I like both platform and musical games :) this is a perfect match for me! THe idea is very clever and the realization is quite polished :) well done. I love having "otamatone" as the main character in a game ahah
Just out of curiosity: is there any features you had to cut due to time or other contraints? I would love your contribution in my topic "The Features Cemetery" :)
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MusiKeys's itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Innovation | #129 | 3.250 | 3.250 |
| Audio | #138 | 3.200 | 3.200 |
| Theme interpretation | #141 | 3.400 | 3.400 |
| Graphics | #233 | 3.050 | 3.050 |
| Overall | #262 | 2.800 | 2.800 |
| Gameplay | #324 | 2.350 | 2.350 |
Ranked from 20 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
GitHub repository URL
https://github.com/nicom7/game-off-2023
Comments
Hi!
Thank you very much for your nice review, I didn't know the otamatone character lol! And yes there were some features being cut for the game jam that we are planning to do later on, such as being able to save your progress, creating other level layouts/ambient music, and finding ways to improve controls and tutorials :)
I love music-related games (see: my last year's github game off 2022 submission), and this was super creative. I love the ambient background music created by the note/platform you're on. I like the colorful art as well. Well done!
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Echo JumperFun music game with platforming and music involved. The game is easy to understand and fun, but only thing I would recommend is somehow making the controls maybe a little simpler, like having them all be in a row on the keyboard or mapped to arrow keys or just wasd or something like that. Well done!
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Tipping the ScaleboxI think the idea is interesting, but I don't think it quite works; tying the controls to which platform you are on could be a cool idea, but I think it was more confusing in this case. The game is really just a memory game where you need to awkwardly traverse a level and remember which keys to press to execute the correct order. I think this needs another design-pass, but it is an neat idea.
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Buff Baby Mayhem: Scale SmackdownA very relaxing game and an interesting combination of game genres, nice backgrounds. The memory and platformer parts were fun but pretty easy, however jumping controls were pretty hard and IMO detracted from the game. The fact that keys and notes were both expressed as letters was also confusing. I liked how jumping on different platforms made a different sound and feel there's a potential to make it feel like you are making the melody if there were more and easier jumping and less travel from platform to platform. Good job!
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Scale Control: A Liquid ExperienceI played a small amount of piano in my past so this was right up my alley. Very nice music, visuals and theme. Good Job!
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Balanced DungeonLike others have said. It a great concept with a lot of opportunity to build. Maybe there be some extra visual way to cue in what the control change is with the change of key. I like the idea of a platformer that isn't necessarily go to the right, but rather work tightly in a maneuvering a space.
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Scales of JusticeGreat idea on using piano keys as controls. If only you could mention this explicitly in the game tutorial it would be great! Otherwise, it is a unique idea, with good sound design and I think has great potential (maybe add some unique abilities based on keys). I enjoyed playing it!
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The Eighth RunI really like the concept, but think that the controls can be a lot to follow if you're not also a piano player. It would take too long to learn the controls if that's the case. If the controls were viewable on-screen I'd probably have been able to get further without just trying keypresses.
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Serpent Scale Quest - Pico-8I like the concept ! I think it could be much better with puzzle elements, as it's not really challenging right now
The looping sound can get a bit anothing too lol
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Big Little FeudHi, please refer to the "Key mapping" section in the game page: To go up to reach a G platform you need to press G near the stairs, to go down to reach a C platform you need to press A.
The order of the middle row keys on the keyboard (A, S, D, F, G, ...) are the order of the C major scale in music (C, D, E, F, G, ...).
Hope that helps :)
Very cool game!
I like how you implemented the musical notes in the game, being in harmony with the background music.
Congratulations on the game!
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