Fun1803.3842
Innovation2662.9840
Theme2033.4839
Graphics1363.6740
Audio1313.3540
Humor683.5939
Mood1833.2839

Comments

sevansevan 2024-04-14 22:21

I'm loving the chara design & animations :-)

rakowu 2024-04-15 08:58

Thank you :D The animation took a lot of time and I thought it wouldn't fit in. And blender didn't even export all the animations...

vi6six 2024-04-15 09:41

The camera made it kind of hard and the controls were a bit hard to aim with. Using a key to shoot with your right hand might make the aiming a bit easier. Love the cute, (but creepy) characters!

rakowu 2024-04-15 09:44

@vi6six I already thought that it could be a problem :D The background was that the boss should not be attacked directly. But I could have done it with a shield. Thanks for your great feedback!

potatofinch 2024-04-15 10:01

Why wouldn't I press the button when it gives me so much CAKE?!

freamdev 2024-04-15 10:02

Just saw this getting played on @potatofinch stream and had to rush here to try it for myself. Very nice lighting effects and adorable character design.

andreas-decker 2024-04-15 10:03

Was a fun little game, though the title is very misleading ;D my little room was piling pretty high with frozen corpses, when I realized I don't just get potions, I also get score! Cool art and a great audio cue, letting the player know something is descending. Not that we need it. It's not like we'd press the button.

rakowu 2024-04-15 10:12

@andreas-decker Hahaha yes, I understand what you mean. We would never press the button...

rakowu 2024-04-15 10:13

@freamdev thank you I feel honored :D

muhyrla 2024-04-15 11:10

looks funny and cool :)

i played a little, and it got boring, you need to add more levels/maps or smth like that, push it forward, like the game

pres2300 2024-04-15 12:30

This was fun! I liked the style and gameplay. You did a good job with the visuals and sound effects. My critiques would be that the game can get repetitive fast (not really a bad thing given the time constraints in a jam), and the lighting could sometimes get a bit harsh. Other than that, this is a great starting point and could be expanded easily into a really fun game! Nice job!

rakowu 2024-04-15 13:48

@pres2300 hi totally agree with you :D and yep I had only 1 day instead of 2 but I'm glad that I at least made it in time xD I was about to quit.

@muhyrla thanks for you feedback :)

josang1567 2024-04-15 16:36

Great game i really like the design of the main character and enemies, they are adorable

rhewid 2024-04-15 21:01

The visuals and sound effects are great. Also as mentioned the characters look cute :D

owtuvammo 2024-04-15 22:02

I don't know what to say other than the characters look absolutely delicious.

Gameplay was kinda fun, but got old before I killed the boss. I felt like I was mostly waiting around for him to show up alot of the time.

braulio-jg 2024-04-15 22:09

The character and enemies seems like they were gummies, so nice! The game can become repetitive, but keeps you entertained for more time than you want to admit 😅. The red button attracts people like moths to a light. Amazing!

netguy204 2024-04-16 00:35

That boss just gleefully whacking the button. I love it. It feels like a push-your-luck mechanic is waiting to be explored here. Like higher-scoring multiples every time you push the button.

rakowu 2024-04-16 06:54

@josang1567 , @rhewid and @netguy204 Thank you four your kind feedback @owtuvammo and @braulio-jg Have you increased the difficulty level? But yes, I understand what you mean, it was very easy for me too, but I often ended up making it too difficult and the players were frustrated. I also wanted everyone to be able to see the explosion at the end xD...

darizz 2024-04-16 16:40

Good animations. I didn't have enough lighting in the scene. The creatures mix with each other. Sometimes the sounds get mixed up and everything turns into mush. For originality, definitely a plus!

shanzhai 2024-04-16 22:20

Nice contribution. It's pretty well rounded, so instead of trying to come up with something I'd change about it, I'll just say that I really liked the giant guy. Also, the whole thing weirdly reminds me of a movie about a room and buttons: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIVpAQa2lu4

kirass 2024-04-16 23:29

You are really great! The game turned out great!

nomus 2024-04-17 01:25

I pressed the big red button.

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rakowu 2024-04-17 07:55

@shanzhai now I have to watch this movie, it sound super interesting and strange xD

@kirass thank your four your kind words :)

@nomus oh boy You did smash that button. I'm imagine you like an anime character smashing that button xD

rakowu 2024-04-17 12:20

@netguy204 and btw it is a great idea!

velvetlobster 2024-04-17 19:57

those cute characters you designed seem to be something between sponge bob and among guys chars ... they are kinda jelly like as well, pretty well rounded, they seem to be a character in banjo kazooie universe

rakowu 2024-04-17 20:23

@velvetlobster haha thank you

gabriel-bissonnette 2024-04-18 03:14

I think of one word to resume my experience: chaotic. the good kind. The gameplay was super fun and the characters are really well designed. They look adorable. Also liked the interpretation of the theme. Great job on this, gg

stanleysweet 2024-04-18 05:55

Interesting game. Thanks for providing a video, that's a really good idea!

drgcandle 2024-04-18 11:06

I came to play your game after reading your post. The gaming experience and overall mechanics you've created are quite nice; they're genuinely charming.C7C88E47507CAE69D61DEBDEFAFF1368.gif

rakowu 2024-04-18 11:09

@drgcandle Hahaha thank you :D

rita-pressanykey 2024-04-18 13:55

hehehe 100/100 frozen butt-cheeks)) At first, I was going to complain about aiming, but as far as I get used to it, it was ok (but mb it wouldn't on the bigger lvl) Gameplay became repetitive and simple, as I figured out how to beat the lvl, but it was only lvl-design problem, not the mechanics. And great applause for 3D!Screenshot_4.png

rakowu 2024-04-18 15:07

@rita-pressanykey Hahaha enjoy them. Yes, aiming would be better via mouse alignment. But at that point it would have taken too long to make a shield for the boss (otherwise you could shoot the boss down very quickly). Since I only had one day instead of two, I had to prioritise

coderaurus 2024-04-19 20:15

Very creepy looking characters. The exploding sounds were slightly too loud for my taste but the rest were fine. I wish I could've aimed freely so there wouldn't be that much down time.

Nice entry!

rossk 2024-04-21 23:42

This one required more CPU/GPU than I could offer, so it didn't run well for me. Screenshots look cool, though.

fenix131113 2024-04-22 07:08

So cute creatures i love visual!

aarimous 2024-04-23 16:03

Wow, the are here is great. Nice work! I love that you gave them cute little butts, adds a lot :)

dyingwolfwood 2024-04-23 18:27

The creatures were cool. The boss is a pain! I enjoyed the game, but I wish there was better aim, and a bigger map. Great game though, and solid other than no exit game button. :)

designernap 2024-05-03 10:33

Lovely entry! A ton of heart and charm and great idea. Looks and sounds nice too. Great entry