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GMTK Game Jam 2020

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RoboJackView game page

Puzzle Platformer
Submitted by GrizzliusMaximus (@GrizzliusM) — 26 minutes, 48 seconds before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Fun#314.2114.211
Overall#1413.9823.982
Presentation#3124.0884.088
Originality#8133.6493.649

Ranked from 57 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?
Take control of multiple robots. Some robots cannot be controlled. you can only control one robot at at time. robots remember the last thing it did before you loose control over it

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?

No

We used pre-existing audio

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TotekiSubmitted3 years ago(+1)

Loved the mechanics and creative puzzles! I think its one of the better games in this jam, and fits well with the theme.

It took me a while to figure it out, but the movement retention was neat once I found it. (that was the only mechanic that could have used some extra explanation, in my opinion).

The music started getting a little repetitive after a few levels, but other than that this was good :)

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Weather Story
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shigatosisSubmitted3 years ago(+1)

Great game! I tend to get pretty frustrated with puzzles, but the difficulty curve here felt very manageable.

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Backseat AI
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brook.p8Submitted3 years ago(+1)

Hello! I played your game on stream! If you want to see your game played with live feedback, you can find the VOD and watch from this sheet: http://bit.ly/bean-stream

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The Inner Workings of Tetris
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GrizzliusMaximusDeveloper3 years ago

Thanks for playing my game. It was nice watching you!

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Blue-DreamerSubmitted3 years ago(+1)

Wow, I's so polished and feels so good, and puzzles are awesome. Great game. Well done :D

And if you had time, I'd be thankful if you try my submission <3

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Mission: Uncontrollable
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Ed JonesSubmitted3 years ago(+1)

First and foremost, great game!

I like how the core mechanics are introduced to the player without the need for instructions. The one place I wish there was more instruction would be the mechanic of having a robot continually repeat a task (i.e. jumping) while the other robot is in control. I really like the variety of puzzles, and how some can be solved with just a strategy, while others require more skill and timing. I really think it speaks to the versatility of the game design. I also like the way that respawning is used as a puzzle solving mechanic. I personally didn't notice an opportunity to use the automatic movement mechanic (not including jumping) in order to solve any puzzles.

The graphics and audio felt very polished, down to the particle effects and animations. If I would have one piece of feedback it would be that the jump sound repeats in an unpleasant way when a robot is trying to jump but can't. You would have to add a check that the robot can jump before playing the sound to rectify this. Not that big of a bug for a game made in 48 hours, but I thought it might be worth noting.

All things considered this was one of the most fun games from this jam I've played so far. Great job!

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Incontrol
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GrizzliusMaximusDeveloper3 years ago

Everything you said I agree, from the positive to the negative! Pretty much the most accurate comment about my game so far. Thanks for sharing your thoughts!

In the post jam,  I plan to make it so  jumping with robots above will push the whole stack and if it can't it shouldn't make the jumping sound. 

Indeed, I wanted to add more levels with the automatic movement but I ran out of time. I also wanted more shooting mechanics.

Again, thanks for your comment!

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Quentin DelvalletSubmitted3 years ago(+1)

Player feedback is great, I love the foot step sounds. It's quite a pretty smart game, I like how the puzzles asks to think for a bit. Pretty cool aesthetics too :)

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Random Playing Game
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matticgreekSubmitted3 years ago (1 edit) (+1)

This is great! Solid puzzle design with clever use of spatial reasoning. The mechanic of equipping/unequipping the special ability, and the way it persists through death and combines with the respawn locations for puzzle complexity, is quite interesting.

I wanted a "restart level" button! Several times I made a wrong move and couldn't complete the level, and had to use b/n just to restart the current level.

Very impressive—felt like a full-fledged tiny game. I got some Braid / Super Meat Boy vibes.

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Press ? to ?
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GrizzliusMaximusDeveloper3 years ago (2 edits) (+1)

Thanks for playing! 

There was restart button using the R key and one on the top right corner of the  screen. Maybe It wasn't obvious, sorry.

Edit: Thanks for telling me about this. I forgot to add the reset button key  controls in the description 

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matticgreekSubmitted3 years ago(+1)

Ha! Nice, now I see the button in the upper-right; somehow I missed that before. And it serves me right for not just trying the "R" key. But yeah, I'm glad you added it to the description. I was like "why would they add back and next buttons but not restart? that doesn't make sense," haha.

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Scario88Submitted3 years ago (3 edits) (+1)

Really really love it! The puzzle are very well made. There are a few bugs, however I could complete the game without any issue. Thank you for make it!
Just a question: what is the "correct way" to complete this level? I use a solution but I don't understand if it is a bug or a mechanic.. :D

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The Fearful Sheep
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GrizzliusMaximusDeveloper3 years ago

Thanks for playing! I could say this is worst implemented level but I wanted to teach a the auto movement mechanic (you can do this for shooting too but i didn't make a level where that is useful). Also, I do consider changing the jumping physics so that robots can jump even when there are robots above it.

Here's how to solve it:


You have to switch controls while holding jump to perform auto-jump.

Is this how you did it? I've let streamers play my game and there were levels where they played it entirely differently from how I designed it..

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XerseonSubmitted3 years ago(+1)

Wow, this is a really well-polished and fun concept. I think the puzzles are fun to play and the amount of polish to it for a 48 hour project is really impressive. Really awesome work

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Tower of the Unknown
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