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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Originality | #20 | 4.450 | 4.450 |
| Overall | #38 | 4.225 | 4.225 |
| Fun | #73 | 4.072 | 4.072 |
| Presentation | #216 | 4.189 | 4.189 |
Ranked from 111 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?
I thought it would be cool to think about how a game of Chess could be made "out of control" and what I came up with was a game of Chess but as a roguelike, and where the piece you control keeps changing.
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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Comments
nice game ! great idea ! I would love to see you release a post jam version
Really nice idea and great sound and visuals. The feel of moving the piece is really sold by it all
Very original execution of the theme! Impressive you made all this in only 48 hours.
I love interesting spins on chess pieces. Quite a fun and unique game!
I just rated your great game! Thank you very much for watching the stream yesterday!
I would appreciate it if you could check out my game too!
Really cool game and impressive you made this in the span of a game jam. The consumables were too cheap so I did not have to think about interacting with the other pieces at all. If you go on to improve this game I'd like to see closer interaction with the other pieces
Really creative idea! I'd love to see this more fleshed out! Only issues I had was that the shop was way too cheap and when I was a bishop I kind of got stuck since the way down was only 1 column wide.
Very cool... Puzzle game ? I don't know how to define it but GG anyway haha :D
I really liked it !
Cool game! Got hit a couple times cuz them rooks be hiding off screen tho D:<
5/5, really fun and interesting, polished visuals too (even though I had a tiny bit of trouble instantly distinguishing different pieces at first).
Really cool idea! Taking a well established game like chess and twisting it into something new. The graphics and music is also very nice. Good job overall!
Lul, I'm too good for the AI >D
Yeah, sometimes the AI does not attack me, even when it's obvious that's the right way to move.
But anyway, I had a lot of fun, and the art here is for me perfect for a jam game.
Really great concept! There's a bit of enemies attacking from offscreen happening (even when zoomed out lol), maps could be a bit tighter to force strategic play. Its cool that chests affect the movement. Nice shopkeeper and items to balance out the gameplay so you don't get too screwed being a pawn.
I think it would be a bit more interesting/challenging if there was more pressure on the player. The AI is a little easy. I'd like it if multiple pieces would try to attack at once. If gold was more valuable and sparse it could lead to decisions like 'if I pick this up I'll get gold but also be hit by an enemy'. A turn timer might also help, forcing the player to think fast and try to find the most beneficial position. Overall great concept. The graphics and music are nice, and it was very enjoyable.
There is a turn timer up in the top-right corner, but it's not labeled or anything so you may have missed it. And I agree with you that the game needs to be harder. Thank you for playing and leaving feedback, I am glad you liked it!
Who knew chess was so hard?
That was nice, but seemed too easy. Maybe there are too many items, or the consequences of being "captured" are too small?
Yeah, it's way too generous with the gold/items
Haha, I'm not really sure what sort of feedback I should give to your game. There wasn't any aspect I didn't like! You have something really solid here.
Thank you!
loved playing this - just my sort of game
This game was honestly amazing! It felt really polished and the gameplay was really fun. My only criticism is that I don't really like the random selection between pieces, being a pawn is incredibly unfair and all you do usually is just skip your turns. It would be better if you could upgrade your piece with different movements and ranges, or possibly just upgrade it to a specific chess piece. Overall the game is incredible and I think it has great potential, I hope you keep working on it, amazing job!
Very nice idea and great concept, this could be a great game with a good IA. I hope you will improve your game with a much better IA to force the player to think his moves the way he would do while playing chess. I enjoyed the game a lot even if the "out of control" feel was not very strong in my opinion.
maybe "overrall" rate may change to "theme feel"