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A jam submission

Dinothing DefenderView game page

Hostile shapes rain down, watch shrapnel chain 'round
Submitted by M.S.T.O.P. (@mstop_4) — 3 minutes, 47 seconds before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Audio#214.0004.000
Overall#354.0564.056
Graphics#614.0564.056
Gameplay#643.6673.667
Authenticity (Use of resolution restriction)#1064.5004.500

Ranked from 18 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 a solo project. Everything except one sound effect was done by me. It was fun to have the time to put on all the hats required to create a full game: programming, art, sound, music.

Was the resolution a challenge?
Mainly the character art. I didn't think I could cram all the details that I could in a 8x8 sprite. There were also challenges with smooth scrolling, camera zooming, and movement.

What did you learn?
This being a 3-week jam, I found that take things slow and steady and keeping the scope small allows for a lot of time for polishing.

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Comments

Submitted(+1)

Lots of fun, I really liked the music!

Submitted(+1)

This is pretty cute and simple fun.  Curious if you could make this more interesting by allowing the player to combo destroying the same gem type in a sequence to a score multiplier or something similar.

Submitted(+1)

simple and really fun, good job.

Submitted(+1)

Super addictive game with really cute graphics! 

Submitted(+1)

Simple and cute game, perhaps the best choice for this kind of jam. It was very pleasant to play.

Submitted(+1)

Really impressive! Love the graphics and hwo you have a bigger image of your character to help the imagination along. Lovely style palette and effects. Awesome job! Please check ours out too: https://itch.io/jam/lowrezjam-2020/rate/732044

Submitted(+1)

Cool game! I like the music :)

Submitted(+1)

A clear illustration of "simple is genius". I like it a lot, especially music. :)

Submitted(+1)

A bit difficult at the beginning but hear me out: I love this fluff-cute-pastel-color style! Put this into an arcade machine and collect coins for each play🤣!

Submitted(+1)

Cute game, plays well. Simple design and simple mechanichs make a good start for a quality finish. Well done!

Submitted(+1)

Cute character design!

Submitted(+1)

Excellent game, loved when I would clear the whole screen by setting off a chain reaction. Very satisfying.

Submitted(+1)

A very fun game, would have benefited from some kind of level progression. The text effects are lovely!

Developer

Thanks for playing it! There is a progression system of sorts in the game; the number of enemies that spawn increases as you keep destroying more of them. There was a plan to add distinct levels to the game, but that didn’t come to fruition.