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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Presentation | #611 | 3.811 | 3.811 |
| Originality | #1043 | 3.528 | 3.528 |
| Overall | #1361 | 3.189 | 3.189 |
| Fun | #1998 | 2.811 | 2.811 |
Ranked from 53 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 character is constantly "growing" so their size is "out of control". Moreover, the antidote they need to assemble changes every 17 seconds (so the solution is never the same) which represents how volatile the cure is and how that is "out of control" too.
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
Comments
3 years ago(+1)
A lot of people have brought up the issue of the character covering the screen, but the solution of zooming out is a first! Thank you :)
I've also considered making the screen larger (so growing won't cover the screen as much). Thank you so much for playing! (and I really liked your entry too btw, super cute!)
"positive feedback loop" eyy! GMTK terminology (I first learnt of this from his video).
It's intended to have that effect as it gets harder to win over time. But to balance that, I hoped that having coins around the map (if you have time to collect them) means you can stock up on them and reroll the objective to end up getting something that matches your items.
Thank you for your feedback and for playing! :)
I originally had a larger screen (but there was some UI issues and I had to cut it down by the end). However! After the jam, I'm taking in all these notes and I'm making changes and additions to the game. The first thing on that list is definitely a wider screen (so growing isn't so bad) and making growing have a larger effect (also adding a tutorial stage explaining the controls).
Thank you so much for playing and your constructive feedback! :)
3 years ago(+1)
I should've put this in the about section (or in a tutorial stage which I've considered adding). But when the marshmallow panics you have 5 seconds left to get the items, and when it has a surprised face (with the exclamation mark) it means the objective has changed
But thank you so much for playing it! I'm glad that you liked it :)
3 years ago(+1)
Thank you for playing! I'm glad you appreciate the thumbnail (DO NOT FACETIME YOUR GRAVE AT 3AM *OMG HE ACTUALLY ANSWERED*?!) XD
For it being too random there's the roll option, but in the original build I made it 23 seconds (instead of 17) but I felt that it would be too easy? Maybe I should keep the longer time so the player has a better chance of getting the items they need. And yes! Visual feedback as to where items are is a great idea :) I'll definitely keep this in mind.
Growing does have an impact, but I do agree that it could be more obvious or have a larger of an effect. Growing larger covers up more of the screen (so you can't see) but on the other hand it makes it easier to pick up items (as you have a larger area). But also growing does slow you down more. Thank you for the feedback and I will definitely think about growing having more of an impact :)
The coin system is to help "equalize" the randomness so you can invest in re-rolling. Also the "NOT" condition was added so that players wouldn't be looking for specific items all the item (e.g. "NOT green" means you can put both BLUE and RED). But I definitely will keep in mind that it may be "too random". Thank you so much for playing and I really appreciate the constructive criticism :) I'm really glad you enjoyed it!
I very much liked the cute aesthetic of this game! The marshmallow is a very simple but likeable character, and I can definitely say that I haven't seen the idea of a player character physically growing out of their own control as a mechanic in other games yet. The gameplay is pretty neat, though I was absolutely terrible at it because, well, either the different things change location every now and then, or I have a terrible memory (probably the latter). :P I liked the game, and the music is neat! Nice work! :D
Also, here's a bit of bad fan art for you:
3 years ago(+1)
Your work, sir, should be at le Musee d'Orsay. Thank you so much for playing and thank you for the fanart!!
I've been seeing feedback and I realized that not everyone is going to read the rules before playing. So now I'm considering adding a few tutorial levels to get the hang of mechanics, and the levels can get increasingly complex. Maybe I'll make it longer in a REDUX version. :) Thank you so much for playing!!
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