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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Originality | #163 | 4.127 | 4.127 |
| Overall | #554 | 3.679 | 3.679 |
| Presentation | #767 | 3.722 | 3.722 |
| Fun | #1259 | 3.190 | 3.190 |
Ranked from 79 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?
In Vogue you need to join other dancers in order to complete the level. However, when you are together, they take over for some beats, resulting in interesting gameplay where you need to quickly adapt! Dancing together is more fun, specially when you mix your dance moves with the others.
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?
Yes
We created the vast majority of the music during the game jam
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Comments
I love love love the pixel art here, and the color palette is awesome. The dancing characters are so cute. Moving on the beat is tricky, like Crypt of the Necrodancer. Well done!
Wow thank you so much!! So glad you enjoyed it :333
Great idea! Pretty cool levels. I like graphics. A bit hard game for me xD, but it was fun to play! Thank you:)
Thank you so much, so glad you like it. If you had trouble and want to give it another go, there is a setting to make it slower and you can jump to any level using the 1-9 keys! But thank you so much for playing :D
The was fun, chaotic, and colorful. Just like a dance floor.
I like every game which moves to the beat, and you made a good hectic one.
Really enjoyed it, thank you!
Thank you so much, it means a lot that you liked it!!! :DDD
Hey mate. Some feedback:
- The game runs too fast.
- I like the fact that the side you join with people changes the way they go, but that was quite hard to notice.
- After leaving the itch page to write some notes the game would just not accept input, so I had to restart the itch page.
Overall great concept, although a bit hard due to the speed of the game.
Hi, thank you so much for playing and your feedback!!
Yes, I think I made it a bit more difficult than I'd like, and after the jam I'd like to add more granular controls, but there is an option to reduce the game speed to x0.5 in the settings. It may be a bit too slow, that's why I want to add more fine control.
The feedback when a player joins another dancer is one of the main things I want to fix, because the comments I got overall said that it was tricky to get at first, so thank you so much for pointing that out, I'll try to make it better as well.
Lastly, I'm aware of the input bug, it is kind of completely my fault. I made the game with no engine and when I ported it to the web, I forgot to make the html canvas element selectable, so if you lose focus it can't be gained again. So sorry about that, it is a game breaking bug, but I noticed it after the submissions were closed. Thank you so much for taking the time to play and write such a complete review, hope you still enjoyed it!! :D
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THE GOOD (what i liked, and what stood out for me):
The game had a unique mechanic and allowed for you to chain what seemed like a rage game into a nice little rhythm based package! The music was fun, the artstyle was nice and upbeat. The difficulty curve was lenient and difficult, allowing for the player to actually get a full feel for the mechanics without dying inside XD
THE BAD (what i disliked, the bugs, and other problems):
I feel like the game could have been better if there were more unique obstacles, such as moving platforms, or different songs for each level perhaps. Maybe you could include some more various people to connect to? such as ones that let you jump and move twice?
THE HARSH (stuff that would just make the game better, usually just personal opinion, don't take it too heavily :D ):
I think you should have a better indicator for when you make joins with people or when you die, maybe add some game juice, that would make the game feel more satisfying, which is something that players would want if they are stuck on a level.
OVERALL: 5,4,3 amazing game, great work!
Thank you so much for your feedback and playing it on stream!!! I really appreciate it :D
I really love this concept. We need more dance themed games that aren't strictly music games. Gimme that rhythmic gameplay and add any other genre please! The simplistic graphics and music pair nicely and give the game a good vibe. Unfortunately, the controls are a little clunky. It's hard to tell which part of the beat I should be moving on and even when I think I've got it figured out, I often feel like it misses the mark. I'm not sure how to go about this, but probably more timing window and remove queued actions? Pressing the button off beat and having the character move after felt pretty unnatural.
This is a great little game and I'd love to see the idea polished more. Well done!
