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BanJaxe

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YearLDThemeGameDivisionRankOvFuInThGrAuMo
201945Start with nothingReturn The Starsjam2593.763.293.343.694.013.674.17

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Comments by BanJaxe

LD45 — Start with nothing

Grow quickly by congusbongus 2019-10-10T10:01:46Z

Lovely pixel art. Fun gameplay that is tense but balanced and innovative mechanics. Great entry!

Only minor problem sometimes it felt like I had to double tap to pick the fruit.

Ichi-Robo by pilly 2019-10-09T07:58:44Z

I liked the idea of starting with no controls and turning it into a fun puzzle game. Good job! I ran into one bug, a robot fell off the edge of a platform and the screen went black and I had to restart the game. Also I think I completed level 7 without using all the pickups, not sure if that was intentional?

S.W.N by silkworm_sweatshop 2019-10-10T07:42:52Z

Very good! Responsive controls, movement feels great, good level design, good use of theme and bonus level editor! I would have kept playing if there were more levels.

Seedling by mechanicallife 2019-10-09T07:19:52Z

Loved the pixel art, espeically the backgrounds. I got a bit stuck because I ended up above the seeds I was trying to collect, and couldn't grow down and it seems like I couldn't cut down either. When I eventually got them it was the plant that grows downwards! Other than that I really enjoyed the game, interesting and beautiful mechanic. Well done!

Tactical Bodybuilding by SuperTibbles 2019-10-07T21:43:56Z

Fun chaos. I echo what others have said, cool idea attaching the body parts but it seemed kinda fiddly to do. The parts seem to attach at random points. Despite that it was still fun though!

The Carpenter by Valentin4311 2019-10-08T17:41:04Z

Usually I suck at runner games but I did OK at this one, so you balanced it just right! Loved the pixelart/voxely art assets. I really liked the idea of using the resources from the runner to build up the house, I think that idea could be expanded upon if you were to develop this further.

Small Town by XCVZXC 2019-10-07T19:20:40Z

Fun game. Maybe add spacebar as an alternative to clicking? My finger was pretty tired by the end. I died pretty quick first attempt and got the statue on the second. First time I thought the mines could only be built by the stones, and lumberjacks by the trees. At one point my firehouse burnt down, not sure if that's intended? Also one time I tried to exit out of the build menu by pressing escape and lost the game I had going. No problems other than that!

Palely by Fluffy_Kaeloky 2019-10-09T06:44:27Z

Amazing entry! Really lovely artstyle and sound track, novel mechanic and good execution all round. It also perfectly fit theme of starting from nothing and building up.

One bug I found when you destroy a tree or rock ontop of the hills the letters would spawn underground so you couldn't pick them up. However it didn't stop me completing the game, there were enough letters elsewhere. Also I wish you could turn off mouse acceleration and turn down mouse sensitivity. Just two minor issues, I loved the game otherwise.

Aloneland by Kubeec 2019-10-08T00:39:35Z

Nice pixel art and good use of theme. I had trouble working out what to do. I couldn't workout how to get past the big rocks. Maybe I was missing something? Congrats on first game jam. :)

Protoverse by Giome 2019-10-08T16:08:10Z

Wow everything about this was great. Epic music, great particle effects, and very good use of theme. Loved the progression as the scene evolves. Maybe a few more ways to interact with it would be cool. Good job!

Blank Slate by PixelMeal 2019-10-14T11:52:16Z

Amazing entry. Zero infomation fits the theme perfectly. Very good puzzle design and minimalist graphics looks great. Only suggestion would be to add some ambient background audio.

Let There Be Light by michaelaranda 2019-10-08T14:36:46Z

Very zen simulation game. Fits the theme perfectly, well done. Reminded me of Sim Earth!

TidePool by Rebecca Harrison 2019-10-08T03:10:07Z

Beautiful enviroment, really nice art assets, models, textures, lighting, audio, etc. I managed to get a few of the objects up the top but I got stuck on a few. Unfortuntely I had to stop because the camera movement was making me feel a bit motion sick. I think the combination of the keyboard and the cursor both affecting the camera made it feel like I could never quite look where I wanted to. Other than that I liked everything about it. Very impressive!

The Adventurous King by Bauke Regnerus 2019-10-08T15:39:35Z

Really fun idea, love the hand drawn art style and animations. Feels like a prototype with a lot of potential if you developed it further. Tutorial was well done as well.

Little one by Asue 2019-10-07T20:04:20Z

Fun snake game, Good job! I completed it first attempt. I think it was a bit too easy, never really felt in any danger of dying. Maybe more enemies needed?

One bug when getting hit by an enemy sometimes they get stuck on you and don't do any damage.

By the way thanks for beta testing my game on discord! I found your game by accident. :)

POLYMON by PIXAMENTORY 2019-10-09T08:55:50Z

Fun but I found it hard to control, and sometimes the jump button wasn't very responsive.

Contraband by AdamCYounis 2019-10-09T08:44:58Z

Nice pixleart and animations. I found there was a big difficulty spike at the first bunny+laser+hunger section. The jumping was quite tricky here and then dealing with hunger ontop it took me many attempts to get through it. Maybe another checkpoint needed at that part. Other than that I had no complaints, and enjoyed the game!

Flourish by Corrade 2019-10-07T18:43:42Z

Beautiful hand drawn artstyle, nice mood. Took me a few trys to get the hang of it at first. I never survived very long, but I kept replaying so that's a good sign. I died to losing health mainly. Lovely short tricky survival game.

Monolith by Kalucifer 2019-10-08T17:57:31Z

Same problem as above unfortunately, hangs on splash screen on Windows 10 64bit. As it is a Unity game you could try compiling a WebGL version.

Return The Stars by BanJaxe 2019-10-07T17:55:20Z

@kisann Oh damn. No idea why. What browser/platform did you play on?

Thanks everyone for playing and feedback.

Return The Stars by BanJaxe 2019-10-08T16:17:50Z

@philarmon Unfortunately there's an audio issue with the web version for some people, but I think it all works in the windows version. Sorry about that.

You can't defeat the enemies, you just have to outrun and outmaneuver them! Thanks for playing.

Return The Stars by BanJaxe 2019-10-09T18:37:11Z

@sztobar I did have more enemies planned but I ran out of time unfortunately. Thanks for playing it to the end anyway! :)

OM The Word by Kisann 2019-10-07T22:49:16Z

Interesting mechanic. I was very confused at first, but I got it after a few tries. Controls could be little tighter.