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A jam submission

Death can't go wrongView game page

Bullet hell where each death brings you closer to the finish

Submitted by ArtemiiF, dimart, ksonyanya, vako_kako — 6 hours, 28 minutes before the deadline

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Criteria	Rank	Score*	Raw Score
Innovation	#30	4.103	4.103
Gameplay	#136	3.724	3.724
Overall	#136	3.713	3.713
Enjoyment	#163	3.828	3.828
Audio	#292	3.483	3.483
Theme	#317	3.552	3.552
Visuals	#533	3.586	3.586

Ranked from 29 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?
Nothing can go wrong - even if you die! Once the player dies, they get a helpful bonus.

What code and assets did you not make from scratch during the jam (if any)?
Music and sound effects

How many people worked on the game?
4

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{mentalmonk3y}Submitted302 days ago

Fun game. The music was intense, I felt like I was back in my Ibiza days. Some levels could be cheesed, for instance I just held WD until I got to my goal, I wasn't to worried about deaths at that point. I know, not very gamerly of me lol. A great game though and a very clever use of colliders and triggers. I like it. GG.

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Squidman4Submitted303 days ago(+1)

Super cool game! I ended with 43 deaths. Each game object was easy to tell apart and I really liked the death-box-thing mechanic! All of the levels had really fun solutions, and the game is really well explained! Amazing job!

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ArtemiiFDeveloper302 days ago

43 deaths? Damn, you are really good in bullet hells :D

Squidman4Submitted301 days ago(+1)

Well if the Terreria Calamity mod has taught me anything…

calum303Submitted303 days ago(+2)

You and the team did a really good job!

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Guided Peckcision

dimartDeveloper303 days ago

thank you! ☺️

NeffeshSubmitted303 days ago(+2)

Funny game with good use of the mechanics, great music and sounds and fun to play! I think would be more enjoyable and strategicaly in every death to change the box you spawn, so you know what to expect, but random is nice too. Well done guys!

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The Ghosty Guardian

dimartDeveloper303 days ago

that’s an interesting suggestion, maybe we can try it on some levels! thank you!

IgnCloudiSubmitted304 days ago(+3)

Not gonna lie, as soon as I saw the screenshots and realised that this was a bullet hell, I wasnt expecting much. Ive always been bad at them and dont like them either

But gave it a try anyways and OMFG THIS WAS THE BUBLLET HELL I WAS LOOKING FOR

I died 91 times to finish the game (so atleast better than 1 developer xD)

The game wouldnt have been easy at all to understand without the tutorial, you guys made a wonderful tutorial which explained 1 thing at a time very well

The most important thing: Im still craving for more levels. The game was actually fun and I seriously would love to play more levels

Death wasnt a punishment which restarted the whole level but it was rewarding xD

Ngl I like that you can have as many boxes as u want and they are not limited.
Yes if u just blindly walk, u can win. But that will just take more time and you, by instinct want to complete it as quickly as possible so atleast after dying a few times and reaching close to the end, you just strategize more instead of blindly dying

On the note of the audio and visuals, I liked both!

The sound effects and visuals were very well implemented and designed respectively

You guys did an amazing job. Hats off to you, Hit me up if u add more levels in the future!

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A Dive From A High Anxietude

ksonyanyaDeveloper304 days ago(+1)

Thanks a lot for your kind review! It is what every developer needs to have the motivation to continue working on the project!

Great job for beating one of us; it is a huge achievement given how much time we spent playing it back and forth. :D

We have already made some new levels, but we will keep them for the post-jam version of the game. :)

IgnCloudiSubmitted303 days ago(+2)

you truly deserve the words!

Gave u a follow, will definitely try them out after the jam! :D

ksonyanyaDeveloper204 days ago

Hello hello!

We have just released the new version on Steam, titled "Die. Respawn. Repeat" (note that we are unsure if links to other websites can be added here).

It is free, has slightly more new levels (+8), and a DLC with extra 10 levels.

Feel free to check!

PixelsSubmitted304 days ago(+3)

Nice game, I think there should be a limit to how much boxes can spawn since I can just move and eventually I'll reach the end, managed 130 deaths (I loved the dog level lol).

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Just Another Platformer

ksonyanyaDeveloper304 days ago

Thanks a lot! We think that the main point would be that nothing can go wrong - no matter how many times you die. :)

And if you just move and reach the end - well, you have worse score in the end :D

PenggySubmitted306 days ago(+1)

I like how the game becomes easier to clear the more you play it!

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Slide City ~ The Tram That Never Derails

ksonyanyaDeveloper304 days ago

Thanks! Because nothing can go wrong - even if you die ;)

tdgpersonSubmitted306 days ago(+1)

I really like this game, it's fun to plan strategically where to die next. In some of the later levels I just blindly ran into the bullets over and over again until I made it.

