Man, I really enjoy the game's art style, graphics and motion are wonderful! In terms of actual gameplay I couldn't get very much accomplished, and the ladder controls being placed directly beneath the WASD directional controls made two handed play a bit awkward. I only mention that because the game looks and feels awesome, so tweaking details like this in the gameplay would result a really great build! But those are always the hardest bits to get down, for a month-long project y'all built a really cool game. There is also the chance that I just suck at this game, so take it with a grain of salt lol
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Scalero's itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Graphics | #25 | 4.205 | 4.205 |
| Theme interpretation | #197 | 3.103 | 3.103 |
| Innovation | #205 | 2.923 | 2.923 |
| Overall | #266 | 2.795 | 2.795 |
| Gameplay | #314 | 2.410 | 2.410 |
| Audio | #416 | 1.615 | 1.615 |
Ranked from 39 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
GitHub repository URL
https://github.com/daniicereezzo/Scalero
Comments
It's supposed to be played with the arrow keys like Celeste! I thought it would have been more intuitive, my fault. Will fix it. Thank you so much for your feedback. I still had a lot to polish when the deadline arrived, but I will deliver a way more satisfying build once the voting period ends. I'm pretty sure if you play with the right hand on the arrow keys you will get to the second stage (which has a different, also amazing artwork by our artist Ana). Still, I will add that remark to the controls section since I can't edit the build to make WASD not work. Thank you again!
Lovely looking vegetables and well on theme with a ladder as a weapon and a tool that can scale in length.
I'm not sure if there is more to the game than the original level with 3 platform heights?
Without healing that is as high as I got. There also doesn't appear to be any way of restarting when you are dead? Also the game could use some audio as a finishing touch.
Swinging the ladder was a lot of fun so great job !
Thank you so much! Honestly, those things are indeed missing because I hadn't got enough time to work on the game as I would have wished. I will try to polish everything more and deliver a more complete experience after the voting period ends, maybe even with some narrative. Nevertheless, thank you so much for your kind words! I'm glad you still had fun :)
Nice game. The idea of the ladder mechanic is cool. I think it would be amazing if you add some menu or make the player click anywhere to start the game (hope you get what I mean) so that the player won't get startled by the sudden attack right at the start of the game.
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Ice on ScaleThank you! That's actually a bug from the WebGL build I wasn't able to fix on time (we built it 2h before deadline lmao). In the regular build, enemies stay idle until you get on the same platform as them so you have some peace until the first one spawns in front of you, but for some reason (I think related to poor physics calculation on browser build) they mark you as their target before waiting for physics to load and tell them the platform they're on. Will fix it with a guard clause once the voting period ends. Nevertheless, a menu would be a nice add too. Thank you for your feedback!
This is a really fun game! I love that the ladder swings slower as you get a bunch of steps - it's a good nerf. I think it'd be cool if you could create multiple ladders, since there were times I was knocked down by a scallion and couldn't get back up. The artwork is awesome and gives the game a really unique feel. Overall you did a great job!
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EquilibriumThank you so much! I'm glad you noticed that, it's basically ruined in the WebGL build for some reason and the nerf is almost non-existant until max size and then suddenly kicks all of sudden. Will try to fix it in the future. Multiple ladders is an idea we hadn't thought of! That could be crazy in a great way tbh. Thank you so much for your feedback!
really enjoy the painterly visuals of this game, and the story of the war of leeks and scallions is also very interesting.
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Beat SquarePretty similar experience as others. A little tricky with some of the gameplay - like climbing and stepping off a ladder. The first platform up - there wasn't quite enough clarence for my big veggie head, and the second platform just seemed to be a little out of reach. The fighting mechanics worked well, though.
And after reading that this Ana's first go at graphic assets for a game -- Brava! Wow! 'Cuz everything has this great watercolor look to it.
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Scales of JusticeGraphics and theme implementation are very well done. Picking up new steps was a little clunky sometimes but if I moved the character a small bit it usually fixed itself. If you do plan to continue this project I would look into adding a poke attack with the ladder so you could knock a scallion out of a stack and cause the rest to topple to the ground. Good Work!
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Balanced DungeonVery cool artworks and idea :) Just one suggestion: the game would have benefit in some UI and tutorial on screen, 'cause it was a little bit difficult to play the first time. Overall, good work!
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Scale down ...and don't panic!the artwork is amazing, and the ladder idea is great. its a cool feature when they knock over the ladder. i noticed one bug where my attacks wouldnt go through, but after clicking r it was fixed, so not a big deal at all. overall, really good job, this game has potential!
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Bug PlanetThe artwork is really lovely, it’s polished, hitting the enemies with the ladder is really fun. I get a little tilt when I drop my ladder lol! It’s really funny when I climbed up and they knocked my ladder over :O ARGH. XD 🧅 🧅 🧅
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SquirveillanceYou could have been nicer with your choice of words to be honest. And judging by your comments, we're not the only ones who have to deal with your "fair and square" rating. This is not the place for bashing people nor you are being more fair for being unconsiderate, and I would really like if you edited your comment so it says the same things without sounding so condescendent. If your team is not amateurs who like making games as a hobby but professional programmers and composers, why are you in a game jam with no material reward in the first place when you could be making money?
I am just giving honest opinions, I am not a guy who just does thing to get his way. It is actually more easy just to say.
"Cute Game" and fish for ratings.
It is up to you to use negative reviews and upgrade yourself or just disregard them. It is not like that I am going on every game page and just write "this game sucks".
We are actually taking notes and improving from constructive feedback from other people. "Get a programmer and a composer" is not constructive feedback, nor it's an honest opinion, it's just being rude for no reason. If you don't realize the problem here is not your opinion but your choice of words, and if you're also like this in real life, you have something to work on as a person. If you're not editing your comment, which I found disrespectful (unlike others who also gave negative feedback) I have nothing else to talk with you.
Overall, nice game! I found it challenging, had some problems getting to know the controls but then I got used to them and could play with no problem.
Would be nice to add a healing option or opportunity, but thats just a feeling I had, just in my opinion :)
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Fishy FeastGoofy in a great way! Lots of really fun ideas. One suggestion would be to move the controls to A S D instead of Z X C just for hand comfort. Also glad you included a reset, since I did get stuck in a climbing animation once or twice, but the reset worked perfectly. Great work!
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Hook, Line, & Stacker
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