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Photo Pro Papparazzi

By martta and tatu-heinamaki

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Overall4673.5023
Fun4703.3323
Innovation704.0624
Theme1334.1524
Graphics1
Audio4613.0923
Humor4042.8722
Mood6173.2722

Comments

nikita-ivanov 2025-04-07 19:24

Интресеная механика,но не хватает какой-то сложности в процессе и общей законченности. Если допилить,то будет вообще конфетка

vegasword 2025-04-07 20:09

Very nice usage of depth of field. I really do like the "Where is Charlie" reference.

matthewdrake 2025-04-08 09:05

Really unique take on the theme based on the games I've seen so far, I hadn't even considered 'depth of field'! Gameplay was nice though I'd have liked some feedback to let me know I was succeeding vs failing (I was beginning to wonder if I was taking photos of someone just dressed like the target by accident.) Though I can see how that might break immersion and can understand why you didn't add it.

Solid game entry, well done!

roxxorxx 2025-04-08 13:26

very cool game design idea. As improvement point I would say to improve the main menu but overall the game is very well. Games are a bit short. Missing a bit of feedback.

p3ngui 2025-04-08 20:54

Great Work! Really cool idea and i really like how the game works with the blurring. Only thing i wish for is more gameplay and levels and different persons to find but that only underlines how well the idea has already been implemented!

whole-garbage-sale 2025-04-08 20:57

A really nice concept! Would love more, and as said by others feedback on if i'm doing well or absolutely horrible would be good.

itisthelaw 2025-04-09 04:01

Cool little game! I enjoyed the theming and art style. It seems like if you click right at the start you take a picture that is always rated excellent? (Or there is something about the rating system I don't understand...).

fenix131113 2025-04-09 11:45

Excellent work with graphics!

mamboman 2025-04-09 12:05

Nice take on the theme! I enjoyed playing it :)

martta 2025-04-09 12:30

@nikita-ivanov Sorry I dont understand Ukrainian, tried to study it on Duolingo for while though. :D

scoobysnacks 2025-04-09 13:11

love the core mechanic

tosmaster 2025-04-10 15:35

A really cool game and idea! I love the voice lines, haha. Also the guy I am taking pictures of... he's kinda familiar.... :-) I also like the idea of "paying" with battery power for photos, this encourages me to make every shot count and not mindlessly take pictures until I get one that fits.

But then, I can focus the camera perfectly, and just spam LMB to get a lot of great pictures. Maybe if there were multiple people to photograph, this would prevent this? Anyways, great game, mood and style! This is my best result of LMB spam:

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(sorry for the shameless plug, but we had the same idea. in our game we also have to adjust the focus of a camera, lol :D )

shp 2025-04-10 18:26

Oh my god when I heard the Finnish comments just burst out laughing, loistavaa työtä, tosi hauska peli

neeck-kola 2025-04-10 19:21

This cool interpretation of "depth" theme, cool graphics and best start up tutorialScreenshot_35.png

krakadushka 2025-04-11 19:39

I like you're idea! Very simple tutorial, hahah :) It would be cool to add restart button if you loose, I think. Also if a player have to take a picture of random guys, the gameplay could be more various. But still I enjoyed it very much!

sheepolution 2025-04-13 12:23

Funny short game! The problem is that once you have him in your vision you can spam the picture button. It would be fun if you had more targets to photograph. The sound of the camera zooming in and out is a bit annoying, but the voicelines were funny. Also, I really like this use of the theme. Good job!

eugenik 2025-04-14 02:44

Fun and fantastic.

x2shadow 2025-04-14 09:57

Interesting mechanic and creative interpretation of the jam theme, pretty funny comments when you take photos :) Great job, especially for 10 hours!

hurp 2025-04-14 11:14

Very intuitive controls and a fun little game :D I got ~48k on my top attempt

norah 2025-04-14 13:40

This was fun ! I wish I could play it longer :wink:

coda-highland 2025-04-16 03:18

Where's Waldo?

I love it when people have creative takes on the theme, and this definitely fits the bill. Well done!

The depth of field effect looks really good, too. I'm surprised you opted out of being rated on Graphics.

I wasn't able to hear any voice lines, oddly. I could hear the camera zoom and shutter effects.

martta 2025-04-16 06:51

@coda-highland Lol I am also suprised that I opted out on graphics! I used "stolen" placeholder graphics until very end of the development so I must have forgotten in the submission that all art was remade in the end... Sleep deprivation.... :D