| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Challenge | #4 | 4.227 | 4.227 |
| Concept | #7 | 4.295 | 4.295 |
| Audio / Music | #8 | 4.045 | 4.045 |
| Visuals | #8 | 4.500 | 4.500 |
| Use of Theme | #9 | 4.432 | 4.432 |
| Gameplay | #10 | 4.045 | 4.045 |
| Overall | #12 | 4.136 | 4.136 |
| Story / Writing | #26 | 2.864 | 2.864 |
Ranked from 44 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Team Members
RunicRhythm, Yal, Saishoo
Streaming Permission
I had actually thought about adding a throw arc early in development but I wound up running out of time since I didn't actually know how to implment something like that... ^^;
Maybe a post jam update is due...
And thanks! Hope you enjoyed!
very cool and polished little game i like it but i do not understand it
without the ability to dodge and a vulnerability time before shooting it seems like the only means of defense is shooting down the fairies, and as far as i could tell they respawn infinitely so i found it a bit hard (nuked on lunatic, nuked on hard, won on medium)
the shift to block reminds me of those arcade onrails shooters.......hit da pedal to go behind cover. it might as well be default behavior for when youre not shooting though instead of being bound to a button unless im missing something
SHANGHAI ALWAYS WINS
edit: also it looks great. good pixels
Thank you! I'm glad you had a good time!
And good to know the Linux version is working! ^^
Great fun I had. Arcade games are my kind of thing, and this one's pretty well put together!
There are things I think could be improved though.
- First, the cursor/crosshair REALLY needs to stand out more. Like look at the SS below and tell me where's my crosshair.
If you haven't noticed it within 1 second, then you can be sure that me neither, and that's in the middle of the action, where me as the player will be mostly looking at what's in front of Shanghai so that I can pop up my shield when needed.
Just making it red should be a GREAT help.
(I've also been thinking about suggesting an optional trajectory indicator for your throws but I think making the crosshair visible should be enough, I got a surprising amount of times where my snowballs flew BETWEEN enemies lol)
-Then this minor thing: maybe the snowballs could stand out more against the background? They're visible enough yes, but their black outline slightly blends in with Alice's house's black outlines. Maybe you could use grey outlines for the house, anything as long as the snowballs contrast well against the background. Right now it's not straight up unplayable, but if that can be done then looking at the gameplay might be more comfortable (and thus playing is easier).
Anyway my favorite part is easily the instant shield. It's just super satisfying to tap Shift right before a snowball hits Shanghai. And parrying like this multiple times within a short moment.
Lunatic mode sure was a challenge, and I cleared it! Except my recording software refused to record the window so I had to switch to application-recording mode instead and had to clear Lunatic for a 2nd time lol.
Hi! I'm glad you enjoyed the game! I took some of your advice and made a few small changes
The cursor is now a pink color (matching Shanghai's blush) to have it stand out a bit more. I also de-saturated the border lines on the background, to help the snowballs stand out a bit more.
Also, congrats on beating Lunatic! ^_^
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