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MelonJam 5 🍈

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A jam submission

Zen SamuraiView game page

Enter the Zen !!
Submitted by kaizoku — 2 hours, 44 minutes before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Innovation#462.7502.750
Polish#672.2502.250
Overall#882.2502.250
Graphics#952.2502.250
Gameplay#982.0002.000
Theme#1142.0002.000

Ranked from 8 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

How does your game relate to the theme?
When I thought about flow I thought about "getting in the zone" like a writer that just got in the "flow" and keeps on writing. That's why I felt like a precision type of game would be appropriate. You have a zen power bar which gets you more points the more you strike correctly.

Specify any and all pre-made assets in your submission.
The font for the "Zen Power" - Retro Pixel Cute Mono.

How many team members does your team have in total?
1

By submitting, you agree to all the rules listed.

I/We agree

What category are you in?

Novice

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Comments

HiroshiYukiSubmitted1 year ago

Good concept, but hard to play because of enemy spawning left and right at the same time.

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Charleson
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modeuxSubmitted1 year ago(+1)

Great concept, but really hard game play. Could only fill up to 3 bars in the Zen Power. Haha. But great job and keep up the good work!

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Afloat
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kaizokuDeveloper1 year ago

thanks for the feedback! 

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Josep VallsSubmitted1 year ago

Very difficult. The fact that enemies still approach while you are “dueling” with a single enemy makes it virtually impossible. That is besides the two points below by DemonsAteMySandwich.

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🧭💔
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kaizokuDeveloper1 year ago

yeah, a bunch of my friends said the same thing, I actually thought it’s better by letting them approach you while you’re already dueling an enemy, i wanted to go for a more difficult game. 

I’ll try to find a better balance between difficulty and fun with my next game, thanks for the feedback! 

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DemonsAteMySandwichSubmitted1 year ago(+1)

Fun little game. I like the timing aspect when fending off the enemies, and I love the "ENTER THE ZEN" voice-over lol.

My biggest tips are: 
- Sometimes, enemies spawn on both sides almost simultaneously, making it impossible not to get hit by at least one of them. 
- The window of hitting the enemy when they're walking towards you could be just a bit bigger imo.
- The music doesn't loop properly, which is quite jarring.

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Sandwich Crew
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kaizokuDeveloper1 year ago

thanks for the tips, really appreciate it! i think you’re right about all 3 of the points you’ve mentioned. 


The loop I used for the main theme could’ve been a lot better especially cause I’m actually ok with making music but i was so tired. I’ll try to do better next time and hopefully come up with a more polished game by the end of the jam.


thanks for taking the time to give me feedback! 

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grime_catSubmitted1 year ago(+1)

really unique!! good job :3 

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Mr Otter's Paintings
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