Brackeys Game Jam 2021.1

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Yin & Yang in search of HarmonyView game page

Together as one until we become one.

Submitted by createev.games — 2 minutes, 51 seconds before the deadline

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Criteria	Rank	Score*	Raw Score
Game Design	#146	3.778	3.778
Audio	#158	3.630	3.630
Fun	#202	3.648	3.648
Overall	#299	3.497	3.497
Innovation	#366	3.389	3.389
Theme	#481	3.500	3.500
Graphics	#789	3.037	3.037

Ranked from 54 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?
Yin & Yang are linked together and strive to rescue Harmony in the world together

Did you write all the code yourself and made all the assets from scratch?
All original, including code, art, soundtrack (nice slow tune), sounds done by myself.

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IllogicalDesignsSubmitted3 years ago (1 edit)

I love the music, it really set a nice tone to the whole game, I finally got stuck on the level with the two moving platforms. I love the puzzle of trying to figure out where to move and when to get both to be in harmony.

If you get a chance I would appreciate a rating, hoping to get to 20 soon.

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NPickSubmitted3 years ago

Nice clean art
You can hug walls (and stick to them) which feels a bit weird: https://gyazo.com/44f530d8059f0561d81c9b3cb46cb581
Good music
A restart button would be nice
Overall, a very solid entry!

createev.gamesDeveloper3 years ago

Hi. Thanks for playing and reporting both good and bad parts! Your game is too very fun puzzle / tower defence - unique gameplay)

snugpig studiosSubmitted3 years ago

very cool!

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The Shield Spectre

createev.gamesDeveloper3 years ago

Hi. Thank you. I played your game and rated it too. I like the shield element in the game - fun gameplay!) But hard to play actually - i struggled to survive for even few seconds (or maybe it is just me?) Maybe making it easier for newbie players would be an improvement.

spaceCoderSubmitted3 years ago(+1)

I loved the concept! Me and my friend had a blast playing it!

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The Sci-fi Gladiator

MerleBirbSubmitted3 years ago

YO The music was real cool to listen to while playing through. This entry fits the theme quite perfectly, its literally Yin and Yang! Very well thought out entry.

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Firebrand (Game Jam)

createev.gamesDeveloper3 years ago

Hi. Reviewed and rated your game too! Nice fireworks, lighting and particles!) On my computer the main character was too dark right from beggining however - or maybe it was intentional(?) Thank you.

1kmountainsSubmitted3 years ago

The Ying Yang theme design is very attractive.
The music is on point, I am very impressed by the music.

I think the features of having two circles using different planes can be developed more regarding the level design. Some tricks such as stucking one on the wall, keeping a distance from each other etc.

Overall, I am digging the music and the atmosphere here a lot. If you have some free time, please do come and check out our game.

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Ghostly Delivery

createev.gamesDeveloper3 years ago

Hi, thanks for your review and valuable suggestions for development of the game. I also played and rated your game - nice concept. I deliered some parcels!) Only thing - i struggled to understand controls in the beggining - having to choose by mouse and click had been a trouble, at least for me. Overall - solid jam entry. Well done!

spaceCoderSubmitted3 years ago

Cool concept! Maybe in the future you could give it some polish.

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The Sci-fi Gladiator

createev.gamesDeveloper3 years ago

Thanks for your feedback. I played your game too - reminds me of some games from my childhood on ZX Spectrum computer. )

Paul LevitskySubmitted3 years ago

I had some irritating glitches with the move speed randomly not being the same between the balls, and a puzzle breaking glitch where I could just hang one ball against the edge of a platform and move the other to their goal. Otherwise, perfect for the theme and a nice relaxing puzzle platformer. Great job!

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createev.gamesDeveloper3 years ago

Hi, thanks for reporting those issues. Appreciated! I also played your game. Nice concept and puzzle. Maybe more differentiation between different type of buttons would help cause i had to scroll down every once in a while to read your instructions to remind about button functions.

MyNamesLexSubmitted3 years ago

Great work, very simple game with a cool mechanic, very relaxing. good work.

https://itch.io/jam/brackeys-5/rate/927683

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LordDiegoSubmitted3 years ago

Amazing work! Simple yet well design game, with nice mechanic. And the best part, at least for me, is the music. You wrote a great tune. I too love listening and writing music.

Excelent job! Congratulations!

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Brotherhood of the Dragon

createev.gamesDeveloper3 years ago(+1)

Hi LordDiego, thank you for reviewing my game. I also played and rated yours. You 3D modelling skills are quite envious) Simple elegant world of knights and dragons. I was not clear about the story and mission however - it went straight to hack'n'slash mode very quickly. Maybe by adding few sentences and/or story elements this could be improved even more. Well done!

PS. Your comment about music melted my heart - i am musician hobbyist first)

LordDiegoSubmitted3 years ago(+1)

Yes, I run out of time for doing my original idea. But will do in the future update I'm planing to do. Will be much more understandable why you fight the dragon together.

