Play game
HEX & AGON's itch.io pageResults
Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
Audio | #160 | 3.624 | 3.624 |
Overall | #209 | 3.612 | 3.612 |
Game Design | #220 | 3.671 | 3.671 |
Innovation | #242 | 3.541 | 3.541 |
Fun | #259 | 3.576 | 3.576 |
Graphics | #357 | 3.624 | 3.624 |
Theme | #378 | 3.635 | 3.635 |
Ranked from 85 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 game is based around two completely independent systems: player movement and the behaviour of an AI companion. While the player has to navigate through different levels in typical 2D platformer fashion, he has to fully depend on his companion to clear never-ending waves of enemies - these two strangers are strangely only stronger together! A unique procedural upgrade and ability system will make sure, that no playthrough is the same as the one before.
Did you write all the code yourself and made all the assets from scratch?
The only external assets I used are icons of an UI package by Code Crash, and because I ran into last-minute issues with my sound design, I took some clips from the "The Essential Retro Video Game Sound Effects Collection". Everything else is done by a single person, me. This includes game design, programming, story, the music and everything else HEX & AGON is showcasing.
This has been my first entry to any game jam and the first somewhat complete game I ever created. Please enjoy.
Oh, and I will also work towards a full release on steam. That's how much I liked working on it. :)
Danny from Unicae Games
_____________________________________________
LOOK AT ALL THESE KIND WORDS YOU ALL ARE GIVING HEX AND AGON (and their friendly seekers)
https://unicae.itch.io/hexandagon/devlog/224636/what-others-say-about-hex-agon
And that might be the best reaction ever:
https://clips.twitch.tv/WildPhilanthropicTardigradePicoMause-co1ZtZ89JgtP4vEL
I chuckled at that comment:
https://clips.twitch.tv/HyperNurturingBaguetteAMPEnergy-osjSpOVf3eoN-XpM
Leave a comment
Log in with itch.io to leave a comment.
Comments
Nice little fun game. I feel that platforming can be adjusted a little.
Having to sit through dialog especially every time I had to restart was not fun at all but otherwise a great submission
That'll be fixed in the upcoming update in a few hours. :D
Quick update: The post-jam update is live! And intro skip is a thing now.
You can read what has changed here (or just see for yourself).
https://unicae.itch.io/hexandagon
I love it, the athmosphere in the beginning was really nice. :D
I sometimes wished for the level to be a bit darker as the player objects, i sometimes lost the... seeker things and my little buddy.
Sometimes the angles were really hard to get over :D and i skilled on mobility so... yes that would be the only critism i have.
Sorry I have not responded yet to your very kind comment! I've just been caught up getting the update for my game ready.
But it is live! And intro skip is a thing now.
You can read what has changed here (or just see for yourself).
https://unicae.itch.io/hexandagon
Very interesting game, and I liked the concept a lot! It goes very well with the theme. As much as it pains me to say it I was terrible at it. Great visuals, but hexagons don't really scale well, and if you are going for that flat-design look, maybe remove outline and round edges a bit. Audio was awesome! Good job!
This was one super cool game, I really enjoyed it once I got the hang of it. I'm still in the middle but thought I'd jump in to leave some appreciation. Great job!
PS. if you're into great visuals and story-telling, do rate and review my game as well!
Your game is awesome! Sorry I haven't responded yet, was caught-up with getting the update for my game ready.
But it is live now! Which makes the game much more enjoyable. Hope you give it another chance. :)
Have you been working on yours in the meantime, too?
You can read what has changed here (or just see for yourself).
https://unicae.itch.io/hexandagon
lol WUT, haha rolling down go brrrrr.
Anyways, great job, it's very polish, controller support is a plus. The ability system is great and the UI is clean. Good ambiance.
things I think could be improved:
I liked the randomization of the voiceover (at the begining, male/female version).
