Wow super cool game! the game really had a scary apocalyptic dystopia vibe to it. I liked how the art was detailed and clean. The Music and the alarm of the voices also put a good feel to the game. Overall good job.(:
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Rogue Planet's itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Audio | #29 | 3.889 | 3.889 |
| Graphics | #77 | 3.963 | 3.963 |
| Overall | #121 | 3.340 | 3.340 |
| Game Design | #124 | 3.444 | 3.444 |
| Fun | #161 | 3.296 | 3.296 |
| Innovation | #355 | 2.741 | 2.741 |
| Theme | #445 | 2.704 | 2.704 |
Ranked from 27 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
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For now developer and only a week to create this game, you did a great job!
Looks nice, plays well (weapons reload time is a bit off), and sounds nice. The theme for this jam was a bit difficult, and I can see where the theme fits into the story, but don't feel it was really used effectively in the game.
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White DoorOverall the game was pretty nice. The voice acting was suprisingly decent; I guess it was by your family. The art was also good and the background music nicely sets the tone of the game. However, I do have some points of critique.
My main issues are with the gameplay. The weapons have a slow fire rate and take forever to reload. So guess what's the best tactic? Running away and leaving your child behind, until they have finally reloaded. The guns also don't shoot any bullets, making it hard to see were you're shooting. This works alright since the enemies have impact effects, but I would still like to see my bullets.
The game also didn't fit the theme. "It was all a dream" ain't gonna cut it man. Though, it was nice playing a game that wasn't all obscure and unfriendly to the player; just to fit in with the theme.
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Key DefenceGlad you liked the game overall. Something tells me that's not so easily earned from you.
- Weapons are slow/recharged to force the player to manage swapping and changing weapons. I wanted the combat to be deliberate and methodical. If you panic it all goes to shit.
- The child is meant as an intrinsic motivation. You can ditch him while you wait for the weapons to recharge but it feels bad. Most players I watched try to dance around so they can stay close. Are you the kind of person who ditches a kid under attack or will you risk taking a hit so you can stay close to him? It's all meant to make you feel that way. That said, if I had more time I'd add mechanics to mitigate that to some degree.
- Bullet tails are a great idea and something I will for sure add to the game if I continue development. This is useful feedback.
- The game fit the theme just fine thematically, albeit being a bit cliche. Applying the theme mechanically was never a requirement as far as I know? The theme promotes bad practice and I have no interest in making a game that deliberately hides information from the player. (as you noted yourself, it makes the game obtuse)
Thanks for taking the time out of your day to leave a comment. Cheers!
I realy like this one, the countdowns on the weapons courreges you to switch your weapon and take a different approach on enemies. The story is simple but still fits the theme, graphics are nicely done and the voice lines and music make the game more immersive.
Great submission :)
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A normal DungeonI loved it, one of my favorite jam games! The story is so immersive thanks to the voices and the graphic style in my opinion is really good with the theme of the game. The only flaw I think is the shooting because it's really heavy, especially with the keyboard. Great job for one man!! :)
this is my game, if you'd like to try it: Superhero Academy
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Superhero AcademyOne developer? Awesome job! I really liked the game and the voice overs. The game is pretty tough, but then again I'm terrible a playing games lol! My favorite weapon was the shotgun, but I was very sad when I ran out of ammo:(
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The Race: A Track of Lies!my review:
I really liked the game, the grapics were amazing, but the voice acters were the best it felt so real.
the theme is ok I mean the hole thing was just a dream so yeah oke it fits.
I had much fun playing it, just one thing, I think you should delete the funktion to press "k" to box with the fists, that makes the game too easy, I could spamm it and all enemy could do anything against me.
keep up the great work. maiby you can have ah look at my game too :D https://itch.io/jam/cgj/rate/477017
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The Room of FoolsHaha! You found a mechanic I forgot about when I was developing the game. I meant to take out the "push" (k) mechanic and forgot about it till now. It's sad I even made an animation for it and didn't plan on using it. Nice job. I'd say you win for finding leftover over developer stuff 😆Thanks for checking out the game!
Wow. This is a well made game. The environment is spectacular, the music goes so well with the game and I haven't connected to characters of a game so fast. The voice acting is brilliantly done. Love the story. Overall a very fun game with good character build up. You should continue with this game, it has all the elements for success.
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My InfoYour comment was so encouraging. I read it aloud to my wife and boy (who did the voice acting) and they were so excited. Really glad you liked it and appreciate you taking the time to leave a comment expressing your enjoyment. Your comment makes me want to continue working on this. Thanks, Kamran :)
Fears of a parent? I have 4. I'm not worried about alien invasions, I'm worried about them being stupid and falling off the stairs because they were running down them, while picking their noses and not paying attention at the fact that one of them left a jeep toy on the top step. No aliens though. :)
The art is consistent, which is good, but the style diminished the impact of the drama somewhat.
Generally speaking the animations were a little imprecise, as in slidy, as well as they could be interrupted at unexpected times. Again, a bit of a blunder for immersion.
The highlight of the game for me was the voice acting. By no means at a professional level, but it still helped with immersion substantially. The best part was when the girl asked her mother about how the world was before the invasion.The endlessly replenishing guns diminished the sense of danger.
I don't think the theme was hit. Literally any game could be concluded with "it was all a dream, lol".
Pretty solid entry though. Nice seeing some ambition by having voice acting that's meaningful in a game jam game.
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Flatout Drillin'It's a quick but great experience.
The art is amazing, really. The music also fits the game really well. The gameplay itself is pretty basic, with some simple combat and easy-to-use weapons, which goes along with the climax of this short story. Even though you can finish it in 5 minutes, it is fairly imersive, and you feel empathy for the characters, too. The voice acting is incredible, and the dialogues are pretty interesting as well.
Honestly, the only complaint I have is that you didn't put "space to shoot" in the controls in the game's description, so I kinda took some time to figure that out, but other than that there's not much to criticize.
It's not a complex game, but it certainly has it's charm. Nice job!
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King Lear: ReloadedGood game !!! The voice acting was amazing !!! Rated!!
Check out my game too .. and rate it.
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Games Don't LieSounds are great. Graphics looks nice - especially animations. Although fighting those monsters wasn't easy running is always an option :D Anyway I would love to see more of this game.
If you have time come and play our game: https://itch.io/jam/cgj/rate/475756
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