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GameDev.tv Game Jam 2024 - Free Course For All Submissions!

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A jam submission

Captain's Last StandView game page

Third Person Pirate Action Game
Submitted by Ryan Wilson — 7 hours, 20 minutes before the deadline
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CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Theme#604.0834.083
Music#2523.3333.333
Overall#2743.4173.417
Story#2942.7502.750
Mechanics#3613.0003.000
Sound#4422.6672.667
Aesthetics#4933.0833.083
Fun#4972.8332.833

Ranked from 12 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 in total?
1

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Assets Used: Unity Asset Store -Low Poly Tropical Island Lite https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/3d/environments/low-poly-tropical-island-lite-242437 -LowPoly Survival Character Rio https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/3d/characters/humanoids/lowpoly-survival-c... -Free Low Poly Human -RPG Character https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/3d/characters/humanoids/fantasy/free-low-p.. -PolyAngel – Mini Pirates Island https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/3d/vehicles/sea/poly-angel-mini-pirates-is... -Locomotion Pack https://www.mixamo.com/#/?page=1&query=locomotion&type=Motion%2CMotionPack -Simple Particle FX: Toon Effects https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/vfx/particles/simple-particles-fx-toon-eff... -Fantasy Skybox FREE https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/2d/textures-materials/sky/fantasy-skybox-f... freesound.org -Cannon3 https://freesound.org/people/Isaac200000/sounds/184648/ -Explosion06 https://freesound.org/people/V-ktor/sounds/434429/ -Pirate Band Performs “Drunken Sailor” https://freesound.org/people/Breviceps/sounds/516076/ -Hit 4 https://freesound.org/people/stevenmaertens/sounds/676464/ -Explosive.flac https://freesound.org/people/qubodup/sounds/189778/ -Medium splash 1.aif https://freesound.org/people/timgormly/sounds/148317/ -Yaaah_Treasureisland https://freesound.org/people/sierra721/sounds/718953/ -Foley_Elements_Wood_Small-Wooden-Wheeled-Cart-Rolling-On-Wooden-Surface_Mono_192000.wav https://freesound.org/people/Sonicquinn/sounds/518790/ dafont.com -Pirate Viking https://www.dafont.com/pirate-viking.font

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Veras StudiosSubmitted186 days ago(+1)

I feel like this project had a lot of effort put into it. It's pretty cool that you have two different controls inside of it. A few things I would note is the charge time of the cannon. It feels a bit slow. The turning feels good but that charge is a little slow.
I also feel like the fighting is a little clunky, I think something that would help is if the player sort of snapped in the direction of the enemy. But I think this was a cool project especially for a solo submission :O

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Endless Night
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Ryan WilsonDeveloper186 days ago

Thanks for the playing my game and giving feedback! My goal with the cannon was to make it so that the player would eventually be forced into a last stand in third person combat, but I agree that it feels a bit slow and leads to the player feeling overwhelmed by ships quickly. A targeting mechanic would definitely make the third person combat feel more precise and snappy. 

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Miniature GiantsSubmitted187 days ago(+1)

I love pirate-themed games.  The graphics in this one almost have that Monkey Island kind of vibe to them. I found the camera control quite difficult as it seems like the mouse sensitivity might be too high. That said I felt most comfortable running around with a sword slashing pirates - the cannon didnt feel as responsive as just a sword. I played a similair themed game previously and the premise there was there was a hut on the island that had treasure on it and thats what the pirates were trying to get to - that might be an interesting angle to consider if you want to carry on building the game. Great job! 

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Night Light
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Ryan WilsonDeveloper187 days ago(+1)

Thanks for the feedback! I was going back and forth on either a day or night setting, and ultimately decided the night setting worked better for the game. That is interesting that you felt more comfortable with the third person combat. I would like to have added a target mechanic that would make swinging at enemies a hit easier, but glad you enjoyed it! The treasure idea is fantastic! As is the score is just based on how long the player survives but I think a more specific objective like you mentioned would be needed if this project was expanded on.

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Odyssey FrontiersSubmitted187 days ago(+1)

A bit hard to kill enemies as the controls felt a little off, but overall, impressive game!

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The Last Pin
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Ryan WilsonDeveloper187 days ago

Thanks for playing my game! My main focus was on making the cannon feel good, I think that the third person controls and combat could use a bit of work. Thank you for the feedback!

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busride studioSubmitted187 days ago(+1)

Cool theme! It was fun trying to hit pirates with cannons are hard. The dark lighting made it feel more hopeless (night raid by pirates).

The controls for sword was a bit wonky, it felt like the swing wasnt always where I aimed it. But its really cool to see a full 3D game in a 10day game jam!

Solid entry!

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Siege of Rozvir
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Ryan WilsonDeveloper187 days ago

Thanks for trying out my game! The character animations are a bit off. I think I need to speed up the attack animation and add a targeting camera that tracks the current enemy. As is, the player just swings and it isnt tracking a specific enemy. Thanks for the feedback!

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Splendid ArtisteSubmitted188 days ago(+1)

Love the theme and setting, and it was a unique blend of gameplay mechanics! Good stuff!

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Last Garrison (Game Jam 2024)
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Ryan WilsonDeveloper188 days ago

Thank you for trying it out! Glad you liked it!

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tecrankSubmitted189 days ago(+1)

It was a tough game but really interesting combination of mechanics!

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Stan's Last Burger Stand
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Ryan WilsonDeveloper188 days ago

Thank you for playing it! It definitely can get difficult as time goes on and more ships approach. I feel like some improvements to the combat such as a targeting camera could make it feel less daunting. I tried limiting how many foot pirates could be on the island at one time to 5 to try and ease the difficulty.

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tecrankSubmitted188 days ago(+1)

Limiting the pirates might be a good way to tune difficulty. And the targeting camera you mentioned might also help. If there was a way to scale the pirates more over time where for the first several minutes you were fighting just one or two. Then once you've figured it out the difficulty ramps up? Something like that?

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Ryan WilsonDeveloper187 days ago

Thanks for the suggestions! I think a gradual ramp up in enemies and difficulty would really help the game feel more balanced and fair to the player.

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dmbskSubmitted190 days ago(+1)

Shooting a cannon feels good, I like that you can shoot pirates using the cannon.
But fighting with a sword feels a bit weird, which is understandable for that it was 10 days long gamejam.
Great job!

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Lastshift
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Ryan WilsonDeveloper190 days ago

Thank you, glad you enjoyed it! Yeah the animations for the sword combat are a bit off. Something I would like to have worked on more.

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McfeeSubmitted190 days ago(+1)

Very nice game, I liked the cannon and the sounds the pirates made when landing. Great detail that the cannon made a scraping noise when moving :) 

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The last pirate
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Ryan WilsonDeveloper190 days ago

Thank you! Yeah the cannon rotating sfx was a last minute addition, I thought it would really add to the feel of the cannon!

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andrewjhaugenSubmitted191 days ago(+1)

That was fun!

Firing the cannon is super satisfying. Once the pirates get on your island you definitely are in trouble but I like the pressure of trying to keep the boats away before that happens.
Its fun and addicting nice work!

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Dracs After Dusk
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Ryan WilsonDeveloper190 days ago

Thank you! Looking forward to trying out your game!

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