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APE TOGETHER STRONG - GTMK 2021 JAM's itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Fun | #389 | 3.686 | 3.686 |
| Overall | #588 | 3.654 | 3.654 |
| Presentation | #688 | 3.784 | 3.784 |
| Originality | #1188 | 3.490 | 3.490 |
Ranked from 51 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 MERGE and JOIN TOGETHER Apes to make larger apes! The "story" is about apes unionizing, because why not!
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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One of the best I've played, really liked the game consept!
Thank you so much!
One work: Monke
Also, I’m not sure if you are aware, but Mark Brown played this game on stream:
1:19:10
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvRA_9W3UnI
Just thought I would give you a heads up!
I was lucky enough to see him playing it live!
Thank you for giving me the timestamp! I would like to make a clip of him playing it!
And I agree: Monke
I would love to see a full release! You did a great job with this game!
I teared up playing this.
10/10 would absorb apes again.
It's truly a heart-wrenching story. Thanks for playing!
The screen shake was a really nice feature. Wish there could have been some levels that maybe required the power of such a bit ape or something. Nice game!
Thank you for the feedback! I'm happy you enjoyed it! I absolutely agree with you on that front. I think it would be cool to have some barriers or something that requires the power of a huge ape. There would sort of be a two way system then. You need to be small enough to get between spaces but big enough to break down obstacles. Interesting!
Awesome game! Presentation was great, as others have said you sold the increasing weight very well. I loved the jump sound, it was hilarious to me for some reason.
Simple idea exectued and presetend well. Perfect game jam game. The ending filled me with joy and made my day. My only criticism is that is could have been a bit harder.
Thank you for the feedback! Yeah I agree it could have been a bit harder in some places. I really spent the first 4 levels doing tutorials basically. I think that if I had more time I would absolutely try and heighten the difficulty AND create a zoom-out-able screen so the player could see the entire difficult level.
Really cool execution on a fun yet simple idea! Thank you for helping me achieve my life long dream. I will not elaborate on what that is.
I'm always happy to help with life-long dreams. Thanks for playing!
I love the pixel art you made and The ending was touching. p.s. I think I can still see the collision box behind the ape
Thank you! And yes! You can see the collision box a little. I was trying to figure out a way to show the collision box without it seeming like it was a debug thing. My goal was to have it so that the player has a better idea of where they can fit and where they can't. There is also a slightly green larger box around the player to represent the next size up of collision box after they absorb an ape. If I were to continue with the game, I'd probably make the size of the player to a grid so it's easier to know and predict where you'll be able to fit and not fit. Thank you for playing!
Simple yet very effective game. The puzzles were not too hard and the increasing screen shake was a nice touch! I appreciate the the walkthrough as well. Good job! :)
Thank you so much!
Such a fun game! Lots of great gameplay effects e.g screenshake, and with a little better art this would be even better. Great job.
Thank you for playing!
Cool game idea, wasn't expecting it to be a puzzle platformer. The increasing screenshake of the ape when it gets big is super satisfying. Great work!
Thank you so much! I'm happy you enjoyed the screen shake!
Looks really great and plays nicely. I love the effects as the ape gets larger.
Thank you!
Nice game! The visuals are nice, the gameplay is fun and the screenshake really sells the size of the ape. Great job!
Thank you so much!
Very cute game! Very polished, nice visuals, tough but not much puzzles. Only complaint is that in fullscreen game started lagging much, but in windowed mode everything fine.
Job well done!
Thank you for the kind words! Maybe I should try to adjust how large the embedded screen is on the itch.io page so that it isn't too small but also is not full screen to reduce the lag. Thank you for letting me know!
The level goes from easy to hard is great, I like the ending very much
Thank you! Happy to hear you liked the ending!
Cool game, got to the end where you're in heaven (?). Thought the puzzles were creative especially off of a simple to understand concept
Thank you so much!
Monkey, but for real, nice game, although some platforms are hard to reach.
Thank you!
Yeah some of the platforming can be a little tricky, perhaps if I reduced the gravity a little it might make it easier.
Thank you for the feedback!
This is hilarious and really well done. Tutorial levels were great. Has a ton of cool ideas.
Thank you so much!
very fun idea.
some feed back if you were to continue this in the future would be implement a way to show the entire level. It felt a bit unfair at times since I cant see all of the openings, so I just need to guess how to solve the puzzle.
Thank you!
And yeah, I absolutely agree with you. I was hoping to be able to implement a way to zoom out and see the whole level.
Thank you so much for the feedback!
Well done
Thank you!