GMTK Game Jam 2023

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Piñata's RevengeView game page

Those piñatas have had enough

Submitted by Man-o-Valor — 20 hours, 36 minutes before the deadline

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Results

Criteria	Rank	Score*	Raw Score
Overall	#726	3.753	3.753
Creativity	#786	3.848	3.848
Presentation	#825	3.909	3.909
Enjoyment	#895	3.500	3.500

Ranked from 66 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?
Juan the piñata is hitting kids with a bat, rather than the other way around

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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MicknameSubmitted1 year ago

This is probably my favourite game of the jam so far, it is so original,

Since you want it, here is some feedback:

- The game should tell you in some way when the bar on top is going to change. An example could be making the black oultine flicker a bit by changing into a red outline a bit before it changes.

- I didn't know when I was missing the hits since I was so centered into hitting the green part. If the second bar tells you that, it is not very clear because i thouth it was the completion percentage. I suggest to add a very different sound ( even the stereotypical wrong sound effect that many videogames use)

- In my opinin the confetty should go behind the UI to get less distracted when trying to hit the green. This one may not be necessary to implement if you prefer giving more direct feedback to the player.

Despite this criticisms I still love this game.

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You Are The Hole

MuMoStepsSubmitted1 year ago (1 edit) (+1)

very smooth gameplay, and without the disclaimer I was just going down the street to some candy from the children lol.
Maybe try to add something to tell when the bar will change and also a final score would be great.
The visuals are very good and the game was fun while it lasted (it was short).
but a great game for 48h

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Feeding Into Extinct

GigaB00tsSubmitted1 year ago

this is a very funny and adorably designed game, and I definitely love the concept. It's very colorful, and the piñata is a cute little fella even if it's beating up children with a baseball bat.

I do agree with previous comments that it could use more of a feedback loop, making you feel good for racking up hits. But otherwise it feels very solid!

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Death Trap Hero

IvansSubmitted1 year ago(+1)

Someone asked for constructive criticism in the Discord so...

The art is very consistent and who doesn't love hitting kids? /s It's a hilarious premise and the art fits it to a tee. But the actual game doesn't do a whole lot to help with that. With the hit bar in the top left of the canvas, my eyes are drawn away from the action, and I'm unable to appreciate the vicerality of the damage I am doing to a fictional child. There is also a lot of deadspace on the bottom of the screen - the upper half feels very cluttered in comparison. A better distribution of the game components might help bring out the art more.

For a simple mechanic, I feel like there is a lot of feedback that is missing. It's good that there is a flash on hit and particles on a... combo, but for a game like this there is no such thing as too subtle. There could be some warning to an incoming pattern change so that the player doesn't miss, and some visual feedback on if an input is a hit or miss (such as a change in the star color, perhaps?) would give some feedback to no-miss runs.

To reward the player for their play, you could probably add in a combo display. The level complete screen could show the time to complete as well as the highest combo reached. Would also make speedrunning easier.

With all that said, I want to reiterate that the premise is utterly hilarious and the art well polished - none of this is what you haven't heard already. And I also do not recommend hitting children in real life.

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The Big Picture

Man-o-ValorDeveloper1 year ago

I intended to add a combo display :) but i ran out of time to do it.
Also, when the bar changes you get a 1-second grace period where missing does no harm.
Glad you played and enjoyed my game, and honestly I agree with all of those things
Happy jamming!

plutoprogrammerSubmitted1 year ago(+1)

I can't thankyou enough for helping me vent out my frustration caused by my annoying cousins
But in all seriousness, this game is really fun to play. All though a bit hard to figure out at first but in the end, it is EXTREMELY fun. There is just something so satisfying about bashing someone with a baseball bat. The sound is just perfect, such that, when I miss it makes me angry and when I hit, it satisfies me.

Pretty solid game overall

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coincidentallySubmitted1 year ago(+1)

Really fun and goofy, the music was a great choice and the sound effect was so satisfying. Some criticism since you asked for it:

Having a visual and/or auditory cue for when the pattern changes would've been helpful
The art style of the speech bubbles and the font choice don't match the rest of the game which is a shame, because it's really charming
The play again button doesn't look good

Definitely a solid and enjoyable game overall though and it fits the theme really well!

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Penguin Paparazzi

Man-o-ValorDeveloper1 year ago

Haha, thanks for telling me some actual advice! I originally went for a noise when the bar changed, but it was annoying and not easy to tell what it meant. I may update it (after the jam) to have a visual cue.
As for the speech bubbles, that's just Scratch's built in [say () ] block. I could make that more matching to the other text in the game post-jam as well!
yeah and also the play again button looks like trash i know
Thanks for the review and sorry for writing you an essay! :)

unne27Submitted1 year ago(+1)

I had a blast hitting children :) Thanks for the amazing game

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TingGameSubmitted1 year ago(+1)

I love the visuals. Adding some effects when successfully hitting will enhance the game feel.

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Man-o-ValorDeveloper1 year ago

look for the confetti coming out of the kid and falling from the sky 🤨

maciek13Submitted1 year ago(+1)

Great idea, great execution! Don't know what more I can say

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Aggressive Sales Tactics

MarcWerkSubmitted1 year ago(+1)

All the children was hurt during the making of this game.

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Destroy The PacMan

Man-o-ValorDeveloper1 year ago(+1)

i can't say no to that one

gamedevpersonSubmitted1 year ago(+1)

masterpiece 🥶

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UltimadeiSubmitted1 year ago(+1)

Presentation is amazing and I think you did a great job with such a simple concept :D

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Spare The Shapes!

KuyaPooSubmitted1 year ago(+1)

This is the most awesome take in the theme. I think you did it Epiclly!

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ParisSubmitted1 year ago(+1)

I think I may have killed a child, the gameplay is super simple and yet super fun, I love that the “hit” bar changes patterns to keep the gameplay interesting, very well made, colourful and engaging :)

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Man-o-ValorDeveloper1 year ago

Thanks! I tried my best to keep it somewhat engaging despite the simple underlying structure. Thankfully, the art and funniness points have been keeping me afloat 😅

Also: you did not kill a child, the poof away with puffs of smoke 😂

JarggnSubmitted1 year ago(+1)

thank you for including the disclaimer. Also Great work on the visuals. I also have to admire a clean simple game like this.

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Puzzle Passages

Dat1DogeSubmitted1 year ago(+1)

Nice and funny idea for a game.

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TiagoGSubmitted1 year ago(+1)

A well made, if somewhat sadistic, little game.

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Boss Builder, Jam Version

Man-o-ValorDeveloper1 year ago

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David Martín SalaSubmitted1 year ago(+1)

Simple and funny, good idea good implementation

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Ale & Adventures

Star_Miz1 year ago(+1)

No llamas will have been mistreated in this GAME. amazing

Risk ReamSubmitted1 year ago(+1)

Wow, cute and funny game, dude! I like it (if there was nyan cat music, it would be the best game in the world)

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Not That Fast | For GMTK 2023

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