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Dr. Maniacal's Monster Maker's itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| INNOVATION | #47 | 3.947 | 3.947 |
| MUSIC | #80 | 3.789 | 3.789 |
| SOUNDS | #95 | 3.579 | 3.579 |
| OVERALL | #132 | 3.763 | 3.763 |
| DESIGN | #202 | 3.447 | 3.447 |
| THEME | #227 | 3.447 | 3.447 |
| VISUALS | #239 | 3.711 | 3.711 |
Ranked from 38 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
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This is one is tough for me. I read your comments on the itch page and it looked like you were going with something different in that you can create this beast of a monster that is really powerful/fast but only where it has the least amount of upgrade. Then the game starts nice a wacky with this Frankenstein doctor letting me make my own monster (nice touch by the way) but then gameplay stars and I didn't really get the feeling that I was necessarily and I figured "if I'm going to get more sluggish in the later parts of the game, then this is going to gel difficulty really quickly" I also didn't understand if it was a "survive however long you can" or if there was a wave of enemy and at the end I could evolve my beast more. It was just taking too long just moving left and right clicking on the mouse waiting for something else to happen. However, I do appreciate the level of details in giving it a story, an animated npc, and the ability to customize your own beast. Nicely done on that part
That's fair! Thanks so much for the criticism, that's how improvements happen!
Combining different types of element to make ultimate monster is realy fun idea. Great gameplay, sounds and arts. Good work :)
Thanks!
Really great idea and execution with mixing parts to different ends, was fun to think what would come out from the machine each time around.
However in my first go I seemed to have made some bad choices... After the first round I selected something which seemingly gave me no attack. I recall it stated to "attack from the skies" but each time I attempted that I would get stuck on top of the enemy sprite, unable to move.
Also felt that it would be cool to have a slightly clearer tutorial and a more varied arena/enemy type, but of course those are the limitations imposed by a jam!
I'd be excited to see how this idea would come out if you had some more time to get into those details :)
Thanks so much for playing!
That ability is likely the most glitchy - if you try to use it while touching one of the platforms on the left or right then there are sometimes issues with getting stuck. Sorry that happened to ya! I was definitely hoping to get more into the enemy design, but in the end I was focusing a very large amount on the creation process and ran out of time for more than the basic one - but thanks so much for the feedback!
One of the best games ive played yet. Very good Menu and animations. If the player had more particles it would be perfect
That was some great design. Mixing and matching different monsters was a fun experience. Loved your idea!
Fun little game! Really enjoyed your hand-drawn art style and spooky SFX/music. It might've just been me, but I found it a bit tricky to know when I selected enough pieces to move forward. I eventually saw that it highlighted selected parts, but I didn't notice that at first. Once I finally caught on, I was impressed with all the combinations you put together in such a short time! Very cool. I died nearly instantly by the creation I made, haha! Overall, great work though!
Thanks for playing - the WebGL had issues with the lighting, so it wasn't as strong of a highlight as I had hoped! Glad you figured it out tho!
I really liked the selection parts...really fun game
Thanks so much for playing!
This game is really fun. I like the selection of monster parts.
This was really cool, I loved the selection part! Unique and has some potential to be a great game if you keep working on it after the jam =)
great game, unique art style, plz rate mine
I love the music! UI is great , however try reducing the text content! Its just a bit too much :d, Having a bit lesser text will engage the player more and yeah i do like the game! Great job!
thanks so much for playing!
Np, please do try my game as well !Thanks
I totally will!
This was really unique!
This was a really interesting take on the theme, and I can tell that a lot of work went into this, so kudos for that! I was definitely getting the feeling you were going for of my monster getting worse and worse the more I added to it. I do think some more feedback could be added to the combat system more. I was left clicking to attack and I think it was working because I did kill some knights in the first few levels, but I couldn't really see my character animating or hear any sounds like I was hitting, so on later levels when I guess my power was much worse and I wasn't able to kill any knights, I was more confused if I was just doing something wrong. Also, the first round I played the game loaded in like a second so I didn't have time to read the rules which also was confusing. I think giving the player more feedback to make sure they feel like a badass monster from the beginning would make the theme hit even more. But overall, fantastic job!
Oooh thanks so much for the feedback! That definitely makes sense! Thanks for playing!
I really appreciate all the work that it must have taken you to make all these skills and monster combinations. It is a very complete game and I like the way you used the jam theme. Good job!!
Man this game is so charming. I was smiling the whole time. The animations , the sound effects, music instruments not playing while loading all of it is great. Definetly stands out from other games.
And i love how you used the theme :D
Overall i was genuinely happy while playing it amazing work well done :D
That means a lot - I'm so glad you liked it!
I like the art and that you can combine the creatures :) very cool concept! I found the combat a bit difficult, but overall good job!
Thanks so much for playing!
I've never managed to make a proper character creator, so this is really cool!
Thank you so much!
love the concept, great game.
Thanks!
The concept is super cool and i love the spooky atmosphere and the characters, great job!
Thanks so much!
Overall super fun game! I like the idea of taking a monster and trying to merge it with others to create a super monster but instead having that completely back fire. The graphics are fun and the story is nice. I also really like that you included an opening cutscene!
Overall I really loved this game, good work!
Thanks for playing!