GMTK Game Jam 2020

SirlegnaSubmitted3 years ago(+1)

Overall all great game. I am wondering through is there a fail condition?

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Bruises and Battles

There is! On the left is the SpaceBus power gauge; if enough machines break, you'll lose power and if it reaches 0, that's game over. Hopefully with some more tuning, it will be more clear. Thanks for the feedback!

SirlegnaSubmitted3 years ago

I guess I didn't wait long enough. I will play again and see because I want to see how it fails

FiwonSubmitted3 years ago(+1)

Oh, this game have fun mechanic and combine with the theme “Out of Control” I have been confused what’s I repair aushashuahs, but It’s the idea.

Nice workd, and I hope see you guys in ohters game jams. See ya.

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Birthday Time

glass_jaw3 years ago(+1)

A little confusing at first but yeeting passengers into space was hilarious. Could use sound effects alerting when things break or when power drops to a critical level. Solid game overall. Very impressed.

Thanks for the feedback! We have SFX ready to go, we just didn't get that version submitted before the deadline. Check back in after voting closes if you want to try the updated version!

Zac MarvinSubmitted3 years ago(+1)

Seriously incredible game. Very complicated for a game jam game but it was amazing once I got the hang of it!

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Herding Catz

Thank you!

Mika la GrandSubmitted3 years ago(+1)

It's a nice idea executed pretty well. My main criticism is all of the small UI bars. It took quite some time to figure out that machines get damaged when their red bar is filled up, that you need to hold down to repair, that you can't repair while standing on a ladder, etc. I think a tutorial would help explain these things, or at least an improvement of the UI.

There was also an energy bar and a journey progress bar. I really did not have time to look at these due to all the repairs that needed to be done. I did try to jettison some of the passengers, but this didn't seem to make much of a difference. Also, presumably the journey progress gets reset if you loose all of the passengers, but I don't know. Some feedback at the game over screen about why you failed would be helpfull as well.

I hope that helps. Okay, bye.

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Slam of Germs

Thanks for the feedback! We're planning to implement a more thorough tutorial in an update next week when voting is closed. The Engine Power bar is based on a combination of Thrust (% of working machines) and Weight (# of Passengers), so if it starts going down, you can jettison some passengers to slow down its progress or make it start going back up, depending on how many things are broken. Hopefully that will be more clear in the future. Thanks again! This is really helpful to read.

LFJ Game StudiosSubmitted3 years ago(+1)

Very fun to play, the bar telling you when the machines are going to break is a nice addition, the only thing lacking would be SFX whenever a machine breaks, ~~or screams when you yeet the passengers~~, for immersion, of course. Also, some tools are less used than others, so it’s easier just leaving them right besides the machine that needs it and just go around with the wrench as is the most used tool.

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Just Don't Die: Jam Edition

Agreed! We actually had SFX ready to go for the jam, but we got the update ready just as submissions closed. So we'll be adding those on Sunday after voting is over. Good feedback about the tool balance! I think the plan moving forward is going to be to make the breaking pipes use a variety of tools to help spread everything out just a bit more. Thanks for the feedback!

GreduSubmitted3 years ago(+1)

This game looks amazing :) I really like that proposition ! thanks for the game :D

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Too Many Bullets

pikiperrySubmitted3 years ago(+1)

that was pretty frantic :D

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Bunny Bop!

Scrap Boy - GMTK Jam Version

BoneVoltSubmitted3 years ago(+1)

The game looks really good and the'res a lot of visual feedback to keep track of things, good job on that! The idea of using tape is clever, so even if you don't have a tool you can still fix things. Great game!

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Thank you! Glad to hear you enjoyed it :)

Zac ESubmitted3 years ago(+1)

I love how you can jettison the passengers, that's just hilarious. Stressful music and gameplay. Nice visuals. I like how the tools give it an extra layer of strategy. Good job.

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Joint Temporal Custody

Al's Game ShackSubmitted3 years ago(+1)

Lovely game that stressed the hell out of me (in a good way unless I'm not making that clear). I liked how when certain things broke you couldn't move past them but you could patch them up with a quick fix if you didn't happen to have the right tool at the time. There's lots of little layers like that in this game that make it really work. Great job.

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Which Way

zinGa - Elzinga GamesSubmitted3 years ago(+1)

Very good looking game! Nice gameplay.

There was one problem for me when two spots got overheated. The tool on the opposite side couldn’t be reached

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Obstacontrol

Thanks for playing! We hope to make this more clear in future updates, but if you're not holding a tool you can press SPACE to use duct tape and perform a Quick Fix, making things passable for a short period of time. I appreciate the feedback!

Levi MooreSubmitted3 years ago(+1)

I have already played a good amount of games like this in the jam. What makes this game more unique then the others is the fact that you need to use the right tool. It adds a nice extra little game loop. Great game, well done :)

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Dog Home Alone

Ezra MasonSubmitted3 years ago(+1)

Great game that's super fun to play, and awesome visuals

MS ANNOTATION XSubmitted3 years ago(+1)

Very inspiring game! I liked it!

Suggestions:
- Add a countdown timer, or just a timer. (To show the players how much time, did they spent on the level)
- Add a main menu.
- Add a pause menu.

Great work! Keep making games, and never give up!

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Rule Order

Thank you! There's a pseudo-timer on the bottom right now that shows how far you are through the current flight (between passenger loading/unloading), but we're planning to add menus in a future update. Thanks for the feedback!

MS ANNOTATION XSubmitted3 years ago

"Thanks for the feedback!" It is my pleasure!

"There's a pseudo-timer on the bottom right" I didn't saw it! Thank you for noticing me!

MS ANNOTATION XSubmitted3 years ago(+1)

Now I know why I didn't saw the timer! I didnt saw it because I wasn't playing in fullscreen, and the game was like this:

Game in full screen:

(To switch a windowed game to fullscreen in windows, just click on the game view, then "Alt + Enter" and it will become fullscreen, some games won't be fullscreen)

Oh! That's really helpful to know. Thanks for point that out!

Sharp LorisSubmitted3 years ago(+1)

Really nice work. The art style and presentation is awesome and the gameplay is stressful as hell, but fun! I was not good at it, but that's more of a reflection on me

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On Repeat

The learning curve is definitely a bit steep, which we plan to fix in a future update. But I've found that if you can get in a rhythm of going from machine to machine and keeping everything maintained, it gets easier. Thanks for the feedback!

PerseganSubmitted3 years ago(+1)

What a hectic game!! I got so confused at first, but after playing for a while I was able to figure out how things work and do much better, it was a lot of fun! Nice take on the theme too!

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Super Raccball Galaxy

Thank you!

Stupid RobotSubmitted3 years ago(+1)

Nice pixel art and fun game!

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Gravitus