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| Year | LD | Theme | Game | Division | Rank | Ov | Fu | In | Th | Gr | Au | Hu | Mo | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 55 | Summoning | Motivation | jam | 152 | 4.02 | 3.89 | 4.30 | 4.32 | 4.21 | 3.60 | 3.31 | 3.89 |
Interesting game! Graphics are really nice, and I love the palette. I thought the "dashing through enemies" part was a bit jarring compared to the faster pace of the platforming segments, and that gravity being disabled was a bit weird, but otherwise a fun game.
This concept is really cool, a platformer where you can't even move! I really liked the feel of the movement, especially the hang-time after jumping. I think overall the difficulty was good, but unfortunately I couldn't _summon_ the strength to finish that last room (I just don't think you put enough saws in). Loved the artwork and animations -- I think the levels could have used a bit more decoration, the outside scenery was stunning though! Overall really great job :D
Fun game! I like the "weakness to their own colour" concept and I think with some adaptation and tweaking it could really shine -- I would also recommend adding boundaries to stop the player running off-screen and winning easily :sweat_smile:
Neat game! I really like the aesthetic, even if the graphics are on the simpler side -- I also would have liked a coyote jump, but otherwise the movement is super smooth, so nice job!
Really ~~grave~~ great concept, excellent execution. I ran into performance issues on the web version which upped the platforming difficulty :sweat_smile: but otherwise a superb entry! Edit: oh, and excellent work robotmeadows on the soundtrack, what an absolute banger
The name alone warrants a 5/5 for innovation, I adore the concept -- I liked that you could power up your onions to do quite a bit more damage, and that they could be destroyed so you needed to keep an eye on them! Sounds effects are also top tier, as someone who also likes to DIY SFX :D
10/10 voice acting, but really feels like it needs more Josh
10/10 action puzzle grandma shooter: immaculate vibes, knuckle-biting geriatric combat
Fun game! Unsure if this was intended but I found out if you kept pressing [Z|X|C] without clicking, you can stack spawns on top of each other (zero complaints, I enjoyed spawning 50 skeletons and watching them expand out immediately)
Interesting game for sure -- I think the concept alone is excellent and the artwork is adorable! Gameplay-wise I would have liked some more hints as to what combos are required for each creature, mainly because I wanted to see as many of them as possible, but I will admit that 9 combinations isn't that many to try so maybe I'm just lazy :sweat_smile: Either way, great job!
@edoardo-talamini extremely fair, I imagine the drawing alone takes ages, let alone animating them as well, so 9 is perfectly respectable!
Fun game! The controls took a bit of getting used to (especially grapple), and I think the control scheme could use some tweaking, but overall a fun platformer.
Reminds me of old-school flash games like Paladog -- animations are really cool, and I really like the castle and tree textures! All I ask for is more than 3 levels so I can send forth my level 50 dudes against a worthy opponent :')
Thanks everyone for the lovely comments, and I really appreciate the feedback! I'll be honest, after testing the game for so long I completely overlooked the fact that I didn't at all indicate that you could click on words, that's my bad. At least this comments section will provide something of a guide to anyone who gets stuck :sweat_smile:
@sn4pi thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed it :D Yeah for sure, I think branching paths and more involved puzzles could be really fun, and I like the idea of doing a better-developed, less vibes-based version of this story
@justcamh cheers again for playing it on your stream, it was awesome seeing your reactions and the live feedback was much appreciated! As you said, a meta-puzzle to finish things off would have really tied things together -- unfortunately I had already overextended myself with the summoning animations, so I didn't have time to come up with something more fulfilling :sweat_smile: maybe next time!