Thanks for your feedback! Here's some things I've already done and are in my changelog. :)
And that's a very small chunk of the changes and fixes haha. The thing with the colours being somewhat monochrome in the game right now is intentional, because later on there will be many more enemy types and Agon (the little companion) will be way more powerful. And all of these things will have unique colours to them - and because the screen can get pretty cluttered at times, I wanted to design the environment as cleanly as possible so the players always have audio-visual feedback on what's going on. It may feel a bit stale for now. But it will all make sense later. :)
Great ! If the white world is intended it's perfectly fine, thought you should really use a higher res hexagon sprite, as I said, the bigger your hexagon are on screen the worse its edges gets (really blurry, not sharp). Keep up the hard work !
Quick update: The post-jam update is live! And intro skip is a thing now, hexagons aren't blurry anymore and movement doesn't feel like playing an ice level on super mario. D:
You can read what has changed here (or just see for yourself).
https://unicae.itch.io/hexandagon
Very cool game! I liked the minimal art style and the sound design. There is almost nothing wrong with this game that you have not addressed yet. The only thing is that I find it a bit weird that enemies don't have collision with the environment, sometimes they come hitting you straight from the underground. Anyways, great entry and I love that you are already developing further!
Thank you very much! I appreciate you taking your time and playing my little game. I'm working actively on the update already and it already fixes and polishes up so many things. I'm really excited to release that one in a few days time. :)
The thing with the enemy spawns is just a hotfix for now, because before that they'd completely get stuck in the environment and not move at all. I'll look into it if I can just draw them on top of the level objects, that'd help for now. I have to rework the spawning system for the release, so it takes into account the player's and the environment's positions more carefully. Great find though!
I hope to see you back when the game's first official update drops! :)
Quick update: The post-jam update is live!
You can read what has changed here (or just see for yourself).
https://unicae.itch.io/hexandagon
Really cool game, I love the simple graphics and the gameplay is great, well done!
Very much appreciated!
Your welcome, can you play my game please.
Just to comment it's a very polished game,
Thank you! The post-jam update will polish and enhance the game even more! :)
The atmosphere of this game is really cool. graphics are simple yet appealing. I just wish there was a way to skip the dialogue at the beginning each time you die.
8 days... just 8 more days before we can finally update our games. :D
I hope to see you back then! Will be much more polished and enjoyable I hope. :)
Edit: intro skip will be a thing
:)
Quick update: The post-jam update is live! And intro skip is a thing now.
You can read what has changed here (or just see for yourself).
https://unicae.itch.io/hexandagon
Fun game! I found the game enjoyable, but the jump mechanic can be a little annoying, because of that I could not pass the first stage with enemies on my first run. On someone's first run they should get into the game a little farther before dying, but it could just be me. I do not have much to say.
Oh yeah, I totally agree with you. I'm already working on the post-jam update and the movement / jumping is much more cleaner and the game much more balanced / forgiving, plus all the little annoying bugs are gone. So if you liked the game and its ideas, be sure to give this one another try after the whole jam is over. Will be much more enjoyable then, that much I can promise. :)
Quick update: The post-jam update is live! And you won't just die on the first stage anymore, I promise. D:
You can read what has changed here (or just see for yourself).
https://unicae.itch.io/hexandagon
Sorry for the late reply. I will try to check this out today.
Ohh such a cool platformer. I love the solid color design. It makes the game feels really polished. This was a pretty clever concept with the AI companion. We went with the solid colors approach too so would love to hear what you think of our game as well ^_^
Cool game! I like how you added hidden message on two levels!
Suggestions ->
Bug -> The dialogue messes up and shows the whole dialogue for a frame before starting the typewritting effect.
I'll answer from top to bottom.
Not to be confused, I was mostly talking about features that will be in the full game. The post-jam version will get overall polish, balance and a few minor things / features to make it something complete on its own (like a simple intro skip).
