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A jam submission

You are a RatView game page

A game for Bored Pixel Jam
Submitted by ural89 — 13 hours, 24 minutes before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Concept#104.2734.273
Gameplay#183.4553.455
Immersion#293.3183.318
Overall#343.5183.518
Presentation#503.3643.364
Relevance to the Theme#733.1823.182

Ranked from 22 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

Credits
I (ural89) made everything except water shader.

External Credits
Water shader - https://github.com/valryon/water2d-unity/

How did you/your team interpret the theme?
You are no a hero because you are a small rat. But what you see a giant ship moving and fighting. So the ship must be a hero!

How was your/your team's experience in this jam?
It was fun 8 bit like challenge.

Content Warnings
N/A

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Comments

Submitted(+1)

Really liked your gameplay!

Submitted(+1)

Very good idea for gameplay, which is a lot of fun!

Submitted

The game was very cool and the art very well made.. I loved the concept. 

The only negative part in my opinion was that it's a bit too difficult.. for example if you hit a border you risk to get damaged more than ont time, or when the enemy starts to shoot you they shoot really fast.

Developer

I know now, learning curve is very steep. That's really I will consider next time. You know, you play your own game and sometimes you can't understand how hard it is 😅. Thank you anyway, for playing. 

Submitted(+1)

That's so true... if it's your game you already know what you can afford to do or not, or when to do something...

We had some of our friends that had to play it and tell us if they find some bugs or if they find it too difficult, so that we could cover that aspect

Submitted(+1)

I like the idea and the art is cute :) Getting damage is a little bit to punishing in my opinion, maybe it would be better to be invincible for some time so that you can fix your mistakes. But I like how you've introduced the new mechanics that was very well done! I totally see the multiplayer potential here too, I think that would be a lot of fun. Thanks for sharing your game :)

Developer(+1)

Next time I will make things easier :) 

Submitted(+1)

Interesting mechanic, but there are some issues, for example, when rat comes from other side of paddles, boat can start boost continiously. Losing health is also too easy, which make mistake cost too high

Developer

I never realized that bug. Thank you for your feedback! 

Submitted(+1)

I love the concept here. It's like a singleplayer version of those co-op "work together to control [insert thing here] games. The pixel art and water effects are also gorgeous.

Unfortunately the  passages were always a little too tight. I always ended up running into them and being unable to get out since the turning circle was so wide and every touch cleaved tons of health from the ship. I'd definitely suggest some sort of knockback whenever you take damage.

The game also felt a little slow since there was just one rat manning  the ship. I guess that's why that genre of game is always multiplayer.

Still, the game was still very fun, just needs a bit of polish and it'd be even better.

Developer(+1)

Thanks for your feedback :)

Submitted(+1)

Interesting game mechanics and fun game.

good job.

Submitted(+1)

Its fun! A rat managing whole ship - thats cool! A bit challenging for me (those damn walls), but I guess thats the point. Coop version of the game would be nice.

Submitted(+1)

This is honestly such a fun game, I think the concept is done so nicely and the game is so straightforward that you can start playing immediately which is great. And that ship behind you with the bombs on it is actually terrifying!

I know that I'm going to be coming back to this game later for sure!

Developer(+1)

I'm glad you like it :))

Submitted(+1)

I can see a polished version of this being a multiplayer game with several rats doing different jobs on the ship. One rat by himself makes for a slow journey. It's a really unique and creative set up to get one rat to steer the whole ship! I like it!

Developer

Local coop maybe :)

Submitted(+1)

I dig it! I really felt like I was a cool rat with scurvy.

The controls are tough - but that's okay! That's the idea and concept of the game!

I think a gentler tutorial section would have been good - wider passages to sail through.

One thing I think would really help: the heart system works very well for fighting the other ships, but it doesn't work great for colliding with the barriers! If you turn too deep and run into the wall, you're almost guaranteed to die because your hearts tick down so quickly. A solution I think might work - maybe when you hit the wall the ship bounces back towards the center? That way you have more room to correct your steer.


Cool concept, and well executed! Well done!

Developer(+1)

Thanks for your feedback. I think reverse mechanic would do better. But I couldn't implement it (not because I can't, I couldn't find a reasonable way to do it). I apriciate your time

Submitted(+1)

Really like it man ! The way the rat controls the ship is really immersive, it's a really neat system, with that said, it felt a little unfair at times, but overall a very nice game.

Developer

Thanks mate :)

Submitted(+1)

The game is really challanging, but I love the concept. I often had difficulty to get to the front though as The rat bumped into the paddles way too early. But nice game well done.

Developer

Oh, never felt that. Thank you

Submitted

Challenging, but it felt like it was part of the fun. Once I slowed down and was more precise with my movements I was doing a lot better. I liked the art, the enemy ships gave me Rayman vibes for some reason aha

I agree with some of the comments though. Make the path a bit wider and add a reverse and it'll take the game to another level. Or even remove the path entirely and have it about finding ships in an area or something. I do like the ship controls, but I think it works better with way more open space.

Great job! enjoyed it!

Developer

I tried to make it open but it makes game very boring and navigation is harder. I could make path wider anyway. I didn't have time to make a play test. Thanks for your feedback :)

Submitted(+1)

Ahh i see, thats a shame, it seemed like a good idea. I understand about the play testing, iI found myself in  a similar situation. No worries though. I look forward to seeing what you make in the future!

Submitted(+2)

A nice little game! The mechanics remind me of Sea of Thieves a bit. I'd love a multiplayer version "Rat Pirates!"

The assets are really nice. 

The controls are a bit challenging, I would get stuck against an edge and die really fast. Having it bounce you back on course or give you a chance to get away from the walls would be nice.

Overall, really nice job!

Developer

Thanks for your feedback :)

Submitted(+1)

A lot of fun, the controls are really smooth, but i wish you could move backwards i kept getting my ship jammed on the sides xP

Developer(+1)

Ahahha, I forgot to add reverse mechanic sorry xD

Submitted(+1)

This is a very novel idea! the ship is fun to control and the game looks great. nice job.

Developer

Thank you :) I am happy that you enjoyed. 

Submitted(+2)

It's a great idea! And a great game! The art is also good and the sfx, too! Maybe add music? Also... the game is VERY hard. I don't manage to get far away. Make the "road" wider or make steering the ship easier. Anyways, a very good game!

Developer(+1)

Thank you for your feedback. That's definitely I will consider.