Brackeys Game Jam 2025.1

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Jester's LifeView game page

Choose your words wisely!

Submitted by Minusgolovushka — 12 hours, 26 minutes before the deadline

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Criteria	Rank	Score*	Raw Score
Visuals	#294	3.909	3.909
Theme	#638	3.182	3.182
Audio	#648	3.091	3.091
Overall	#710	3.126	3.126
Gameplay	#783	2.939	2.939
Innovation	#919	2.818	2.818
Enjoyment	#1011	2.818	2.818

Ranked from 33 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?
The game fits the theme "Nothing can go wrong" by giving the player the illusion of control—every joke and decision seems harmless at first, but can lead to unexpected and disastrous consequences. What starts as entertaining the court quickly spirals into chaos, power struggles, or exile, proving that everything absolutely CAN go wrong.

What code and assets did you not make from scratch during the jam (if any)?
All code was written from scratch during the jam. However, I used some assets from open sources, but every single one of them was modified, combined, or edited to fit the game’s style and mechanics.

How many people worked on the game?
1

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ponsotSubmitted1 year ago

Funny and original, I just wish there were actual consequences to the decitions.

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Nine Lives Too Many

ajsmith1506Submitted1 year ago

Interesting game, the art style is the best part of the game imo. My main feedback would be to improve the gameplay, even if it's just adding more indicators to the player of what consequences/rewards their actions are giving as often I felt like I was sort of choosing at random which made me lose interest. I appreciate your storytelling though, and the endings I did get were amusing.

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Kazey974Submitted1 year ago

No lights, no music ? Just JESTER !!!

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Peloponnesian Space Wars (Brackeys25.1ver)

DarkMovesSubmitted1 year ago

An interesting approach on the "Reigns" genre!

Love the artstyle of the game, unfortunately game balancing is super important in games like these, the choices barely impact the game which makes it seem like it's impossible to get to an ending unless you make dozens of correct choices.
There's also no numerical display of the different values / stats, which makes it hard to say how much impact our choices have.

Still, love games like Reigns, with a little bit of tweaking this game could be very fun, I hope you do end up balancing it out! DM me on Discord if you need help with it i'd be happy to contribute :)

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Meltdown Rewind

PeanutscratchSubmitted1 year ago

Really fun concept, and I enjoyed picking different results to see the different answers! I think it can take a little too long to get to an ending with the current valeus of how the choices impact your favor with any of the three groups, but it was a fun journey to go on!

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BluFangsSubmitted1 year ago

A solid game with cool choices and paths. Really nice art style, plus the sound design was also very satisfying, Great job!

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Felix LeongSubmitted1 year ago

I had fun trying out different paths, though I'm not sure when the game ends. Good writing though, nicely done!

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Carl The Carefree Prince

kenaitarSubmitted1 year ago

Great concept, but wish your choices have a greater impact - you need to pick many options in a row to get any ending.

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ManwiththeredhatSubmitted1 year ago

Concept! Art! Gameplay! Such a polished game!

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Three Little Pigs

Eit_wcSubmitted1 year ago(+1)

I love the minimal art style in your game — both the cards and the background scenes are so well-crafted! You executed it beautifully, creating a clean and cohesive aesthetic. Excellent work!

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MinusgolovushkaDeveloper1 year ago

Thank you for your feedback!

TubertzSubmitted1 year ago

My team came up with a similar game idea but chose not to make it. You executed this very well so Im glad we did something different :)

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MinusgolovushkaDeveloper1 year ago

You really made the right choice, because your game turned out to be very cool! You did a great job, well done!

SeaGoatGamesSubmitted1 year ago (1 edit)

Amazing art! Would love to hear some old medieval music! Like a lute or harpsichord. The background noise helps sell the mood.

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Toil & Trouble (Brackeys 25.1 Jam)

DangerousJackSubmitted1 year ago(+1)

Interesting idea. Wonder how many endings there are?

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MinusgolovushkaDeveloper1 year ago

Thanks! I'm glad you liked it. The game currently has 6 endings!

IressSubmitted1 year ago(+1)

Enjoyed the game! Also noticed a funny reference, overall it took a lot of choices to get towards an ending, but worth it! Nice job on the game :)

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MinusgolovushkaDeveloper1 year ago

It's always a joy to read that someone played out the ending! I'm glad you liked it. Thank you and good luck at the jam!

VoltekPlaySubmitted1 year ago(+1)

I really liked the visual style of the game and the good animation, it was a very enjoyable game, I had to make a lot of choices, it was interesting.

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Diapers, Please!

MinusgolovushkaDeveloper1 year ago(+1)

Thank you for your review, I'm glad you enjoyed it! For animation, I used DOTween at the first time in my life. It turned out that this is a very cool tool.

SplitPeaSubmitted1 year ago(+1)

Love these styles of games! I felt there could have been a bit more to break it up, as i had to make a lot of choices to reach an outcome -- but it worked great!

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Nothing Can Go Wrong

MinusgolovushkaDeveloper1 year ago(+1)

Balancing the game turned out to be the biggest challenge for me, but I'm glad that even so you liked it! Thank you so much for your feedback!

spshSubmitted1 year ago(+1)

I really LOVE how the theme was implemented, and the art style complements the game perfectly!

Overall, a GREAT game—would love to see you continue working on it in the future :))

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MinusgolovushkaDeveloper1 year ago(+1)

I will definitely continue developing after the jam! I will also be watching your game "Monarch", so don't give it up!

spshSubmitted1 year ago

Thank You!

siriliviSubmitted1 year ago(+1)

I really liked how deep you took the concept of Jester's Privilege and all the different endings! Also the Witcher reference hahaha

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Medieval Mayhem

MinusgolovushkaDeveloper1 year ago

Haha, I'm glad you found the Easter egg! Thank you for your feedback and for playing the game!

wewemasterSubmitted1 year ago(+1)

Good game, only one bug, if you spam click, weird things happen.

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MinusgolovushkaDeveloper1 year ago

Hahah, I was hoping that no one would check it out: DDD

Thank you for your feedback!

TiddlesworthSubmitted1 year ago(+1)

It was fun, felt a little easy for a while but was still really fun.

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Toil & Trouble (Brackeys 25.1 Jam)

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