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A jam submission

McDeklanView game page

Submitted by Omniclause (@proflonghair07) — 1 day, 21 hours before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Audio#73.6153.615
Enjoyment#93.6923.692
Concept#103.8463.846
Graphics#153.6923.692
Overall#163.4363.436
Theme#233.0003.000
Story#312.7692.769

Ranked from 13 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

What game engine did you use?
Unity

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Omniclause

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Comments

Submitted(+1)

Pros

  • Amazing gameplay mechanics! Really fun! I really enjoyed completing the puzzles. Some of them were challenging but not impossible, the difficulty was really good and balanced.
  • Really nice music, very fiting!
  • Beautiful pixel art!
  • The setting is pretty interesting and it left me wanting to know more about that world. 
  • The magical realism theme was implemented well!

Cons

  • This has happened to me with many entries and it's not really a con: I wish the game was longer! I was having a lot of fun!

Overall: short but very fun, with a really interesting and addictive gameplay and really nice pixel art. Great work!

Developer(+1)

Thanks for playing and I'm glad you enjoyed your time with it!

Submitted(+1)

Great game ! Like the gameplay ! It would be great to use credits, as the assets are not from you (if you have, I didn't see it)

I really like the puzzles, even if some are tough one ! 

Congratulations ! It's a good game !

Developer(+1)

Thanks for playing the game and I am glad you enjoyed it!  And yea you are right about the assets.  I used all free art assets from itch and I didn't think about crediting.  I don't expect this game to get any play outside of the jam, but probably should credit people anyways if anybody wants to check them out.  I'll update the page.

Developer(+1)

Just updated my page with credits.

Submitted(+1)

The art directions feels a bit over the place since the assets you got aren't all from the same artist, tha bat-key is very original and the concept of it is nice. The puzzle someone already mentioned is a bit unforgiving playing it on keyboard since you have to make it all with just one hand. Congratulations on making your game :)

Developer(+1)

Thanks for playing it and I appreciate and agree with your critiques.  I unfortunately suck at art and am kind of forced to use art assets and rarely does one artist have all the sprites I need.  I'm gonna look into at least converting all assets I use to the same color palette in my next jam.

Submitted(+1)

It's an interesting game, never had a key bat mechanic before in a game; and it definitely has potential for really cool puzzles. 
For me personally, a chunk of the time the jumps felt impossible or very unlikely I'd make them. A few key shots in and I couldn't get the jump down.

The movement feels glidey, like the character is walking on ice. The deceleration doesn't feel high enough. I didn't face any precise platforming which made this more of an issue of moving around than overcoming obstacles.
The character collider also looks like it's a little too big; the player stands off the ground by a pixel or two.

You can also trigger narrative more than once if you go back. I found this out after getting the key bat and wondering if I could open the chest at the start. Then retriggered multiple NPC narratives.

The music is really good and fitting; absolutely enjoyed it! The art is also very nice and has some character to it which is great. I'm not in love with the text color and textbox design; but it passes through.

Developer

Thanks for playing and I appreciate the critiques.  Definitely some things I can work on.  With the dialogue I left it enabled in case someone accidentally skipped a line prematurely, but maybe I should've disabled them on conversation end.

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Submitted

Very cool setup! Music is awesome, sound effects are implemented perfectly, and the visual style really complements it all. Great work! But you lost me when I had to play flappy bird with the key and run and jump simultaneously... no game is for everyone, I guess! :D

Developer(+1)

Haha fair enough. Thanks for playing! I didn’t even think about the key mechanic being like flappy bird but you are totally right! Gonna check out your game when I get home.

Submitted(+1)

Really fun and challenging! Good thing you get unlimited keys or I'd be in trouble! lol

(+1)

What an awesome game! The pixel art is super clean and I enjoy the gameplay a lot. Overall this is a very good game and I had a lot of fun playing this! Great job!