Brackeys Game Jam 2025.1

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Don't bring a katana to a gunfight...

Submitted by Balsy — 19 minutes, 13 seconds before the deadline

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Criteria	Rank	Score*	Raw Score
Gameplay	#73	3.875	3.875
Enjoyment	#93	3.958	3.958
Overall	#335	3.479	3.479
Theme	#438	3.417	3.417
Innovation	#444	3.333	3.333
Audio	#490	3.250	3.250
Visuals	#950	3.042	3.042

Ranked from 24 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?
You are a ninja rectangle who has to perform precise attacks, dodges, bullet pierces, and dashes in order to succeed. you die in one shot. so nothing should go wrong..

What code and assets did you not make from scratch during the jam (if any)?
some of the scripts were reused from my other game Le Bean Shootout, such as weapon movement and bullet movement. the orange gun sprites is a reskin of a gun sprite i made a few weeks ago

How many people worked on the game?
2

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JALBODSubmitted303 days ago(+1)

The game is well made from a gameplay perspective, but the long levels can be annoying if you die and have to start over again

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Nothing Could Go Wrong probably

JALBODSubmitted303 days ago(+1)

The game is well made from a gameplay perspective, but the long levels can be annoying if you die and have to start over again

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Nothing Could Go Wrong probably

horriblegamerSubmitted305 days ago(+1)

This is pretty fun to play, the movements and everything feels really precise. The music is perfect for this game.

I noticed that the character doesn't turn when going backwards but I can do a attack which kills the enemy just behind me. It's a little disorienting.
Good luck!

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GustavokadoSubmitted306 days ago(+1)

Overall fun mechanics! The chain dashing was very satisfying, and the music fit the speed and action of the game very well. I think the camera moved around a little too much for my taste though, it made the game somewhat disorienting at times. I also think it would help with readability if the color of the cursor was different when the chain dash is available and the dash is recharging instead of being green for both, when in the middle of a chaotic fight it was hard to see at a glance if I could dash or not.

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The Grand Heist for the Golden Jewel!

Tower Illusion IISubmitted307 days ago(+1)

The dash is a really fun mechanic! I loved that you could chain multiple dashes. It made for some chaotic fun. Great music, too. Nice work!

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Lady MukSubmitted308 days ago(+1)

Awesome! i love the dashing, even tho the chain dashing tended to not work for me for some reason. nice level design too

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gbrl2i0Submitted308 days ago(+1)

dashing can be a little desoriating, but the game still is pretty fun to play

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Is that the GRIM REAPER?!?

Noel DevSubmitted309 days ago(+1)

Really cool, found a bug though, when i spam katana slicing it just get stuck in the slicing mode, and i can just automatically get rid of enemies when I run into them. Overall it's a cool game, would love to see some visual and sound effects when we kill a enemy, also some cue when the enemy is about to shoot would be nice

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Ana The Trainee

HammsSubmitted309 days ago(+1)

Really like how smooth it is and big fan of how you emphasized the GAME in this, great game man

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Bobert's Big Day Out

aloofReSubmitted312 days ago(+1)

I love the post processing in the game! Simple visuals but feels really nice, only thing is that it does kinda get hard to tell when an enemy will shoot at you, would love a little warning cue before they shoot!

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BalsyDeveloper310 days ago

thanks for the feedback! i see what you mean when it comes to enemies shooting. ill add a visual cue or smth else in the future

Ad4lb3rtSubmitted313 days ago(+1)

Hey, so even tho the style is really simple I jsut frickin' love the dynamic of this game. It just makes it work really well, there should be some button to restart the stage because I found myself unable to do anything in the second stage. Keep it up!

PS. I would appreciate, if you could rate my game too ;)

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BalsyDeveloper310 days ago(+1)

thanks for the feedback! yeah i didnt have much time to make a pause menu and i definitely shouldve added a restart button instead lol. ill rate your game too after i get home!

SUNDIOSubmitted313 days ago(+1)

Feels like im playing mercenary in "Risk of Rain 2" mixed with "N+"

You should have added some slight cooldown on sword slashes because spamming it makes you deflect all bullets.

Also there could have been more sound effects and maybe a brief time stop when killing that so you can target enemies easier, but it's still a nice little game.

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BalsyDeveloper310 days ago

thanks for the feedback! these are some really nice suggestions and i will work with these. i made the tiny time window to chain dash so that players who are quick can dash as many enemies as they want, but now that ive gotten used to it this definitely feels alot easy when you just spam click. ill try to make it more unforgiving lol, such as the time and cursor radius

tytyerealSubmitted313 days ago(+1)

This game was challenging to get the hang of, but felt really smooth and enjoyable!

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Not So Idle Spaceship - Game Jam

BalsyDeveloper310 days ago(+1)

thanks for the feedback! glad you liked it.

TheStreetSubmitted314 days ago(+1)

Really satisfying dash mechanic to use and would go hard with sound effects, would love to see this polished up a bit more after the jam!

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Bohemian Rat City

BalsyDeveloper313 days ago

Glad you liked it! Yeah i didnt have much time left to add sound effects other than the music. I might polish the game more one day

SeaGoatGamesSubmitted314 days ago(+1)

Reminded me of my friend Pedro! Love that game and enjoyed yours too!

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Toil & Trouble (Brackeys 25.1 Jam)

BalsyDeveloper313 days ago(+1)

Thanks! Ive never played pedro but i do really want to cuz it looks sick

SeaGoatGamesSubmitted313 days ago

Its a very fun game!

MingioSubmitted314 days ago(+1)

I really like the game feel and the overall concept! Nice game!

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Bug 404 - Brackeys game jam

BalsyDeveloper313 days ago

Thanks!

bordopSubmitted314 days ago(+1)

dash so satisfaying! really fun to play

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Nothing can go? Wrong!

BalsyDeveloper313 days ago

Glad you liked it!

LryKoSubmitted314 days ago(+1)

Well done submitting this game to the jam! I really enjoyed the control, everything is real smooth and the menu has a nice touch to it! Maybe consider adding some more audio for example for the gun shots and attacks. I like the idea and the simple design with a box.

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BalsyDeveloper313 days ago

Thanks for the feedback! I unfortunately didnt have much time left to add sound effects other than music lol, but i might repolish the game one day

AwsmeAnthonySubmitted315 days ago(+1)

Its fun. It would of been nice to have a restart button as I found myself reloading the page a lot when soft locked. A timer would make this game so much better as stated by Mcalmic. The game could of also benefited from the ability to slow down time. Even though you have almost no sprites you made the game look good. Overall fun game.
Also LMAO

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Meadowlands Farms

BalsyDeveloper313 days ago

Thanks for the feedback! I've actually had all of these ideas in mind but i didnt have much time left to implement them lol, i might repolish the game one day tho.

I'll also add more lmaos

Haiya.inkSubmitted315 days ago(+1)

I love the gameplay mechanic! It’s simple yet incredibly fun, allowing for dynamic movement throughout the game level!

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Super Duper Space Wizard

BalsyDeveloper313 days ago

Thanks! Glad you liked it

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