GMTK Game Jam 2020

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A jam submission

Moth Loves LampView game page

Guide the out of control moth to the lamp!

Submitted by damon (@dbofresh)

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Results

Criteria	Rank	Score*	Raw Score
Originality	#171	4.111	4.111
Overall	#313	3.778	3.778
Fun	#617	3.472	3.472
Presentation	#1564	3.250	3.250

Ranked from 36 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 must guide a Moth, who is moving erratically by default, by influencing its direction with a Candle (your mouse). There are other candles which will also influence the Moth's movement, making moving the Moth quite "out of your control".

Did your team create the art for this game during the 48 hour time slot?

No

We used pre-existing art

Did your team create the audio for this game during the 48 hour time slot?

No

We used pre-existing audio

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Comments

Ezra MasonSubmitted4 years ago(+1)

Nice take on the theme and very challenging gameplay

damonDeveloper4 years ago(+1)

I'm glad you found it challenging, hopefully you were able to finish it!

Jupiter_Hadley4 years ago(+1)

Challenging game. I included it in my GMTK Game Jam compilation video series, if you’d like to take a look. :)

damonDeveloper4 years ago

Thanks Jupiter! I always love watching your game jam playthroughs. Honored that you got a change to play mine :D

Heypolit4 years ago(+2)

Loved it! Mainly the "LAMP" sound effect.

So fun.

damonDeveloper4 years ago

I'm glad you loved it! I like how much everyone enjoyed the LAMP sfx, it was meant to be a placeholder but I'm glad I kept it in!

HorribleBosworSubmitted4 years ago(+2)

Really fun game, loved it ! xD (the "lÄmP" sound effect is pure gold, and I love moths UwU)

Just a small note, the third level maybe needed a checkpoint or two (:

Submitted

Moth chan's Chaotic Adventure

damonDeveloper4 years ago

Thanks! Yeah, definitely wish I had time to add checkpoints. And I really like that both of our games involve a moth that gets attracted to light :D

SushiWaUmaiSubmitted4 years ago(+3)

Lmao, this is great. Comedy at its finest. Sound effects are golden lol.

This game makes me go L A M P

Submitted

Teacher Simulator

damonDeveloper4 years ago

L A M P

Gustavo PassosSubmitted4 years ago(+1)

Great game, I really liked the idea!

Submitted

Broken Delivery Service

damonDeveloper4 years ago

Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed :D

StarmapsGamesSubmitted4 years ago(+1)

This is glorious. I wish it was longer lol.

Submitted

Teacher Simulator

damonDeveloper4 years ago

Totally wish I could have added more levels D:

Ezra SzantonSubmitted4 years ago(+1)

Great game! I'm a huge fan of all the little interactions that things had with each other, I was pleasantly surprised when I found that I could re-light my candle from the others around the room! I think I found a bit of a degenerate strategy of going along the top (but then there was a candle there to trip me up) Great work!

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damonDeveloper4 years ago(+2)

Sounds like you found a good speedrun strategy! And I'm glad you were able to figure out you can relight your candle, I considered adding a prompt or something - like "relight on another candle" - but I was really hoping people would instinctually try and relight it on their own. So I'm glad to hear you lived up to my hopes!

Agua HervidaSubmitted4 years ago(+1)

I liked the game, had fun playing it, maybe adding some checkpoints as the game became kind of stressing after a bit, but great game, I also loved the 'Lamp' sound

Submitted

Penguin Wizard: Rabbits out of control

damonDeveloper4 years ago

Yeah, checkpoints were definitely on my list of things I wanted to add but didn't have time. Glad you loved the Lamp SFX, it was actually me and was the first take!

Sidd293Submitted4 years ago(+1)

Your game was really amazing!! Little smarter AI......MAKING game hard........your hard work was clearly visible! .....

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damonDeveloper4 years ago(+1)

I really appreciate the kind words! :D

matthemagicianSubmitted4 years ago(+1)

What an adorable little thing

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damonDeveloper4 years ago

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fatcatmiloSubmitted4 years ago(+1)

So funny!

damonDeveloper4 years ago(+1)

:D

Jknapp4 years ago (1 edit) (+1)

nice meme! I felt so bad every time the moth died with that little squeak. Also the moth really felt like a moth good job!

damonDeveloper4 years ago

The very first thing I did was work on and polish the moth movement, so I'm glad to hear it was believable!

RosieMoo4 years ago(+1)

A very easy to understand and fun game. The 3rd level is tough!

damonDeveloper4 years ago(+1)

Thanks! I tried to make it pretty intuitive, so I'm glad you found it that way. If I had more time I would have more gently ramped up to the 3rd level, but that's a game jam for ya.

N8DawgSubmitted4 years ago(+1)

Hey, this game is pretty fun, surprisingly. Very funny.

Submitted

Space Cardet Alpha

damonDeveloper4 years ago

Thanks! Yeah, the "graphics" don't exactly speak well for it