I nearly died when I started the game and i had my head phones on hahah, the audio was LOUD. Nice Pac man-esque game! I liked the addition with the "bugs" in the game. I did however run into an issue where when I ran into one of the enemies with a can in my hard, it said Game over, all enemies disappeared and then I could still walk around and the game never continued.
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Bugman's itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Audio | #236 | 2.611 | 2.611 |
| Theme interpretation | #237 | 2.889 | 2.889 |
| Graphics | #304 | 2.444 | 2.444 |
| Overall | #314 | 2.278 | 2.278 |
| Innovation | #325 | 2.056 | 2.056 |
| Gameplay | #334 | 2.000 | 2.000 |
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/fstof/bugman
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Using the latest version of Chrome on a mac... Was having a happy time and enjoying playing- but the character keeps disappearing and I can't continue 🤷♀️
Enjoyed the packman throwback and the aerosol can/lighter combo reminds me of my youth 😂
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a little scaredI really like the look of the game, and I like the sounds, you're really capturing the pacman feel really well. I think getting past the laggyness at the beginning of the game would really make the game shine. I presume that the blue pellets are the issue, since the more there are of them the laggier it is. Maybe they are all doing some heavy or inefficient computations? I was able to put the laggyness aside and get to level 4! The buggy screen effects are a nice touch, although I would tone them down a bit. Some of them are quite extreme!
I think this game has a lot of potential if you were to polish it a little more! Nicely done!
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FirefliesIt looks as a very nice game, but I can't get any movement. I am on Google Chrome Version 96.0.4664.45 (Official Build) (64-bit). I hope this helps
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art matchingI do love the odd retro remake, and there’s few games more retro than PacMan. Great job on putting it all together.
The sound was nostalgic but also quite jarring so I had to play muted.
The screen glitch effect killed me, the bugs killed me even when I sprayed them, and I wasn’t sure if the lighter were just meant to be cherries or if I was meant to ignite the spray can.
But it was a few moments of nostalgia none-the-less, and a bitter reminder that I’m old enough to remember the original coming out! :D
Thank you for the compliment.
Most sounds / music was composed with Pata Tracker and Bleeper
The lag was pretty bad upon each new level being loaded, but it gradually calmed down as the enemy AI figured out what they were doing. The level bugs are an interesting touch, and are what really helps separate this game from just being pacman.
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Boutheina: A Bug's AdventureHoly crap, I got freaked out when the game first 'bugged out' and I didn't realize what was going on. Nice job on that. Those 'glitches' really threw me for a loop while I was trying to clear the level. You've definitely succeeded in recreating a pacman vibe, complete with the 'chomping' sound. My only real beef was that far more often than not, I died when trying to attack the bugs. I found that the more viable strategy was to just avoid them at all costs. Nice job!
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Battle Under GroundCouldn´t play the game :( I don´t know why but i couldnt make the input work
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It´s Bug Season!
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