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A jam submission

Garbage GameView game page

Truly a trashy game, with a twist. LOWREZJAM2020
Submitted by Levoefje — 2 hours, 20 minutes before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Gameplay#1123.3643.364
Audio#1373.2733.273
Overall#1473.5453.545
Graphics#1533.3643.364
Authenticity (Use of resolution restriction)#1784.1824.182

Ranked from 11 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

Did you work in a team?
This was my first solo game! Only thing I didn't do was the music/sound effects. I've made a few prototypes in the past, all which I abandoned, so to have been able to create something (in about 3 days even!) was incredibly rewarding. It really makes me want to make more and better things!

Was the resolution a challenge?
The sprites to me were quite a challenge: how do you make certain objects look good in such a small resolution? I made a few collectibles for example, but I'm still kind of convinced they look like random cylinders.

I also struggled quite a bit with the resolution settings in Unity. In the end I think I got it working, but it still was quite a pain to get right. Something with the viewport didn't work as intended and the UI was all over the place.

What did you learn?
I entered the jam to finally finish a game and try my hand at pixel art. I learned how to import sprites, animations, certain coding tricks and overall some game design things. Testing out the game I had envisioned showed me some obvious problems (it wasn't fun enough, or too hard). I wasn't prepared for this at all!

Next time I enter a jam like this (or any jam) I really want to get to the development part as soon as possible. I made myself a design document (this sounds too fancy: I just wrote and drew some ideas down ) and spent too much figuring out the mechanics (and the story) without actually touching Unity at all. End result: I didn't start development until 3 days before the deadline, oops!

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Comments

Submitted(+1)

Simple concept but pretty polished execution. I like the little changes between levels and the ending. Maybe you can add a per level score list on the end.

Developer

Thank you! I don't think I will add a score list at the end, because the game is just supposed to 'stop' (in the download it's more prevalent, it just shuts down) but thank you for your feedback :D 

Submitted(+1)

Great game, interesting ending. Maybe a bit too short. Good job!

Developer(+1)

Thank you! And I agree, I wanted to get to the twist ASAP because I figured it would otherwise not be interesting haha

Submitted(+1)

Good clean fun, ridding the world from garbage. The ending sure took a turn and really made you wonder. A game well done!

Developer

Exactly what feeling I wanted to portray :) Thank you so much!

Submitted(+1)

Good job! I love the spooky ending. Very ominous. I’m not sure what the cops were supposed to do though. They seemed to chase me but when I intentionally ran into a cop nothing happened. Or maybe they’re just part of the whole spooky ending now that I think of it.

Developer(+1)

They sure were supposed to do things, but I ran out of time haha, maybe it fits in the whole.. spooky theme? I don't know. :) Thank you!!

Submitted(+1)

Great game, I enjoyed playing all the levels. I would have loved some sound effect for when you fall into holes or are hit by a car.

Developer(+1)

Thank you so much for playing! Great feedback, I actually completely forgot about that... Will definitely add that in later :)

Submitted (1 edit)

Oh man... I can't stop playing after start! :D

 The game is os enjoyable! The sounds "beep beep" are really good. 

Good job!!

EDIT: I laughed a lot when I was hit by car for the first time. LOL

Developer

Thank you so much!

Submitted(+1)

Now that's a plot twist. Great game, especially considering the development time.

Developer

Thank you :)!

Submitted(+1)

Woah, what a neat game. Impressive how much story you've expressed without the use of text, while keeping the pace fast and low res. Congrats, really well done!

Developer

Thank you!! That actually means a lot :D

Submitted

OMG that's actually really deep lol. Nice job! Btw, I was a witness of an officer hit-and-run on Level 2.

Developer

Thank you :D! And hm, he'll be fine... He's got strong bones. 

Submitted(+1)

You're game was fun! :) the surprise at the end was spooky. :D 

Developer

Thank you so much! I'm glad you liked it :)