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The Power of KnowledgeView game page

Welcome to a school where knowledge is power!

Submitted by Doodle Duck — 3 hours, 17 minutes before the deadline

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Criteria	Rank	Score*	Raw Score
Presentation	#115	4.130	4.130
Originality	#176	3.696	3.696
Theme	#263	3.348	3.348
Fun	#323	2.957	2.957

Ranked from 23 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

How does your game represent "Power"?
My game is based on the saying "knowledge is power". There are also several other mentions of power throughout the game.

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Sven von Brand L.Submitted25 days ago

Loved the twist on the theme. I love RPGs, but this just didn't have any depth, which is understandable, but the last two fights felt eternal, as animations were too slow and there was only one way of fighting, as far as I understood. Nice entry, loved the twist of the boss in the end, very RPGist. If only we could have started saving a small kitten.

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Bulbo's Belief System

JC HideakiSubmitted26 days ago(+1)

Awesome blend of RPG mechanics and trivia, definitely one of my favorite games this jam.

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Doodle DuckDeveloper25 days ago

Wow, first time someone's called my games one of their favorites. Thank you!

mouriloSubmitted28 days ago(+1)

Really loved it! Besides sucking at responding the questions most of the times, it's quite a cool idea and great presentation!

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Caesar: Thumbs of Fate

Doodle DuckDeveloper27 days ago(+1)

Thank you for the kind word! I'm glad you liked the game. 😄

Brian WoSubmitted28 days ago(+1)

Papayas also grow on a tree

Also the animation is so slow I’m sleepy

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クリクリ Wonderland

Doodle DuckDeveloper27 days ago(+1)

Oops, sorry about that. I wrote and checked all the questions myself but must have accidently missed this fact. I'll be sure to fix it for the next update along with the animation speed.

Thanks for playing and bringing this to my attention. 🙂

Brian WoSubmitted27 days ago

You did an amazing effort though, some questions are really difficult to google. I tried to speedrun using Google on my second attempt.

Elli-SchmelliSubmitted28 days ago(+1)

Really fun and original concept! The art looks great and suits the game really well. Good job :)

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Doodle DuckDeveloper27 days ago

Thanks! Glad you like it. 😁

NoNumbersGamesSubmitted28 days ago(+1)

Beautifully gamified trivia! Distinctive art style and animations really help it feel gamey. Could have a bit shorter transitions/animations between attacks, not sure if can skip.

Thank you for making it <3

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Atlanta 2173: Flowers vs Robot Spiders - BIGMODE2025

Doodle DuckDeveloper27 days ago

Yeah, most of the people that have played the game have mentioned the speed of animations or pacing. 😅

I plan on fixing it in an update shortly after the jam concludes. Skipping the transitions/animations is a good idea too, I'll probably put an option in for that.

Thanks for playing! I'm glad you like the art and animations as I don't think of myself as much of an artist.

Tower Illusion IISubmitted28 days ago(+1)

This was so fun! What a great take on a trivia game to blend it with RPG mechanics. The art is tight, the music fits the atmosphere well, and the story was cute. That last two-parter was certainly difficult when you didn't know all the answers, and it was a relief when you got the assistance there. I think I only encountered five trivia categories? And the only literature/arts question was about the Ninja Turtles, lol.
This is a great work given the timeframe. In an expanded version, I'd be interested in seeing a few more categories and the ability to walk your character around the levels between knowledge fights. I'd also be interested in seeing items you could find while exploring to aid you, perhaps? Maybe something like one item is a one time use and eliminates one choice. Maybe even a powerup-like item that gives your actions higher points healed/defended/attacked.
Nice work!

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Doodle DuckDeveloper27 days ago

Wow, I'm glad you liked the game so much! Thank you.

