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A jam submission

KnopkaView game page

Islands. Buttons. 5 endings.
Submitted by theoratkin — 1 hour, 16 minutes before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Audio#373.1143.114
Unexpectedness#423.0683.068
Overall#463.0683.068
Visuals#483.2053.205
Fun#562.8862.886
Gameplay Innovation#592.6592.659

Ranked from 44 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

Please list any pre-made art/music/code/other assets that you used.
- First person controller by Aedan Graves.

- Font "Montserrat" by Julieta Ulanovsky.

- Song "Charcoal" by Chad Crouch.

- Sound effects by GreekIrish, wertstahl, Robinhood76, devy32, Kinoton, Breviceps on freesound.org.

See game page for links.

How many members in your team?

Team of 1

List each team member's role, along with their social media / website links!
Theo Ratkin - Programming, modeling https://twitter.com/theo_ratkin

Anything you want to say to players before they play?
Developed in 72 hours. Not my greatest game but I hope you'll enjoy it!
Download the game for the best experience.

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cnewtSubmitted5 years ago (1 edit) (+1)

The art and the music are really top notch in this game! They made a really relaxing mood. The platforming was tricky but at least you had some really good checkpoints. I was confused at some points but I was able to figure it all out and reach the ending. Really cool game overall! Play my game if you get a chance!

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Helmgard
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theoratkinDeveloper5 years ago

Thanks for playing! I was worried that some parts might be confusing but I’m glad that you were able to reach the ending nevertheless!

I really enjoyed your game as well! I’ve rated it and left a comment.

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Jeff RamosSubmitted5 years ago(+1)

I like this, coudnt make the moving platform. Is very moody and the soundtrack helps a lot. Good effort!

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Hand of Pain!
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theoratkinDeveloper5 years ago

Thanks a lot! I know, that platform is a bit tricky. :-)

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PeppersGamerSubmitted5 years ago(+1)

This game could be a fun game with a little work. I liked the unexpected platform movement, moving away from you. It would be cool to have more of an objective. The music was a good fit. I think you could make the visual style a little less white in some areas like the moving platforms maybe as they were hard to see until the last minute. Maybe making it stylistic visual look. Take a look at the free add-in on the app store "Minimalist Free - By Scrollbie Studio" to see what I mean. All in all a cool unexpected game.

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Pencil War!
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theoratkinDeveloper5 years ago

Thanks! Yes, the final objective is kind of loose in the game. Unfortunately, I didn’t have time to tie everything up together. I could say that finding all the endings is the objective. But a couple of them are so hard to get that it would be considered impossible.

Yeah, I’m not an artist, so the visuals aren’t perfect. I’m even surprised that they turned out how are now. Minimalist Free looks awesome, I’ll make sure to check it out!

Thanks for your feedback and suggestions!

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ZoolouieSubmitted5 years ago(+1)

Hey - I really enjoyed the simple theme both in gameplay and in graphics. It worked really well! I loved how you taunt the player with the final button only to continuously throw it out into space. One critique that I have is that the movement didn't feel very smooth - maybe a bit too slow? That's definitely a big preference thing for me though, because I think that you did a great job overall. 

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What the Duck?
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theoratkinDeveloper5 years ago

Thanks for playing, I’m glad you enjoyed it! The button casting the island away is probably my favorite unexpected part of the game. I couldn’t stop smiling when programming it. :-)

I see what you mean by the movement. Unfortunately, I didn’t have time to program my own FP controller, and the one I used might feel jaggy. I’ll start working on a simpler and more responsive controller now that I don’t have any time constraints. Thanks for your feedback!

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watarigarasuSubmitted5 years ago(+1)

Tha arts style was amazingly done. Credits to whoever designed it and chose the colours. It was no horror game yet kept me on my toes. The fifth or sixth button lagged or had a bug? But great stuff 

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S-P-I-N-E
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theoratkinDeveloper5 years ago

Thanks so much for your comment and for playing my game! I’m so glad that you liked the art style! I was worried that it turned out too simple and too amateur-like (not that I’m not an amateur). :-D

Can you please send a screenshot of the lagged button? What kind of lag, did it not press at all or did it press and nothing happened? And what version of the game were you playing?

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