nice game, turning all the bullets into yours is fun
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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Enjoyment | #506 | 3.784 | 3.784 |
| Style | #689 | 4.039 | 4.039 |
| Overall | #1174 | 3.601 | 3.601 |
| Creativity | #3544 | 2.980 | 2.980 |
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?
The game centers around planning your build and scaling up your power to survive each consecutive wave of enemies.
Development Time
96 hours
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Comments
That was very fun! The mechanics are clever and engaging, and the character designs and style are charming and readable.
I think the most overpowered thing about Pacifier is that converted enemy bullets also convert all enemy bullets. Otherwise, I think (personally) it could be a default mechanic.
The audio balance seems a bit off; the music by itself is a bit quiet (hovering around -34 LUFS) while the sound effects on top of it are a smidgen loud (hovering the audio between -20 and -13 LUFS and sometimes peaking above +0.0 dB).
Also, while it's great (and much appreciated) that the sound effects don't stack endlessly, some of the sounds are prone to being clipped awkwardly. Maybe a couple of the pool-ball hit sounds can stack if they're not playing at the exact same time? I'm not sure of the best solution to that.
All-in-all, fantastic! Great work!
22 days ago(+1)
This was one of the best comments we had.
I was the responsible for the sound, and I am not a sound designer ahahahah
Complete agree with your points!
Thank you so much for the attention to the details and for all the feedback.
24 days ago(+1)
I love backseat designing, always bring some good perspective.
Yes, we wanted to make it as a skill tree, where you need to get some specific lvl ups to have access to power ups such as the pacifier. Unfortunately we didn't have the time so it was a choice to keep it or not.
But thank you so much for the feedback and to reinforce this idea =)
24 days ago(+1)
We 100% agree, Pacifier specifically ended up being very overpowered. We plan on overhauling the power-up system and giving other builds viability. As for the spawn points, yeah, if an alchemist or old man spawns next to you you're pretty much toast xD we'll have to think of a better alternative. Thank you for your feedback and we're glad you enjoyed the game!
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