Pretty fun game! I had some difficulties remembering the keys, but since there isn't many option it's still manageable. I like that each level is its own puzzle, they all present interesting situations and solutions. The game is quite hard, but the challenge here is rewarding. Well done!
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Fools to the Slaughter's itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Enjoyment | #473 | 3.756 | 3.756 |
| Overall | #1009 | 3.626 | 3.626 |
| Presentation | #1132 | 3.732 | 3.732 |
| Creativity | #2062 | 3.390 | 3.390 |
Ranked from 41 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 fighting a boss, you ARE the boss. Play the role of killing those goody-two-shoed adventurers trying to stop your evil reign.
Did your team create the vast majority of the art during the 48 hours?
No
We used pre-existing art
Did your team create the vast majority of the music during the 48 hours?
No
We used pre-existing audio
Comments
Nice concept and I loved the visual style. Was fun watching my mana, choosing the most appropriate spells and deciding the best moments to overspend on my HP. Great job!
The only thing that took a bit of getting used to was that spells were cast to the position of your mouse cursor only after they finished casting, so it would be cool to see an option of a target being placed as soon as you press the spell button instead.
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Cases, pleaseThank you for the kind feedback! I think we will indeed have to take a look at when the spell target locks in, if we do a post-jam update. The biggest reason it finalizes after the charge-up was to be sort of mobile compatible, so you can tap the button then tap where on the screen you want to place it. That could probably be a separate mode, though I wonder if it would make it more or less difficult to lead shots with that extra second or so of charge time.
Really good pacing in terms of layout. Having each spell being introduced in a level of its own under preset guidelines was a fantastic way of getting across how they all work and their proposed situational usefulness. It almost game across like a puzzle game trying to properly space things so I could leverage the most out of my mana. Graphics are great, really give off that retro vibe of playing on an old tv. Great work here, impressive amount of depth squeezed into the short time frame.
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StreeterI really liked how the levels were laid out! It made it seem almost like a puzzle for each one! I saw that the assets were not made, however, you did a fantastic job picking assets that fit the game's aesthetic. Overall, I really loved the game, great job :)
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The Just EnemyThanks for playing our game and leaving the kind response!
We were hoping to do the art ourselves as well, but we had an unexpected power outage that set us back a fair bit. The 1-bit style was really just the fastest thing we could throw in, but I am very happy with how it ended up looking. Post-processing is magic. Looking forward to next year!
This was really fun to play; I'm surprised that it doesn't have a lot more ratings! A few thoughts:
- I really liked how the game had micro-tutorials for each spell; it was really helpful and surprisingly polished for a 48-hour jam!
- A point of confusion was having the spells change keybinds — think it would have been clearer to have the keybind for each spell be consistent, even if they weren't always available. Another very minor point of confusion is that wasn't clear to me until I accidentally did it that you could shoot through walls, which then changed my strategy on some of the levels.
- The UI felt a little blown up, but I really liked how clear the spell countdown was.
All of that said, this was hands-down one of my favorite "you play as the bad guy" games; the spells were fun and thoughtfully-designed, and despite there being a lot of depth, it didn't feel overwhelming or unclear — something that's really hard to achieve in 48 hours. Great work, team! :)
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Spring's BalletThank you for the kind comment!
- I'm glad you think so. We had tried the micro-tutorials in previous jams, and they seemed to go over well. I know I prefer that to a wall of text at the beginning.
- We've had a number of people mention that the spell key-binds were confusing, so we'll definitely have to look into that. I was hesitant to give them individual keys during development because I didn't want some worst-case scenario where the only active keys for a level were Q and P or something crazy. Maybe if we kept it to Q, W, E and then A, S, D it would be manageable. And the shooting through walls was just a result of time constraints, haha.
- Definitely agree on the UI. We didn't try full-screen until we were uploading to itch, and then spent the last hour or so making sure everything was at least visible on different aspect ratios. We'll have to think about UI sizing earlier next time.
Thanks again for the feedback, we really appreciate it!
Very well done! It was fun, and I'm glad I got to play it! Never have I been happier for all of the adventurers to die -- lol.
It was a little confusing when the button assigned to each attack changed between levels, although that didn't take away from the experience. It was a good game. Good job getting it done in just 48 hours!
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Trolley TrotA few others have voiced similar thoughts on the key-binds, so I think we'll be looking into a solution for a post-jam update. There are a total of six spells, so we initially didn't want to give each its own key-bind in a row as in a worst case scenario we might only have the Q and Y spells available, and surely that'd be too uncomfortable. We'll have to do some thinking, maybe use Q, W, E, then A, S, D.
Thank you for playing!
Great Game and art style! I had fun to play it and you are right we used the same asset pack.
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