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Cuckoo Jim's itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Originality | #2 | 4.351 | 4.351 |
| Fun | #10 | 3.811 | 3.811 |
| Overall | #10 | 3.602 | 3.602 |
| Theme | #17 | 4.162 | 4.162 |
| Audio | #21 | 3.459 | 3.459 |
| Accessibilty | #28 | 3.162 | 3.162 |
| Graphics | #41 | 3.378 | 3.378 |
| Controls | #59 | 2.892 | 2.892 |
Ranked from 37 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Godot Version
4.2.1
Wildcards Used
Grid Lock, Silliness Switch
Game Description
You play as a Cuckoo, a born brood parasite! Kick your "siblings" off the nest, steal their food, fly the coop!
How does your game tie into the theme?
Cuckoos are natural brood parasites! See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brood_parasitism
Source(s)
Not for now, will need to clean up my codebase. But I may eventually upload it as open-source on GitHub.
Discord Username(s)
noitcani
Participation Level (GWJ Only)
1
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Comments
Cool game. I played twice to improve my original score.
Nice, straightforward controls. Good feedback. I could imagine a second level with a rival trying to kick you out of the nest as well.
Thanks for playing plex! Yessss, I wanted to give the chicklets the ability to gain violence/aggression for say a few moves if they manage to snag the worm from you, but had to descope that. But that would be fun to implement :D
Seeing a 404 page :(
Thanks for trying Pete, sorry to hear you can't access it. I'm not too sure what the issue is without telemetry but you're the second person who faced issues. Might be a browser compatibility issue, or a fringe-case bug with Godot exporting to HTML.
May be a Mac thing? I can't get it to work on safari on Mac. Works on Firefox after a long load.
Thanks for the info on what works and what doesn't plex! While I can't test as I don't have a Mac, this helps as I can include a downloadable in future to cater for Mac users!
A really fun game! Loved the idea of booting your “siblings” out of the nest!
I managed to fly the coop in 92 seconds!
Well done!
Thanks for playing Daverinoe!! :D
Fantastic game! Very cool interpretation of the theme, cute art and a banging tune. Also really liked how evil Jims face gets when kicking, with those bloodshot eyes. The death messages made me giggle too, very nice touch. Really fun concept and gameplay, managed to fly the coop in just under 100 seconds. Great job!
Heh thanks for playing Passivist! :D I was thinking the sprites were too small, even for me to notice the bloodshot eyes! But you caught it!!!
Interesting and fun game. Well done.
Thanks for playing Benicho!! :D
really strange game and funny. "am i mufasa" my favorite :D
Haha thanks for noticing the chicklets' death cries. I think there may have been too much going on visually for people to see the "easter eggs" XD
I never thought I would feel as satisfied punching birds as I did now.. I loved it! xD
Thanks for playing Rye!! Thanks for letting us tetris and Dr. Mario, really enjoyed your game too :D
Those poor birds :D, but really fun game.
Thanks Jeff XD Yes poor birds indeed. After drawing the chicklets I gravitated more towards them then Jim, but i guess their sacrifice were necessary.
Very unique take on the parasite theme! I love it
Thanks for playing Wrathful!! :D
Was really excited to play this after seeing it in Discord and it did not disappoint! Took a little getting used to using the arrow keys to move along diagonals though.
Thanks moon!! Agree on the feedback about the controls! Will definitely consider the isometric angle when using WASD again in future!
The moment I understood that I could kick off the baby birds of the nest, the game changed from being about area control to mass genocide. Very fun :D
Thanks for playing Efter :D! Loved your ant puzzle!! Still feeling sad about the poor ant :(
The way the intro cutscene transitions into the gameplay is really cool. And a very creative take on the theme! Kicking things feels oddly satisfying with the added sound effects.
Thanks for playing hrast!! Loved your minigames in your submission!
Something happen? I’m getting this when I try to play the game.
Hi Kurzweil, thanks for trying to access it. Not too sure what the error is. Maybe accessing it from the Itch.io link might help (Cuckoo Jim by busride studio (itch.io)?
Took me 97 seconds. Really great game! I really liked the art and music, and the gameplay was really fun. Congrats!
Thanks for playing Cadoink! I love your game (and your studio logo) haha :D
Really interesting take on the theme. Took me 160s. Well done!
Thanks DoubleWord Labs! Loved your game too :D
Such a cool take on the theme!!
Thanks for playing Anogrm :D!
I really liked the the little additions, which make this game perfect. Like the last words and the intro!
Thanks Sklz. I basically named the entire game just to deliver the "inside joke" for the epilogue (office fan) XD.
I really liked the game. Only criticism I have is that directions were a bit unintuitive at first.
Thanks Jakob! I agree, my wife had the same complaints. I think I will have to work out a different control scheme for isometric tiles in future. I loved your game (and the minigames)!
Really great take on the theme, fun and concise concept!
Thanks for playing Atomic!! :D
Fun little game
Wow thanks for playing my game Kyveri! And thanks for the inspiring submission by your team!!