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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Originality | #197 | 4.077 | 4.077 |
| Presentation | #320 | 4.077 | 4.077 |
| Overall | #488 | 3.641 | 3.641 |
| Fun | #1253 | 3.128 | 3.128 |
Ranked from 39 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
How does your game fit the theme?
The player needs to bind and rebind control keys in order to play. Every hit they take is one less control key - Game Over, then, is running Out of Control Keys.
Did your team create the art for this game during the 48 hour time slot?
Yes
We created all art during the game jam
Did your team create the audio for this game during the 48 hour time slot?
Yes
We created all audio during the game jam
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Challenging game. I included it in my GMTK Game Jam compilation video series, if you’d like to take a look. :)
Heey thank you so much for playing our game and including it on your video series. Best of luck in your journey to play them all!
Nice idea and awesome GB aesthetics! Congratulasions on awesome entry!
PS: I will be tweeting about this game, and some other games I will play from the jam: https://twitter.com/TheAntonSem/status/1284852745510563840
Well, i wanted to play this for a little while now, but some chores held me back... Anyway heres my feedback (It's a lot of feedback):
I saved the best (and the worst) for last, starting with the worst:
Great feedback! Aside from stuff that we couldn't do due to time restraints (or, more exactly, stuff we didn't think we'd have time to fully implement), here's my comments on your bullet points:
-There's a sound effect when you lose a key, though that might've not been loud enough... The sound effect system had to be rushed together, so we didn't have much time to check if everything was at a nice volume :(
-The order at which the keys disappear is random. In hindsight, this was probably a bad idea...
-One of our dev team members actually made a similar complaint to the movement system. While I do agree that it feels strange, I'll take the blame for this one - I did it this way because it was easier to program and gave the game a more retro feeling.
-We didn't add a "more keys" powerup for two reasons: 1. It could've stretched the game for too long - We wanted hits to be permanent, and the game to be short. 2. It could've been buggy to implement, given the time restraint.
-You're completely right with your "not engaging with the enemy" comment. This actually ties well with the "new enemy types" bullet point, too - my idea was to have the threat of increasingly more dangerous waves pushing the player towards getting as many stars as possible before getting swarmed. It would've been nice to have more varied types of ships instead of just the same enemy x100, but again, we didn't think we'd have time to implement it. In hindsight, I could've probably made at least one more type of enemy, but I didn't want to risk working on something that wouldn't pan out in the end.
-Finally, the buggy buttons: I'm really sorry. I spent a good amount of time trying to fix them, but the problem seemed to be tied with Godot's collision exit detector. After pouring a lot of time into it, I eventually gave up.
We're still discussing on whether we'll keep working on this game. If we do, I'll be sure to take your feedback in consideration! Again, thank you so much!
What a neat idea! I love this dynamic of using the keys and the mouse at the same time constantly to maneuver around, and the speed of the game is well balanced around it, creating many moments where I could formulate a plan based on the situation and then execute it through a combination of drags and keybinds, very satisfying. The UI and the atmosphere is also just very cohesive and satisfying, good job!
Awesome idea to use an old gameboy to show losing keys. Nice game! xD
The gameplay require planning and fast execution. And that's what make the game so fun and addictive. Good job!
The game looks really good, sounds were also really fitting. I had a few troubles shooting though, the enemies didn't die even though I hit them.
I really like the style of it!
So glad you liked it! And this bug with the enemies not dying is new to us so thanks for reporting it.
Really great concept, fun little game.
Really cool idea and well executed!
Wow, well done and interesting concept! Having to switch around the buttons while avoiding some stuff felt great. Awesome work!
Game, graphics, and sound were all great! Very well polished presentation, and clever concept. Nice job!
Very, very, very challenging. It took me a while to figure out how to actually start the game! The aesthetics are very good though. Good job and best of luck!
Manic and fun, love how you incorporated the gameboy aesthetic to the controls themselves. I think it would've been more forgiving to start the game of with an extra button or two but a really solid entry overall!
I love the idea of a simple game that is easy to learn, but gets harder for each time you fail. Great interpretation of the theme!
Nice interpretation of the theme. Great work! Also I love the name haha
What bothers me the most is that when I'm playing the mouse "camouflages" itself with the background, overall I enojyed it.
Really neat concept and fun execution. Having the player literally run out of controls is an interesting take on the theme.
cute game, enjoyed the concept a lot, controls are wacky but fitting, overall I enojyed it.