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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Use of the Limitation | #38 | 3.909 | 3.909 |
| Presentation | #42 | 4.000 | 4.000 |
| Overall | #49 | 3.773 | 3.773 |
| Enjoyment | #80 | 3.545 | 3.545 |
| Concept | #106 | 3.636 | 3.636 |
Ranked from 11 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Team members
pShr
Software used
Unity Engine
Use of the limitation
I incorporated the limitation by making such that when a fireball hits my player, it spawns a statue at the exact same position of the Collison, but the game doesn't end there and the player is free to move and collect runes to increase the game-score, however if the the player accidently goes through any of the statues, it dies and the run ends. Hence, the player creates their own obstacle, making them their own enemy.
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Amazing visuals. The statues were way less of a problem than the fireballs in the beginning though at higher scores that will start flipping so intelligent design use of limitation there. An idea I had for some reason is to treat the statues like weeping angles from Doctor Who (when your back is turned to them, have them inch toward you slightly). I feel like that may add a bit more zing to the gameplay. Great work overall!
Fun little game _(:3JZ)_ I used a "status piling up" strategy to absorb many fireballs while still leave a large place to move XD ( I got score 22, maybe not very high tho)
Some bugs: when the player died, it's stil moveable. And the player can fall off the platform XD
However, the model looks great! I guess it will be used for your later games ✓
The visuals are great and the concept is interesting but there seems to be a few issues with the game.
I appreciate your feedback a lot! Regarding the display issue, i think i must have messed up a Canvas Panel somewhere so thanks for notifying me! The soft locking issue will be fixed asap
Very cool game! The graphics are awesome and the concept is very creative! 11/10 I really enjoyed it! :)
This is a fantastic game! It's visually stunning (especially for a weekend-long game jam project!), and the gameplay is simple but addictive! At first I wasn't sure how I felt about the fact that the fireballs were more or less inescapable (as some other people have commented), but as the game went on I actually came to appreciate it! It made me focus less on avoiding the fireballs (since doing so was basically impossible) and focus more on avoiding my own death statues, which truly made it feel like I (and not the fireballs) was my own worst enemy. Excellent use of the limitation, and excellent game overall!
Thanks for your insights, really glad that you enjoyed the game :D
And yeah you're right that was my original intention while making this, that the fireball isn't your worst enemy it's You, and how you move and place statues as the game progresses.
So glad you liked it and thanks for the feedback 🙂
Damn, it's so well made! Well enjoyed :>
Very good presentation! Love love love the art. A bug I found is when you fall off the platform, you fall forever and don't die, which prevents the game from resetting, which is annoying.
Interesting mechanic, although there seems to be a very obvious and optimal way to play the game (stick to the edges as much as you can). As another commentor said, I think the game needs more variety and interest to engage players.
Yeah i can't believe i forgot to remove that bug its my bad. Actually it was 4 am when i finally finished all the UI stuff and i just wanted to go to bed, but ill update it asap.
Apart from that thanks a lot for your feedback!
Very nice concept and cool art style! Well done!
Here goes a small review. :)
Main thoughts:
Various remarks:
The concept is interesting, and apart some minor technical gameplay details that could help, I think your main focus should be adding more variety and mechanics. (The statue-destroying fireballs is just one idea, there is surely a lot of possibilities!)
First of all thanks a lot for playing the game and for sharing your views, it means a lot! I really appreciate your inferences and yes i did wanted to make fireball inescapable after a while so that the player may face a continuous challenge of getting one additional statue added evert few secs, but i think i might have made it too frustrating!
Apart from that, thanks for pointing out the vegetation problem its a big deal not to be able to see the distance b/w the player and the statue, so ill figure something out to fix that issue.
And yeah i thought about destroying a statue if the player guides the fireball towards it...i first thought that could make the game less challenging but maybe it would make it long lasting.
Aaand lastly yeah im sorry for the "falling into the void" bug i shouldve fixed it ages ago so ill get on it!
Aha, I’m glad I managed to infer some of your thought process! ^^
Don’t feel sorry, those things happen! ;)
And the main problem is not being able to restart (I had to relaunch the game); I thought the ‘cartoony hovering effect’ was funny actually, if you make it even more egregious with a sharper difference between hovering and falling and add a classic cartoon ‘gliding’ sound, I would find it great. X) Although this may not be the kind of atmosphere you are looking for, so choose as you see fit!
Yeah i agree the game soft-locking itself must've been annoying, I'll handle that. I could actually keep the falling animation and then terminate the game after the player disappears from the screen i think it would look a little better with some SFX ;)
Anyways thanks again for playing and your feedback 😊
nice idea and very cool visually, but imo the fireballs moving at exactly the player's speed is a bit too harsh. also two things that could be good to see are respawning if you fall off the map and a button to exit to menu
The fireballs i think gets too harsh after a min or two i agree, ill change that, along with better pause menu options and the falling into void bug. Thanks for playing!
Cool art style!
thanks!