An absolute gem of a game. I loved every moment of it. I cannot wait to see where this goes in the future.
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Pink River's itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Overall | #3 | 4.492 | 4.492 |
| Presentation | #5 | 4.694 | 4.694 |
| Originality | #6 | 4.537 | 4.537 |
| Fun | #23 | 4.240 | 4.240 |
Ranked from 866 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 can't steer the raft, only rebuild it as it goes.
Did your team create the art for this game during the 48 hour time slot?
Yes
We created all art during the game jam
Did your team create the audio for this game during the 48 hour time slot?
Yes
We created all audio during the game jam
Comments
Cool game! Really solid and well put together, neat concept with excellent execution.
I feel like as the difficulty ramps up, the lack of control really rears its ugly head - the controls are good but I find the experience inexorably builds towards overwhelming me in a not-that-fun way... there are other more direct control schemes where getting overwhelmed is more exciting. Said another way, I'm not a fan of the combination of this control scheme & the design of it being an infinitely difficulty-scaling arcade game, because failure feels strangely out of my control and not gratifying or compelling.
Felt the need to pipe up as many have mentioned that this feels like a "real game" and that they'd like to see it on Switch, etc. which I totally agree with, but wanted to point at what seems to me to be a potential design conflict, ESPECIALLY if moving forward. Good luck!!!
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octopus (oubliette #5)Totally agree.
If we expand on this, we'd experiment with adding more systems to manage rather than making stuff faster and more dense etc.
I think there is an intensity-sweetspot somewhere in there. For me that is probably quite a bit slower and more chill than what this ramps up to currently. A bit more thought, and a little less reflex. Experimentation will tell.
And like you say, further expansion would also need a structure that feels less arcady. Adding different sections of the river with specific challenges and hazards, some npcs for immersion and charm and a solid end goal would go some way towards that.
Thanks!
Oh this is a good game.
Novel and fun concept, looks and sounds great, ticks all the boxes. One thing I would have liked would have been a speed up button as there were parts where I had my raft set up for a manouever, but I was just waiting to pass an obstable.
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The Pit And The Double PendulumGreat idea and amazing execution; looks really well polished :)
Personally, I'd like prefer player movement to be tile based so you could move blocks around faster, as free movement lacks the precision you need in this game.
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Lucid Dream - GMTK 2020Solid idea, wish you had a bit more ability to manage your raft and it went a bit faster, but all around great game!
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A Sinking FeelingWow! Super rad fun! Really like the art original style, works those extreme colours well, concept was great and seems original, and well executed! super polished!
Looks like a winner to me!
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Ctrl+Alt+EjectReally nice job!! I loved the game. The music is really good and the art really gets a fitting vibe across. I am not a good enough of a player to know what happens further down the river but even the first part looks and feels really nice. I cannot think of anything I would change in this game. Congrats!
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Swoosh!Really good job, the game is fun, the presentation is stellar and the game fit the theme. All in all, good job !
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