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Better Off DeadView game page

GameDev.tv Jam 2022 Entry

Submitted by Trev3lyan, Althasor, Dark Kitkat — 6 hours, 29 minutes before the deadline

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Criteria	Rank	Score*	Raw Score
Theme	#2	4.610	4.610
Story	#3	4.463	4.463
Fun	#13	4.293	4.293
Music	#21	4.073	4.073
Aesthetics	#37	4.341	4.341
Sound	#73	3.585	3.585
Mechanics	#91	3.732	3.732

Ranked from 41 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

How many people worked on this game total?
3

Did you use any existing assets? If so, list them below.
https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/tools/animation/leantween-3595, https://www.gamedev.tv/courses/unity-rpg/lectures/11879305, https://github.com/SebLague/2DPlatformer-Tutorial, https://www.deviantart.com/pix3m/art/Bitmap-font-Alagard-381110713, https://github.com/Matthew-J-Spencer/Ultimate-2D-Controller, https://opengameart.org/content/falling-bones, https://opengameart.org/content/retro-monster-roar, https://opengameart.org/content/zombie-skeleton-monster-voice-effects, https://opengameart.org/content/completion-sound, Menu Click https://opengameart.org/content/menu-selection-click, https://opengameart.org/content/51-ui-sound-effects-buttons-switches-and-clicks, https://opengameart.org/content/4-door-closes, https://opengameart.org/content/key-pickup-2,

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https://trev3lyan.itch.io/better-off-dead

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David Wu SoftDevSubmitted3 years ago(+1)

Fun game.

Sprites and animations are great.

Very funny story, on point with the theme. Death is the beginning and also the goal. XD

Some improvement suggestions:

- For animating the texts, I recommend using TextMeshPro's maxVisibleCharacters property instead of appending characters to the text string.

- It would be nice to add a color change on the buttons when hovering the mouse on them.

Good game!

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Trev3lyanDeveloper3 years ago

Thanks, I've actually been revamping the dialogue system for future projects, and you've saved me some research in figuring out how to start text that's too long on the next line.

And thanks for playing!

TheKaoserSubmitted3 years ago(+1)

I like that literally you need to die to complete levels :D

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ArkticLittleWolfSubmitted3 years ago(+1)

This really looks good! :D Great job!

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Brainy Mummy Rush

scruffyowlSubmitted3 years ago(+1)

Awesome job! Loved the art style, music and storytelling. The puzzles were all excellent, not too hard but enough of a challenge. I only would have wished for more precise controls, there is some inertia I found a little unnerving.

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LoreleiSubmitted3 years ago(+1)

This game hit all the marks! Awesome job. The graphics were beautiful, it was well written, and most of all, it was fun! I'm terrible at platformers but enjoyed the puzzle!! :D

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Wizard Tower [GameDev.TV Game Jam 2022]

WindikSubmitted3 years ago(+1)

Excellent story, art, gameplay and music! I love this game! ❤️

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TelesphorosGamesSubmitted3 years ago(+1)

Absolutely excellent entry, perhaps my favorite of any I've played yet. Excellent work.

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GRAVEYARD ESCAPE

ArswydSubmitted3 years ago(+1)

Really well made game, with well polished puzzles! I liked the story and the aesthetics too. The only problem I found was, slightly bad platform placement, which made jumping harder. Congratulations! :)

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KassieSubmitted3 years ago(+1)

This was really fun. Loved the premise and the humour of the story. Very pretty game too. Awesome job!

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Light of a feather

Maya CarterSubmitted3 years ago(+1)

This was so well made! How did you do that green underglow on the skeleton in the first scene? That was one of my favorite parts x)

The humor was also excellent. Fun story. I'm really not a fan of platforming, but I wanted to progress to see what would happen next.

The art is just awesome. I love the close up character portraits. Really lovely style. The music was great too. Just a really solid entry all around. Congratulations.

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Trev3lyanDeveloper3 years ago(+1)

We used a secondary texture to define some pixels that should glow, then I wrote a URP lit shader to apply a colour with extra brightness to those pixels. Then I added bloom using post processing. Brackeys has a video on the whole process called "How to make 2D glow in Unity!". Hope this helps.

And thanks for playing, I appreciate the feedback.

vehshiSubmitted3 years ago(+1)

One of the best in this jam I've played so far

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Death: The Beginning

DangryGamesSubmitted3 years ago(+1)

Really enjoyed playing this. Loved the theme of the necromancer and the skeleton. Really enjoyed the puzzles

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Just the beginning - GameDevTV Game Jam 2022

debajrSubmitted3 years ago(+1)

Take that Necromancer! kkkkkk

Really good puzzle platformer with a funny story! I humbly request and end game scene!

Art was great, sound/musc are good too!

Great work!

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RK Compost Factory

PcKaffeSubmitted3 years ago(+2)

I liked pissing of the necromancer, a shame I couldn't beat the level with the blocks breaking, I would have loved to see where the story would go. I really suck at platformers.

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PUGB - Battlegrounds

GreyFrogGamesSubmitted3 years ago(+2)

This was really fun! I always enjoy puzzle games.

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PatrickZochAlvesSubmitted3 years ago(+2)

The best looking game so far :-D Loved the story between the Necromancer and its skeleton. And the two musics really changed the ambiance for the two parts (story and levels). I went until the end, when all the mechanics were put together, very nice design touch, congrats!

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The Revenge of the Gods

Imaginary CatSubmitted3 years ago(+2)

Really aesthetic game, big fun of the dialogue boxes

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NikaDev3 years ago(+2)

Amazing. I Can see this in the top 5

kmansSubmitted3 years ago(+2)

nice game.

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Delivery Driver

kmansSubmitted3 years ago(+2)

very nice game (fun fact I wanted to make the game on this idea for this jam as well. (but I'm still quite a beginner in game development). really nice work.

(i was thinking of adding more and more things and the player has to find the thing which will kill him faster :)

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Delivery Driver

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