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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Innovation | #113 | 3.773 | 3.773 |
| Overall | #145 | 3.689 | 3.689 |
| Audio | #152 | 3.636 | 3.636 |
| Graphics | #211 | 3.864 | 3.864 |
| Fun | #240 | 3.591 | 3.591 |
| Theme | #287 | 3.773 | 3.773 |
| Game Design | #326 | 3.500 | 3.500 |
Ranked from 22 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?
Two individuals team up to solve a mutual problem. And thus, even though they are vastly different from each other, they are stronger together!
Did you write all the code yourself and made all the assets from scratch?
I coded most of the game. The stuff I didn't code myself was a Camera script I got from Unity Standard Assets and some other stuff I found on public forums. I made all of the assets besides the music and sound effects
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I would love to be able to aim the grappling hook with the mouse. :D
Yeah I definitely shouldve considered adding that. Whenever I update the game I'll make sure that's the first thing I work on though. Thanks for playing!
Simple, fun and the humor was excelent, but overall, the effects with the lights and the art, it's one of the games i played first because the look of the images, well done!
Ah thanks, I put alot of time into look of the game so I'm glad it paid off!
Veeery good game. The controls are really hard to get used though. I kept confusing my jump and my grapple and the triangle wasn't moving fast enough when i wanted it to quickly go from one side to another. Maybe it would have felt a lot smoother with a controller rather than a keyboard.
The game is also challenging, but i found out that you could actually endlessly jump when you're next to a wall. Not sure if that was intended but you could cheese a big part of some levels with this.
Sometimes, the start of the level was just absurd. One time i spawned with a cannon and a flying square next to me and i tried to get rid of them while going up but the lava almost instantly went up and i panicked so hard.
The art is reaaally good. You kept a really graphic style with these simple shapes and it worked. The fact that your life is indicated by your trail is a good idea, but it's not always completely readable when the triangle also has a trail.
Overall it was a challenging but really well made game. Great job !
Oh and also i really liked the humor in the first few interactions of the characters. "You must have as many braincells as angles" made me laugh out loud.
Ah thanks for playing and thanks a ton for the feedback. The jumping issue was left in because I thought the game might be too hard so i left it in as a crutch, but with foresight, I definitely should've fixed it. And the triangle trail was going to be used for being able to tell when you have some energy left for a super ability or something, but the deadline approached so fast I couldn't add that in time, unfortunately, perhaps I should've just removed its trail then.
Again tho, thanks for the in-depth review, it'll help a lot in my future developments!
Good concept, the controls are maybe a tad hard and as others already said I think I would have prefered to control the grapple with the mouse. I really loved the dialogs they made me laugh. Great work !
Woah i'm super impressed by your framework. The menu, tutorial and so on, fell so polished! Great!!
That does a bunch for the game experience.
Thanks man! Glad you enjoyed it. I'll make sure to check out your game too
Super fun game! Lots of laughs and god damn it was hard. I played 3 story levels, but the addition of a survival mode is super impressive.
The only thing would've wished was the ability to control the triangle/grapple with mouse and click. That would've been super fun! WASD vs arrow key controls made it too confusing at times and I couldn't tell if I was jumping or grappling sometimes. Also, something that might not have been intended was that I could infinitely wall jump if I just hugged the wall.
Overall: super fun. Check out my game sometime!
Thanks for playing and giving feedback! And yeah I'll make sure to try out your game soon. I had thought about having the mouse control the grapple, but I thought that made the game a tad too easy and took out a significant portion of 'skill' required to accurately aim and grapple to advance through the levels. Seeing how many people would've preferred it working that way though makes me rethink that lol. And the issue with the wall jumping was something that I was confused on whether I should leave in or take out because I didn't know if the game and its grappling mechanic would be too hard for people, so I left it in as a crutch for players. But, again, seeing how many people critiqued it made me realize I really should've taken it out. Which goes to show why feedback is so important lol. Thanks for the insight!
Wow the story of this game was so engaging for some reason :D It was so intense !!!
The music was too good btw. The only thing I feel you could change is the camera shake, it was a bit too much I feel....
