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Project: 5Bird's itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Artistic Style | #401 | 4.000 | 4.000 |
| Theme | #653 | 3.000 | 3.000 |
| Playability | #804 | 3.000 | 3.000 |
| Cleverness | #1471 | 2.000 | 2.000 |
Ranked from 1 rating. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Judge feedback
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- Usage of the multiple-room, dungeon crawler style of game is unique in of itself, in my opinion. While I understand this is how you incorporated the usage of "shadow", my interpretation of how you used "alchemy" feels a bit unclear--maybe 'combination'; where you could say defeating enemies and unlocking each room counts? But I feel this may need some further elaboration. The music and art were a very nice touch; I enjoyed seeing and listening to the work you all put into this. Would like to see more of this game, good stuff!
Did you include your Game Design Document as a Google Drive link?
Yes. It is at the bottom of the itch page
Seriously... did you include your Game Design Document?
Yes
Is your game set to Public so we can see it?
Yes
Tell us about your game!
A short prototypal dungeon inspired by the alchemic allegory of the five birds from Adam McLean's 1979 article "The Birds in Alchemy"
WASD to move, Space to shoot.
Shift slows you down and locks rotation.
ALT activates an aoe that clears projectiles gives iframes. Health is recovered after destroying enough projectiles.
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So i feel a bit lost of what to do in your game. I killed them all and feel like I need to use the shadow ball thing in the purple square due to the image but when I do nothing happens and there is no exits or entry points that I can see. I feel a bit of an helping hand would go a long way.
ty for the feedback! the exits are opened via the two types of switches -- a floor toggle & a shootable mirror toggle --, alongside all enemies being defeated.
i do think that we could introduce the two mechanics better in the future, as well as making the conditions required to open the exit path more clear. i appreciate you checking our work out!