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GMTK Game Jam 2021

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Golden LaneView game page

An academic research simulator through the lens of 17th century Prague.
Submitted by .indigo [EJM] — 1 hour, 2 minutes before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Presentation#30092.5583.273
Overall#33752.4163.091
Fun#35092.2032.818
Originality#35332.4873.182

Ranked from 11 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 primary mechanic of the game is the "joining together" of alchemical elements to induce reactions.

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

No

We used pre-existing art

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

epiglottalaxolotlSubmitted3 years ago

Is Dee's Tonic just flavor text? I tried making it to see if there was a second ending, and it didn't work.

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Dis//connected
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.indigo [EJM]Developer3 years ago

sadly, yes, it's just flavor text. I was going to add in the other recipes, but ran out of time!

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Ethan's ByproductsSubmitted3 years ago

I liked  the feel and polish of this game a lot! Nice work!

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Backseat Warrior
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TheBuddiesSubmitted3 years ago

Very impressive game, had to double check it was Game Jam submission it felt so finished, Sweet story and interesting puzzle concept! Well done!!

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Together in the Rain
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AutomatreeSubmitted3 years ago

Some of the "puzzle" was a bit difficult to pick out because steps referenced words buried inside of descriptions in other books, so I was stuck for a bit, but otherwise a pretty fun/short game.

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Joint Chimera
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.indigo [EJM]Developer3 years ago

Haha yeah, this is intentional and you're supposed to kind of have to hunt around for a while. Definitely not for everyone. Thanks for playing though! 

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Cursed_PrismSubmitted3 years ago

I really like the art style (especially the opening cutscene) I sadly couldn't play the game due to GUI, but I really hope this game gets more ratings!

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How to Upcycle your Monster
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ryancrossSubmitted3 years ago

Great job on making the presentation feel so unified. All the little touches, the music, the page sounds, and the cutscenes really got me immersed. It's rare I'm invested in the story of a jam game! I enjoyed messing around with the alchemy system too, although I only got to making exalted AV.

Two small suggestions that I think would improve things if you ever return to the game.

  • Nix the abbreviations for the elements, none of these words are particularly long and if I'm doing a lot of reading I'd rather just see the word
  • Add a skip button to the dialogue, I accidentally got stuck in a loop of the really long first conversation with Dee. :) 
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Jekyll
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VoodooSubmitted3 years ago

I think I'm having the same problem as HLR Studios, who commented before me. Either way, I really like the narrative you've got going, and the small details like the little beeps when the text scrolls by is really nice. I also noticed the text scrolled by at different speeds, which though small, I really appreciate cause I'm all for the tiny details. Great job!

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B-block
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.indigo [EJM]Developer3 years ago

Thank you! Sorry about the UI issues. I've added a note so people don't get caught off guard /waste their time. Thanks again! 

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HLR StudiosSubmitted3 years ago

Is there a way to pick things up and place them into your inventory? I can get to the transmute page, but I can only figure out how to click the button. I really like the idea and execution so far though, so if there's something I'm doing wrong, please tell me!

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ThrowBot
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.indigo [EJM]Developer3 years ago(+1)

I'm not quite sure what the question is- on the Transmute screen, you should see your inventory down at the bottom. If you click on one of the items there it should automatically go in to the screen. 

Let me know if I can help more and thanks for trying it! 

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HLR StudiosSubmitted3 years ago

Yeah, I guess maybe I'm just not seeing it because I don't have any inventory items. When I go up to things I am trying to pick up, I just go to the Transmute screen though, so maybe I'm doing that part wrong.

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.indigo [EJM]Developer3 years ago(+1)

Hmm, did you try interacting with the bookshelf? There's a trigger on that that should give you an item. 

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HLR StudiosSubmitted3 years ago

The bookshelf gave me the note, but I don't see an item. Maybe I'm just stupid, haha.

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.indigo [EJM]Developer3 years ago(+1)

Oh, I probably know what's happening. If you don't see the bottom part of the GUI here:

It's likely because I forgot to make the GUI actually scale and your display's resolution isn't  tall enough to view it.

Sorry about that! Thanks for trying, haha.

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HLR StudiosSubmitted3 years ago

Ah, yeah that makes sense. No problem, it looks like it'd be a lot of fun if I got it working!

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