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A jam submission

J.A.M.-Journal-of-Anomalous-MaterialsView game page

Explore a world infested with anomalies
Submitted by IzussMaker — 3 hours, 5 minutes before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Visuals#4693.4383.438
Theme#6013.0623.062
Audio#6542.7502.750
Innovation#6782.6882.688
Overall#6872.8232.823
Gameplay#7532.5002.500
Enjoyment#8262.5002.500

Ranked from 16 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

How does the game fit the theme?
Strange anomalous places are scattered across the map

What code and assets did you not make from scratch during the jam (if any)?
Music and some 3D models are listed in the description

How many people worked on the game?
4

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Comments

Submitted(+1)

The world is big.  The character is hot. The game is nice.

Developer

thnks

Submitted(+1)

Feedback:

- reduce the size of the play space in favor of more visual feedback for player actions

- initial sensitivity reduced

- text pop up when cursor is on an interactable object

Overall: This has potential, just needs the polish! Good job team.

Developer

thnks! :)

Submitted(+1)

great visual and audio, wish there were more content tho, rn the game feels quite empty
also the game is kinda unplayable without an interaction indicator for opening doors and interacting, cuz if you didn't watch the trailer you won't know what to do

Developer

Thank you very much for your feedback, I appreciate it :)

Submitted(+1)

Nice game! The visuals look great. I died once and respawned, but after that I couldn't die again. Also, what to do with the purple and red crystals? Great job overall!

Developer(+1)

Thanks for the feedback! Unfortunately, we didn't have time to add a guide on what to do with them. (you need to bring them to the base and explore them using E)

Submitted(+1)

It took me some time to find bindings but the game was enjoyable.

Developer

I agree, I think there's a lack of proper preparation here. Thank you for your feedback :)

Submitted(+1)

Always a fan of diegetic UI, well done!

Developer(+1)

I'm glad you appreciated it. Thanks :)

Submitted(+1)

Really neat game, I liked the level design on the ship a lot its really well decorated. The UI on the backback is cool too. I think it would be nice if there was a way to travel around a bit faster since the map is very large. Nice work!

Developer

Thank you for your feedback! We will improve the game after the jam, and I will take your feedback into account. Thank you!

Submitted(+1)

I like the visual direction and the immersive approach.

It might help to make interactive elements slightly clearer, so players know what they can interact with while keeping the atmosphere intact.
Nice work overall!
I’d love to hear your thoughts on our game as well if you get the chance.

Developer

Thanks! I appreciate it, your game is really cool!

Submitted(+1)

Pretty cool game with awesome idea for an inventory system. I like that inventory is part of the world and doesn't take like half of  the screen. Also did you take the idea for anomalies from Stalker because I like that. I found one bug tho, running works for me only when I'm holding A/D + SHIFT. Overall nice game, good job :)

Developer

Thanks for the feedback. I just don't like UI all over the screen, so I decided to make the inventory interactive

Submitted(+1)

Good, man! I think this game can turn out great! I don’t have much feedback because I believe the polish will come in a new version after the jam, but I’ll be keeping an eye on it!

Developer(+1)

Thank you very much, I've played your game too, and I like the style you've chosen.

Submitted

Thanks for playing my game! Do you have any other projects?

Developer(+1)

We don't have any other projects yet, as we are novice developers.

Submitted

That’s great! I wish you all the best of luck!

Developer(+1)

Thnks :)

Submitted(+1)

Holy dumpy, I couldn't figure out how to leave the starting area for probably too long. I think some UI to help me know what is intractable or not might've helped. That might be on me. This game looked really cool, but also kinda just feels like an asset flip. It is well done though for an asset flip, but I think more time spent on ironing out the gameplay experience would've brought this to the next level. Good submission though!

Developer

Thanks for your feedback. After the jam, we'll be working on refining the game. We'll definitely take your comment into account and fix this issue.

Submitted(+1)

i pressed E on a door and fel from the world lol. But until there everything looked so beautiful 

Submitted

Developer

Thank you very much for your feedback, and I apologize for this bug. This is my first jam, and I'm not a very good programmer. I have some ideas on how to solve this problem, and I'll try them.

(+1)

Very cool!

Developer

Thnks 

Submitted(+1)

For me the game doesnt start using Firefox.

Developer

I apologize, I didn’t have time to make it adaptive for browsers.

Submitted(+1)

The graphical side was well done! I decided to run at the lightning expecting death but then was just falling in a black void endlessly xD  The camera felt a bit wonky too but the places are all very detailed and nice looking!  Good work :)  

Developer(+1)

Thank you very much for your feedback, and I apologize for this bug. This is my first jam, and I'm not a very good programmer. I have some ideas on how to solve this problem, and I'll try them.

Submitted

My God dont apologise for the bugs 🤣 Its a learning experience, just have fun and be happy with what you made 😊 I cant judge my games have lots of bugs