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GMTK Game Jam 2021

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A jam submission

MarionetaView game page

Help the puppet put on a show of a lifetime!
Submitted by Red Iron Games (@red_iron_games) — 9 hours, 14 minutes before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Originality#7353.6963.696
Presentation#11533.4783.478
Overall#11613.3623.362
Fun#18422.9132.913

Ranked from 23 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 are a puppet master and your hand is joined to the puppet via strings. You have to control the puppet by moving your hand and tugging the strings.

Did your team create the vast majority of the art during the 48 hours?

Yes

We created the vast majority of the art during the game jam

Did your team create the vast majority of the music during the 48 hours?

No

We used pre-existing audio

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Comments

kaytrill2 years ago

This game is my absolute favorite for the obvious but unique gameplay as a marionette.

I feel the game is far too limited as just a autoscroller platformer. I wish you would have expanded upon the style of a marionette play. Make it more RolePlay focused. Like make big gestures to convince a crowd of people, bow down before the king, swing your sword to slay the dragon! etc. 

The last thing I might want to suggest is to try experimenting if this game could also work for mobile/IPads. And see if your game could work on those markets.

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D5RSubmitted2 years ago

A really fun and quick arcade experience. The presentation is fantastic with lots of polish! The audience dialogue is a really nice touch.

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B.A.R - Blue And Red
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MestrePepeoSubmitted2 years ago(+1)

Really nice job in this game. Very charming too. Controlling the character by the strings is very good

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Searching for my Good Eye
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Red Iron GamesDeveloper2 years ago

I thank you for playing my game. And I'm glad to hear you enjoyed the controls.

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SuperSalteGamesSubmitted2 years ago(+1)

This is so charming! My favorite jam game so far! I got a rating of 88

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Space
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Red Iron GamesDeveloper2 years ago

Thank you! And great rating! I appreciate you playing my game.

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RazzedDazzling2 years ago(+1)

EXCELLENT one of the best games i have seen so far for the jam

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Red Iron GamesDeveloper2 years ago

Thank you! That is some high praise. ^_^

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ChinwizardSubmitted2 years ago(+1)

Great mechanic, was fun just to watch the lil guy dancing around! Limbs as an indicator of health is a great idea, if a little tragic haha.

Was there anything you originally had in the design that you didn't get time to implement?

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Link 'em Froggy!
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Red Iron GamesDeveloper2 years ago

Thank you! I appreciate you playing my game.


To answer your question: yes. I would've liked to implement an actual story with narration and maybe even a boss battle. Aside from that, some other aesthetic changes, like animating the audience and adding more enemy variety.

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DrunkRaccoonSubmitted2 years ago(+2)

I love how the loose limbs indicate your health. Some collectables would make it more engaging as you avoid enemies tho. Good job on the physics of the string and the controls are really responsive!

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JOIN, and DYE
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Red Iron GamesDeveloper2 years ago

Thank you! I appreciate your feedback. I shall rate your game too.

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☕hubertlozSubmitted2 years ago(+2)

Very nice idea, one thing I think would make this feel a lot better, is to add more sound effects to action on the scene, gameplay can benefit from audio feedback. Besides that, it is very good, responsive and glitchless.

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Multidimensional Birb Syndrome
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Red Iron GamesDeveloper2 years ago

Thanks for the feedback! I went ahead and rated your entry. :)

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