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A jam submission

Drone ProblemsView game page

Fly your drone through XKCD comics. Made for the XKCD game jam.

Submitted by Chuck Bergeron (@chuckbergeron), Old Fort — 6 hours, 39 minutes before the deadline

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Results

Criteria	Rank	Score*	Raw Score
Innovation	#1	4.724	4.724
Fun	#3	4.345	4.345
Visuals	#4	4.483	4.483
Overall	#4	4.345	4.345
Audio	#9	3.655	3.655
xkcd-ness (how well it matches/interprets the comic)	#14	4.379	4.379

Ranked from 29 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

Link to xkcd comic / 'what if' article the game is based on
https://xkcd.com/1846/

Please list any pre-made art/music/other assets that you used.
Artwork from various XKCD comics made it's way into the game.

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Team's social media links:
https://twitter.com/rhysjpatterson
https://twitter.com/chuckbergeron

Anything else you want players to know before they play?
Not mobile friendly. Need keyboard!

Comments

ezamelczyk7 years ago(+2)

Very nice game. I like the visuals, controls and that comic style you used in it. It's really really good. The only thing I'm sad about that it's so short and lacks ending.

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YirggzmbSubmitted7 years ago(+2)

This was quite a bit of fun! Got kinda stuck on the last regular level and had to read through the comments here to get that shift was a thing, but really really enjoyed this. Would love to maybe see more levels in the future.

Submitted

XKCD Jam - #161 Accident

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Normal DreamSubmitted7 years ago(+2)

My only 5 star in fun so far.
It's a really great mechanic, with quite good levels! It's just a shame there are so few of them..
The depth on the visuals makes it look really interesting!

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Norbez Jones (call me Bez)7 years ago(+3)

This game is really cool! At first I was confused by the controls, but once I got to the second screen, I was like, "Oh. So that's why the keys were xkcd. Nice!"

This is a pretty clever game, and quite well designed. It's very simple, but takes the player up step by step through each level. My biggest complaint is the fact that . . . well, it ends! You do such a great job setting up the puzzle's controls, and then the game is over! It feels like you wanted to have more, but didn't have time.

I very much enjoyed this. It's well designed, feels good to play, has nice little xkcd strips as its backdrop--this game rocks. I'd love to see a longer, post-jam version of this; the game is so good that it almost demands to be expanded. Great job on this. :)

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Old FortDeveloper7 years ago

Thank you for taking the time to play, Naomi. Glad you liked it.

I also wanted to implement much more in the game, there are many more puzzles and additional mechanics that just didn't get the time for implementation :)

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ScrapMetal03Submitted7 years ago(+2)

This is fantastic! I love each time you play the keys are different too. :D The subtle parallaxing on each panel adds so much! The motion and controls on the drone are really great.

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xkcd - Infinite Saber

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Itooh7 years ago(+2)

Nice puzzle! A clever mechanic, with cool ideas on every level. Plus, it's not too punitive, I like it. I only had issues on the last level (before the bonus one), where it took me time to figure out I could press shift (maybe I missed a hint, it was a total blind guess).

I also like how 2D pictures are used within a 3D perspective. It's a really nice touch!

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Old FortDeveloper7 years ago

Thanks Itooh! We had come across this with a small user test during development, but never fully solved the problem with that puzzle (the spatial letters of some puzzles, when not arbitrary, can provide a hint to the puzzle itself ;) )

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PooperPigSubmitted7 years ago(+2)

Nice concept and well executed - and actually quite fun to play! I'd love to see what you can do with a realistic deadline :)

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Red Spiders

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Mark Kennedy7 years ago(+2)

I love it. The art, music, and game play is top-notch. You really should be proud of this, this is fantastic work. (There was a drone stuck in a tree in my neighborhood for awhile so I laughed at this) I honestly couldn't offer any suggestions, as it is complete as is. Bravo sir. bravo.

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sjackman7 years ago(+2)

This game is brilliant! I'm loving it. Fun and, of course, beautiful. Well done!

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Old FortDeveloper7 years ago

Thank you! We really wanted to implement 3D models for the panels but game jam time constraints played a big part in the final graphics sourced directly from the comics

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Etra's Games for Non-Gamers7 years ago(+2)

Dang I loved it. Been thinking of new ways to use the keyboard in gaming and you showed it! Wow just Wow! Anyway one thing I do want to mention is I'm doing a review of design on the games in this jam so here's a shameless plug to my channel if you want to be notified of the vid when released: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7Vj46GGL9VMUvd4YTMtjXg

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Old FortDeveloper7 years ago(+2)

Thanks for the kind words, I'm glad you enjoyed it. It was fun to riff on the idea.

I had come across your Mario design review last week, good content that I hope you keep up!

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Etra's Games for Non-Gamers7 years ago

Ha neat to see my "sort of advertising is starting to work XD"

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Etra's Games for Non-Gamers7 years ago(+1)

My XKCD game jam analysis is out!

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sungkSubmitted7 years ago(+1)