simple game but I really like the concept , cooll idea, I like it , nice game!!!!!!
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Codelock Hacurse's itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Originality | #19 | 3.474 | 3.714 |
| Controls | #27 | 3.074 | 3.286 |
| Graphics | #39 | 2.873 | 3.071 |
| Overall | #41 | 2.835 | 3.031 |
| Audio | #44 | 2.673 | 2.857 |
| Accessibility | #50 | 2.472 | 2.643 |
| Fun | #54 | 2.539 | 2.714 |
| Theme | #56 | 2.739 | 2.929 |
Ranked from 14 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Godot Version
3.5.1
Wildcards Used
Crumbling Location, Do It For Me
Game Description
As a codelock hacker, wield powerful curses to protect network systems from intruders!
How does your game tie into the theme?
You are using curses made up of curse-sounding syllables to expel intruders.
Source(s)
N/A
Discord Username(s)
Xendro
Participation Level (GWJ Only)
2
My game has an export for Linux, Windows, & Mac and/or is playable through HTML5
Comments
Awesome, thanks for playing! I was watching that stream for a bit and I guess I dropped out before you picked my game, just now went back and watched. I agree that the number keys to select cards isn't perfect with the cards shifting constantly. I think I could solve the music stuttering on scene transition with some kind of asynchronous scene preloading, but I added the music around an hour before the submission deadline and just didn't have the time to look into it, haha. It also sounded like the music started stuttering later on in the survival mode when you played, not sure how to fix that. I'm planning to add a couple more story levels I had ideas for once the jam is over, thanks!
Really neat concept, enjoyed the theme in general and the application of the wildcards. And nice choice of music, it slaps
Submitted
Immortal PlightPretty cool concept! Loved the music and corruption shader effect as well! It would help if there was a preview of the curse's area when about to use the card to better calculate and catch as many as possible.
Submitted
Cursed FredI really like the concept! there did seem to be a bug when I was placing curses, sometimes they would clear multiple and sometimes they would only clear one.. not sure if that was intended behavior
Submitted
A Snowman's ChanceHmm, you might have seen that because each curse cast can only remove one word marker from each intruder (so if there's a duplicate you only get to remove one), or because the area of effect of the curse expands and contracts over the lifetime of the animation, so it might have missed if something was right on the edge. Thanks!
Fun idea and cool matrix-y aesthetic. Could maybe have done with some sound effects when placing the curses.
Submitted
Mind your Ps are QsThis is really cool. Super simple in theory but the execution is very on point. The survivor mode is fun but I think once you continue with the story for this it will turn into a real banger. The art work is elegant and well stylized. Fun to play. Great job on the submission!
Submitted
GrimstoneThis is a beauty of a Jam entry. Not only is it fun, but it gives us a really tantalizing glimpse of what the game can be. I'm really excited about the future of this game.
Submitted
Helen & TobyI do have a soft-spot for hacker aesthetic, so I'm biased.. but I loved it.
Some critique (hopefully constructive).
- If you had launched survival mode immediately after the tutorial (story mode), I never would have known the difference. So you didn't need to apologize after the tutorial.
- I really liked how the spell/hack stack was in motion, so I was better off popping things off the end of the stack first. Added a neat layer of strategy.
- A little audio feedback would go a long way.
Great submission. With a little more polish, It's the kind of casual game I might pay a buck or two for on steam.
Submitted
Cursed by HindsightThank you for the comments! To respond, just launching survival mode next is not a bad idea, haha. I made survival first, and then I had plans for a few story levels, but I could have pivoted with how little time I had left at the end. I agree that things needed more feedback, like casting sounds, or particles, or death animations of some kind for the intruders. Thanks!
Fun take on the theme! The mechanics are simple to grasp and your tutorial is on point! Great prototype!
Submitted
Impish Winze
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