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A jam submission

Alien ScumbagsView game page

Alien Scumbags is a sci-fi action platformer with a big slice of horror and a stack of pop culture references.
Submitted by Monster Finger Games (@kkindiegame) — 5 hours, 13 minutes before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Gameplay#62.8283.000
Overall#72.8283.000
Presentation#73.0643.250
Overall#82.8873.063
Originality#102.8283.000

Ranked from 8 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

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Comments

Submitted(+1)

Wow, I really love the concept.  Enjoyable to play and very challenging!

Developer(+1)

Thanks! I have continued working on it since but it's too far along to update it before the gamejam has finished.

I now have green lighting that emits when an enemy is near as well as a beeper depending on how close they are.

Fixed the issue with falling through the platforms on level 3 (I will remember to set background objects to obstacles next time haha)

Zoomed the screen out by two resolutions from 112x63 to 144x81 making the character a little smaller.

Submitted

Well done!

Submitted (3 edits) (+1)

It looked and felt quite good as far as gameplay mechanics are concerned, but it wasn't particularly fun to play, the screen is way too zoomed in to make a judgements about what I should be doing, enemies just kind of popped up in front of you most of the time, or that's what it felt like.

Developer

Hi SZ thanks for the feedback, I will certainly be adding a sound when enemies are closer and will be zooming out the action a tiny bit.

Submitted(+1)

Lot of fun and challenging...wore out my space key lol.  Like others have said it's a bit too zoomed in....other then that very immersive and fun.

Developer

Cheers! Them aliens take some killing without the Shotgun. When the game jam has finished I think I will alter the window resolution a small amount to

Submitted(+1)

As it was said here before, the view was way too close up, but besides that, it was a really nice experience. All the particles and sounds immersed you into the atmospheric feel. Loved the references. Cute ✓ Fun ✓ Blood ✓

Developer

Thanks Mravec! :)

Submitted(+1)

The atmosphere was nice, but the view was a little too zoomed in for my taste :) I think it could easily be ported to mobile also :D

Developer

Thanks Harri.

Yeah it is very close up, I think it would use a slightly larger resolution if I was to do a project like this again. Its in 112 x 63 which made using the mandatory splash screen pretty darn tough.

Submitted(+1)

Wow love the atmosphere, this is a top game :)                   

Developer(+1)

Thanks Aenever really glad you liked it! I feel it has an odd mix of comedy and horror :D