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Flight Of The Electrodud's itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Design | #86 | 4.264 | 4.264 |
| Overall | #399 | 3.907 | 3.907 |
| Adherence to the Theme | #606 | 4.000 | 4.000 |
| Originality | #964 | 3.458 | 3.458 |
Ranked from 72 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
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Very attractive platform design. And This is my first time to see the game using gravity feature. I guess you put more attention on the level design. And honestly, you did it. (Pretty like your background.)
Thank you very much! I'm glad you liked the game's main mechanic and aesthetics!
Fun game! The electrodud thuds are probably the juiciest effects sound/visual effects in a video game I have ever experienced. The idea of a one-button gravity-change game isn't super new, but it was executed to a very high quality level. The dual voltage/time survived system adds a nice challenge without adding pressure.
On the music:
I expected the theme to be a synth version of Flight of The Valkyries when booting up the game. The music was nice, but it was simple and so I kept expecting it to ramp and add more tracks once I got a certain voltage like how the Bit Trip games do it.
Thank you for the feedback, and I'm glad you enjoyed the game! I know the one-button gravity-change game idea isn't new, I was going to go for a different type of one-button environment-change, but couldn't think of something good enough that I could keep small enough to finish. And I definitely get what you mean about the music - I was going to add more tracks (or make the track last a full minute without needing to loop), but I didn't want to risk going quantity over quality. I spend a fair chunk of time trying to make sure music sounds good before I add it to a game I make, and I didn't want to risk rushing the music and it sounding not great.
Not saying these are excuses, as I know I could've done better, but just providing insight into the development of the game. But I'm glad you still found the game fun overall!
The idea was real nice, and it's perfectly executed. Great job, man!
You'll get a perfect score from me, except for the "Adherence to the Theme" critera. In fact, to me, your game represents more the concept of duality than anything. I mean, there are two ways to win, two ways to lose, and two states the electrodud can take. We're far from "only one", aren't we? ^^'
Thank you for the feedback, I'm glad you enjoyed the game! I totally get what you mean about it leaning towards duality > only one, that was something I realised midway through development. However, I didn't have time to change anything without totally redoing the game (it's built on the finest bits of pasta... spaghetti code...), so I just stuck it out, hoping the "one minute or one volt, not both, only one" aspect would suffice to not be TOTALLY in-adherent to the theme.
Very good game. Fells extremely polished. Sound track is awesome. Sound effects are dope. First game like this that supports multiple paths. Great game overall!!
Thank you very much! I'm glad you've enjoyed playing the game, and I'm happy you like the audio and the endings!
The best thing about the game is on the game page you wrote a 475 words essay to describe this simple game!
I really loved how the game plays. It is very intuitive and fun! Thank you for making this game!
Me writing an inordinate amount of text to explain a simple game is My Thing™, buddy. Used to be more of a writer before I started working towards game development. :D Glad you enjoyed the game, thank you for your kind words!
Absolutely love the design man. I know you've been told this a lot.......but it would be nice for mobile.
The music just fits the the overall game perfectly as well.
Thank you very much! I'm glad you like the music, and who knows? If it proves to be a popular enough thing and I do my market research right, maybe this'll be a game I port to mobile someday... ;^)
I really loved how you just jump into the game and you pretty much know exactly how to play the game. The effects to switch back and forth were really cool and that screenshake was really juicy. I was surprised how well it worked. The later part of the games almost made me feel like it had a rhythm going on with the music, not sure if that was on purpose but it worked well
Thank you very much, I'm glad you enjoyed the game! It was a quiet goal of mine to make the game instantly understandable on the first input, so I'm glad that worked well. And I'm happy that you like the visuals! I noticed the gameplay syncing up to the background music as well, though I admit that part was a happy accident. :D
Loved it! Simple mechanics, super nice audio and visuals. Really fun.
Thank you very much! I'm happy to hear you liked it, and I'm glad my audio and visuals have gone down very well!
A really simple game, would make an excellent mobile game due to it's simplicity. Design is brilliant, nice array of colors and catchy music. Well done and keep it up.
Thank you very much! I'm happy to hear you liked it; I would've done a mobile build, too, but it would've been a bad idea, as I haven't done a mobile port of a game before and was trying to keep things small and simple. And glad you liked the music!
Good game and that wonderful sound ...
Thank you very much! I'm happy you like the game and liked the sound design!
This was just so fun. Really satisfying visuals and sound that responded very well to controls. As an electrical engineer I like the theme, and going back and forth to create more voltage was pretty fun. I found myself screwing up because I kept trying to maximize the voltage instead of just moving forward.
Thank you for the feedback! I'm glad the visuals and sound have gone down a treat, and I'm happy you like the theme! I know what you mean about screwing up with the voltage, I did that a LOT when I was testing, even when I knew I was needing to test the victory screen. I'm glad you enjoyed the game!
Another game that is perfect for mobile! short, sweet, and simple. Make this infinite, refine the patterns of platforms, and you got a nice timewaster. (I mean that in the best way possible)
Thanks very much for your feedback! I would've considered making a mobile build for the jam, but I wanted to keep scope as small as possible, since I was doing the code, sound, and art all myself. I would definitely want to improve the patterns of platforms, yeah. Glad that you like it!
Fun game. Can survive the minute but can't fill the charge.
Thank you, glad you liked it! No worries about not filling the voltmeter, getting that filled up is supposed to be very challenging. Glad you survived!
Awesome game, I love how satisfying that thump is :D
That sound it makes when it hits a surface, SO good!
I wasn't able to survive for a minute or to get 100 thumps though, this game is tough haha :D
#SoundDesignIsMyPassion
But seriously, thank you for playing! Don't worry about not surviving or getting a full volt, I have definitely lost at my own game WAY more times than I've won. Glad you like it, whether it's in spite of or because of the difficulty!
Same here, dude sound design is so fun :)
Woohoo, I won. I initially thought the game was an endless runner (bcz I don't read description, sorry :D) so was wondering what will happen at the end of the timer. The game has a nice feel to it and the amount of screen shake is just good enough. This is one of the games that I am willing to go back and play again; it is really fun.
Ayyy, nice work! No worries about not reading the description, I would clarify the rules in the menu if I updated this. Thank you very much for your feedback, and I'm glad to hear you enjoyed it!
Such a juicy thomp! I love it
Gotta love a nice, juicy T H O O M. Thank you, glad you enjoyed it!
Incredible game, premise executed perfectly, looks beautiful, I love this and everything about it, please make the next elder scrolls
Okay, not gonna lie, I wheezed with laughter at that last part. But thank you very much, your words are very kind! I'm glad you loved it!
Cool game!
Thank you, glad you like it!
Wow, this game is surprisingly intense! It's a lot of fun for such a simple concept
Thank you very much! I'm happy the intense feeling wasn't just me being stressed about the jam, 'cause that's what I was going for as I was making it.
I *love* that this has two ways to win. It's simple & satisfying!
Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed the game, and that you liked the multiple win conditions!