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VimJam 2: Boss [8 Bits to Infinity]

Hosted by 8 Bits to Infinity, Retro Indie Josh, Vimlark · #8bitstoinfinity
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A jam submission

EMOTE FORCEView game page

Defeat Depresso to save John's Mind
Submitted by Denny'sGuy — 11 hours, 59 minutes before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Fun/Design#2022.7113.500
Music/Sound#2022.5823.333
Technical Implementation#2402.3243.000
Overall#2442.4273.133
Theme/Limitation#2612.3243.000
Graphics/Animation#2862.1952.833

Ranked from 6 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

How does your game apply the limitation (and optionally, the theme)?
Boss battle after level 3 which ends the game. Dave is on the edge of mental break down. Keep the mental health bar from reaching 0

Team Size

Solo (1)

What main engine/tool/language did you use to construct the game?
Game Maker Studio 2

Which diversifiers did you use, if any?
none

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loafy co.Submitted2 years ago

Nice work! It'd be nice to see the camera expand a bit so that I could see my surroundings a little better. Overall, it's a nice fun action game!

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Isletography
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Denny'sGuyDeveloper2 years ago

good point! thanks for playing!

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MightyJorSubmitted2 years ago

Awesome job! The HUD for this game looks great,though I couldn't figure out what the health bar on the top of the screen and the bottom right of the screen did. I had a great time shooting things.  Great work!

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Jumpin' Jac Dash
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Denny'sGuyDeveloper2 years ago

Yeah, I could have done a better job explaining the health bar at the top. In lore explanation, you are the amygdala trying to regulate a human's (who is on the verge of emotional break down) emotions. So that bar represents "mental health" - If you let that bar deplete to zero, you lose a life. The bottom right was supposed to be enemy health, but I was not able to get it working properly in the given time. 

Thanks for play and glad you enjoyed it!

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DirakonSubmitted2 years ago

The game is definitely fun and it feels pretty good!

Especially, the dash: because of the animation it feels fantastic. The music is cool. The upgrade system is also a really nice touch. The fact that if you lose your lives, the game literally closes on you makes it a unique and somewhat hardcore experience (not sure if it is good or bad, but it is definitely unique).

Some small bugs that I've encountered: you can go a bit through the walls and if you do, you can't shoot from there; sometimes, if you dash into someone or get stuck between the enemies, collisions sounds play a million times.

I would have really liked it if the game focused more on fast-paced combat because I really would have loved to use the dash more but if you do it now, you might get damaged by a lot of enemies that you didn't see a moment ago. But overall, good game.

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The Branch Office
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Denny'sGuyDeveloper2 years ago(+1)

Hmm. The game is actually supposed to send you back to the main menu once you run out of lives. Initially, I had it close on you as place holder, but it looks like I didn't update all of the maps. Whoops! Glad you found value in it though.

Seems like people want the dash to be utilized more as movement feat than a enemy dodging feat (I guess it can be both?). I can see how it can be overly punishing.

Bugs are noted!


Thanks for the feedback!

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Eduard_AXSubmitted2 years ago(+1)

Game feed back is really great, love the music, love the game!

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Battle of Seamy Scarp
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