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Brackeys Jam 2020.2

Hosted by Yilian, TheDutchMagikarp, AquaXV, CodeMyst, Duxez, hucota7 · #BrackeysGameJam

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Kenny the HoundmasterView game page

Submitted by novalain — 1 hour, 46 minutes before the deadline

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Criteria	Rank	Score*	Raw Score
Audio	#137	3.679	3.679
Graphics	#213	3.893	3.893
Overall	#485	3.292	3.292
Fun	#504	3.214	3.214
Game Design	#576	3.214	3.214
Innovation	#727	2.929	2.929
Theme	#901	2.821	2.821

Ranked from 28 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

In what way does your game fit the theme?
You're rewinding, aka playing a dungeon crawler in reverse. Instead of mobs and character getting better, mobs stay the same and character gets weaker.

Did you write most of the code yourself and made all the assets from scratch?
Yes. I wrote all code and made all graphics. I borrowed the main sound track and some props (I have licenses to use them).

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ProdigalSon GamesSubmitted3 years ago(+1)

Was I supposed to be around the door into the great unknown? lol

I probably should've not jumped off into the abyss either :P I like the idea of playing the game in reverse so very fun twist on the game. The graphis are also nice and it is actually the angle and the graphics that caught my attention. Very cool.

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novalainDeveloper3 years ago

Thanks! Hehe I wonder how you were able to do this xD I fixed a couple of collision glitches but this one I missed lol

randomTeamSubmitted3 years ago(+1)

The curve dificulty adjusted by losing your stuff is interesting. The jump feature is useless. The houndmaster plot twist was very funny. Kinda repetitive levels but I enjoy the concept.

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novalainDeveloper3 years ago

Thanks for the feedback! I know the jump is useless but decided to keep it for the player to be able to do some action (walking/running can become boring very fast). Much like the roll in Zelda hehe.

FuzzyMelon94Submitted3 years ago

This was cool, I had a similar idea going into the jam, starting with the powerful loot and losing it as you go back. Enjoyed the graphics. The hitboxes seemed a little clunky, sometimes it hit enemies behind me, and other times it didn't seem to go far enough. Some variation on the enemy AI would have been cool too.

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Rewind the Tape

TendSubmitted3 years ago

This game is really cool. The visuals are impressive, the music fits well and the dialogues are funny, even though that may not have been their goal. The thing I'd improve are the hitboxes: sometimes it's hard to hit anything, other times, like versus the boss, you can just stand still near his hand, spam attacks and get your easy win

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DangbbSubmitted3 years ago

The game is fun and cool. The background music and graphic made me feel like being in a horror movie.
The only things I don't like is the game spawn too much enemy, and the boss is kinda hard (maybe for me).
Good Job,

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The Time Temple

colter107Submitted3 years ago

Really enjoyed! The graphics and general polish of the game is great! I loved the story and the game controls really well! One suggestion I would make is to make the combat a little bit more complex. It felt like I normally either walked up and hit the enemy and moved on, or just simply jumped over them. Also, there is a hole in the back wall on the first level that the player can walk through and get out of bounds. Overall though, I thought this was a fantastic game and really enjoyed!

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Deadly Dungeon Rewind

Jadefire16Submitted3 years ago

Overall pretty cool! The game was certainly interesting

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Mastro2kSubmitted3 years ago

The combat feels good, the soundfx, the slight camera shake (or it's in my head). I like the special effects. Could be even more fun with jump mechanics and maybe an ability. There is a bug on the first dungeon with the cape, I ran to the far door before the mob came down then I was stuck behind him. Nice work.

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novalainDeveloper3 years ago

Thanks! There's some slight camera shakes everywhere :) Oh you spotted it! It was even worse 15 min before deadline, then you could run it through altogether. I had a partial fix that went in 1 minute before deadline xD

Kaldr StudioSubmitted3 years ago

I like the graphics and there are 2 dogs which is double nice, but I don't think the game fits the theme properly

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StefGrizzlySubmitted3 years ago(+1)

Good job with the effects and the graphics. Like my game, introduction dialogue might be too long =)

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Duggy Adventure

novalainDeveloper3 years ago

Thanks! I agree, in hindsight I should have added a skip option and made the delay between text faster :P thanks for the feedback!

roboknight5Submitted3 years ago

cool game i like the movement and combat well done

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GabrielSubmitted3 years ago

Really cool game!!! Loved the graphics and the story made me laugh all the way up the end!

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crelkeSubmitted3 years ago (1 edit)

Really nice graphics! Also I like how you used the theme from a story perspective and a game play perspective. Cool! Pretty hard though.

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djmick254Submitted3 years ago(+1)

I love the graphics especially the mood and animations! Nice job!

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Mohammad Al RafiSubmitted3 years ago(+1)

Nice little game.Had fun playing it. The graphics look amazing. Good job.
Maybe the combate style needs a bit of work. But a Good game nonetheless considering its a jam game..

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novalainDeveloper3 years ago

Thanks for the feedback man! What kind of changes would you like to see in a combat system? :)

Mohammad Al RafiSubmitted3 years ago

Tbh I can’t specifically think of anything. Combats were a bit simple for my taste but considering this is a jam game. You did a very good job !

NithmanSubmitted3 years ago(+1)

Wow very cool game nice effects and mood too!

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Ohima! GamesSubmitted3 years ago(+1)

It's a good start. I like the idea of starting out as powerful then working back but it can get tricky to balance the difficulty. I think you managed it well though.

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king5050Submitted3 years ago(+1)

good game

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Krish@GdevSubmitted3 years ago(+1)

havent played it but looks cool

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novalainDeveloper3 years ago

Hehe thanks, you should give it a shot ;)

CudzerSubmitted3 years ago(+1)

Really good take on the theme :) music and graphics are nice. I'd say that it would feel better if the text speed was higher. Keep up the great work! :)

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