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A jam submission

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what does THIS potion do? for the GMTK Game Jam, 2022
Submitted by nibbbble — 4 hours, 10 minutes before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Enjoyment#3393.7113.711
Overall#8183.5263.526
Presentation#9103.7113.711
Creativity#19433.1583.158

Ranked from 38 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?
You traverse a dungeon littered with potions that can inflict random effects on your stats, having you basically "roll a dice" and pray that your new effects can help you

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?

Yes

We created the vast majority of the music during the game jam

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Submitted

Nice game! Would be cool if you better indicate what each potion do and a minimap would be handy

Developer

thank you for playing! if i find the time to flesh this game out, those are things that i will definitely consider, especially a much clearer indicator for the effects of each potion. glad you still thought it was nice though!

Submitted

Neat game! All that's missing in my opinion is a little bit of feedback as to what effect the potion has had. Perhaps the debuffs could also have been a bit more significant than a stat change.

I also had an issue where I would get cornered by an enemy with no way to get out. Overall I liked the music and art though and it is a really solid game!

Developer

thanks for playing! i couldn't make a good feedback system for the stats in time, was planning on something like the one in the binding of isaac where it showed the "+XXX" text beside each stat when it gets changed. i'm glad you still enjoyed it though!

Submitted

Love the music! Looks great too.

It is hard to see what the potions do. I can see the stats change, but other than the health bar, I'm not sure what each stat is.

Also: the character moved way too fast for me. I was constantly having a hard time getting through doors. :-D

Developer (1 edit)

thanks for playing! 

i wanted to show how the stats changed using a "+XXX" or "-XXX" below or beside each stat whenever a potion is picked up but i couldn't get it to work right in time...

as for not knowing the stats, i do realize it's still a bit hard to tell. i was also planning on making an instructions scene that showed how each stat worked but that also couldn't be made in time. i tried to remedy this by adding the stats into the project description, but people might not see that (me included).

as for the speed, i capped the speed so it wouldn't be too fast but i could see it being a problem. maybe think of it as an added challenge, haha.

i'm glad you enjoyed the other stuff too though!

Submitted

Played and finished-- I like the art, music, and sound effects, and the gameplay is solid! It's a little difficult to tell exactly what each potion did, though. It would be cool if it was a little more obvious. Good work!

Developer

thanks for playing! i did plan on adding text that appeared when a potion is picked up that showed how the stats were increased or decreased (like how it works in the binding of isaac) but i couldn't get it to work right. :v i'm glad you enjoyed everything else though!

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