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A jam submission

The Zany Zzz-ZappersView game page

Entry for GMTK 2023 GameJam
Submitted by crystal_peach — 1 hour, 4 minutes before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Presentation#7163.9763.976
Overall#12193.5453.545
Creativity#13293.6273.627
Enjoyment#20783.0323.032

Ranked from 126 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?
Instead of parents protecting kids, children are guarding them from horrifying nightmare monsters. As well as, instead of the oldest brother being the bravest & strongest one, the youngest one is the mighty sword of the family.

Did your team create the vast majority of the art during the 48 hours?

Yes

We created the vast majority of the art during the game jam

Did your team create the vast majority of the music during the 48 hours?

No

We used pre-existing audio

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Submitted(+1)

First off, really cool game! The concept is interesting. Switching between characters with different abilities is a fun mechanic.

At first I didn't realize that Zoodle could put his brothers to sleep, but after I figured that out I managed to win. It would be nice to be able to switch characters without being right next to them, that way you could place the brothers strategically around the room and switch between them as needed.

Overall a very fun game, good job!

Submitted(+1)

Your game was assigned to me via Review Swap from the Post Jam Productions Server :)

It's so cute!

I didn't really understand what was happening so I kept getting game over, but it was cute!

Submitted(+1)

Love the vibe and the art. Super cool that you were able to get 3 playable characters with different abilities into the game. I had a hard time with not seeing the threat if I'm not controlling the right character. Maybe if the character that can see threats has ones, it should be freaking out? Like an animation that shows they are stressed so you can switch over to them? Still, really cool what you made!

Submitted(+1)

Fun game but a tutorial would be nice.

Submitted(+2)

Fun mechanic to change between the characters. Having all the characters and the sleep mechanic can be a bit overwhelming for a new player though so separating them in different stages as tutorial stages at the start would be a very nice addition.

Submitted(+1)

Great concept and fun game mechanics, but very tough, as there is too much to learn from the get-go. I think this game would improve by easing in the various game mechanics, e.g. starting off with just the gun-wielding character, then introducing the second one, etc. I liked the art and the sounds are satisfying.

Submitted(+1)

Really enjoyable as many have said already, the sleep mechanic is a little more unique than shooting and repairing so a better tutorial would be nice.

Submitted(+1)

Super unique idea, graphics and audio are fantastic as well!

Submitted(+1)

Very nice game, I love it!

Submitted(+1)

Love the idea that you have different babies that can do whole different things, but it feels 60 seconds is just to fast, I can not sleep whole bar in it

Submitted(+1)

Pretty unique idea. I didn't understand how everything worked for a bit but once I got it it was pretty fun. Having each character only able to see certain things and having to go to another character to switch makes managing everything an interesting challenge. Nice work.

Submitted(+1)

The music was great! The way it switched betwenn characters. Also the pixelart is really cute. I didnt get the sleeping at first, because i didnt put the other boys to bed, but i think thats a me problem.
Good Job!

Submitted(+1)

I loved the art and the music was really fitting, well done!

Submitted(+1)

Art is great! An interesting and uninque idea I haven't seen in this jam yet, good job!

Submitted(+1)

What a cool and unique concept! Suuuuper well done :D :D :D :D

Submitted(+1)

Could do with a playable tutorial, because there is a lot to remember and keep track of during gameplay, but other than that it is pretty fun to play.

Submitted(+1)

Fantastic visuals, a fun premise and engaging gameplay. And I'm a sucker for good pixel at (if my own game did give that away). Fantastic job!

Submitted(+1)

i love the art and animation! it feels really good and responsive

Submitted(+1)

I would have enjoyed more clear instructions how the going to sleep and then changing characters works. Aside of that a great finished game with a lot of gamejuice!

Submitted(+1)

Unfortunately I'm not sure I understood exactly what to do in regards to going to sleep. I kept killing the monsters and then realizing my time had run out (would be nice if there was a sound effect when it was close to ending). When swapping to the other characters I could sleep sometimes and even once put the "main" character to sleep as another character, but I wasn't able to get them to sleep all at the same time :/

The game is intriguing enough that I tried a few times and want to know more!

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