Cinsynate

Egress by SirDuck 2021-04-30T21:29:57Z ♥ 3

I love your take on the theme! Incredibly refreshing. It was a fun game- The allusions to different types of programs being better versus others didn't really seem to matter much in my playthrough though- I managed to win without switching my queue up from one file to another. That said, it was a really interesting take on the theme and well executed- I just wish there was a little bit more strategy to actually being successful!

I think the graphics and audio both do their jobs here- Neither of them steals the show, but they do help draw you into the fantasy of a hacker fairly well. I also thought the writing was pretty good and liked many of the jokes.

Wrangler's Knot - Deep Dive Sea Fishing by welby 2021-04-30T21:11:32Z ♥ 0

It's a deceptively fun game for what it is! I think it has a lot of potential. The fish sprites were charming, but I do think it could benefit from some more work after the jam! I was able to swim into the air- and chase some fish ahead of me into it, which was interesting but probably not intended. I also found it was often more functional to lasso a bunch of fish and drag them up to the boat by swimming above it rather than using the built in wranglers knot function, but that would obviously change if you were restricted to the ocean.

Depths of Mind by Syliris 2021-04-30T16:27:43Z ♥ 3

Oh man, this definitely managed to capture the depression feeling... Nice job on this one, guys. I had an unfortunate experience that I'm not sure can be blamed on you, it might be due to my own resolution settings, but I haven't had the problem elsewhere. When I played, the edges of the screen were cut off, which notably prevented me from reading the third line of any dialogue. The fact that I enjoyed the very story driven game despite that I think is a testament to the way you managed to capture the mood everywhere else, so congrats!

Of Void by Finn_Tr 2021-04-30T16:10:30Z ♥ 1

Oh, that was a lot of fun! The atmosphere was wonderful, the music very relaxing, and it was very well polished! I think the gameplay was definitely interesting, and I found myself wishing there was more content, so I think that's a good sign you have a nice puzzle game here.

A couple things I noted that in some cases couldn't even be considered bugs: I found that whenever I landed next to a box from the air or climbed up into it from a ladder, I couldn't grab it, and needed to move and walk back into it. It's a very nitpicky point, but your game is so well polished that the smaller sticking points are more noticeable!

I also found myself wishing that I could use the w key to jump a lot, but that's just my personal preference for platformers, and I can see why it wouldn't have been included within the confines of a game jam.

Finally- I noticed when using the spacebar to try and progress the ending screen in any way that the jumping sound effect was still hooked up to it, which mostly lead to a funny moment in which you could make your character grunt while reading the ending message.

Overall, it was very enjoyable! One of the better games I've tried this jam for sure.

Deepspace by Willops 2021-04-27T21:29:18Z ♥ 1

The inventory system was definitely the most fun part of the game! I liked the trade off offered by different weapons in terms of damage vs cooldown, and it was fun to try different loadouts. One of the things I found myself wishing for was honestly just more content, which isn't something a jam game can ever be faulted for. Playing the web version, I found even fullscreening it certian UI elements were difficult to see, but it was completely playable. Overall I enjoyed playing it a lot!

Aphotic Aquatic by qqcs 2020-04-21T02:58:53Z ♥ 2

Cute game! You did a good job and I love the pixel art, they're some good feesh

delivery_birb Has Logged On by ferricsbo 2020-04-21T01:04:53Z ♥ 1

You've done a wonderful job on this and I'm very proud!!! I love cool_rat_games and can't wait to see their character arc explored in the inevitable hit sequel