Really fun idea, and well executed! I would have liked more visual indication on the thought bubble whether it was correct or not, I only noticed the score in the upper right on my second go. Also, if that was Easy Mode I don't want to imagine what Hard Mode was. The monkeys looked a bit blurry, did you set the image filter mode to Point?
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One Million Monkeys's itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Originality | #20 | 4.167 | 4.167 |
| Topic | #29 | 3.958 | 3.958 |
| Graphics | #39 | 3.583 | 3.583 |
| Overall | #67 | 3.333 | 3.333 |
| Design | #76 | 3.042 | 3.042 |
| Fun | #77 | 3.125 | 3.125 |
| Audio | #161 | 1.583 | 1.583 |
Ranked from 24 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
How does your game fit the theme "Unconventional Means"?
Instead of writing an essay yourself, you hire your monkeys to write it for you
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Fun at times, but feels a bit too luck-based, and the word associations seem rather arbitrary. For example, why are the words "plot" and "gothic" not related to history?
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The Sisyphean Ninja Escape SequenceOne Million Monkeys Ups and Downs
Ups:
- Really original and funny concept
- It's a somewhat educational game that's actually pretty fun
- It's a Simpsons reference (always a good thing)
Downs:
- Lack of audio
- Sometimes the game would give prompts that would seem to fit, but then wouldn't (e.g. "Virus" with the subject "History". I figured it was compatible, considering the many viruses in history including the Black Plague, Spanish Flu, and COVID-19, but it wasn't compatible)
Overall, a really funny concept and nice game
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ConversedIt's a cool idea for the theme! But I found it too difficult. I beat the first and second levels with difficulty, but the last one seems to be impossible.
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Mind ControllerReally liked the game, could have used a restsrt button, but i gess im just bad at games lmao
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Agent PhotoshootWhat a story! I actually had a good laugh when reading it. There is a little issue that I don't know if it's intentional but you can choose more then once option if you are fast enough, so even if you fail you can choose one of the other two words and there will be a 50% chance instead of losing 1 point you'll stay even. Although if you fail you lose 2 points instead of 1 so I don't know if it's worth taking the risk.
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Little treasure huntersNice job! It would be cool if a restart exists. But I really liked that you have story. I missed the sound. Great work! Congrats! Liked the monkeys! ^^
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Demon PortalCongrats on finishing your first jam! That's no small feat!
I think the round timer is a bit too long and the words didn't change fast enough, but the concept is solid!
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(MUSH)ROOM FOR TWOThe big amount of text is a big no no for many people. It could make them run away.
it is a good idea for an idle game, where you buy more monkes, then you train them, then you buy monkes to train them, and train them to train monkes, and you sell more and more books, and you still pick up ideas, but you train monkeys to do it for you
The principal idea is good, but the mechanic is repetitive and slow.
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Vampire FlowerReally cute game! i like it! maybe some sound would be good but it's good overall
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In ControlGreat game, the art style is neat, and the introductory description was incredibly funny!
However I found it very difficult and finished with Score of -18 points. I couldn't properly figure out which words belonged to which essay.
Maybe some more visual feedback (or an explanation of the visual feedback I was getting) would maybe have helped me win!
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