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Fireside Jam 2023

Hosted by HelperWesley, RockyMullet, GoblinKnuckles · #Firesidejam2023

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A jam submission

Match FrenzyView game page

Come make some matches! Or else.

Submitted by Lilac Evergreen Games — 24 minutes, 32 seconds before the deadline

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Results

Criteria	Rank	Score*	Raw Score
Audio/Music	#11	3.500	3.500
Fun/Engagement	#12	3.429	3.429
Overall	#30	3.161	3.161
Art/Graphics	#34	3.214	3.214
Theme	#63	2.500	2.500

Ranked from 14 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

Judge feedback

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Thank you for the tutorial ! Good introduction, that cat was pretty cool. If anything I wish there was a confirmation sound effect when clicking on the first shape, cause sometime I would miss it because I was trying to go fast, but would realize quick. That being said I feel the difficulty is not ramping up quickly enough, I gave up at around 70 points when I felt it would go forever without losing ever. Cool entry !

Did you work alone, or as part of a group? (If in a group, list their names)
Alone

Disclose if you used any public domain assets or not.
I used public domain assets. All the credits are on the game page and in a credits screen in game.

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Comments

Crimson Wolf GamesSubmitted353 days ago

I love it :) , just got to say music is a perfect fit, the only problem I had was there was not pressure to match at least I felt like there was none maybe add a timer that increases the spawn speed after it hits zero? anyways I like the game.

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Lilac Evergreen GamesDeveloper350 days ago(+1)

Thanks so much for playing! I am not sure which routes you were able to play through but there is a lot more pressure to match if you don’t follow Gill’s guidance in the tutorial. But I agree that more should be added to the “normal” route as many people may only play that section.

Thank you so much for your feedback! :)

Crimson Wolf GamesSubmitted348 days ago

I followed Gill I am assuming thats the "normal" route

FluburbioSubmitted354 days ago

I really like the tone shift when you don't comply, great job on that! I love the music and graphics, too 🙂 This is very a solid entry.

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Unseeing/Unseen

Lilac Evergreen GamesDeveloper350 days ago

Thank you so much for playing and for your kind words! Yeah, I really wanted to have a cute but scary Guide in the game. Glad you discovered the alternate route!

Thank you! :D

JaxahSubmitted354 days ago

I like the tutorial and the game, but the theme was a tad stretched! XD Still it looked great and the music was good. Nice one!

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Lilac Evergreen GamesDeveloper350 days ago

Thank you for playing! The main tie to the theme was “guidance gone wrong” if you don’t follow Gill’s instructions. But yeah I did interpret guidance a bit differently than most of the other submissions haha.

Thank you again! :D

DelightfulDevSubmitted355 days ago

Really cool concept! I love how you can completely change the game depending on how you play the tutorial, super interesting. The dialogue is funny and the gameplay is surprisingly engaging for a match game.
Great work!

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Lilac Evergreen GamesDeveloper350 days ago

Thank you so much for playing and for your kind words! Yeah I went with matching because I felt that was the most surprising when things went awry haha.

Thank you! :)

TheLegendaryMushroomSubmitted357 days ago

Haha don't anger the AI!! You will regret! Also the disclamer is rly funny!

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Dont forget me..

Lilac Evergreen GamesDeveloper350 days ago(+1)

Thank you for playing! I’m glad you liked the disclaimer haha I thought it was a good hint to include for the game.

aliceSubmitted357 days ago

Love how the gameplay differs by your choices! (I’m a big sucker for when your actions/choices actually matter hehe)

The rebel’s route almost feels more of the main game than the normal route since I got much more engaged and had motivation and a clear endpoint in mind with that, while the normal route just felt like a practice mode. Would love to see the normal mode introduce its own complexities so I don’t get tired of the basic matching that I can end at any time :)

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Lilac Evergreen GamesDeveloper350 days ago

Thank you for playing! And yes I completely agree, unfortunately I ran out of time but if I revisit I would love to add more to the “normal” game so that it is more of a shock when things go wrong haha.

Thank you so much for your feedback and kind words! :)

Seven SardinesSubmitted357 days ago

I loved the alternate game mode but I only discovered it when I read your other comment. Maybe try to make the normal game more challenging so people can have a higher chance of finding it accidentally. I found the game fun and Gill very cute. Good job!

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Lilac Evergreen GamesDeveloper350 days ago

Thank you so much for playing! Yeah I’ve noticed at least a few people have not been able to find the alternate game mode, that’s a good idea to make the different paths more clear.

Thank you for your great feedback and kind words! :)

RooksySubmitted357 days ago(+1)

Cute!
I drawn in by the color palette and had an ok time clicking matching shapes. The cat was very sweet.
Good job :)

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Meep in the Woods

Lilac Evergreen GamesDeveloper357 days ago(+2)

Thank you so much for playing!

The cat is not as sweet if you don’t follow their guidance, but glad you had a good experience with Gill!

Thanks for the kind words. :)