Very good game ! Nice design, relaxing sounds and atmosphere, and fun gameplay !! Take all those stars !
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Mount Descent's itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Theme | #8 | 4.308 | 4.308 |
| Overall | #10 | 3.692 | 3.692 |
| Aesthetics | #12 | 3.885 | 3.885 |
| Sound | #17 | 3.308 | 3.308 |
| Gameplay | #22 | 3.269 | 3.269 |
Ranked from 26 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
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Wow! Thank you for playing and I'm glad you enjoyed the game! Tbh, since I've played this game for almost 6 hours total while play testing, I've gotten pretty used to it. The jump in the gameplay gif was part of my first recorded run (I decided to use that jump part cause I thought it looked cool).
Also yes, the level is randomly generated and the algorithm it uses is pretty basic. The level can be broken up into "pieces", like Lego pieces. Here's an example of one type of piece prefabs I call "DownLeftTurn",
The game chooses a random piece to spawn next and connects it to the previous piece at one of the bottom red nodes (And this basically forms the string of pieces you see in the game). On the other hand, the prop spawning uses a separate system, it spawns a random number of random props at predetermined points on the piece.
Something small but, the sun in the game points directly down, so you can to use the shadow to kind of gauge your current rotation.
Thanks for playing! I'm glad you enjoyed yourself and managed to get into the flow. Yeah, I was getting desperate for time so I decided to reuse the same sound hit effect for everything. I'll probably take the time after the jam completely ends to find more appropriate hit sounds for the respective objects.
I was just complimenting you by stating that you are awe-inspiring, since you were able to create such an amazing game with great visuals in such a short span of time. It was a reference to the Keanu Reeves incident at E3 last year where he was complimented to be a breathtaking person and he returned the compliment to the audience.
4 years ago(+1)
I agree with you on the lack of coins. I'll have to remind myself to increase the coin amount and update this game after this jam competition completely ends.
4 years ago(+1)
No, you're really cool!~
On a more serious note, thanks for playing! I'm glad you enjoyed it.
4 years ago(+1)
Thanks for your comment! One thing I learnt after completing this jam is that I suck at design. Thankfully, my saving grace was that I could playtest and refine with around 15 of my friends on the 2nd and 3rd day (The game was terrible to play when the first playtester tried).
The initial scope for this game was a lot bigger, with spike traps, more section types, an interactive tutorial level, etc.. But after participating in a few 3 day jams in the past, I knew that was impossible and decided to descope and use pre-made models and sprites to free up a day.
Now that I've slept for the longest time in the past 3 days, I'm excited to try all the games. I'll probably start with yours first.
Thank you! Your game is awesome and it looks like you are much better at design than you previously thought! I also fell victim to overscoping, but I was able to cut back in time. Every single jam I've ever done has been overscoped, so don't feel bad about it or else I'll have to :)
It's really impressive how fast you were able to make it, it feels complete during play!
I also just returned from my first slumber in 36 hours and I'm feeling myself again. I hope we can jam together sometime, and I'll rate yours first as well :)
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