It seems like a simple game, but unexpectedly enjoyable. When I come across such well-made, enjoyable games or pixel art pictures, I immediately want to try making a game in the pixel art style myself.
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Power-Up Adventure's itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Build it with Phaser | #3 | n/a | n/a |
| Innovation | #4 | 3.974 | 3.974 |
| Open Source | #7 | n/a | n/a |
| Audio | #10 | 3.658 | 3.658 |
| Overall | #12 | 3.695 | 3.695 |
| Gameplay | #21 | 3.711 | 3.711 |
| Theme | #26 | 3.632 | 3.632 |
| Graphics | #60 | 3.500 | 3.500 |
Ranked from 38 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Judge feedback
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- Oh this was so good and so frustrating in equal measure! Such a brilliant concept, too - the way the power-ups speed towards the player adds a whole other dimension to factor in when timing dropping them. Visually it was brilliant and I loved the music and effects. Solid, polished, mostly on-theme and unique. I feel like a nice player affordance would be for you to drop a 'marker' at the top when you use a power-up, like a ghost-marker, so you can see it on your next playthrough. I appreciate that may make the game easier, but believe me, by level 5 I really needed it! :)
Challenges
Open Source
Build it with Phaser
NPC
GitHub repository url
https://github.com/Stiggstogg/power
Comments
Thanks a lot for playing and the constructive feedback. Art is not my strongest thing, so I tried to keep it this time very simple with a 1 bit asset pack. I experimented a bit with color, but left it then out for this jam. When I composed the music I also had the feeling that it does not really fit the game, but due to time restrictions I had no other choice than just take the first thing which came out of my guitar :). However, it seems to be a bit controversial topic, as some people liked the music quite well. I am more on your side, some 8 bit music would have probably been much better. Thanks for the hint with the random pitch/tone.
Thanks a lot for the feedback. Yes, balancing the game after I have done a lot of play testing and getting good at it is always a difficult thing :). I tought this time I made the first levels easy enough, but it looks like they need to be even simpler or I need to provide some hints to get the player through the first few levels.
Thanks a lot for taking the time and playing it! Agree that there are a lot of other great games to play and you cannot spend a lot of time playing every game. Happy you liked the music as I did the track by myself.
PS: Very cool you took the time to read the page :). I like to mention my tools I use, as it might help others in finding their new favorite tool :).
1 year ago(+1)
Thanks for playing and the nice feedback. I always try some new mechanics in game jams. Sometimes they work and sometimes they don't :). Happy about the compliment for the music, as I put everything together on my own and was not sure if it really fits the game.
Looking forward to your game!
1 year ago(+1)
Thanks for playing it all the way through. 28 deaths is really impressive! I try to make sure I optimize it also for mobile, in this way I can easily send it to friends and family :). Thanks for the nice feedback!
1 year ago(+1)
Thanks for playing and the comprehensive feedback! Glad you liked it. The art is not my own. As my art skills really suck :), I used an asset pack this time and edited it a bit.
1 year ago(+1)
Thanks for playing and congrats you made it through :). Takes some practice. I am happy the time I invested to set the difficulty paid out. Just with the last two levels I am not so happy. Level 9 felt a bit more difficult than 10, but maybe it is just me.
Thanks for the nice feedback. Looking forward to play your game.
1 year ago(+1)
Thank you for playing and the feedback. Glad you liked it. The art however is not mine. Just used an asset pack and modified it a bit.
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