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The Trail of the Wanderer

ksonyanyaDeveloper304 days ago

Thanks for the review! Yes, you can - but then you final score would be worse ;)

kelskyeSubmitted307 days ago (1 edit) (+1)

This is a very cool twist on the bullet hell mechanic, incorporating the jam's theme into the mechanic. I really liked the simple visual presentation and clean sound effects. No problems with running it in Chrome btw.

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Nothing Can Go Wrong

ksonyanyaDeveloper304 days ago

Thanks a lot! And thank you for mentioning the Chrome issue - I had it and spent A LOT OF TIME trying to debug what was wrong. Finding out the issue was not the game but chrome was a bit cathartic

HassaanSubmitted309 days ago(+1)

I enjoyed every moment of it. Btw it's the most effective strategy. Just go all hell let loose, haha. The more you die, the more you are defended.

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Valley of the Dragon

Shadow KitsuneSubmitted310 days ago

Ok, I like the idea, but it felt hella unreliable and weird on browser.

I was fully in the yellow box and died a few times.
Once I died in the blue one

My middle circle did not hit and I died cause I was too close and other times I didn't.
So although I am quite ok with bullet hells, this one on web felt really weird for me.
Collisions with the greens felt off sometimes too.

Hit me up if this is just a browser error, if so Imma check out later the exe file (cause I think I saw one?)
Still, cool music, cool graphics, idea is cool and I liked the trippy effect of everything just bending weirdly.

So ye, good job overall!

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ksonyanyaDeveloper309 days ago(+1)

Thanks for the thorough review!

There are several points:
1. You are dying not only if the center thing hit but also if the circle shell hit. You are invincible when your shell becomes green (instead of cyan).

2. The yellow frame doesn't save you from bullets—it just provides cover. Bullets disappear when hit, but if you are in it and some part is outside, you will die.

3. Do you use Chrome? Sometimes, your browser's acceleration may be off; it is worth it (not only for our game) to turn it on! If you decide to turn it on, you can find the instructions in the game page description.

Shadow KitsuneSubmitted309 days ago(+1)

1. Faaair, kinda annoying considering other bullet hells xd, but aaalright :3

2. yeee, but 1 explains then

3. I guess I will have to check it out

Solanum TeamSubmitted310 days ago

Really cool concept! Even with the bonuses it's still a nice challenge! I really liked this twist on the bullet hell genre. Keep up the good work!

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ArtemiiFDeveloper310 days ago(+1)

Thanks a lot!

ManwiththeredhatSubmitted310 days ago(+1)

Intense, but with some really nice add one by changing the safe zones. First Time I see this kind of mechanic. Visuals felt a bit too bright or saturated, but other than that this was a good challenge. Well done! Also thanks again for the stream.

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Three Little Pigs

ArtemiiFDeveloper310 days ago

Thanks a lot!

BananaHammer33Submitted310 days ago(+1)

That was incredibly fun! I love the unique take on the bullet hell genre where you can actually make it easier for yourself if you die but then it takes you longer and increases your total deaths. The level design is also very well done as you can still complete them without dying which adds a layer of challenge!

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Duct Tape & Despair

ArtemiiFDeveloper310 days ago

Thanks a lot! Even though it was done specifically to make it possible to beat without death, even my personal best was 19 deaths 😅

MadebyCyberSubmitted310 days ago(+1)

Hi, I really like the puzzle in your game, hope you can keep it up, it would be addictive after release! The control in browser is not really smooth some time!

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ArtemiiFDeveloper310 days ago(+1)

Thanks!

Do you use chrome? Sometimes it is possible that your acceleration is off for browser, it is worth (not only for our game) to turn in on!

You can find the instructions on the game page description, it you decide to turn it on.

Danil SvechkovSubmitted310 days ago

Unique visual style that I really liked and interesting bullet hell style gameplay. Perhaps mouse control would suit this game better

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Simple Development StudiosSubmitted310 days ago

This is great really had fun playing!

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Perfection - Nothing can go wrong...

ksonyanyaDeveloper310 days ago

Great, we are happy you had fun! :)

Pyramid SephSubmitted311 days ago

Pretty cool and original game. The main mechanic is pretty interesting. Hopefuly a complete game comes from it. The only thing I didn’t like was the disorienting effect where the screen gets distorted. BTW, this is my score.

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Practice makes perfect

ArtemiiFDeveloper311 days ago(+1)

Wow, that's really good score, better than some of our devs - and they play the game 6 days straight :D

Thanks for the review! Disorienting effect was added just to give us a chance to play a little bit with post-processing :)

Flrp13Submitted311 days ago(+1)

Cool concept! Love it! Will you make further development of this game?

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Nothing can go wrong - pc download

ArtemiiFDeveloper311 days ago

Thanks!

We plan to add more levels! We already add some but didn't publish it, since content-based updates are forbidden :)

Aashika VijayanSubmitted312 days ago(+2)

Very cool concept! Really like the levels too, and how you used a simple concept to create different, fun levels

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How's your Tooth?

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