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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Fun | #59 | 3.897 | 3.897 |
| Game Design | #61 | 3.872 | 3.872 |
| Graphics | #89 | 4.103 | 4.103 |
| Overall | #133 | 3.624 | 3.624 |
| Audio | #244 | 3.385 | 3.385 |
| Innovation | #347 | 3.282 | 3.282 |
| Theme | #514 | 3.205 | 3.205 |
Ranked from 39 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?
Release a genetic monster, trying to escape its captivity whilst leaving a trail of carnage in its wake
Did you write all the code yourself and made all the assets from scratch?
Nearly all code was written by me, I used EZ Camera shake, LeanTween, and similar packages as well as a grapple scripted copied directly from a youtube video. I also used a free alarm SFX as well as an ambiance SFX
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Howdy!
I thought that the controls and handling were super solid, moving around felt smooth and fun!
To give some feedback while playing I felt that the best strategy was just to avoid everything which kinda went against the vibe of being a creature that has escaped, especially with that enemy type that blew up.
I really enjoyed the vibe and the thought that went into the color scheme and the camera view was really noticeable and impressive. Awesome job!
Thank a lot! Yeah, wish I had time to balance the combat more and get the enemy behaviour right
I really liked the gameplay. It was very well produced, but I couldn't understand the chaos and the objective of the game.
But I really liked it, congratulations.
Thanks! Yeah the chaos elements/story could ve been comveyed much better, with some better levels and combat.
Very Jucy!! Love How it felt!
Thanks :D
Incredibly polished game for a jam, the graphic is gorgeous and the grapple mechanic jucy.
Congrats!
Thanks so much :D
Nice game, good graphics, it is really juicy and fun well done
Thanks :D
I really liked your mechanics a lot and your graphics were great for this type of game! All of the little details such as the death animation really bought a lot of life to the game for me and made it super enjoyable! Great job!
Thanks so much, glad you enjoyed it!
Great game, specially the aesthetics.
The mechanics of grabbing and punching are interesting, but I think the game could provide more situations to use them in different ways. I say that because now it seems to me that there are only one way to go about the enemies: grab them and punch them.
The best way I can think of to achieve that would be making the enemies only attack you when they can see you. This way you could choose to go stealth about it in some situations. I understand that maybe this is not the idea for this game, since the theme of the game jam is "chaos", but I'm already trying to go slowly anyway, since you can reach enemies before entering their shooting range (so you are not rewarded for going fast).
Great game anyway!
Thanks! Yeah, improving the enemy behaviour would definetly help the comat feel much better and would let you play steathly or "run n gun". If I had more time that would probably be my main focus :D
This game is one of the best I played. Really enjoyed it.
Thanks so much!
Dude this game is awesome! The setting, the graphics, it felt really unique. Maybe you could polish the sound design a little more but this is one of the best submissions I´ve tried yet. Great job!
Thanks so much, glad you enjoyed!
I like this game very much. It's like a combination of APE OUT and Venom. The art style really stands out. Smashing the enemies is really fun and the different types of enemies make this game look very polished. Great game!
If you have a minute please check my game too :)
Thanks so much! Yh ape out was a really inspiration and I definetly need to watch venom
I liked the look (style) of the game. I like that you can push an enemy into another enemy. If you don't mind I have a few comments to make. 1. The controls seem a bit delayed, your player gains momentum after a split second and stops after a split seconds. It makes it a bit hard to make precise movements, I would have liked more "snappy" movement. 2. I would have like to have a health bar somewhere (maybe even simply changing the color of the player?). I wasn't sure how much health I have left. 3. I don't think it fits the theme that much (I guess your backstory explains the "chaos", but not the gameplay). Maybe the enemies could chase the player? That way it could be more chaotic.
Hope I wasn't too harsh :). That is just my opinion after all. The gameplay feels satisfying, when the enemies splash, the grapple feels nice, so good job on the game, keep being positive and best of luck :).
No worries! In the game, the only way hp is shown is through the size of the player so adding a color change would definitely help reinforce that, I think refining the movement and combat would help with your other two points about it not feeling great to control or feel chaotic enough. Thanks for the feedback :D
This is very similar to ape out and teleglitch! This is a pretty smooth implementation of the idea so nice job! The tentacle grab animation looks great too.
Thanks! Yeah, I was very inspired by Ape Out during the Jam lol
overall fun game and nice graphics.mechanics could be better than this
Thanks :D
Really great and fun game. I can really feel the punch and force! Also I like the art style and that you use the size of player as the indicator of HP.
Thanks, glad you liked you liked it :D
One of the most unique games I've played so far. Also my favorite art style so far. Everything is top notch.
Thanks so much : D
Interesting.
really weird game, but really cool, the old tv effect brings more ambience to the game, great entry dude
Glad you liked it : D
no problem, really liked it, give a visit to my jam and tell me what you think, it helps allot, thanks
Such A Cool Game!! I like the movement and the game feed, and the 2d 3d effect makes it So beautiful!
Great job!!
Thanks so much!
awesome game, really nice sfx, fits well within the theme. It's really fun and i congratulate you.
Thanks a ton, glad you enjoyed it!
Very fun game! I didn't get the way the game fits into the theme though
Glad you enjoyed it! My take on the theme was that some sort of genetically created creature had been released from its enclosure and is fighting through guards to escape. "Let there be Chaos" being that someone has released a dangerous creature : D