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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Graphics | #4 | 4.125 | 4.125 |
| Theme | #5 | 4.292 | 4.292 |
| Overall | #14 | 3.554 | 3.554 |
| Fun | #16 | 3.667 | 3.667 |
| Controls | #29 | 3.333 | 3.333 |
| Audio | #44 | 3.125 | 3.125 |
| Accessibilty | #45 | 3.000 | 3.000 |
| Originality | #46 | 3.333 | 3.333 |
Ranked from 24 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Godot Version
v4.1
Wildcards Used
none
Game Description
Escape the lab by infecting different creatures and using their different attributes to solve puzzles.
How does your game tie into the theme?
You play as a parasite that infect different creatures and takes on their qualities.
Source(s)
https://benicho53.itch.io/tainted
Discord Username(s)
benicho53
Participation Level (GWJ Only)
This is my first time participating in GWJ.
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Comments
Really great game! Congrats on your first GWJ. Super strong first entry! I really loved the art, and loved that there was a large number of levels with a variety of mechanics. Sometimes the levels were a little punishing, but I was still able to reach the end. Great job!
Thanks for playing. I’m glad you enjoyed.
This was insanely good! I couldn't put it down, finished it in one go. I can't believe there's 20 levels of this, made in one game jam. I loved every single level. The difficulty curve was just right, and resetting didn't feel like a chore.
The only feedback, i can tell the style of the text was chosen to match the visuals, but i think playing on html made it a bit hard to discern. And some levels, the contrast of the map made the player sprite hard to find. But not dealbreakers thanks to the intuitive nature of the puzzle! I didn't even end up reading what the eagle did, but double-jump was easy to figure out!
Thanks for the experience!! Almost missed out on this gem. Great job, sublime!
Thanks so much. I'm glad you enjoyed it. I have gotten a few comments on how the signs were a bit hard to read and how the player was a bit hard to see. I'll definitely look into some other accessibility options in the future if I make another dark game like this so you can change the color of the player or I'll at least try to make it blend less with the background.
Omg. Imagine real life cows jumping that far (°ー°〃)
Love the game mechanics, the sounds and the overall flow of the game. I love puzzle games - this one is really good. Sometimes the music just stops or fades in and out randomly, but I guess that would be a quick fix.
Love it!
Thanks for the feedback. Yeah, some other people have mentioned the music not restarting after it ends. The music was the last thing I added, and I added it the same day the jam ended so I didn't give myself a whole lot of time to make sure that it worked perfectly.
Awesome game! I rated you highly. :)
It was pretty smooth sailing until level 16 then I think there was a mechanic I couldn’t figure out and got stuck. Great job for a one week game!
Thanks. I think I know where you might've gotten stuck because level 16 introduces one new mechanic.
Super polished and fun game! That infect sfx is kinda gross too lol
Thanks.
This was a very fun game through and through. I thought the puzzles were fun and well put together. Definitely had a difficulty spike the last few levels, but felt appropriate. I will say that it was a little hard to read some of the pixel instructions, but otherwise the graphics were fine. Great job!
Thanks a lot. I noticed the signs would be a bit hard to read which is why the simple signs option was available in the menu, but as someone else pointed out, I should've put that in the first level too so you can actually see the difference with the smaller signs that you will end up seeing throughout the rest of the game. As the title sign is easy to read regardless of the setting because it is larger.
Probably the most polished game I've played this jam so far. Extremely impressive graphics and an interesting setting. I will mourn all the dead cows and rats that had to sacrifice their lives for my entertainment though :'(
Thank you.
Great game with a very polished artstyle and fun puzzles!
Thank you for the feedback.
Great game, one of my favourites of the jam so far. Art and lighting are both wonderful, level design is well-thought-out and intuitive. A joy to play.
Thanks a lot.
Really likes the overall art of the game, everything fits well together.
The parasites presentation does blend into the background too much, sometimes I didn’t know where I was. I also found the text hard to read; then saw the ‘simple signs’ switch after completing the game. (Possibly put an additional obvious switch into the first level beside the first text?)
Great music, though it stopped after a few levels, and only came back for a few seconds after some levels.
Thank you for the feedback.
I had encountered the music issue once before, and I had thought I fixed it because I couldn't replicate the issue. And testing involved just listening to the song all the way through multiple times, so it was a bit hard to do.
I like the idea of putting the simple signs button next to the first level's signs too because the title sign is a lot easier to read than the others which have smaller text.
I do think that the parasite could use a slight recoloring. I spent quite a while trying to find a color that I liked that didn't blend in too much because I wanted it to be a darker color. I thought that the color I settled with, coupled with the light that comes from the parasite might be good. But I'll probably look into it if I come back to this project and make changes.
Beautiful art and sound design, plus the music was great, and I liked the idea of an infection-based puzzle game, but the puzzles did not tickle my brain very well.
Thank you. I know the puzzles are quite easy. I figured it would be best for them to be too easy than too difficult and I could always make them harder or add more later when the jam is done.