Super fun loop! I think this kept my attention the longest out of any of the games I’ve played so far, just trying to stop those damn pawns lol! Really cool idea, and I loved being able to customize which die were in my cup to try for certain powerups.
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Roll or Die's itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Presentation | #1183 | 3.546 | 4.000 |
| Overall | #2245 | 2.955 | 3.333 |
| Creativity | #2443 | 2.982 | 3.364 |
| Enjoyment | #3365 | 2.337 | 2.636 |
Ranked from 11 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 player rolls dice. Different dice combinations award the player different abilities that they can use in a tower-defense style game.
Did your team create the vast majority of the art during the 48 hours?
No
We used pre-existing art
Did your team create the vast majority of the music during the 48 hours?
No
We used pre-existing audio
Comments
2 years ago(+1)
Response incoming :D
- Thank you! Even though most assets weren't created by us, we did spend quite some time choosing assets that fit and make the game look consistent.
- We had a pretty hard time coming up with an idea for this theme, and definitely could have been more unique, as this is mostly just luck-based Plants Vs. Zombies.
- Unreal can be quite heavy if not optimized properly, and unfortunately we had no time for it. :(
- Some pawns are stronger than others and you can see their hp is represented by their color, which could have absolutely been better communicated through the tutorial.
- The bar at the top shows your current dice. You can buy different dice (d4, d6, or d8). D4 are the most expensive but also the best ones since having more of them gives you a better chance of getting a "yahtzee" or "full house". So let's say at the beginning you want to buy a lot of d8 dice because they are the cheapest, but later on when you get more resources(by buying more candles), you want to get more d4's but your inventory is already full, so you have to choose which dice to take out. Again, this should have been explained better in the tutorial.
- Oof, very true. This is what happens when the developers are also the playtesters haha. Having the game be more of an action-defense than a tower-defense is intended, as we tried to get a more fast-paced feeling where you get better by buying better dice (resulting in better dice combinations), rather than getting better by building stronger passive defenses. This is of course an issue when the game's difficulty isn't balanced correctly though.
- 100% agree, if only there was more time haha.
- Yep, we planned for more variety, but as you also mention, the time constraint limited how much we could do. We had a lot of fun working on the game though, so who knows, maybe we will add some more stuff after the voting period is over.
Thank you for the review! A lot of great feedback here.
On point 5 (the upper dice bar): aaaaah, I see some more now, thank you! Actually, I wasn’t even sure how the dice rolling resulted in which defence die; Yahtzee did not cross my mind, although I play the game on a daily basis. XD Silly me.
PROTIP: you are perfectly allowed to add explanations/instructions in the game page and in the comment section here; I would advise you to do so. :)
I'm getting a crash on startup. If I'm not mistaken, this is something to do with Unreal Engine? I've gotten this with at least one other game in this jam, so I think it's just some between Unreal and this old laptop not getting along. Of course, if you didn't make this with Unreal, then I'm way off, but oh well.
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