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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Creativity | #108 | 4.323 | 4.323 |
| Overall | #124 | 4.181 | 4.181 |
| Enjoyment | #263 | 3.938 | 3.938 |
| Presentation | #306 | 4.281 | 4.281 |
Ranked from 96 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?
Your role gets reversed every time you pass the middle of the screen. If you cross over to the right side, you are the defender of the Yin Yang. If you cross to the left side, you need to avoid the aggression of the Yin Yang.
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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Really nice art style. The player getting staggered on shot felt frustrating at times, felt like souls gameplay. Yet the gameplay's satisfying. Also must mention the sounds and background music are really nice and matches the art! Good Job!
Feel free to hop into my game as well, and share your rating and comments if you have the time!
Hey, thanks for checking our game out :)
Happy you enjoyed it, hope you check us out in the future as well, since we decided to make a fully-fledged release of the game :)
I will check your game out as well, :D
Beautiful art, very nice concept, great execution, the controls feel great, gameplay feels great, and its SO polished, LOVE IT!
If I could comment on one thing that I disliked it's that the game is kind of unfair because by the time I want to pick up an ammo at the far left, 5 enemies already attacked my "base", could be just a skill issue idk, even with the run pickup it was still very hard to get ammo without losing a lot of health.
Other than that the game is perfect and I wish you all the luck on future updates and hopefully a steam release!
Hey, thanks for the review! Really glad you enjoyed it!
We are testing a few ways to balance the game for our post-jam releases. (Yes there will be a steam release!)
Some of the ideas we are considering are:
Again really happy you gave our prototype a try :D
100% agree with those changes, like I said for me the enemies were really fast, I couldn't cross the other side of the map without being bombarded by enemies, and the rate of fire is slow so I couldn't get them in time. This would totally fix it though, and I agree with the ammo pickup, I found myself waiting for ammo to spawn. But! You can keep the speed boost random like how it is now, it would be fair to change the way ammo spawn works.
Followed you to see the future updates for the game, when there's a steam release I'll give you a wishlist to boost the algorithm for you on release day :D
Awesome thanks!!!
I luv the art style!! And I luv the idea!!
Thank you :)
Pretty good little shooter. Decent balance. Except the upgrades are extremely overpriced. you have to play a few times to even buy one of them.
Yeah, the trop rate of the crystals was supposed to be 20% instead of 10%.
Happy you liked it :)
Gives me a feeling of being in a relationship. Great idea and well-executed
Nice interpretation :) thanks for trying!
Such a cool art style with incredibly polished animations with great feedback! I was super impressed by how complete the experience felt in only 48 hours!
Thanks! Really happy you enjoyed it, and you are welcome to stay around for the full release, which we already decided to do XD
Thank you very muchhh :>.
For a 48 hour game, it's polished to a T, finally something fresh for a change! Great work all around, simple yet engaging graphics and a really addictive presentation. The dual yin-yang atmosphere affecting not just its looks, but its gameplay too, is an awesome and original idea. Amazing stuff you guys, here's hoping for the full release!!
Thanks for checking and the feedback! We will definitely continue working on this!
Very interesting take on the role reversal, good job. I found a bug that allows you to continue indefinitely: When the 'you lost' menu appears, click on the gear icon in top right and close the menu that appears. The game then continues.
Thank you for trying! That is an interesting bug we were not aware of xD thanks!
For a game made in 48 hours, this has a surprisingly strong sense of direction! The artstyle is unique and plays into the game mechanics (even the UI too, the ammo and ying-yang hp is a nice touch!). I was constantly switching between sides to collect ammo while dodging bullets on the light side, and defending the ying-yang ball on the dark side. I guess the skill tree gems could be a little more common since I wasn't able to upgrade to anything when I played, but the base game is still strong without it! Good job to all of you!
Thank you! Means a lot! We are thinking of upgrading the gems' spawning rate in post-jam development :)
i speed ran this game. it was lit
Thanks!
Love the idea, I could definitely see myself playing this for a very long time!
Awesome! We already decided to make a full release of this, so if you want to keep up to date, (shameless plug follows), you can follow our itch account, or socials :)
Very cool idea! I loved the boss :D
Thanks!
Cool game, I really like the black and white pixel art. Good job man!
Thanks really happy you enjoyed it! :D
The atmosphere is impeccable!
Thanks, glad you enjoyed it!
Clever idea! I really liked the two complementary modality of playing it! Well done!
Thanks, happy you enjoyed it :D
I like the presentation a lot! It’s pretty tricky though, but that’s not a bad thing. Good job!
Thank you! Means a lot. We are happy you checked it out!
Bodacious game!! had to force myself to stop cuz its so addictive. Great job!!!
xD Thanks! Means a lot! Thanks for checking :)
Really fun game and a unique take on the "roles reversed" theme! Also great artwork/aesthetic and very polished overall. I think it would be really cool if the size of the white/black sides of the screen changed to match the balance as the game went on, it would be a cool visual to show the balance of the world changing and would also help give the player more time to react to the enemies as they get close to losing. Not sure if being more forgiving to the player is what you were going for with the arcade shooter style though lol. Great work!
Thanks a lot! We are already thinking of some improvements, and your opinion is appreciated :)
This was very cool. I am a huge sucker for a good aesthetic and I loved the aesthetic here. But more than that, I loved how heavily incorporated the aesthetic was into the gameplay. The idea of swapping between two zones to complete the two roles in the game is pretty fun, and requires good timing so as not to be detrimental. Sound wise the game sounds punchy, in a good way, and I think the music choice was pretty good. My big piece of feedback is that the zones are a bit to small, I think the camera should be zoomed out about 5-10% more, because sometimes especially on the black side, there was just too much too quickly to react. This is not major issue, and didn't happen frequently, but just something to think about if you choose to update the game after the jam is done. Thanks for the cool experience. I had fun.
Wow, thank you very much for the detailed review! We are very happy with our work considering this was our first jam and we are glad you enjoyed all aspects of it. We have already decided to keep adding on to this game and make it a more full release. The camera is something we will definitely look into since we have gotten other similar complaints about it. Thanks again for trying our game and please look forward to the updates! :)
This is an interesting take on the theme, and I love the artwork. The thing in the middle that looks like its chewing on bullets is so interesting to just look at. Good submission!
Thank you very much for the kind words! The artists really did a great job!