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Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
Graphics | #44 | 4.373 | 4.373 |
Audio | #66 | 3.846 | 3.846 |
Overall | #100 | 3.798 | 3.798 |
Innovation | #125 | 3.758 | 3.758 |
Game Design | #162 | 3.781 | 3.781 |
Theme | #260 | 3.800 | 3.800 |
Fun | #494 | 3.231 | 3.231 |
Ranked from 260 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
In what way does your game fit the theme?
The character you play is a toy robot that relies on a mechanism that you need to rewind.
Did you write most of the code yourself and made all the assets from scratch?
Yes. Everything was originally created by us during the jam.
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Ok, I might get a lot of hate for this (it is very popular), but I'm gonna be honest, this is one of the more frustrating game I played in this jam.
Now, visually, this is the best one, no doubt, 5/5 star in the Graphics portion. Your team clearly got a god level artist on your side.
BUT, the gameplay is so god damn frustrating, AGHH, I hate when such a beautiful game like this have such "Kaizo" level frustrating gameplay.
Since I like the look of this game, and I think there is a lot of effort put into this I'm gonna spend a little more time explaining my thoughts to you.
1) Although the windup mechanics is cool, it really stalls the gameplay progression. Every move you need to make, you need to hold down the button and wait for 2-3 seconds. Now that might not sound like much, but having to do this 100s of time just to traverse a simple obstacle, really annoys the hell out of a player. Ok, imagine being outside in real life, and you having to tie your shoelaces every 5 steps of the way, that is what this game makes me feel.
2) If you screw up even once on any jump, your robot will move backwards and reverse any progress you made. Now, this is fine, as long as it is reasonable, or the controls is smooth. But...
3) Every time you make a jump, the robot will 50% of the time halts midway and drop like a rock into some crevice/hole. Then you would have to go back and try to awkwardly bounce along the wall to get back up...but then you go in reverse and go to another hole at the back! This results in a very uncontrollable situation, where you just bounce around and walk backwards and you can't do anything about it, but wait for a wall. You can't even adjust your position precisely to prepare for a jump, if you are in a bad spot...too bad! Hit the wall and go back!
4) All the above problem was made apparent at the start of the game, It took me nearly 15mins and I was still stuck at the bottom of the tower all these time. Traversing upwards was borderline impossible.
5) And after all that, I gave up...not because of myself, but because the game gave up. What the heck do i mean? Apparently you can get stuck on a corner bouncing up and down forever, so I was stuck and I have to redo the whole game...yeah no thanks.
If you are planning to make another "Getting Over It" (hated games like these), then I guess this game is not for me.
Thank you for your feedback TheCakeConsortium! I will check out your game and rate it as well! I will also follow you so we can support each other's content in the future. :) This is the best feedback that we got so far and we are really appreciate it!
Thank you for the honest and insightful feedback. I totally understand the frustration the game can make you feel, especially when all your progress gets taken away by one simple mistake. I agree that we should have worked more on polishing the movement mechanics as well as map design. The team appreciates the time you put into this and we hope you have great days ahead!
Really awesome! Kudos to the team!!
Thank you for your feedback NeatGames! I will check out your game and rate it as well! I will also follow you so we can support each other's content in the future. :)
This is totally new. So cool. Nice one.
Thank you for your feedback Lost Child Dev! I will check out your game and rate it as well! I will also follow you so we can support each other's content in the future. :)
Thanks you very much.
I have no words. Great work, congratulations!
Thank you for your feedback Ivan Moraleja! I will check out your game and rate it as well! I will also follow you so we can support each other's content in the future. :)
stuunning visual
a bit hard though when u need to go far to change direction again
hope u play mine too
Thank you for your feedback Jadegenius! I will check out your game and rate it as well! I will also follow you so we can support each other's content in the future. :)
Amazing game. Nice graphics and gameplay, really enjoyed your work!
Thank you for your feedback AceSheperd! I will check out your game and rate it as well! I will also follow you so we can support each other's content in the future. :)
That sounds great! Thanks!
I think that game is best game i played in that jam. Graphics super. Game is hard but not rage. I edde that to my collection to play later.
