Neat game! I included it in my Open Jam 2018 compilation video series, if you’d like to take a look. :)
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Open Country's itch.io pageResults
Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
Mood | #3 | 3.600 | 3.600 |
Humor | #8 | 3.050 | 3.050 |
Overall | #9 | 3.300 | 3.300 |
Graphics | #11 | 3.400 | 3.400 |
Fun | #14 | 3.000 | 3.000 |
Theme | #23 | 2.700 | 2.700 |
Audio | #28 | 1.950 | 1.950 |
Ranked from 20 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Source code
https://avocadotortillagames.itch.io/open-country
Tools used
TIC80
Linux
Gitlab
Comments
One of my favorites so far. I don't think it's a problem that there's no goal/win condition. It's just neat.
I liked the this tiny pixel graphics. But the game is really missing some kind of aim or problem. If its a sandbox then try to add more interactivity. Good try anyway :)
I enjoyed the graphics and collecting the animals, but my interest didn't last long. It's cute, but like any game, it needs an objective or a problem to solve. One idea for what it could be: If you couldn't cross the path of the animals, like in Snake for example, you might build a large scale labyrinth to navigate. There could be 100 (or whatever) animals to collect, and the player would have to chart a course where they wouldn't have to cross the length of their own menagerie. Then you'd have a real puzzler on your hands! Good job for the amount of time we had!
Made for an interesting experiance when I didn't read the description first. Not much of a game, but I enjoyed my time.
I have to admit, I'm really confused by this. First I thought this is a snakelike game. Then I thought I have to gather everything. But somehow water is only gatherable in the desert? Also the buckets also seem gatherable but they are not. Some screens seem to indicate... something. E.g. in one screen there is a "wall of buckets" to the right but it doesn't do anything.
I think you just were short on time, the level seem promising, the art is fun and I just can't shake the feeling that I missed something entirely.
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