Wow. First of all, that was a awesome strategy game. The game had no flaws in my opinion. There was a lot of things you could do to beat or loose against your enemy. Well made, plus the tutorial actually makes you want to continue to play the game.
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Jack of Spades's itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Innovation | #2 | 4.250 | 4.250 |
| Theme interpretation | #5 | 4.292 | 4.292 |
| Overall | #6 | 4.125 | 4.125 |
| Gameplay | #6 | 3.875 | 3.875 |
| Audio | #9 | 3.708 | 3.708 |
| Graphics | #16 | 4.125 | 4.125 |
Ranked from 24 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
GitHub repository
https://github.com/BoneVolt/Jack-of-Spades
Theme interpretation
The game is a hybrid between RPG and table card game!
♠ The character abilities are in a randomized deck of cards;
♠ Some characters are from card/board games (Jacks, Queens and Kings with card suits), while enemies are monsters from your typical RPG (floating eyes, skulls, snakes, etc);
♠ Also each classic suit has been mixed with classical elements (ex.: some clubs cards transformed into wind and ice elements).
Comments
Literally the only game I had to give all 5s to. I can't believe how good this was. The implementation was outstanding (in Pico8 nonetheless!) and it shows a real understanding of encounter design and balance. This game was absolutely fantastic.
I love seeing your opening hand and trying to form a battle plan from that. It really deals with the issue in many RPG-style games where you just do the same thing for every fight. This game is always different and engaging. I really hope you expand this out, it's incredible.
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ParallelWow thanks! :D
I updated the game today with some new visual effects, gameplay ajustments (nerfed stronger enemies HP, but gave them armor, buffed some spells, nerfed plants), and some quality of life improvements (like a button to reset cards). I will expand the adventure next, but it might take a few weeks, I think.
I'm bad at this game T_T but I like it. What about each time you play a card you need to draw a new one and then play with that?
The game feels nice, good job!
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MachinariaI love the art style. Its super cute! I wouldn't be surprised to see this as something that gets thrown into the app store and blows up.
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Go Pong YourselfVery nice entry! Another favorite and I also didn't know Pico-8 support mouse controls. I'd like to see more from this one.
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Break of the DungeonAwesome game. I would like to see it with more maps and a little more history.
I also invite you to go through my game.
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MonkeyTown.ioAmazing! Perfect length for a gamejam game! Using the abilities was very satisfying, the music was awesome, and as a whole it was just so great. The final battle is a bit too hard I think, but maybe I should have used the white king?
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sweeper.NetYeah, the boss fight gives a difficulty spike at the end!
**Spoilers** The plant cards are super strong, so if you combine them with the black king and one of the three regular characters, you will have just 2 kinds to guarantee you can use a lot of cards every turn. But you are under the risk of running out of cards if you're not efficient with just 26 cards!
Thanks for playing!
Nice game for the Pico-8. I really like the graphics and the gameplay idea even though it's just a different way of selecting skills in a RPG.
I'm not sure how to change the card after you selected one. The only option is to click play.
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