Thank you for your feedback bugrahan50! I will check out your game and rate it as well! I will also follow you so we can support each other's content in the future. :)
Its Bit Hard For A noob Like Me But Graphics Are Stunning Overall A good Game
Thank you for your feedback DevNinja! I will check out your game and rate it as well! I will also follow you so we can support each other's content in the future. :)
The game is hard but I like hard games so I played it and the graphics are flawless.
THANKS! We're happy to know that you enjoyed our game with its difficulty and enjoyed the graphics
Thank you for your feedback Paras_Satpute! I will check out your game and rate it as well! I will also follow you so we can support each other's content in the future. :)
Really cool graphics and animation on the robot, loved it :)
THANKS SO MUCH! We're glad you loved it!
Thank you for your feedback Barry! I will check out your game and rate it as well! I will also follow you so we can support each other's content in the future. :)
beautiful looking game! The wind up mechanic for the toy is neat, but a very difficult one to get down. A very polished looking game!
We will take note the difficulty for future projs but thank you so much for still taking the time to play, we are glad you enjoyed the wind-up mechanic and visuals
Thank you for your feedback shakirus! I will check out your game and rate it as well! I will also follow you so we can support each other's content in the future. :)
The game is really hard but it looks amazing and could be really fun if the difficulty was dialed back a bit!
We appreciate the feedback and will take note of the difficulty in future projs, we're glad you still played it, THANK YOU!
Thank you for your feedback Matthew! I will check out your game and rate it as well! I will also follow you so we can support each other's content in the future. :)
Thanks!
Really cool art with a stunning graphics bacground. Its kinda hard tho
THANKSS! We'll keep the difficulty in mind but glad you enjoyed the art
Thank you for your feedback phamminh11! I will check out your game and rate it as well! I will also follow you so we can support each other's content in the future. :)
The game is absolutely stunning! The idea is really cool but I found the game really challenging even in the first area. I think it should start off easier and progress in difficulty as you go along. Very good game, had fun playing.
THANKS A LOT! We appreciate the suggestion of starting it off more easily and will definitely take it into account for future projs, we're glad you enjoyed it still
Thank you for your feedback Wombatlord! I will check out your game and rate it as well! I will also follow you so we can support each other's content in the future. :)
Great game but it's kind of hard for me hehe. The art and music are pretty relaxing which I think helps a lot taking into account the kind of game that you created.
THANK YOU! We're happy to know that you enjoyed our game despite its difficulty and appreciate the impression our art and music gave to you
Thank you for your feedback darkcaptain! I will check out your game and rate it as well! I will also follow you so we can support each other's content in the future. :)
The game is really hard. But the graphics are just simply amazing!!! And it's very impresive that this is made in a week! Love that the narrative actually commented when you fell down. Awesome work!!
THANK YOU SO MUCH! We have put a lot of effort and detail into every aspect of this game despite the 1 week time frame, but we made sure to still make it as fun as possible even when you fall the success will be sweeter accompanied by the music and voice overs
Thank you for your feedback unSAME Studio! I will check out your game and rate it as well! I will also follow you so we can support each other's content in the future. :)
Most Frustrating game I ever Played
10/10 would hate again
We are glad to have the honors, THANK YOU for playing our game , we really appreciate it!
Thank you for your feedback FedCap! I will check out your game and rate it as well! I will also follow you so we can support each other's content in the future. :)
This game is awesome! The mechanics are really good(but frustrating haha). The art and music are great! It is very professional,
THANK YOU! We made sure to make the mechanics the way they are for maximum fun and frustration
Thank you for your feedback Adro05! I will check out your game and rate it as well! I will also follow you so we can support each other's content in the future. :)
Great game! I love the music and art assets. My only suggestion would be to add an obvious indicator of how much the toy is currently wound up, to help estimate jump timing, etc.
Please consider rating our game if you haven't already!
THANKS! We're glad you love the music and art in our game, we have put a lot of heart into it, and thank you for the suggestion as well, we'll make sure to keep it in mind for future projects, will check out your game too!
Thank you for your feedback Mythos Interactive! I will definitely check out your game and rate it as well! I will also follow you so we can support each other's content in the future. :)
the game gave me a toy story vibe, i love the mechanic on how to make the player move.
THANKS SO MUCH! Toy Story was a main part of our inspiration for the aesthetics and glad people who played our game got that vibe
Thank you for your feedback Sydown! I will check out your game and rate it as well! I will also follow you so we can support each other's content in the future. :)