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LOWREZJAM 2021

Hosted by JackOatley, Gurpreet Singh Matharoo · #lowrezjam

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A jam submission

Knock Back JackView game page

Blast and Run

Submitted by RJ (@ralphtatt) — 7 days, 1 hour before the deadline

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Results

Criteria	Rank	Score*	Raw Score
Gameplay	#37	3.952	3.952
Overall	#84	3.857	3.857
Authenticity (use of resolution restriction)	#86	4.571	4.571
Audio	#127	3.286	3.286
Visuals	#134	3.619	3.619

Ranked from 21 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

Did you work in a team?
Just me, myself and I!

Was the resolution a challenge?
Yes! Art is my weakest skill. It was difficult to design the actors in my scene to be clear, and hopefully I've done so. I found also using a reduced colour pallete helped as my pixel art is awful, and it allowed me to focus on simple things.

It's amazing going on the discord and seeing what some other people can fit into such a small screen.

What did you learn?
This is only the second game I've ever made. I have a lot of experience programming, but with games only for the last few weeks.

This limitation has really taught me a lot about how to simplify things and make a game simple. I had a lot of ambitious ideas at the beggining and soon started culling down. I'm submitting early as I'm busy for the next week, but I would have loved to added more and polished it.

I look forward to joining again next year when I have a lot more experience under my belt!

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Comments

Jupiter_Hadley2 years ago(+1)

What a fun game! I included it in my LowRezJam compilation video series, if you’d like to take a look. :)

RJDeveloper2 years ago

Thanks!

moonorfryingpanSubmitted2 years ago(+1)

Brilliant game mechanic! Graphics are just right, too. Details like the acceleration of the “enemies” also really nice. Excellent.

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bmoconnoSubmitted2 years ago(+1)

Fun action-packed game. Not going to lie, I was scared of the portal the first time I saw one. I feel like this game is very well made, my only problem was I'd easily catch on walls and corners. Other than that, awesome game that's fun to play and has tons of blood.

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sasha9843Submitted2 years ago

A fun game. Bouncing off all surfaces is fun. I even tried to pass the levels without walking, it's difficult, but it makes the process even more fun

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sasha9843Submitted2 years ago(+1)

A fun game. Bouncing off all surfaces is fun. I even tried to pass the levels without walking, it's difficult, but it makes the process even more fun

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Ted BendixsonSubmitted2 years ago (1 edit) (+1)

I like the sound of the firing gun! The game controls really well for the concept you've decided on.

I did find it frustrating to move around the level by using the gun's recoil, but you did go down a new gameplay avenue and that's the sort of thing you're bound to run into when you try out new ideas.

Really neat exploration of a new game concept.

RJDeveloper2 years ago(+1)

You can actually move around with WASD! A few people haven't noticed this, so I should have a bit more of a tutorial introducing the mechanics!

Ted BendixsonSubmitted2 years ago(+1)

Wait really? Yeah that would make it much easier to get around the world, probably quite a bit more fun too!

TheStarkyeSubmitted2 years ago(+1)

Great game and solid idea! really liked this one :)

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Michael MiritiSubmitted2 years ago(+1)

A solid top-down shooter! Now imagine if it wasn't possible to move with WSAD and the only mean of moving would be the kickback and rotation! :D Great use of 2bit color depth!

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QowfaceSubmitted2 years ago(+1)

Love the knockback mechanic and the art style!

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cykelkatalogenSubmitted2 years ago(+1)

Satisfying shooting and I love the bouncing. The graphical style was already very well done and the red blood was a nice contrast to the bw world. Well done!

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SmallTallSubmitted2 years ago(+1)

hotline miami vibes! I loved the kickback, a good way to balance the OP shotgun. not at all a point of criticism, just curious, why does the blood splatter move? is the blood being randomly redrawn from an invisible set of splatter points?

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Pixel Purgatory

RJDeveloper2 years ago

It's a particle effect, that is emitted from the enemy from the direction of the player. It can render the pixels of the blood at an angle or across multiple pixels, but as the resolution will only display 64x64 it will switch between which one it renders making it look like it's moving.

TL;DR It's a bug!

Didle6Submitted2 years ago(+1)

A very well made top down shooter! It was running around and shooting enemies. The knock back was also a really fun mechanic I just wished it tied into the gameplay a little more. The visuals where pretty good especially for the size. I think it was a really neat Idea to limit it to just black white and red for the blood. I loved the way the blood splatters looked! The audio was okay but I wish there was some music to go with the atmosphere. Overall really good game!

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Pixels And Plunder

TorkeinSubmitted2 years ago(+1)

Much like everyone else, I loved the knockback ;)

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GamesBySpencerSubmitted2 years ago(+1)

Awesome game. So far this game has the best juice out of anything in this jam that I have played. The shooting feels super crunchy and impactful.

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Knightpath: Low Rez

OmniclauseSubmitted2 years ago(+1)

Love the color palette and execution. Simple and very readable. Controls felt great.

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iDunnyXSubmitted2 years ago(+1)

The knock back mechanic really made this game for me great job

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lootssSubmitted2 years ago(+1)

I like the minimal graphics, the knockback mechanic is really fun too, good job !

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KSBPSubmitted2 years ago(+1)

I like the added knock back mechanic. That really added something unique to it. This was a lot of fun!

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