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A jam submission

[GMTK 2020] To Work With Your Own HandsView game page

Theme: "Out Of Control"
Submitted by SILENT TOWER GAMES (@silenttowergame) โ€” 25 minutes, 18 seconds before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Originality#6863.7143.714
Presentation#10943.5003.500
Overall#17433.0363.036
Fun#29272.4642.464

Ranked from 28 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?
Puzzle game using wild forces like fire & water, which tells a story via cutscenes of the farmer's livelihood being out of his 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

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Comments

Submitted(+1)

whoa man that was dark! I really like the criticism of the system, the Bible citations not so much. The puzzles are a bit basic, but I guess that's not what's important here ๐Ÿ™‚ overall good idea and good take on the out of control theme! Good job man! 

Submitted(+1)

I love your entry this year (I think I played what you made last year too)! Not a lot of jam entrants can say their game told a story like yours. The storytelling was good, mechanics worked as they should, art was minimal and good. I have no criticism to give, I really like it :)

Submitted(+2)

Very cool! The gameplay was there mostly to progress the story and let us experience the toil of the farmer. Stepping into his boots helped me identify with him more, and made his arc of battling against forces he couldn't control feel more impactful to me. It was a very original interpretation of the theme, with a simple but well executed presentation. Well done!

Developer(+1)

Thanks for playing! I'm glad to hear you enjoyed it ๐Ÿ˜

Submitted(+1)

That got surprisingly creepy, well done, in such a short game! Reassigned, huh? D: Poor Ed...


I managed to get stuck in the lake in "Quadrants", but minimizing and maximizing the window let me move out of it again. Seems sometimes a diagonal movement gets you where you shouldn't go!

Developer

Thanks for taking the time to play it! ๐Ÿ˜

I was aware of that bug, but I didn't realize it was exploitable anywhere ๐Ÿค” thanks for letting me know.

Submitted

You're welcome :)

Leave it to silly testing people to get into the weirdest places. ^^

Submitted(+1)

Really cool idea and i loved the graphics! tho i felt there was a bit more text than necessary, maybe make them skippable? Neat game overall :) I'd also love it if you try out my game and give me feedback

Developer

You're right, it is a text-heavy game. I don't like lots of text either; I should have made it skippable.

Thanks for playing! I also rated your game.

Submitted(+1)

Like the graphics and it was satisfying to see the water run through the tiles!

It was a bit easy though, since you can hold both X and C and walk around to solve all areas.

Developer

I agree that holding X and C the whole time is a problem. I've been thinking a bit about how I could've improved that, but I don't have a solution yet. If I return to this concept, I'll probably rethinking the controls altogether.

Thanks for playing!

Submitted(+1)

Interesting puzzle game, did not feel overly out of control, but enjoyed the concept and the retro graphics.

Developer (1 edit) (+1)

I agree, the gameplay could've reflected the theme better. On paper it was supposed to, but some ideas needed to be cut. Thanks for playing!

Submitted(+1)

Cool concept and the graphics, music, and gameplay are great

Developer

Thanks! Glad you liked it ๐Ÿ˜

(+1)

Made me sad the seeds have to be the same brand, all the money gone. :(

Developer

๐Ÿ˜ญ

Submitted(+1)

i really liked the hand painted art in the beginning :)

Developer

Thanks! It was my first time doing hand-drawn art ๐Ÿ˜ณ