I would really appreciate it if you considered rating my game too! :)
Ah thanks for the feedback man. And yeah you're right, I think I went a bit overboard with the camera shake. Thanks for the insight!
Nice work there man. Good job
Thanks man, thanks for playing!
Great game! I love the graphics and the gameplay is very fun and great! I played this for 20 mins and it is a very great submission for the game jam! I hope you will develop on this more in the future. You did a great job! I would appreciate if you also rate my game!
Thanks for playing man, glad you liked it! And yeah I'm thinking of giving putting more work into it, Im not sure if I will because Im thinking of putting more effort into other jams, but I think I'll give it some time after this jam ends. Thanks for leaving a comment!
The game is real fun! I was feeling anxiety (in a good way) and adrenaline while passing the levels, the momentum is really well made, and you even managed to put A STORY in there! What a mad lad haha The only hard part was at the beginning because even with the tutorial i was struggling a little bit! Put apart from that everything else was PERFECT :D
Thanks for the feedback man! And yeah, I really had to put a story into it because I realized the game didn't fit the theme at all without one. I'm super surprised I was able to add it in at all considering how little time we all had. Thanks a bunch for trying it out
The game is so well made and the dialogue is crazy good. Its hilarious that it kept me interested in a story about a square and a triangle trying to escape the limbo. AND I loved every bit of it hahaha
Ah Thanks man! I did my best to make the story feel worth playing, glad you liked it!
The visual feedback in this game is amazing. Every hit feels punchy, and it goes with the intense music super well. The gameplay is very intense and fun, and I like that there's a variety of enemies.
My number one recommendation is to switch the hookshot controls from the arrows keys to the mouse. Right now, controlling player with three different inputs (WASD, arrow keys, and spacebar) is extremely difficult and can lead to some frustrating moments where your aim is a little off or you let go at the wrong time. Using the mouse to control the hookshot instead would make movement a lot more intuitive.
Great job on the game overall, I had a lot of fun. Unfortunately I couldn't beat it, but I enjoyed maneuvering around and blasting away enemies.
Thanks a ton for the in-depth review, it's mega appreciated and needed. And yeah, you're definitely right about that, I've had a few people tell me to switch the Hookshot to something else. Whenever I update the game I'll make sure to do that.
Super glad you had fun! Thank you!
This game is incredible. The only thing I want is some sort of one way platform or checkpoint so that I don't fall all the way down the tower. Everything else about it is fantastic, especially small details like the sounds on the chain - just great.
Ah thanks for the feedback! Super glad you liked it
The postproccesing on this looks amazing. not too much and not too little. (here's my game btw would love it if you rated it!)
Yeah, I did my best to strike the best balance and not go overboard with the bloom. Thanks for the feedback!
The core gameplay idea is fun. However, I found the controls out of balance and it was unnecessarily difficult, unfortunately. I'd blame the arrows for that. I think that if we could use the mouse, only to aim around our character, it would be easier and really fun to play. To me, that would make a big difference !
The only other little things I'd personnally change for improvement :
-Less shaky camera when turrets shoot
-The double-button doors are a struggle with the arrows. But it would be great if the triangle would stay hooked to the door when pressing the second button, right now it's a bit surprising.
I feel like just doing those little things would make the game less frustrating and more fun to play !
Still, good job ! Looking forward to -if planned- future updates !
Ah thank you so much for your insight and all the good suggestions, it's much appreciated. Whenever I'm able to update the game Ill be sure to incorporate them. I think I have to wait until after the jam tho.
Thanks!!!
Wow. Kind of blew my expectations out the window lol, Great game!
Pros
{
- Lots of stuff! Cannon enemies, Grapple gun, Story, And survival!
- Looks pretty good even though is it simple shapes with a bunch of bloom lol.
- The story is a nice touch.......... but why racist shapes?
- Music was awesome as well!
}
Cons
{
- Camera shake is to much
- Not sure if its intentional, but i can endlessly jump off walls, which can make it easy at some points
}
I really enjoyed your game and all it had to offer! Well done!
Ah, thanks for the comprehensive feedback man, seriously it's super appreciated.
of course! would be sik if you checked out my game as well man!