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GMTK Game Jam 2020

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A jam submission

THE CONTROL TOLLView game page

A Roguelike where you have to pay to keep control of the game. Made for the GMTK Game Jam 2020.
Submitted by StormCat (@succulantics) — 3 hours, 10 minutes before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Fun#3333.6973.697
Overall#10813.3033.303
Presentation#16193.2123.212
Originality#23462.9702.970

Ranked from 33 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?
You have to pay in-game in order gor mechanics and game balance to stay in control, and as the game progresses you quickly run out of control.

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

JuliaSubmitted3 years ago

Super nice game feel and an interesting interpretation of the theme!

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Sneeze Fire
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Al's Game ShackSubmitted3 years ago

I might just not have been very good at the game but it was pretty difficult. A solid foundation for a twin stick shooter and well executed. I wasn't 100% sure what the link to the theme was though, was it the out of control enemies?

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Which Way
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StormCatDeveloper3 years ago

No, when you get to the end of a floor you have to pay money to keep control of game mechanics, and running out of cash causes the game to go out of control.

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RACISMSubmitted3 years ago

Cool effects !

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Dont Panic
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NK13Submitted3 years ago

i love the change in palette colors and how the map appears in the corner so you know your location 

good job!

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Quaking
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swineySubmitted3 years ago

I do like me a twin-stick shooter type game. I made one too :D

Control Toll was quite fun. There's even a small amount of "shoot-to-move"! Having to pay to keep some of your gear is also very interesting. And now I can see why it's called Control Toll.

Great stuff!

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Shooty Ballz
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StormCatDeveloper3 years ago

Thanks! The recoil on the weapons is also one of the modifiers you can buy in the store, so it's possible to move pretty far by shooting if you get lucky.

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StormCatDeveloper3 years ago

Thanks for playing! Along with not having control of mechanics, the fact that they can get pretty chaotic added to both the fun and the theme, and was fun to make as well.

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DarkroomLabSubmitted3 years ago

Fun game! Kept me wanting to play more.

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Project Wisp
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ThisGoochSubmitted3 years ago

Really liked the twist of paying to keep abilities at the end of each level. Adds a nice amount of strategy, weighing which abilities to keep between each level. Good job!

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/DUMBHUMAN
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StormCatDeveloper3 years ago

Thanks! The strategy element was really fun to make (and only just barely implemented in time) and I found the element of risk really increased the choice of my descisions in the store.

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almiddsSubmitted3 years ago

This was a nicely done game with a fair level of difficulty. The idea that you would pay to keep everything the same rather than upgrading yourself like in most games was really smart and I wish I had thought of it. It felt really nice to play as well.

Good job!

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Restaurant Reckless
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StormCatDeveloper3 years ago

Thanks for the feedback! I really enjoy Roguelike games generally and the idea came to me almost instantly that I should make a game where you have to pay to keep control of the game, which then fleshed out into this.

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DrEchoesSubmitted3 years ago

Pretty cool idea! A bit challenging but well executed, the game feel was nice!

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Weapon Rampage
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X-Mat StudioSubmitted3 years ago

Very original! Good job!

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Croak-o-matic
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StormCatDeveloper3 years ago

Thanks!

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GuavagoosegamesSubmitted3 years ago(+2)

I'm pretty, uh, trash at most top-down shooters, but even with my lack of skill I had a blast playing! And man, the polish, unreal. Great work!

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Grooveyard
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StormCatDeveloper3 years ago

Thanks for the feedback! I honestly hadn't planned for the game to be as polished as it is, so i'm super happy with the result.

P.S. I really enjoyed your game as well

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AkiroadSubmitted3 years ago

Very re playable, music was funky, difficulty is perfect. Well done

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7 Seconds
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XadrolSubmitted3 years ago(+1)

Very interesting concept. Gameplay feels great. Maybe a little too difficult idk.

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Spook Control
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foxmossSubmitted3 years ago

i agree it is a bit to chalnging

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StormCatDeveloper3 years ago(+1)

Thanks for the feedback! I unfortunately didn't get much time to playtest and fine-tune the difficulty

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XadrolSubmitted3 years ago

Most of the enemies felt a little too tanky for the base gun which is probably fine but felt weird to me. Gonna play it again later today probably.

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