ColorfulSpritesSubmitted3 years ago

Really like the idea! Due to the whole harmony-theme playing your game is both relaxing and tough!

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createev.gamesDeveloper3 years ago

Thank you. Great thought about game being both relaxing and tough. I also played your nice game about Mr Goat. Well polished game for 1 week. I love different special powers and intuitive and quite polished controls. Had a fund defeating those nasty ninjas!

glasSubmitted3 years ago

Really cute visuals and pleasant art style. The soundtrack was relaxing and made me less frustrated when I couldn't figure out how to pass the level. Quite a simple game, so there's not much to say aside from adding some polish, for example in a situation where the player can stick to the side of the platforms. The animations are nice and the level design is easy and smart, perfect for a game jam. Overall, it is a short and nice relaxing game that I really enjoyed. Congrats on submitting!

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OldNatureStudiozSubmitted3 years ago

Amazing game. SUPERB.

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The Togetherness Test.

createev.gamesDeveloper3 years ago

Thank you for your review and feedback! I also tried to start your game but for some reason it is stuck on Unity logo screen... Maybe others faced it already and you know how to overcome this?

ana.merzlayaSubmitted3 years ago

This is one of the best games I played in this Jam! Awesome music, interesting concept and elegant art. I really loved it!

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Trust the blackbird

createev.gamesDeveloper3 years ago

Thank you. I also played and rated yours. Love the art style and music! Nice little story! Well done, guys!

PS. У Вас русское имя - Вы из России? )

ana.merzlayaSubmitted3 years ago(+1)

спасибо! да, из россии, но живу заграницей сейчас

Human INCSubmitted3 years ago

Really fun game. I like the level design you made. The concept is very interesting and the music fits really well with the gameplay. Keep up the good work!

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souzanodSubmitted3 years ago(+1)

Very fun! cool level designs

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Better Together

ZexsoftSubmitted3 years ago

Awesome concept, and great fun! What I would have liked to see is just more difficult levels, however it is great that you even managed to finish with how busy you are! Congratulations, the game really is great. If you can, you can also check mine out: Newtraction.

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createev.gamesDeveloper3 years ago

hi Zexsoft,

I only reviewed game page and screenshots (I am on Mac) - reminded me of Osmosis game for iPad - same atmosphere. I liked bright lighted colours.

Andrey "Createev"

PS. I written a postmortem / lessons learned of me making Yin & Yang here: https://itch.io/jam/brackeys-5/topic/1231056/yin-and-yang-in-search-of-harmony-l... Maybe it will bring some value to you too.

Shurooq JumaSubmitted3 years ago

Really like how you utilized the concept of Yin & Yang in this game, good job!

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Trapped: a Day in the Wild

createev.gamesDeveloper3 years ago

hi, thanks.

tried to review your game but unfortunately I am on Mac( Liked the visuals, and character design though.

Andrey "Createev"

PS. I written a postmortem / lessons learned of me making Yin & Yang here: https://itch.io/jam/brackeys-5/topic/1231056/yin-and-yang-in-search-of-harmony-l... Maybe it will bring some value to you too.

sohwathismelvinSubmitted3 years ago

There seem to be some collision issue and also the floaty jump. Great job nonetheless!

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Johnny JacquesSubmitted3 years ago

YESS!!! Fellowing gaming dad her ( 4 daughters at home ), this was very well done. I loved the music reminded me of the kill bill soundtrack and the gameplay. Great job on pacing, I originally thought it was easy at first then the level design slowly became more intricate! It also went well with the theme.

Side note if you get a chance, please check out my submission "Beatdown Breakdown Boomtastic". Would appreciate a rating and hearing your feedback! The funny thing is there is a glitch in the game if the user presses restart too many times while it is restarting, and causes the game to play a bit like yours! ( multiple characters are spawned still following the same input ). It's something that has come up as an error while I was developing multiplayer games. Glad to see someone made a mechanic out of it!

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Beatdown Breakdown Boomtastic

createev.gamesDeveloper3 years ago(+1)

Hey JohnyJacques,

Thank you for reviewing my game and noting music and gameplay) Nice comparison with Mr. Tarantino))))

Unfortunately I am on Mac and could not play your game(

Andrey "Createev"

PS. I can't imagine how is it with 4 kids.... ) and you still manage to produce creative work. Well done!

PPS. I written a postmortem / lessons learned of me making Yin & Yang here: https://itch.io/jam/brackeys-5/topic/1231056/yin-and-yang-in-search-of-harmony-l... Maybe it will bring some value to you too.

Johnny JacquesSubmitted3 years ago

Yes we were working on a Windows machine and couldn't get the Mac build ready in time, though we did do a screen recording and here's a Google drive link to a Mac build posted after. It did have some updates but only visual / bug fix so the gameplay should still be the same if you want to rate on the page after playing: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1T6xTWaCEfAc5lv2dsWHoN7OFviSMcOCT/view?usp=shari...

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