Sorry that you only got 5 categories (there are 9 total) and some questions repeated. I programmed a tool so that questions wouldn't loop, but in my rush to upload the game last minute I forgot to turn it on. 😑

Your ideas for an expanded version are good too. The original concept was that the game was going to be more like Slay the Spire where you could play different trivia question cards that would give different effects/attacks. Alas, I didn't have time to do that sadly. If I ever do a full version I would definitely make the gameplay more interesting and flesh everything out a lot more.

I do plan on updating the game shortly after the jam is over to fix some things (pacing, audio, looping questions, etc). You're welcome to check it out again when I've done that if you want.

Thanks again for your comment, it means a lot. 😄

Ded-ReflectionSubmitted29 days ago(+1)

funny concept! the question about concord made me smile :) the animations are really too long, I want to turn on x2, and the music is a bit loud. But otherwise, a funny play on jrpg, good graphics, funny questions, cool!

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Doodle DuckDeveloper28 days ago(+1)

Thank you for your kind words! :)

Yeah, it seems most people that play the game say that either the pacing is slow or the music is too loud. I'm going to do an update after the jam to hopefully make the game feel/play better.

123ishaTestSubmitted29 days ago(+1)

Fun concept, but it played a bit too slowly with the animations. Especially frustrating if you get a few questions wrong in a row. But it looks very complete, good job!

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The Road Not Taken

Doodle DuckDeveloper28 days ago

I'm going to update the game after the jam to fix the pacing issue along with a few other things.

Thank you for playing though, I hope you enjoyed it.

Sidereum GamesSubmitted29 days ago(+1)

Cool game! The music is great and I like the concept of it. The pace and balancing need some work however, as beating the principle's first phase took 15 minutes even using google due to how long all of the animations take. But great work on this!

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Doodle DuckDeveloper28 days ago

Wow! the first principle fight was not supposed to take 15 minutes. I'll work on fixing the pacing issue in a future update after the jam.

Thank you for bringing this to my attention, and I'm glad you like the game. :)

DuckFaceSubmitted30 days ago(+1)

Came for the ducks, stayed for the music.
The overall pace of the game could be a little more faster and exciting. But I enjoyed the presentation.

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Caesar: Thumbs of Fate

Doodle DuckDeveloper29 days ago

Thank you! I had another commenter also tell me that the pacing was a bit slow. Was it the speed of the dialog, cutscenes, gameplay, or was it something else that disrupted the pacing?

LordCramberrySubmitted30 days ago(+1)

I love the style and sound effects, though the music was a bit loud. I got multiple repeat questions pretty quickly, but overall I think it was great!

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Doodle DuckDeveloper30 days ago(+1)

I did actually create a filter of sorts to not repeat question, but in a rush to upload the game I forgot to turn it on 😑. I also didn't have a great deal of time to test the game, so there are a few bugs, spelling mistakes, and the audio isn't balanced like you mentioned. I'll update the game after the jam and fix all this.

Thank you for playing the game though, I hope you enjoyed it. 😊

Holographic CorporationSubmitted30 days ago(+1)

The chiptune music is a banger with this one. The gameplay pace felt a bit slow because of the animations but apart from that, the idea was well executed! Thanks for the game!

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Doodle DuckDeveloper30 days ago (1 edit)

I'm glad you liked the game. I'll be sure to work on my pacing in future projects.

Thanks for playing!

oflattSubmitted30 days ago(+1)

Cute trivia game! I love the story line. Unfortunately I'm terrible at trivia. Would be nice if it indicated the right answer!

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ORBLORGO COMMAND

Doodle DuckDeveloper30 days ago

I didn't show the right answer when answering wrong on purpose so that if the question ever looped around again (which is unlikely as there are 90 questions) that the player would still have to guess the correct answer.

I'm glad you liked the game. Thank you for playing it. :)

oflattSubmitted30 days ago

Oh I see- yeah more questions would help
Rate my game? (:

Daniel JinSubmitted31 days ago(+1)

This game is so well presented! Love the art style, the animations, and the music!

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Doodle DuckDeveloper31 days ago

Thank you! I'm glad you liked the game.