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About the "Did the game feel complete" judging criteria

A topic by Patrick W. Crawford created Feb 05, 2023 Views: 163 Replies: 2
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Heyo! Sorry if this has been asked before - but until moments ago, I was largely fretting over this listed judging criteria: “Did the game feel complete?” thinking I really did have to create an end to end game.

… I just now read the jam page quote of:

Do I have to make a full game? No. You only need to take your player on a journey using sound.

So the question is, what is intended by that judging criteria? And regardless of what’s intended, maybe some extended wording would be good on the ratings page next to that line? Mostly because while rating, people (or at least, I would) likely just read category name and presume what it means without further context, so might lead to some titles indeed be judged down for not being complete games despite the challenge saying it’s ok.

Anyhow, a little clarification would be great, thanks!

Submitted

I think by "complete" they mean polished. not a full game, but something that feels finished.

Host

complete meaning was anything obvious missing that broke the engagement. For example a sound effect, inconsistent music, certain parts not working together etc. Sorry for the ambiguity,  it's not the primary category so you should be ok 👍