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A jam submission

SCORCHView game page

retro arcade inspired cat survival shooter
Submitted by MAZANDER (@mazander_man) — 57 minutes, 5 seconds before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Tremor😬#83.9643.964
Pulse🫀#84.2864.286
Grave-itas 🪦#154.1074.107
Overall#153.8933.893
Rime❄️#323.5713.571
Reason 🧠#423.5363.536

Ranked from 28 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

Team Members
Me - myself- and I!

What was the origin story?
Old concept with different characters. Lacked the ability and know how to make it. Glad to finally finish something regardless of the bugs :)

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Submitted(+1)

Nice game. I would work more on the camera rotation so it is more responsive and less tedious due to the fact that the game is a high speed thing. Other than that I really like the sounds and the whole concept, especially the teleport mechanic is something you can grow into something totally great. 

Submitted(+1)

Cool game! Feels super satisfying to hit the enemies and I like all the juice with the sounds and visual effects. I also appreciate having the controls page in-game.

Submitted(+1)

Very fun core concept and fun vibe.

As mentioned below, the camera angle being so far up feels awkward.

I might structure this game as defending yourself from enemies that come in at a lower angle.

If I were to make this into a full-fledged game I'd add levels and things like that.

Oddly enough... I actually like this control style and aesthetic style as an old-school open world adventure game.

Very good stuff!

Submitted(+1)

very juicy and I love the music. I found it challenging but super fun, I didn't read the controls at first and was playing with a locked camera but still got to wave 6, learning to drop into the void and teleport to a platform behind you was fun lol.

Submitted(+1)

It's really cool! The art style is clean and it's so easy to jump into and play

Either the ability to look up/down slightly would help a ton as sometimes I would have to teleport just to see an enemy. I suck though and couldn't get past wave 3!

Submitted(+1)

The game struggled to run a bit since I'm on an older computer, but overall it was fun!

Submitted(+1)

Maybe for my it's too difficult, but i very like it! Awesome game and idea =)

Submitted(+1)

Great feel overall.

The camera angle could be worked on a bit as all the enemies seemed to be closer to the top of the screen (in the first few waves at least)

The player's platform could use a smother collider on the sides so players don't get stuck on the side when falling off

Submitted(+1)

Such a cute and fun game, I do like the camera controls! They remind me of the camera controls in Realm of the Mad God.

Developer

That's exactly what I was going for!

Submitted(+1)

The graphics were very good. Although I found the game to be a bit difficult🥲.

But the gameplay was good👏👏.

Good idea and very nice graphics, what engine did you use?
Developer(+1)

Thanks! I used Unity!

I just noticed just now.

Submitted(+1)

This is not the kind of game that I am good at. I found it hard to control the camera and move and aim and dodge and shoot simultaneously. So I died a LOT but I loved the soundtrack and the graphics and there were some fun little details. I’m sure if I’d been able to get past the first wave I would have gotten more of those little details, too! If I could suggest anything for simpletons like me it would be a training mode or more generous aim box or something. Great work, though!

Submitted(+1)

This is really cool, nice job!

Developer(+1)

Hey everyone! I started working on fixing the Camera rotation to be based off the mouse and it plays like x1000 times better! Thank you so much for the recommendation. I'm going to update the game and  it will have this feature :)

Submitted(+2)

that opening transition reminds me a of "(NES)Uninvited" transitions. and those retro style graphics and sounds are great. a few recommendations I have is after enemies spawn have a slight delay before shooting the player, (this one has been mentioned in the comments)"a setting to move the camera with the mouse"
and maybe gamepad controls(Gamepad Movement works but can't fire or move camera). 
although this game would be perfect to play with wii remote and nunchuk controls.
(I don't know if it's possible it's just something I was thinking about and want).
I just saw the trailer Gameplay, I didn't know you could teleport to the other platforms. I'll try doing that next time.

Developer(+1)

Thanks! I was really going for that sort of feel! Regarding the recommendations you are totally correct; when I was working on it one of the things I wanted to get to was a telegraph animation for the flyers but I ran out of time : '( . Also the mouse request is very popular which I think means I should definitely add it. This is all really valuable to me thank you so much for taking the time to play it :)

Submitted(+1)

Wow I also thought of Uninvited for some reason! Love it.

Submitted(+1)

The mechanics actually go well that it makes a great challenge with the combination of background music and increase in enemies! One look at the player and I was immediately reminded of vivi and that's all I need for a character.

Developer

Haha thanks, I wish I made the character myself it is really cute. And thank you for the feedback, since a good portion of people want the other feature I guess it is something I can add in the settings or have a tutorial level that allows them to try both and figure out which they prefer. Thank you so much for giving the game a shot!

Submitted(+1)

Super cool game! I love the look of the character you play. Plus, the aesthetic is really cool too!

Developer(+1)

Your game was really fun too!

Submitted(+1)

I like it! The sound and graphic is very cool! I look forward to next updates :)) 

✌️ 

Developer(+1)

You are so kind thank you 

Submitted(+2)

Wow this was a lot of fun! I actually don't mind the rotating camera controls - it adds an extra layer of skill to the game and makes it feel unique.  

My only complaint is that I'm always clicking the very top of the screen - maybe just adjust the vertical camera angle a tiny bit so the enemies are in the center of the screen more.

Developer(+1)

Ah good point! I'll try to add in that :) Thanks for giving it a try

Submitted(+2)

very insteresting game! Music and art are so engaged between them, physical part is 😎 also cool  

Developer(+1)

That means a whole lot to me, I really appreciate  it

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