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Hi! I helped with the Armor of God game that you played for VimJam 2:
https://prodigalson.itch.io/armor-of-god

My friend and I have been designing different prototypes of an "Armor of God" game for years and have finally put something together using the concept. Thank you for playing it and commenting, or I never would have known your game existed.

It really just blows my mind on the similarities, not just for the 8bit game we made here, but how much you've implemented that matches things we've brainstormed and designed as well. Starting with a battle you can't win, the bosses being the opposite of the item you're collecting in that world (truth vs lie), and many other small things.

Thank you for the work you've done and for giving me inspiration. It just goes to show that there are ways to share God's word through videogames without the cringe and on-the-nose messages!

IanGoGo2 years ago (1 edit) (+1)

Yeah, my mind was entirely blown when I found your game. I haven't come across a ton of people making genuine Christian games on itch, so it was really special to find yours. To have the both the theme of "Armor of God" and same art style was pretty nuts.

If you wanted another layer of your mind being blown, a few months ago I found another version of Armor of God someone made back in 2018. It doesn't use the same art but is still very similar to my version and your vision: https://shinysnail.itch.io/the-armor-of-god

I've always felt like Armor of God has a large amount of potential, possibly as a full release. That's the beauty of jam games to me, they're an experiment, a way to see what works and what doesn't. God has clearly put this concept on several of our hearts and I think there's a reason behind that. I usually don't do this, but if you and your friend need someone else to bounce ideas with I'd be more then happy to help, maybe we could create a discord server and try to amass other Christian game developers. Just some ideas, feel free to take them or leave them.

Drums2 years ago (1 edit) (+1)

Just played it, and I love all of the dialog and messages that are both physical like the king, mansion, etc but have spiritual meanings. Would you want to add me on Discord? Just so it's easier to chat?