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Dungeon Crawler Jam 2021

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A jam submission

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Dungeon crawler inspired by novels of N. Gogol and A. Tolstoy
Submitted by Chekisteg — 3 hours, 59 minutes before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Audio - Does the game have nice sfx and music?#83.9413.941
Originality - Does the game innovate or try something new?#153.7653.765
Overall#203.4713.471
Gameplay - How fun is it to play?#233.3533.353
Technical - Is there a technical achievement​ behind the making of this game?#263.0003.000
Graphics - Is the game aesthetically pleasing?#473.2943.294

Ranked from 17 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

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steamknightSubmitted3 years ago(+1)

That was fun! I love the soundtrack! So far the only entry that I wanted to head bang to :D

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Ankehotep's Prison
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b3agzSubmitted3 years ago(+1)

Took a bit of getting my head around the turn-based part of combat, could possibly have benefited from some clear instructions on that part. Once I got my head around it, it was quite fun until I found myself swamped by an insurmountable number of enemies lol.

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Bail or Bust
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blgdchapSubmitted3 years ago

I was doing ok till this happened - taking on an entire army, you are gonna have a bad time!

That said, it was really cool that enemies could gang up on you and combat didn't just stop dead once you engage with one of them, makes it feel more important to click the button fast and try and kill them as soon as you can. 

I liked the look and feel, and your soundtrack is by far my favourite so far - I tried searching for Реанимация the band, but found nothing - if you have any links please feel free to post them as that rocked!

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Eerie Halls
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ChekistegDeveloper3 years ago(+1)

Thanks for reply! Game is turn-based, so fast clicking wouldnt help :) Try to lure out little groups. 

link to this rock-band

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCSbZbFUytg2UdwJFxVtqjQ

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blgdchapSubmitted3 years ago

Hmmm, that makes more sense then, I just clicked like a mad man and it seemed to work. Now I feel dumb :p

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KhaoTomSubmitted3 years ago (1 edit) (+1)

I love his happy thumbs up portrait! It's neat that the enemies will start to gang up on you. But, I think I need an easy mode or a way to grind levels. Or maybe I should git gud :D. I like the energy the music lends to the game, and the handrawn art is great and nostalgic. Nice work.

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Synthyfriends Dungeon
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KreastriconSubmitted3 years ago(+1)

The game does make an attempt at humor and I like games that do that, but I'm afraid all the silliness and metal music is not enough for me to warrant a full playthrough. I only got up to the village.

The combat needs more consistency. Like you know how when you grab a bazooka in a game and you fire it at a soldier, you would expect it to do a lot of damage. You never expect it to do zero damage, do you know what I mean? If your going to give me a kooky dance attack to attack all the enemies at once, at least make it feel like it's going to do some serious damage each and every time, don't just let it do a sliver of damage because then it would feel like I am wasting it.

I like how you have a wide variety of enemies, I'm not sure if certain enemies respond differently to the attacks, it looked like the werewolf guys with the guns were easy to kill if you used a sword on them.

The bullet catching mechanic is really interesting and that could lead to some strategy in some scenarios, maybe you should play with it more too. 

I have a few other nitpicks.

The gun is also easy to miss because it's blocked by a tree, I actually almost missed it my second playthrough.

I don't know what the moonshine does. Is it a powerup or a gag?

This is also just personal preference, I would have the turn keys on Q and E, not A and D. I'm so used to strafing with the A and D keys.

That's it. I hope I wasn't to harsh.

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Shifty Drifty Dungeon
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ChekistegDeveloper3 years ago

Thank you for reply! Moonshine rises max health. Yeah, i need to make some stats messages (like 'max hp rises up'). After jam finished, i'll polish it all. 

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Mana3 years ago (2 edits) (+1)

I didn't do too well in the second area but I had fun and by the end I was interested to see it developed further. The music was also great but unfortunately landed me a copyright claim by TuneCore. 😅

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ChekistegDeveloper3 years ago

Thank you! After watching your video i've edited game description. I've added  #+'and'-' buttons -  change volume level#, i forgot to write it in game %) Oh those big group of enemies in level2, you just need to start shooting at first little group (there is an ambush right after the corner). 

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Mana3 years ago

Oh that's good to hear the option is already in-game then. 👍 Are you planning to develop further post jam? I still have a good handful to play but I think I will be give this another go after those. It has an odd charm to it haha.

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ChekistegDeveloper3 years ago

Well, after Jam i just want to fix some in-game bugs and port it to android. I've already working on another game with my friend, so first of all i need to finish it. After we finish this side-project, i'll start making 2nd part of Characternik wich includes animation, inventory and party of 4 characters.

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Mana3 years ago

Awesome, I will be looking forward to trying that out. 👍 A party based setup does seem very fitting, although being a one man army is fun too haha.

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The Grumpy GameDevSubmitted3 years ago(+1)

y'know... i remember the time in that one tolstoy novel i never got through when suddenly heavy metal music started playing...

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Freebooter of SPLORR!!
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LambduckSubmitted3 years ago(+1)

I like the presentation and music! The sfx are good, but it's a bit hard to tell when you get hit. Thanks!

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Receipt
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D3nXSubmitted3 years ago(+1)

Pretty fun! And the music is very intense :o Also very unique style and setting for such a game, very original good job!

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Shiro's Dungeon
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zooperdanHostSubmitted3 years ago(+1)

+1 for the music :)

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Kingdom of Yergoval
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CryptRatSubmitted3 years ago(+1)

Very fun game, challenging, with inspiring gfx and settings, and the song gives an extra cool vibe to the game.

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From A Lost Tunnel
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Surt R.Submitted3 years ago(+1)

Pretty fun, and a pretty rare setting (and origin) for dungeon crawlers. I liked how you need to lure smaller groups away from others to avoid getting ganged up on. I think the combat would benefit from having a party, though, these battles feel like they could offer interesting tactical challenges.

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EFCC: Escape From Cosmic Cube
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earthwalkSubmitted3 years ago(+2)

gameplay enhanced by vodka

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After the Light
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ChekistegDeveloper3 years ago

and bear with balalaika :)

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