very overwhelming for a non-rythm game player, 16 moves might be a bit much but very pretty
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BreakDance's itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Theme/Limitation | #3 | 4.000 | 4.000 |
| Graphics/Animation | #4 | 4.111 | 4.111 |
| Music/Sound | #4 | 3.944 | 3.944 |
| Overall | #5 | 3.756 | 3.756 |
| Technical Implementation | #7 | 3.556 | 3.556 |
| Fun/Design | #12 | 3.167 | 3.167 |
Ranked from 18 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Team Size
Trio (3)
What main engine/tool/language did you use to construct the game?
Unity
How does your game apply the optional theme "break"?
The game Is about Breakdance
Which diversifiers did you use, if any?
In a Song / Quick Run
Comments
This is fun! The music is good, which is great for this kind of game, and I love the graphical style. The palette limitation is pretty strict, but I think you've made the most out of it. It just feels really cohesive.
I have to agree with the previous commenters in that the difficulty might be a bit much, especially if you're not super used to rhythm games. Four lanes with four possible moves each is a lot to throw at the player all at once, especially since you also have to time the button presses correctly. It's easier to manage on a gamepad than on the keyboard, but even then it's a lot. Reducing the number of lanes or making it easier to move left and right would help a lot, maybe with something like a progression mechanic added (where you start with one lane and lanes are added/removed depending on your combo multiplier.) But either way, you have an extremely solid base for a game here.
Also, breakdance is a fun way to use the theme. Very much unexpected, but fits well.
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Breaking BreadI think, not only pressing the right button at the right time, but als switching to the correct lane is a great idea. But I agree with wChi: Switching lines with left and right would work much better for the game.
Maybe for hardcore-rhythm-game-players your control choise is more interesting. But game jam games shouldn't have a too high difficulty level, to be als attrative to player that are not so much into a particular genre.
Apart from that, you made a good job. The art work is good, the music great, the gameplay fun. Keep up the good work.
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Samurai Nightsfun game i enjoyed the art style a lot but struggled with the controls a little although it may just take getting some used to as i played with mouse and keyboard. overall i enjoyed the game and the unique style of it
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The Purrfect CrimeTo preface - I'm not very good at rhythm games, but the art style was enchanting and I had fun playing with my friends and watching the dance animations.
Having to control both the arrows keys and WASD* does make it a unique game in the genre, but it got pretty overwhelming pretty quickly - still, you all did a great job making a bug-free and funky fresh game.
*(In all fairness, a controller was highly recommended, but we didn't have any!)
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The Purrfect CrimeAwesome game! I had fun playing even if I'm not good with rhythm games. The keyboard controls do take while for you to get used to and game is still difficult even on the easiest mode, but it was fun to play.
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BREAKER 1600Original twist on the theme ! I don't have rhythme so I wasnt great but I love the idea and the art ! Great job , also the addition of 2 players is a nice addition
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The Hot-Dog PlaceIt looks great and I wanted to play because I'm a sucker for rhythm games. I do think that the gameplay is more frustrating than fun. I think it would work better if you'd simply just switch using left and right.
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Gator RaidStunning Graphics with the limited palette available and great music and sound. I sadly couldn't play with with a controller and my brain could never figure out the controls even on the easiest difficulty. Perhaps just having the columns match the keys directly next to each other on a keyboard would have helped. E.g. ASDF and HJKL on an qwerty keyboard.
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Break My BallsHey ! Thanks for the feedbacks :)
I actually though about using keys in line for the rows but discarded it since the player using a controller would have been a bit at a disadventage in the versus mode. But I might make it an option after the jam. And the current mapping become manageable after a bit of practice but I agree it takes a bit of getting used to. :)
Hope you managed to have fun with it :)
I really like Rhythm games, the graphics are well thought and i like the musics.
As said before, it takes a while to get used to two inputs to make a move, but when that happens it actually becomes really fun!
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White DeathNice art and music, and a big fan of the menus and transitions.
As a fan of rhythm games, i find this a really fun take on input, takes a bit of getting used to, but the difficulty slider really helped with practice.
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Gator RaidPretty good game! The twist on the standard DDR format by having to input two different directions is pretty interesting although most of the time it just led to me accidentally inputting things on the wrong hand. The art and music are nice and compliment the game theme pretty well.
The notes are a bit off and don't match up well to the music though. I ended up mostly relying on visuals which isn't really supposed to happen in a rhythm game
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Chrono-Prison
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