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OrbitAIView game page

Low-res audiovisual space exploration

Submitted by Elyon — 1 hour, 9 minutes before the deadline

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Criteria	Rank	Score*	Raw Score
Authenticity (use of resolution)	#19	4.786	4.786
Audio	#20	4.143	4.143
Overall	#52	4.054	4.054
Graphics	#53	4.143	4.143
Gameplay	#169	3.143	3.143

Ranked from 14 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

Did you work in a team?
2 people (coder/musician and pure coder), we started the jam a week late. Had a lot of fun collaborating on development.

Was the resolution a challenge?
Fitting any significant amount of text is difficult at 64×64, so we tried to give clues to how to play the game in other ways (audio, color, single letters and words)

What did you learn?
Joined because the limitation forces interesting solutions to everyday gamedev problems, and to stretch development muscles.

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Bálint MagyarSubmitted1 year ago (1 edit)

This little gem is why I love game jams. Mysterious sci-fi setting, fantastic atmosphere created by the minimalistic approach to graphics, and the excellent music and sound design. Gameplay could use a bit of polish for ease of use, but nonetheless a fantastic entry.

Well done!!

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Madness in Square Garden

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SlainteESSubmitted1 year ago

Now that’s a totally brand new approach to exploration! The concept is great, but maybe gameplay is a bit unforgiving… refuelling is almost a death sentence until you get really skilled on it… and understanding the risks for the planets is very difficult. Music is top notch and general immersive experience of the game really good and so different from other entries! Great job there!

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Aztec

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KaoszElemerSubmitted1 year ago

very nice concept and graphics, but i didnt really understood what am i doing sometimes. love the sounds, and the mood of this game.

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Abi

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Iliyas JorioSubmitted1 year ago

I want to love this game, it has this “weird Atari ST game” vibe that is very intriguing. The audio is perfectly on point. The planet graphics are amazing! The controls have a somewhat steep learning curve and I couldn’t figure out fuel scooping without sacrificing half my hull, haha. Perhaps the most unique entry I’ve seen in this jam so far!

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AshScend

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chmannSubmitted1 year ago

Wow loved the concept and vibe of this, and the planets looked awesome close up.

I couldn't quite get the fuel scoop right it seemed like I had almost no control of the ship so maybe I was just doing something wrong.

Also couldn't quite figure out how to choose planets, the probe didn't seem to give much information.
And just getting a "thanks for playing" at the end was a bit unsatisfying.

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Sand Blade

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minichibisSubmitted1 year ago

This one has a very intriguing concept that's fleshed out in a way that feels very full despite the time constraints of the jam. I had a bit of trouble understanding the controls inside the solar system at first. The music choice is great, and the graphics do exactly what they need to when they need to, with the planets being an especially nice graphical touch.

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Ghost Hunt 64x

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Fabled Forge GamesSubmitted1 year ago

Cool little game. I had a little trouble figuring out what was going on at first, but more or less got the hang of it after a while. The sounds and aesthetics were great. Nice job!

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Lode

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brook.p8Submitted1 year ago

I love the art, it's a super cool and creative premise, and the planet-intercept mechanics are as genius as it is fun. This is a winner in my book!

I played this game on stream, the vod is up at http://bit.ly/bean-stream

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Xicarus's Xtreme Xventure

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dancarSubmitted1 year ago

Really cool game with awesome-looking planets :) It's a challenge getting it to feel like you are in this huge space while working at such a low resolution, but I think you pulled it off. Great job!

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Mini Mayhem

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ElyonDeveloper1 year ago

Thank you for your kind words, very happy you were able to get a little bit of a sense of scale at the 64×64 resolution 😊

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rickyleeSubmitted1 year ago

I love it! ^^ I ALWAYS run out of fuel right after scooping though? Im definitely doing it wrong, I make a circle orbit through the green band and that uses all my fuel, I lose hull and my fuel doesn't go back up? The best survival I get is 40% by selecting a planet with tectonics, and I swear your lovely and gorgeous planets look like they have dense clouds and then theres no atmosphere again! ^^ great game though I wish I was better at it! :)

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Slug In Heat

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ElyonDeveloper1 year ago(+1)

Hehe, the different systems (weather, atmosphere, etc.) sadly aren’t tied together as tightly as we wanted them to be - a number of parameters are more or less random 😅

As for running out of fuel and scooping stars - we regrettably don’t have anything in the game to indicate it, but the yellow band around the star has the best fuel-to-hull-damage ratio, so the most hull-effective way of scooping fuel is to just pass through parts of the yellow band and then let the trajectory pull you away from the star again~

I’ve added a hints section to the game page based on your feedback, thank you! And thank you for playing~!

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atgeorgeSubmitted1 year ago

This is super unique and refreshing! The music and sound design really create the perfect atmosphere (no pun intended), and once I got the hang of the controls, exploration was super fun! Awesome job!

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Cairn

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ElyonDeveloper1 year ago

Very happy you like the audio, spent a lot of time on it~

The controls, while fairly consistent, are not quite intuitive enough to work without a tutorial. On the very last day we managed to get in the little instructional splash screens before each “action” segment of the game, but that alone hasn’t been enough to avoid confusion 😅

Thank you for playing~!

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ShynifSubmitted1 year ago

Wow I just fell in love with the game 😍
The color theme + planet imagery + small details like the falling shuttle + the audio + soooooo many great things
Awesome game !!!

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