Great feel and aesthetic (I like the ambient sound from zooming into a region!). Good job with a smooth progression - I was able to figure out how to play w/out reading anything at all. First time playing though, I got up to ~50 people without any unhappy and things seemed pretty stable - it would be cool if there was some more ways to increase the difficulty / chaos.
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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Presentation | #110 | 4.328 | 4.328 |
| Overall | #319 | 3.776 | 3.776 |
| Originality | #378 | 3.897 | 3.897 |
| Fun | #563 | 3.500 | 3.500 |
Ranked from 58 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?
Things get out of control when Gary and the townsfolk are unhappy.
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
Awesome game. The visuals reminded me a bit about Hidden Folks, but looked very nice!
I did had a bit trouble knowing what I needed to do ... but had fun placing people at the different locations :)
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Forced DirectionsThe art style is so cute! I had fun managing the melons, I wish there were more environments and opinions for the melons.
I also found this game to be funny. I loved that some people I could appease by leaving them in the vast void of white. And that if they are unhappy for too long they just combust and kill everyone. I was at 139 population, to swiftly go back to 4 because one person went to the pool they didn't like.
Definitely fits the out of control theme! Good art style, fun game play, could use more environments and melon opinions to make managing have more to do!
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KeylessThank you for submitting your game to the stream!
First of all, the art and parallaxing is just great. This is one of those games that "feels" a lot better when you play than any gifs/screenshots can do it justice. The idea is great as well, I like multitasking games a lot. RTS games used to be my bread and butter.
Unfortunatly they all burned and died in the end haha
Great job!
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Soul ControlCute game! Not sure why they all caught on fire, but I had a good laugh.
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/DUMBHUMANUnique and beautiful game. Immediately gave me Hidden Folks vibes!
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Take One For The ThemeI loved the art style and the simple background ambiance and sounds. I found that putting anyone who dislikes anything really far away. If you had forced the camera to stay near the center it would have made it really difficult and get really out of control with everyone wandering.
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DesecrateGreat concept! I did find a hilarious bug where if you dragged someone against a solid object and release in just the right way, you can yeet them somewhere really far away. Keep up the good work!
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Cat's RuleReally good game! The art style and sound effects created a really relaxing mood until suddenly there were 20 melons all dying. Good work on the game.
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THE CONTROL TOLLWow this was fantastic! Artwork is adorable and the gameplay is surprisingly engaging!
Main critique I have is I think some use of colors would help with more quickly identifying melons who are getting sadder. Other than that though I'd say this is a really fantastic little gem you got here with lots of room for expansion and refinement!
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Starship EntropyThis game was great! The progression loop goes at just the right pace so that you learn how the game works with 1 or 2 melons and then you suddenly have 10 to take care of lol. Loved the art style as well, it was very cohesive.
If I would suggest anything for the future it might be some way to visually tell the difference between melons so you can get attached to them and identify the one you want quicker.
Overall great experience, thanks!
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