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Game Off 2020

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A jam submission

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We are taking a monkey to the moon!!
Submitted by smokecastles (@smokecastles) — 4 minutes, 2 seconds before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Audio#153.8893.889
Theme interpretation#283.8333.833
Overall#853.3893.389
Gameplay#913.2223.222
Graphics#1133.4443.444
Innovation#1143.1113.111

Ranked from 18 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

GitHub repository URL
https://github.com/smokecastles/gameoff2020

Theme interpretation
We interpreted the theme pretty literally... Sending a monkey into outer space!

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Serpent7776Submitted3 years ago

This game is really funny. Also really difficult, too difficult I guess. It's very hard to control the rocket to go where I would like it to go.

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Moonshot
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LiveOVErdriveSubmitted3 years ago

This is a really fun game! And challenging as all hell. The second level took me forever.

I love the limited fuel mechanic. It really makes you take care to maneuver in JUST the right way. The only complaint I have is that the camera zooms too far out sometimes to see which direction the ship is facing. Some kind of icon (like the one that shows you what direction your destination is in) might help that.

The music and sfx were really fun/funny. It reminded me a bit of the kind of screwball humor games from the late 90s. The fun factor there really kept me engaged and pumped up. Really great, though after failing the same map over and over I did start to get sick of them. 

Great game overall. Love it!

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BLOODMOON
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BackAt50FtSubmitted3 years ago

Good game! I have always loved physics games. Very difficult to beat the second level as previously mentioned, but I enjoyed trying anyway. :P The sound/music is amazing.

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Moonshot: Commando
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renato_grottesiSubmitted3 years ago

I tried and tried, but I didn't manage to beat the second level... :-(

But I really liked the idea, the graphics and the audio!

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Moonarchists
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Chryss55555Submitted3 years ago(+1)

There's a bit of trial and error involved in beating most levels, but once you finally do pull it off it feels quite rewarding. One way you could deal with the fuel shortage and still have to use gravity, is by adding fuel powerups that also revolved around the map. I honestly love simple, challenging games though. It also helps that the music works very well for this game. Great job!

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MonMon
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smokecastlesDeveloper3 years ago

Glad that you liked it! We actually thought about adding powerups, but in the end we discarded it for the sake of simplicity... Like you, we tend to prefer simple and challenging games, but it's true that difficulty can be a bit too high at times on this one. Thank for for playing and for the great feedback!

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MageWangSubmitted3 years ago(+1)

Cool, I like how gravity works. But can't complete stage 2.

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Game Off 2020 Launch Rocket
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smokecastlesDeveloper3 years ago

Yes, we realize it can be a little (too) challenging... The trick is to save up some fuel while orbiting, till the rocket is facing Mars... Then go all the way. Thanks for playing!

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plasmastarfishSubmitted3 years ago(+1)

Nice little entry! The gameplay was simple, but you fleshed it out with the different planet types.

I would have liked to see more levels, but I also see the value in making few enough that people will play through to the end.

It would be nice if the player got a little more fuel; the strategy I found most effective was mostly guessing, and flinging myself in a direction, since it's so expensive to course correct (especially turning the ship).

Overall though, had fun. Great work for a game jam!

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Launch Party
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smokecastlesDeveloper3 years ago

Yes, in the end we didn't have time to add more levels and we decided to deliver a "finished" small product rather than adding more and more and forget something else.

Regarding the fuel, we didn't have time for fine tuning yet and if we add more you would be able to reach the planets without needing to use their gravity, which would miss the whole game mechanic. Anyway, we are aware that it is rather difficult as it is right now and we may iterate it further after the jam!

Thank you very much for your nice feedback! :)

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kotziSubmitted3 years ago(+1)

Really fun to play, congrats!

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Moonshot
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SebTekSubmitted3 years ago(+1)

Really nice and fun game :)

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MoonShot
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buzzyardSubmitted3 years ago(+1)

Great execution of a pretty common concept! Wish there would've been a bit more fuel to give the player some agency in later levels, rather than just shooting into space and hoping for the best.

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Last Window
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smokecastlesDeveloper3 years ago

thanks for the feedback, we didn't have the time for fine tuning. The trick is to try to save fuel and use only as much as needed to orientate yourself in the proper direction and to move -> that is, only pressing shortly the space bar

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jvalenSubmitted3 years ago(+1)

Really cool and festive music! it invites you to play over and over. Enjoyable game, good job!

PS: What a great feeling after so many monkeys lost, one of them touch the moon. In this screenshot attached, everyone thought the monkey was lost because the “press to retry” music played but the ship continued moving and unexpectedly hit the moon and moved to the next level :).

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MoonHop
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smokecastlesDeveloper3 years ago(+1)

Thanks! nice anecdote, you were lucky! ;)

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Box of LightsSubmitted3 years ago(+1)

Loved the sounds and graphics for this one :)

Though, there are a LOT of adrift monkeys in space now!

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Moonshot
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ColorPaletteSubmitted3 years ago(+1)

Really cute game with a lot of personality! I loved the announcer in the background and the soundtrack was perfect. The visuals are really neat as well!

The difficulty spike was a bit rough, took me a lot of tries to finish the last 2 stages. Would be nice to have a few more levels that are easier and gently increase in difficulty over time. Otherwise a really well designed game and I really enjoyed it! Hope you get more plays and attention for the jam I think people will really like this game :)

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The First Wave
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smokecastlesDeveloper3 years ago

thank you for keep trying until you made it till the end and for your kind review! :) 

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Coffee Lab AppsSubmitted3 years ago(+1)

Haha..this game is fun. Awesome graphics with the zoom effect. I keep going adrift and managed to land once. Will come back to play more. Good work !

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Planet Wave
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smokecastlesDeveloper3 years ago (1 edit)

thanks! :) yes, it's a bit tricky at first, but after you try a couple of times it gets easier ;)

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PetatetSubmitted3 years ago(+1)

The sound is very fun, controls are hard to get but nice work !

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Edmon Taigne Journey
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smokecastlesDeveloper3 years ago

thanks! :D

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smokecastlesDeveloper3 years ago

don't forget to turn the music on, it's part of the experience! Enjoy :)

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