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A jam submission

Tricky KeysView game page

Platformer where a computer virus takes control of your character's controls.
Submitted by sarn (@plutobirdo), JonTheRealJon, THX (@overgrownrobot), Oroshibu (@Oroshibu), orisghost (@orisghost), MistaJUB, SnakeBlock, minichibis — 1 hour, 41 minutes before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Presentation#24.7624.762
Overall#74.4364.436
Fun#154.2974.297
Originality#1114.2084.208

Ranked from 101 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 game is a platformer where each stage has rules to manipulate the player's controls for them.

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?

No

We used pre-existing audio

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Submitted (1 edit)

Well, for me, this is the best looking game in the jam.  The pixel art is absolutely amazing, I love the Windows 95 theming and aesthetic, the way the UI is set up is amazing (especially because there are other games with this kind of taking away controls idea, and their UI for displaying this does not compare to this game's).  The level design is fantastic, getting really creative with all different kinds of ideas.  Then my favorite thing that no other game of this kind seems to have is how a button gets linked to a mechanic -- jumping might also activate platforms disappearing or appearing, or it might shoot a cannon.  And this game has a lot of levels too.  It practically feels like a commercial game that was made and completed in just two days.  Really good!

Submitted

Best animation I've seen in the jam, and the thumbnail is also really beautiful! Making windows 95 this cute is quite a feat Lol! The way that the rules of the game change keeps the game always interesting! Congratulations, really great work!!

Submitted

A truly great experience, and feeling very well-polished for a jam game! The graphical style manages to combine both a modern pixel art feel and the aesthetic of old Windows versions very nicely, and the animation on the virus is great. The sound design here is also very nice - sound effect and music choices here are well-done. Gameplay had plenty of variety, even if my timing wasn't very great and I couldn't beat every level because of it. All in all, a great game, good work!

Submitted

Absolutely flawless. I love it!

Submitted

Awesome game! Very good level design and so many levels for just a jam game i wonder how you managed to do it all.

Congrats!

Submitted

aww  yisss it so great! 

Submitted

This game is gorgeous. The gameplay is a good twist on the theme and it's well executed, but the controls could be very unforgiving at times. For example, some jumps were hard because of a lack of coyote time, leading to a very specific timing required that wasn't especially fun to master.

Still, amazing game and one of my favourite in the jam so far. Good job ^^

Submitted

Can i give a 6/5 for the presentation? It's stelar. Though my biggest complain is that the wall jumping can be really finicky and precise, making some levels really anoying, specially the level where you auto run, since sometimes the bug would just stop pressing a key  while i was trying to wall jump. Still, besides that, it's a joy to play and see.

Submitted (2 edits)

There really isn't anything I can say about this game that hasn't already been said by someone else. Except that the ending made me HOWL with laughter! Also, I'm flattered you used the pixel game jam logo I made! Oh, and the player character is so adorable!

Submitted

Definitely the best game in the jam!

Submitted

This is definitely the best game ive played in the jam. The rules in each map seem so simple yet are hard to master, and the controls are extremely well done. i died so many times but the games is just too addictive to give up! The art is very polished and the idle animation with the angry cursor is absolutely adorable. The music and sound effects are also just perfect.  

Submitted(+1)

Gotta say this is my favorite for sure on this jam. I've played a lot from the top rated, but this one is so perfectly polished! The idea is very creative and scalable, the polish is gorgeous and the level design is on point (a little bit hard in my opinion but very fair). Congratulations, I hope you guys win this Jam!

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Submitted

Insane amount of polish here. Really shows what a group of people who know how to work together can make in 2 days.

Submitted

Never thought I would come across a Game Jam game that took me 1 hour to complete. Great game!

Submitted (1 edit)

FANTASTIC. Best game I've seen so far in the jam. The sprite art is sublime (is there some tweening done with AI?) Controls are tight. 

But man it is SOOOOO PUNISHING with really little room for error. And the levels kind of go on for a while although each level displays a very different idea. At least a restart is quick and not too far away. 

Made it to the end though (that last bit is just - omg plz kill me already)

I'd say there's some minor stuttering at parts which really kill the game, otherwise, no gripes. 

Submitted

Oh wow the presentation here is stellar! The art and animations especially are sooo so good.

 I also love the gameplay. My favourite levels were the ones with the iWindows. That combined with the virus pressing keys can create some really cool situation. 

I do think the level design could be a little more interesting in? Quite a few of them, especially the later ones, feel like they underuse the mechanics and become a very standard (but very good and VERY pretty) precision platformer.  

Submitted

Amazing game! one of the best so far, i love the concept! also the art and the audio are amazing, very good job, please continue this project! Please check out my game too :D

Submitted

You don't need me to tell how how phenomenal this game is.

Submitted

I love the animation when you die and restart. The wall jumping feels a little weird but I like the virus that can block or press keys for me.

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