GMTK Game Jam 2020

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GMTK Game Jam 2020 - Out Of Control Submission

Submitted by RustyStriker (@RustyStriker) — 21 hours, 30 minutes before the deadline

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Results

Criteria	Rank	Score*	Raw Score
Fun	#3161	2.385	3.200
Overall	#3262	2.460	3.300
Originality	#3309	2.609	3.500
Presentation	#3532	2.385	3.200

Ranked from 10 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

How does your game fit the theme?
You may never fully be in control of your ship under the ocean's tides and currents, but will you survive them?

Did your team create the art for this game during the 48 hour time slot?

We used pre-existing art

Did your team create the audio for this game during the 48 hour time slot?

We used pre-existing audio

Comments

necrosaintSubmitted3 years ago(+1)

This is a nice game that matches the theme fairly well. I really like the primary visuals of the game, but the areas of water that control your movement didn't really fit with the rest of the aesthetic in my opinion.

I found the game a bit too easy for a while. The tiled areas that control your movement were actually really fun to travel through and I think that mechanic could have been brought more prominently into the game. Overall the game felt nice to play and I had fun, thanks!

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Sprawl

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RustyStrikerDeveloper3 years ago(+1)

Thank you for playing :D… The tiled areas really could’ve been more prominent but I didn’t think at the time i would be on schedule if i tried to “over complicate” the generator to make it better, so i settled on a really simple timer-based generator to keep everything moving

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landsknechtSubmitted3 years ago(+1)

Good idea and solid execution. I think you can ramp up difficulty quicker, and water is too bright. Well done!

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Debris

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TheStoreman3 years ago

Nice! Solid concept and execution.

I do feel the current is too fast for the game. Your ship and the debris move at a similar speed, but the current goes so much faster. Either everything should be more frantic (and so the ship would have better reaction times) or the current should move at the speed of the objects.

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RustyStrikerDeveloper3 years ago

Well, the main idea for the current is to almost fully sway the player(and debris) off course, so you can barely move against the current

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TheStoreman3 years ago

I don't know, it didn't feel "fair" to me. That's a super subjective concept so take it with a grain of salt and compare it to what other people are saying, but I just didn't feel equipped to deal with that, it was free damage. As I said, if the whole game was super quick, then it would be another thing. Or if the whole game was about charting a course and controlling your speed to keep on that course, that's another.

As it is, the current is too fast to fight and it removes the tactical aspect of the game. I'm just spitballing here, but even constant but slower movement seems like a good option, as you have to turn and control your speed while the curret takes you away. Something to work on, work against, but not something that just makes you take damage.

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RustyStrikerDeveloper3 years ago

There is a really big chance you are right(couldn’t get my friends to play test it). While i was playing I made sure you can escape each and every type of current, or at least maneuver in it to dodge the debris, but since i created that thing i really doesn’t have a spot in saying if it is really balanced and easy enough..

Thanks for playing tho, means a lot to me

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Ramiro Almeida BassoSubmitted3 years ago

It's a fun concept and I thought the beggining text was really funny.

Well Done!

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Danial JumagaliyevSubmitted3 years ago

Fun gameplay, but I think you needed too have bit more darker colours for the water.

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SWITCH!

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