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A jam submission

From BALD To WORSEView game page

Don't want to be bald? Drink this potion! Nothing can go wrong!
Submitted by ThatVidartGuy — 1 day, 5 hours before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Theme#324.1164.116
Enjoyment#1413.8603.860
Innovation#2213.6513.651
Gameplay#2273.5813.581
Overall#2843.5393.539
Audio#7083.0473.047
Visuals#9932.9772.977

Ranked from 43 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

How does the game fit the theme?
Everything the player does goes wrong. Don't want to be bald? KAPAW! You're now a pigeon.

What code and assets did you not make from scratch during the jam (if any)?
None, all the assets were done by me in the time of the jam

How many people worked on the game?
1

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Submitted

Quick way to incorporate a variety of different mechanics in a short time, and a decently paced story.

Submitted

I dont know how i ended up getting so sucked into this game. But it was great! All the different mechanics and everything were wonderful! Nice little short game!

Submitted

Amazing. Cute art and love the story. I bugged out when it transformed to fly (I went inside the walls). But overall, well done

Submitted

If I was this guy I would have just kept the pigeon form, after all I retained my mind and there’s not much better to be than a birb with luscious locks.

Anyway onto the review

The idea is genius and nailed 5 stars on innovation and theme.

The graphics weren’t great and I would go about improving that by leaning into more of a stylized look.

The audio was decent, nothing special. Coo sound replacing the voice was funny.

The fish physics was slightly infuriating, particularly the first big jump.

Overall I liked it.

Submitted

This game is so much fun! It made me laugh and rage at the same time. 😂🔥

Submitted

Very innovative and unique game! Great job!

Submitted

This game is amazing! Seriously one of the most innovative ones I've seen in the jam and it doesn't have to be complex to get its point across (the best kind of innovative jam games). Easy to process, fun gameplay between all the different forms, good short and sweet pacing, and a funny little story. Good job!

Submitted

fun use of the theme, fun play forming and I cant say I have ever done a fish platformer before hahhaha

Submitted

Many have been stricken by the curse of baldness. This game is a masterful commentary on the existential nightmare that baldness truly is. It's a funny game and I really enjoyed switching between gameplay styles when changing characters. Great job!

Developer

Thanks for your feedback!  Im glad you enjoyed the gam

Submitted

Wow, this was fun! What a unique concept! Good job!

Developer(+1)

Thanks!! Glad you enjoyed it!

Submitted

Fun little game, really enjoyed it!

Developer

Im glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for playing

Submitted (1 edit)

This was actually really intruiging!

I liked that each animal has different abilities and controls - and I liked that they progressively got more challenging. The difficulty curve was pretty good - there was a spike in difficulty for the fish which I think could've been made a little less annoying by allowing us to control the direction to jump, but just when I was about to get bored, the next animal loaded - so the game keeps things fresh at just the right moment without dragging on - a short but tightly designed experience that is of just the right length.

The ending pushed this game up a notch though, I must say that was completely unexpected and very funny. The dialogues that appeared on the screen also sets up the comedic tone and breaks any potential monotonous gameplay by showing you the character's thoughts.

Some improvements I can think of is perhaps the visual elements weren't clear what they were. The pink bars on the first level were supposed to be wallpaper because you're in a house, but I thought it was some part of level design like pink zone = slower speed or something. You eventually learn to ignore it though. Certain household props like the cabinet in the kitchen looked more like they were part of the level too, but they're not. But the table just below it is actually part of the level (collidable). I think there is a lack of distinction between foreground and background. I think having parallax background may help, but I'm not sure. What may also help is reducing colour contrast or using similar colours for the background. That bright pink background makes it stand out a lot more than I think it should.

I appreciated subtle touches like not having me repeat going back through the obstacles after becoming a fly. The fly vibrating, every animal having that distinct yellow hair. Controls were also very intuitive overall. The intro cutscene was also nicely animated and sets the context up perfectly. Also "bag with a substance I prefer not to mention" HAHA. 

Overall, this game put a smile on my face, and that's awesome :)

Developer(+1)

Thanks so much for the feedback! I'm really glad you enjoyed the game. The cabinet in the kitchen was supposed to be part of the map, but I was planning to implement a points system to unlock secrets. That's why there are some spots that lead to nothing, there was going to be something on the "hole" of the cabinet and thats why the collider is disabled. However, I didn't have enough time to finish it, and I forgot to turn on the collider.

Submitted

understandable, it's a super minor point and cool that you were even thinking of points and secrets.

Submitted

That was so fun! Loved transforming into different things and experiencing new gameplay each time. Poor guy, but atleast he has hair XD

Developer(+1)

Im glad you enjoyed it!

Submitted

Really funny game, i got stuck with the fish in a platformer but seems a good game, bravo

Developer

Glad you enjoyed playing the game, so sorry tho for the fish bug

Submitted

This has simultaneously managed to be both the funniest and the smartest game I’ve yet played in this jam.

Had me non-stop laughing my ass off while being simultaneously impressed with the variety in platforming gameplay in a contiguous world.

Absolutely hysterical and brilliant.

Looking forward to whatever you make next, whenever that is!!!

Developer(+1)

Thanks for the feedback! Im very happy you enjoyed my game

Submitted

Played and rated! As a bald man, i feel attacked, very funny game :)

Developer

Thx!!

Submitted

This is an amazing game! I never saw that ending coming. Absolutely fantastic.

Developer(+1)

Glad you enjoyed the game

Submitted

I managed to reach the end. Overall it's a very unique game. I like that you can transform into different animals. However, I encountered a bug, I can go through walls when I transform into a fly.

Developer

So sorry for the fly glitch, its something that i knew there was there but i couldn't fix it in time, but glad you enjoyed the game

Submitted

HAHAHAHA i love this game so much! Besides the rat bug, i truly enjoyed the game. Very unique. Well done!

Developer

Glad you enjoyed!

Submitted

The game is fun and challenging. The artwork is cute.

Developer

Thanks!

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