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48 + 8 Jam #4

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A jam submission

Zen ArenaView game page

A wave-based survival where you must defend the garden's turtle for as long as you can! (48+8 Game Jam)
Submitted by GordyGirardi (@GordyGirardi) — 4 hours, 22 minutes before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Creativity#133.1253.125
Entertainment#142.5002.500
Theme#152.7502.750
Bonus Points#152.3752.375
Overall#152.4792.479
Technical Achievement#152.3752.375
Polish#201.7501.750

Ranked from 8 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

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PixelReveur ⬋⬋⬋Submitted1 year ago (1 edit) (+1)

I love the idea of the Zen garden and the traces left behind. I loved defending that big turtle. I hope that after the gamejam you'll have time to polish up the gameplay a bit.

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FarmTown Arena
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CiachociechSubmitted1 year ago(+1)

The idea of defending a turtle is a quite fun, however attack from air was only one effective. However, good job for the creating game during 48 hours :D

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Stefan the Excrementalist / Ekskrementalista Stefan
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Itay RonSubmitted1 year ago(+1)

cool idea, I liked the graphics and sounds, there were no indications when I hit an enemy so half the time I didn't know if my attack actually dealt damage or if I should get closer to the enemy also the goal wasn't super clear but other than that I had fun! good job!

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Lab Mayhem
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GordyGirardiDeveloper1 year ago (1 edit) (+1)

Thanks Itay Ron. You're right - this is an unfortunate consequence of the 'gam jam crunch' :( 
A menu UI with instructions, as well as audio for a registered hit would be great additions. 

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Itay RonSubmitted1 year ago(+1)

Yes, 48 hours are not enough,  everything is extreme!

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BuzulukSubmitted1 year ago

I have no GPU and I have only 5-10 fps 

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Cook the Weapon!
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GordyGirardiDeveloper1 year ago

Sorry about that - as I improve in game development I will make sure to watch tutorials on graphics settings menus to at least give players some more control over FPS in my future games.

Were you able to record a time? Or was it unplayable for you without a graphics card?

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BuzulukSubmitted1 year ago(+1)

"Were you able to record a time? " sorry, what do you mean here?
yeah, I had few fps, but all game was absolutely workable. And I killed some enemies!

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GordyGirardiDeveloper1 year ago

There's a timer at the top that counts the amount of seconds you were able to defend the turtle. For example, my best run so far is 127 seconds. Glad you were able to at least play the game and make some lines in the sand.

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