Great narrative throughout, and loved the overall aesthetic. The only thing I wish for is that there was a little more to the gameplay, but that's just me being nitpicky. Good job :)
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KeyKey's itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| INNOVATION | #3 | 4.350 | 4.350 |
| SOUNDS | #13 | 4.000 | 4.000 |
| OVERALL | #33 | 4.150 | 4.150 |
| DESIGN | #38 | 4.033 | 4.033 |
| VISUALS | #40 | 4.317 | 4.317 |
| THEME | #42 | 4.000 | 4.000 |
| MUSIC | #170 | 3.483 | 3.483 |
Ranked from 60 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Comments
Really great game; the minimalist aesthetic is a delight and the humorous meta writing iss a real joy to read.
It's a really polished piece, and honestly there's not much constructive criticism to give as I feel you pretty much achieved exactly what you were going for!
That said, I wasn't hugely aware of what my score was being determined by... like I was releasing the keys to gain core but i was also destroying them? At first I thought I wasn't meant to destroy them haha.
But really, the polish is so so strong, and I love the overall concept, definitely one of my favourites from the jam!
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SacrificesAt the beginning it was obvious for me knowing what you have to do in the game, but definitely I was wrong hahahahaha, sorry about that. Indeed I am making a new version with an interactive tutorial and some more key comments. Anyway I am glad to read that you liked it despite of that problem. I really appreciate that in my first jam so many people think that my game is one of their favourites. You make me very happy :D
The writing was great! I stuck around to see what most of the keys said, and I thought you did a great job. The minimalist art style worked really well here. I loved the sound change between regular dialogue and yelling dialogue (screen shake included)!
Overall, great submission!
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Box Guyone thing i didn't like is thet the game isnt full screen and feating the screen
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Bullet JumpGreat looking game. Visuals are awsome. I would have wished for and Tutorial and an audio slider. Sound is great too.
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HalcyonMoonA great game, with lots of polish. I would have wished for some kind of tutorial, though, as it wasn't completely obvious how the game was played. Other than that very fun, gorgeous visuals and amazing sounds!
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The Power GridAmazing game, its simple yet very addictive and the dialogue is funny.
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I frogot my backpackThis game is so fun, I got 58 as my high score, it feels more interactive when the game is talking to you and you see the key you pressed actually in the game.
Great job!
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Maze of the Neglected TriangleIf 58 is your highscore I think that you didn't use the wave bomb (holding key until letter bar is full and then release). Also if the key is pressed avoids being hurt by letters. This is something that a lot of people missed and that I should have explained in the game.
I recommend you to try it because it REALLY improves the gameplay, if you have some troubles there is more information about it and a video showing that in the game page. Sorry about that. Anyway I am glad you have a good time.
Really cool game, the sounds and art and also the dialogs are super neat. The theme is also quite funny.
The only thing, that I missed was an ending. It always asked me for a different key to play with. Maybe there was an ending, but it wasn't obvious for me (which I would want it to be obvious if that is the case).
Super nice and clean game all in all, one of my favorites :)
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Alice and MorganI am glad you like it dude :D . There isn't any ending indeed. I hadn't thought of that, but it is an interesting feature. I created KeyKey as an arcade endless game where you could simply have fun with the gameplay, but I can add something to indicate a progress. Thank you for your feedback, this kind of comments are really helpful.
The window is a bit bigger of my screen size. (Seems like you forgot to put the game fullscreen maybe??)
The game it's so fun and charming!! I love it!! But it's a little hard to know what you have to do at first, a tutorial would had been nice... (I shouldn't be talking about that... i REALLY shouldn't be talking about that... :/) Good Job, Great Game!!
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Herbal Tea ShopYeah I set it to windowed 1080p for avoiding some resolution problems at the last minute, sorry. I think you can press Alt+Enter to set to full screen. And the tutorial... IT IS COMPLETELY TRUE, everybody seems to have troubles with that, but not everybody told it to me, so I really thanks you a lot for telling it to me, it is VERY helpful.
There is even a useful wave bomb skill from minute one, and nobody knows that it exists hahahaha. I put a little explanation in the game page about it, but it's something that just few people have read.
Anyway, I am glad that despite this you had a good time :)
Yeah, the game was very fun, i have a good time with it!! The Alt+Enter to enter fullscreen i didn't know that, i'll try it now...
Oh, and i've seen thet many people had some trouble using/discovering the vawe bomb, but i personally hadn't any sorta of problem whatsoever using it: I didn't felt the need to look up how to use it, it felt pretty natural and intuitive for me to use... ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
(probably because many ppl play the game play this game as a button masher... I've read some ppl do that... :/)
OMG! YOU MADE ME SOOOOOOOO HAPPY WITH THAT COMMENT DUDE. Somebody used the wave bomb, I'm almost in tears. I've seen 5 people so far who haven't even noticed. Another person didn't even know that pressing the keys was a dodge, and I felt a bit sad because of it. Thank you so much you have made my day :D
Thank you mate for playing my game in a video, this kind of feedback helps me A LOT!! I have realised it is not clear what needs to be done when you starts a game and I am making a new version with a tutorial to explain it. You can hold the key to avoid the letters, and if you keep pressing you have a wave bomb to delete some letters. Also, I watched the invisible characters glitch hahaha. Anyway, I am glad you have a good time with the escape key comments.
Really funny with fantastic presentation. You managed to make button mashing engaging. Great job.
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Ghost Frame 1DHey bud, thanks for rating The Night Keeper. I really want to try your game it looks really original, could you upload a webgl version somewhere so i can try it!!!
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The Night KeeperI have a MacOS version here https://drive.google.com/file/d/18Ty1MRFpp4Dama_Fbk8HZiPBcoUncwKN/view?usp=shari...
Before you play I recommend you to read the KeyKey Itch.io page so you can learn how to use wave bomb (there is no in game tutorial sorry)
This game is absolutely hilarious, I did not expect anything like it! Really well done with unique gameplay, perfect humour and simple yet effective visuals! I loved it!
BTW, in what world are arrow keys not normal keys you press? It's bs, I'll tell ya.
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Silence is a VirtueYeah it is true. Everybody is trying the arrow keys hahahaha. At the beggining I wanted to create a comment for EVERY key on the keyboard. But you know, the deadline came so fast. I am also spanish, so I have to translate it with a friend. Anyway I glad to hear that you enjoyed it. After the voting I will release a version with more comments and an in game tutorial about throwing the wave bombs, something that a lot of people is missing.
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