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A jam submission

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We were always told don't, but we always do.
Submitted by LooksFineToMe, ChiefJNR, SiennaFay33, michaeldao — 51 minutes, 4 seconds before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Overall#303.9033.903
Graphics#394.3334.333
Game Design#553.9383.938
Theme#723.9793.979
Innovation#753.7923.792
Audio#953.6883.688
Fun#1143.6883.688

Ranked from 48 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

How does you game fit the theme?
Don’t is the embodiment of the theme ‘It is not real’ as it exaggerates those concocted childhood warnings to show how nonsensical they truly are. Each level has a clear “don’t” statement that must be breached, causing a dramatic transition to the imaginary world that children envision as the consequence. The game is an overarching lesson that many of the warnings parents give children ‘are not real.’

https://youtu.be/u54T9zvZLXM

Did you write all the code and made all the assets from scratch?
Don’t was created from scratch with all code and most models being sourced from the core development team. The exception was the playable character Timmy, whose model and animations were source from ‘Mixamo.com.’ Many of the other models’ textures were sourced from the Megascans library and are covered by the personal license owned by one of the team members. All sound was sourced from uncopyrighted websites like ‘freesound.org.’

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Submitted(+1)

It looks great and I like that you use it to implement different simple and engaging mechanics based on the imagination of a kid. 
Well done!

Developer

thanks so much for supporting the game :)

Submitted(+1)

Controls were rather sluggish when contrasting the urgency of the timer. Audio would not work after interacting with the volume slider. Each level is unique and has a creative twist on childhood imagination. There is a lot of potential left on the table...or under the bed in regards to where this project could go.

Developer

thank you for the feedback. We will look at refining gameplay and audio settings in the future :)

Submitted(+1)

Haha awesome. The floor is lava game! Loved it.

Developer

wicked! Thanks so much :D

Submitted(+1)

I love the contrast between the real world and the fake world! this game does a great job showing childhood imagination/ fears. The ending creeped me out lol. Awesome graphics and sound design! Great job!

Developer

Thank you!

Submitted (1 edit) (+1)

Excellent game I really enjoyed it. Brought me right back to my childhood. Very nice job! I rated for you as well hope you will check out my game as well! :)

Developer

Thank you so much! Yours is an awesome game. Good luck!

Submitted(+1)

What an awesome entry to the jam! The music when the scene transitions to the "other" world is too good!

Developer

Thank you very much!

Submitted(+1)

The game looks great but the camera doesn't rotate 

is this part of the game  or it is an issue?

Developer(+1)

Thank you for playing our game!

The camera doesn't usually lock itself but we are looking into the issue at the moment. Thank you for letting us know.

Submitted(+2)

Loved the Graphics and was very fun. only issue i had was with the camera not really responding or being a bit slow to respond, but everything else ran smoothly.  gave that eery feeling and everything. loads of fun once i figured out the position i needed my camera in for the dont jump on the furniture. overall it was great! loved it and would love to see expansion and further development on it!

Developer

Thanks for the feedback, glad you enjoyed it!

Developer

Thank you for the insightful comment. 

We are sorry for the issue with the camera. It is very weird and very uncommon... Was the camera unresponsive on the other levels too? or just the furniture one?

Submitted

it was all of them, just that one was the most noticeable and crucial to whether i passed or failed 

Developer(+1)

We hope to figure it out soon and release an update after the jam. Again, thank you for your help.

Submitted
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great concept, i loved the graphics!

really nice effort , rated ;)

Developer (1 edit)

Really appreciate your comment :) and thank you for rating too!

(+1)

10/10 much love

Developer

So happy that you liked it :) Thank you!

Submitted(+1)

This is a great game! I really like the details and the concept of the game, good job!

Developer

Thank you! I enjoyed your game too :)

Submitted

An absolutely fantastic jam entry! This was incredible and it fit the theme perfectly. Brilliant work!

Developer

Thank you! Im so glad you liked it :)

Submitted(+1)

Very well executed and the concept is actually really interesting,  the file was pretty big  but outer than that it was a great game.

Developer

Thanks so much for the feedback! Optimising is tricky in a jam :') We will definitely be looking to do that once the jam is finished though! 

Submitted(+1)

Wow! that was really fun. loved all the childhood imagination games brought to life like that. the execution was exquisite. Great job!

Developer(+1)

Thank you so much for your comment! I really enjoyed your game too :D

Submitted(+1)

I liked the kid's imagination.  800 MB was a little  too much but the game looks good.

Developer

Thanks for the feedback!

Submitted

File size is way too big. Does look nice though.

Developer

thanks for your feedback! 

Submitted(+1)

I LOVED the concept.

It's also very well executed, from the intro screen, to every little detail.

Music and graphics are great. And you actually managed to pull many games into one here, in a week! so it's an outstanding achievement.

I felt that replaying the 1st level after loosing was not the best fun, so I',m glad you moved me to the next one after a few losses. But that didn't happen to me with any of the other levels. So maybe there's something to improve there. I definitely would at least consider switching the first level for a different one, since I almost churned there.

Congrats on an awesome concept and great execution!

Maybe give a try to my game if you can :)

Developer(+1)

Thanks for your comment. Yeah perhaps in the future, we can change the order of levels to better suit the progression of difficulty. :)

Submitted(+1)

Great game! brings me back to when i was younger and the things i used to think.

great experience and good mechanics!

Developer

Thanks for playing! Glad you enjoyed it!

Submitted (1 edit) (+1)

What a cool experience! The tonal shift caught me off guard! I'd love to see more level that could use different types of phobias as inspiration. The level with the crack had collision that would mess with the camera when near a wall, but everything else was amazing :D

Developer

Thanks for the feedback :) We are glad you liked it!

Submitted(+1)

This was really fun to play!! very cool graphics as well!!

The one in the swimming pool scared me so bad T^T, that was like one of my phobias lol

Overall really great game and I had fun playing it!! great job ^^b

Developer(+1)

Thanks so much for the review! Loved your game too! :D

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