Sorry, I always try to answer as thoughtfully as I can. And even if you don't want to read all this, writing this all down helps me organise my thoughts on the game, too in a way. Cheers!
Looking forward to the final game :D
Already had that with the colours (on day 1 and 2 during development) but I really didn't like it. I'll play with the colours in a few more experimental and subtle ways. :)
otherwise, THANK YOU AGAIN :D
just leaving this here :)
Here is the video review of your hidden Gem!
1:25:00 Hex & Agon
Thank you for playing, Bastian! I was sweating the whole way through, after you said "better be something good" haha. If you liked the concept and idea of the game, make sure to check out the updated post-jam version. It will be much more balanced and it will also fix some of the bugs and annoyances currently in the game. Just a note: The upgrade system is something that players will have to explore over multiple playthroughs, so they only get the short narrator prompt and that's it. Freedom and exploration are huge factors in the game. A dedicated speedrun mode will split up the game for those who'd rather just go fast. So it'll be a game for almost anyone. Just impossible to do all those things alone in a week. Thanks again!
That is great bro! Keep working on it I am sure it will become a good game! And it already is!
Just a heads-up: I just did 2 hours of polishing work and pretty much every issue there is in the current build isn't an issue anymore. Movement is also cleaned up and I even got a webgl build working. I don't even know what to do for the next week haha. It'll be a treat!
Quick update: The post-jam update is live! And intro skip is a thing now.
You can read what has changed here (or just see for yourself).
https://unicae.itch.io/hexandagon
coll
Nice game! I really like the visual effects and voice effects!
:)
Quick update: The post-jam update is live!
You can read what has changed here (or just see for yourself).
https://unicae.itch.io/hexandagon
Fantastic game. I love the roguelike elements and the atmosphere is well developed. Some really nice effects and a minimalist style add up to a very consistent and engaging experience. I do wish that The dialogue would be shorter after the first loop, since I want to get right back into the action. Minor complaint, though. 5 stars!
Thank you so, so much! Really means a lot to me, as I would've never imagined my little idea of a game getting this kind of reception in such a huge event. 5* for your review!
:>
This is really fun! I'm really loving the concept so far.
There are some bugs and things that generally need ironing out, but really nothing egregious from a game jam. - For example from what I can tell, the "Youth" upgrade just doesn't work.
I'm excited to see this stuff get fixed and polished once you get the chance to give the game all the love it deserves~
Oh, and they will be ironed out! They really bug me out, too. (cute joke)
Thank you so much! I really hope you give HEX&AGON another try after it got some more polish. :)
Quick update: The post-jam update is live! I hope you give it another try, as you seemed to enjoy it. :)
You can read what has changed here (or just see for yourself).
https://unicae.itch.io/hexandagon
Poggy
This is a really good game for a first entry. The gameplay is nice and the sound is good.
Things I would Improve: not that much blurry stuff in the graphics; shorter intro or a way to skip it; introduce enemys a bit earlier so you know what you should upgrade.
After all. Really nice. I enjoyed.
Oh yeah, I kinda focused more on getting the general idea of the game across, because it quickly became clear that I want to make something bigger out of this. The game jam version will be updated right after the jam ends and we are allowed to patch. Will all feel much more polished then I hope! :)
"shorter intro or way to skip it"
Quick update: The post-jam update is live! And intro skip is a thing now.
You can read what has changed here (or just see for yourself).
https://unicae.itch.io/hexandagon
Very Cool Game!! Had a lot of fun playing it!! There are a few bugs but that's negligible when in comparison with the whole gameplay.
I'm glad you enjoyed it. All those bugs and balance issues will be fixed with a "definitive game jam edition". After that, it has become clear, time will be dedicated to get this a proper release on steam.
Quick update: The post-jam update is live! And intro skip is a thing now.
You can read what has changed here (or just see for yourself).
https://unicae.itch.io/hexandagon
Cool! I will surely check it out. I cant hold myself after playing the jam version!!
haha great!