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| Year | LD | Theme | Game | Division | Rank | Ov | Fu | In | Th | Hu | Mo | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 55 | Summoning | The Smallest Warriors | jam | 597 | 3.55 | 3.60 | 3.01 | 3.43 | 3.40 | 3.16 |
Really enjoyed the game design, it pretty naturally nudged you into the goal the developers wanted, it does make me wonder if you can beat the game without resorting to certain forbidden methods. The game is super polished and the physics are very well implemented, it feels good to fling poop lmao Overall good job on the game ^^
Would be a good idea to highlight the fishing rod, I ended up running around trying to figure out what to do for around a minute lol
Map size could also be a tad smaller.
Interesting concept though and with a bit more polish it would end up being pretty neat.
Really solid and polished entry, great job ^^
I really enjoyed the spawn timer at the top, it helps the player make more informed decisions which is pretty nice.
I really enjoyed the drawing aspect, almost reminds me of trauma center with the pentagram.
I honestly would love to see this concept as a more featured game.
The art-style is really interesting and feels like it sets it apart, I really enjoyed the core gameplay loop albeit might need a bit more tuning, great job!
I really enjoy the voice acting here lol
Good job ^^
The movement feels super fluid and the movement is crisp, good job!
The itch.io page is empty, might wanna look into that if that wasn't intentional.
Good luck! I'll check it out once its out :p
Pretty interesting idea, one thing that would help with game flow is if the level ended a couple of seconds after defeating the last enemy. I enjoyed playing it, good job on the entry ^^
I cant help but notice a folder with a "DoNotShip" on it :sweat_smile:
Super solid entry, the boss design was really well put together, the soundtrack was good and the art-style was cute. I enjoyed my time with the game, good job!
Really interesting concept that has a ton of potential.
I think it'd be kinda nice if spawning in items was bound to a different key and having a little x on the top right of the buy menu to be able to leave.
Otherwise really solid and I enjoyed my time with it.
Really interesting mechanic that would make for a really interesting featured game, great job ^^
The UI design and art is incredibly nice, and the core loop is fun.
The readability for the text was a slight struggle for me, and the difficulty and money ramps up a bit faster than I'd personally like.
Great job overall, I can tell that there's a ton of polish behind this and I think that's pretty commendable.
I think it would've been nice to have the box a little closer to spawn but otherwise a really fun and interesting game, good work ^^
I really enjoyed the art style and the writing was pretty solid too.
The data folder is misnamed, and atm I get locked into the place after the first encounter.
Pretty solid framework that I feel could easily added onto for a pretty fun game, good job ^^
Summoning during the game would be fun I agree, more special abilities would be good, just a bit of a nightmare to balance lol, thank you for the suggestions ^^
I was gonna make it more difficult but was slightly worried about soft locking potential gamejam reviewers lol Maybe a difficulty option would've been a good idea
@leozero I'm glad you enjoyed it!
@olavdeng2 Thank you for the feedback! I was gonna initially implement having your summons be killed, but realized I didn't quite have it in my time budget. The one time summon idea is interesting though and sounds like it would add a fun layer of interactivity.
@osheanoush I'm glad you like it!
@tollona :crab::crab::crab: I'm happy to hear you enjoyed it! :crab::crab::crab:
@minjutin hilariously enough I do love crabs and even saved crabs from being eaten as a kid, I just needed a random enemy to fight and was gonna include different bosses but ended up having to make it entirely just crabs to save time.
Enjoyed my time with the game, for some reason the witches didn't spawn when I picked them which is a bit of a shame. Good job!
I think it would be nice if you had more objects to run into and they were less spaced apart, otherwise a pretty neat concept.
Fun concept! I think it would be interesting if you were able to cancel the possession state, it would allow more fluidity in positioning since you don't know where the enemy spawns.
@ofek No worries! I played it again and it's a pretty fun skeleton (pun intended) to build on top of, I think adding a area around the player in order to prevent being spawn killed would be a nice QoL.
Some adjustments to the way that the summon material -- such as making it work on a timer would prevent accidentally being completely helpless at the start, either that or increase the initial enemy wave would help with game feel a lot.
The movement feels solid and I really like the idea so far, great job!