Wow thank you so much for such detailed feedback. The controls can definitely use a bit of polish, I tried to make it forgiving so that if you pressed off beat you move anyways, but it ended up backfiring and resulting in a bit of unpredictability and bad feeling sometimes. I'll have to revise it and balance it in the middle. Thank you for playing and writing such a great comment, hope you enjoyed it!! :D
You're welcome! Feedback is how we all improve and game jams are the perfect environment for rapidly testing out new ideas and skills and learning from them. I hope you get to make this the best you can make it :)
Great idea, wished the rthym meter had more contrast though. i couldnt quite follow the tick its at.
Thank you so much for the feedback. I agree, there is very little contrast, I'll fix the colours when the jam is over. There is a hight contrast mode that at least makes the beats a different color, but agreed even there they might benefit for more difference. Thanks for playing!!! c:
Love the dancing theme fits so well with the gameplay and the theme!
(It warms our hearts to see you got inspired from "You are now possessed" <3
I'm really really honoured you like the game! "You are now possessed" was my favourite entries of last jam, and definitely one of the inspiration for this. Thank you so so much for playing! Hope you enjoyed it <3
I don't really understand the mechanic. :(
Hi, thank you for playing! You need to join all the dancers, but after you get one the last move they did gets added to the compass pattern. You can move freely on the beats that have a "-", but when a dancer adds a move, that beat you will move in that direction, so with more dancers you need to plan ahead. Please ask me if you need help with anything. There is also a setting for reducing the speed to half in case you need it! Again, thank you so much for playing and if you are willing to give it another go, hope you enjoy it :D
Really fun and nice concept. The only problem i had with the game is that it is a bit confusing that the dancers just teleport to the next square. I think, if they would interpolate to the next square, it would be a lot clearer. Overall nicely done!
Thank you so much for the feedback! I definitely wanted to add that and improve a bit of the game feel, but ran out of time. I really appreciate that you played it, thanks!!! :D
Cool art and game itself. Bad choice of score counter.
Thank you for the feedback! I agree with you on that one, I though of it more like a move counter, but never was too sure about it. I even gave the option to disable it because I was a bit unsure. Something to think about more next time. I really appreciate you playing it!!
the concept of the game are amazing, thats a brilliant idea for representing the theme with following dance rhythm with the other dancers, also the artwork is nice, perfect!
Thank you, this means a lot!!! I'm so glad you liked it :DDD
Rhythm games are the best!! This was so much fun! It was funny discovering how the different dancers' movements interacted with your own and once you get that down it makes for a really fascinating rhythm and puzzle game! The artwork was also great and really cute and the music was well written and very funky!
Thank you so much!! Your kind words mean a lot. It is so nice you enjoyed it, thank you :DDD
Nice idea, excellent take on the theme. I really like the art style you went for here. To polish it up further I'd recommend adding some kind of effect on the "move" icons at the bottom to show which is active. The colours are quite similar and it can be difficult to gauge which one you're on whilst focusing on the level. A great entry overall :).
Thank you for you feedback! Yes, I wanted to work in more of those little effects, I'll for sure do it after the jam. I really appreciate you playing, glad you liked it!!
Interesting concept for a game!
Thaaaanks, means a lot!
Very good well-executed game. Well done. Good scope management and everything was reasonably intuitive.
Thank you so much! Hope you had a good time playing it :D
This is very ambitious and nicely executed. Enjoyed the music and great colors.
Wow thank you so much, it means a lot. We definitely tried to keep the scope manageable and had to strip a few things but I'm happy with how it turned out in the end. Thaaanks! :D
I loved the game so much rhythm and puzzle mechanics together make games which is so much fun to play
Thank you so much for your comment, it means a lot that you enjoyed it!
Fun game - Well done
Thanks, I appreciate it :D
First rhythm-ish game I've played in this jam, at first I was confused why the character moved itself, then I realized after collecting dancers your movement will be affected, very cool idea and it fits the theme so well!!
Hi, thank you so much!!! It's so great you liked it c: Thank you for playing