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A jam submission

Paper HomeboundView game page

Submitted by TheSalmonMan — 15 hours, 8 minutes before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Innovation#1043.5713.571
Graphics#1423.8003.800
Theme#1843.6003.600
Overall#1933.3953.395
Audio#3153.1143.114
Fun#3163.1143.114
Game Design#3293.1713.171

Ranked from 35 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

How does you game fit the theme?
By beating the rhythm minigames keep the two players together until the end. Can also be played 2-player on the same keyboard.

Did you write all the code and made all the assets from scratch?
Yes, aside from the copyright/royality free music.

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Submitted

Sick music and nice gameplay. Love it!

Submitted

Great idea, good game with great graphics and mechanics. Very well done!

Submitted

Great concept for a rhythm game! There's a minimalistic story that is sort of interpretative (at least I think there is?) Catchy tune and stylish cardboard cutout graphics. Only downside is some of button presses aren't in sync with the music beats. But I still liked it .... well done!

Submitted

Very cool artwork and take on the theme. Enjoyed playing it

Submitted

The art is fantastic! And I can't figure it out until the 3rd try. I think more introduction will be very helpful! Anyway, Good job!

Submitted

Super cute art and music! I love the idea and I think aesthetically everything was very well put together. I'd really like to play this game more but I'm still not sure what the timing is after restarting many times! T.T I've read the description and tried the game many times, but it's quite unforgiving that if I miss 4-5 beats in the beginning then it's game over. Maybe a tutorial or some explanation the beginning would be nice, or maybe just clearer indication of when I'm supposed to hit the buttons.

Submitted

It's a really cool game

I also really like the art.

I just think it lacks a lot of explanation of what the objective is, it takes some tries to finally understand what the goal is.

But once you do it could be a nice experience. The music also fits and is nice.

Submitted

Nice art and fun game. Music nice too. I finally made it home :) Nice job!

Submitted

Didn't understand how the game worked until the 3rd or 4th try... The game lacks a bit of explanation in my opinion. After that, this game is a little keyboard minigame that tests your reflexes. I find the art especially appealing, though I would have searched for a Sky that isn't Unity's base one (there are a lot of free Skyboxes out there). Other than that, great job!

Submitted

cute and fun little game.

Submitted

Nice game. Very different from anything ive found in this game. 

I could see this being used well to teach kids keyboard skills. 

Submitted

Nice game. I enjoyed the chill vibes it gave and the visual style has a cute, unique feel.

Following both tracks on the sides got pretty hectic with faster speed, which you apparently choose from the three symbols. The symbols are nice but it would have been great if you had any idea what you are choosing as a player.  The horizontal line also felt pretty unfair towards the end when you have pretty much no reaction time for inputs.

Good job!

Submitted

Super fun little game, I really enjoying the mixture of the fights with the rythmn game.

I would say that the display of the keys could use some work, sometimes the keys on the right would clip behind the "hp bar" making it harder to see, and also if I was paying attention to the one on the right I could barely see the ones coming from the left in time because they are just white and away from each other.

Aside from that maybe adding a sound when you successfully hit the key would help with player feedback.

Anyways, really nice job :)

Submitted

I was a little confused at first as to the text and symbols but otherwise, this was a sweet rhythm game! I also really liked your paper cut-out characters the movements really gave them personality!

Submitted

I love the paper visuals, good job!

Submitted

The art is great, good song selection, its not repetitive and nice to listen to, enjoyed playing it!!

Submitted

Lovely! I absolute love the feel and visuals!

Submitted

Loved it! Especially the art style. How did you do that? Did you  just apply a 2d texture to a flat plane in a 3d world? I just did straight up 2d.

If you don't mind, could you play and review my game? I need some constructive criticism lol.

https://itch.io/jam/brackeys-8/rate/1680927

Submitted (1 edit)

Love the artstyle, also the little quirks like the sticks holding the characters up or the runes in their speech bubbles! It's a bit difficult to pick up as I couldn't understand what to do in the first horizontal phase, I had to look at your comment; I love however the idea of the 2 phases with each boss, the first one kind of raking in health and the second one defending it. The UI might have to be revised esp for the second phase: the > was hidden under the health bar so i couldn't see it at all, also it's a bit too difficult to keep track of both sides of the screen, even though the game isn't particularly punishing when missing a note. Would also love a different song for each boss!

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