Gamedev.js Jam 2025

Dot's Wicked Garden jam comments

2025-04-23T19:30:47Z

The pick up sound reminded me of something, but I don't what, like a connections sound? Very funny :D It's a nice little game and everything is working well. I also get how the theme was interpreted here, making it important to "balance" the colors you pick. Nice catch! Personally I don't like the art style, but this does not influence the overall fun of the game at all :)

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Dot's Wicked GardenView game page

Gather a balanced bouquet! Gather 5 of them!

Submitted by aksommerville — 2 days, 19 hours before the deadline

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Criteria	Rank	Score*	Raw Score
Gameplay	#119	3.246	3.246
Audio	#122	3.108	3.108
Overall	#145	3.102	3.102
Innovation	#152	3.046	3.046
Graphics	#198	3.046	3.046
Theme	#216	3.062	3.062

Ranked from 65 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

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https://github.com/aksommerville/zerosigma

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unique charsSubmitted60 days ago (1 edit)

I scored 120 points! Well, the second time I scored 5 unbalanced bouquets to see the other ending of the stories :). It's cool to have multiple endings depending on the game!

The stories are fun! I especially liked when the body in the grave started turning over, and also when the girl refused the guy and hit him in the face :D. Really fun :D.

I also liked the menu screen saver where the witch balances a flower on her finger - a nice detail :).

The menu itself is also informative and functional, but I noticed that after the first game in Chrome I was unable to switch menus, and at some point I couldn't even start the game sometimes - a black screen and that's it. Mozilla doesn't seem to have this issue, but I'm not sure, maybe it's related to the storage where you save data as an option, or something else.

The witch has a lot of skills! It was nice to watch her powerful landing, as well as the ability to pass through walls. I'm not sure how I managed to climb walls, but somehow I did it :).

I've been to many places, made the rodent press the button below, pressed the mushroom into the ground at the top, but there were locations where it wasn't there :).

I also really liked how the witch descends down the wall, holding on with her leg - very cool!

Cool graphics and nice music!

It was fun, congratulations!

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Balance

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aksommervilleDeveloper60 days ago(+1)

Thanks for the detailed feedback, I really love hearing all of this!

Except the freezing up bit… I wonder if that’s related to the synthesizer bug we found post-release. Was this happening in the game embedded in the Itch page, or the linked one on aksommerville.com?

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unique charsSubmitted60 days ago (1 edit)

I would be happy to hear your feedback on my game too ;).

I played here, on itch.io.

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Leo KuoSubmitted61 days ago

I'm usually not great at platformers, but this one had just the right level of challenge—it’s one of the few that I actually had fun with! Great job. I really and all the areas to explore. 😊

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Balance Ma'atters

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XirSubmitted62 days ago

The game is well made! cool cutscenes ,nice visual and sound. Nice work

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Ammo Flow

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JsphLmSubmitted62 days ago

Played way longer than I expected. I just couldn’t skip those adorable post-stage cutscenes! Amazing work on the game, and the fact that you built it on your own engine? That’s seriously impressive. Major flex! Haha. 🍻

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Word Loop

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MishManners63 days ago

I love that you have a README and License file (main criteria for open source category). I'm enjoying the TODO list and the fact you are ticking them off as you go. Maybe build all the "done" ones into various releases so the README doesn't get too long, or even make it a changelog file. Add some screenshots to your README to make it a little more interesting too 💖.

Wow, this game is huge, and gee can that witch jump! Great work. The sound effects and music fit perfectly, and the art style is great. In future you could probably add some more levels. Well done on a great submission.

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Noor AldeenSubmitted63 days ago

A great and fun game!

I really liked the concept of the game, the multiple cinematic scenes, and the classic music and graphics that fit the game perfectly!

I also liked the menu and the multiple player abilities.

I don't think there's anything to criticize.

Well done!

Good luck at Game Jam!

I'd really appreciate it if you could try out my game too, rate it, and share your feedback.

It would mean a lot!

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Balance Of Elements