Hey, I saw bits of your development progress on the Discord! The game is really fun and I specially like the 2x mechanic. Dropping coins on purpose would be nice too, but perhaps they should be lost forever for balance, I don't know. Great game!
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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Graphics/Animation | #19 | 4.306 | 4.306 |
| Theme/Limitation | #26 | 4.139 | 4.139 |
| Overall | #27 | 3.894 | 3.894 |
| Technical Implementation | #53 | 3.694 | 3.694 |
| Fun/Design | #55 | 3.806 | 3.806 |
| Music/Sound | #70 | 3.528 | 3.528 |
Ranked from 36 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
How does your game utilize the limitation and theme?
You go out and explore an underground room to collect a key and coins in every level, and then have to return them to an altar, and ultimately return to where you started to go to the next level.
What was your team size?
Solo
You worked alone
Which of the following content in your game is NOT 100% newly made for the jam?
Music/Sound
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All original game code and original assets were made during the jam period
The game does not include NSFW or hateful content
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We have answered all submission questions honestly and completely
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5 years ago(+1)
Thanks! And that's a good point about balance. I think if and when I go back to this idea I need to massage around the mechanics to see what the most fun way to do it is without breaking the game. I had the thought of dropping the coins on purpose but then I felt like the two situations that comes from that are either they go away forever so really it's no different from taking a hit, or you can pick them back up but then you might be able to pick them up and move them near the goal to make getting a perfect on every level super easy. So idk I have stuff I'd already like to add so maybe the right choice will make itself clear then.
Thanks for the kind words! There's actually only one drawing of the bag. The way I made it is the bag is a separate game object from the player, then in the player movement script there are three spots the bag moves to based on which direction the player is facing, and every time you collect a coin the bag's scale increases and then returns to 1 once you deposit the coins.
5 years ago(+1)
Thanks for the feedback! I had some ideas for other movement options that unfortunately had to be cut for time, but if I flesh it out more I agree I'd like to add some things like ways to distract the ghost or drop coins strategically.
5 years ago(+1)
Thanks for the feedback! If I had more time I would have liked to have tightened up the mechanics of the ghost speeding up a little more. Currently the speed caps out at a level that's slower than when the player is holding 3 coins so it's possible to get a perfect on every level, though some are harder than others. But I agree those mechanics need to be tightened a bit. I'm also curious which level you were stuck on, because every level is winnable, and there are 10 in total. Maybe adding some sort of map or compass to help the player find the key would be a good feature to add. I think overall giving the player more movement options would help greatly. (One of the things I had to drop was a lure to distract the ghost and a dodge roll the player could do if their load was light enough.) But thanks again for the feedback, it was really helpful!
I tried my hardest to find the key in that level, I'm not sure which one it is, but it's a large level.
I might just be blind, but I couldn't find it after a good 5-10 minutes of just running around the level.
Giving the player a compass, or map of the level would be a huge help in letting them plan their route. And a dodge roll would be all you'd need I think to give the player that edge to escape the ghost in a tight space. The biggest thing imo was the hallways that weren't big enough to get through without picking up the coins, they were basically a game over if the ghost was behind you, forcing you down the hall.
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