Great game, was realy good to play
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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Style | #1395 | 3.697 | 3.697 |
| Enjoyment | #1697 | 3.273 | 3.273 |
| Overall | #2331 | 3.222 | 3.222 |
| Creativity | #4448 | 2.697 | 2.697 |
Ranked from 33 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?
We played with the idea of being able to control two "worlds" with different scales, those worlds are interactable between each other,
Development Time
96 hours
Comments
110 days ago(+1)
Thanks for checking out the game! We originally wanted to add many more features but unfortuately due to time constraints we had to scale it down. Thanks for your feedback and compliments! 😊
111 days ago(+1)
Well, you see, "Built to Scale" doesn't necessitate a change in scale. The toys are built to scale - their scale don't change. Same with the boy. Each one is built to a different scale. This scale difference and their interactions with one another make it fit the theme. The scale difference of the boy makes his fist a powerful attack in battle as it removes almost all the board with a single attack - due to its scale difference.
Then maybe some more mechanics that play with that dichotomy and drive home the scale difference would help? This might make more sense if the other team is also controlled by a different kid (or imaginary friend) that can also do these scale difference moves, but you could have moves like:
- a finger-flick attack that launches troops vertically, knocking out other ones in its path
- drop snacks/drinks on the board to create obstacles that give one team an advantage, like a nacho chip that provides cover for archers
- have the kid grab some units from the enemy team and "convert" them to their team by dragging them over
And perhaps the currency for these large-scale actions could even be different than that of the troops, so you'd need to multitask between two separate scales throughout the battle. Just some ideas! If you do decide to work on this more in the future, I'd be interested to see what additions you make :D
111 days ago(+1)
Agreed. We originally wanted to add many more features but due to time constraints we had to scale down the project. Thanks for your feedback, and thanks for playing.
112 days ago(+1)
Thanks for your honest rating! The theme is mainly implemented through the hand smash and the story. The scale difference of the hand as compared to the toy soldiers make it significantly more powerful and gives the player a big advantage in battle. Lore-wise the kid is playing with his toy soldiers and we (the player) are scaled down to our castle battling against the enemy castle.
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