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Game Off 2023

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A jam submission

Banana for ScaleView game page

Are you able to guess the size of diverse objects using only a banana as reference?

Submitted by jolsensei — 23 hours, 2 minutes before the deadline

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Results

Criteria	Rank	Score*	Raw Score
Theme interpretation	#6	4.370	4.370
Innovation	#41	3.741	3.741
Audio	#62	3.593	3.593
Graphics	#76	3.852	3.852
Overall	#138	3.370	3.370
Gameplay	#294	2.519	2.519

Ranked from 27 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

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https://github.com/jolsensei/BananaForScale

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Envilon ScriptSubmitted129 days ago

I love the idea, I love the art, and I love the sound design. The controls, the mechanics, and how the SFX accompanies them are very satisfying. However, it kind of lost its purpose as the gameplay hit a wall pretty quickly for me. It felt like a memorization game after uncovering the right answers, and trying to figure out the answers didn’t feel like a fun game to me :(

But it is a very polished experience and a well-done game. You would just need to figure out, how to make it possible to figure out the answers without the need for Google and a calculator, and how to make it so that you don’t need to memorize all the items to proceed to the next levels after making a mistake.

Also, the font was kind of hard to read, especially in the credits.

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The Great Scaler

Ker-FSubmitted138 days ago

Quite an interesting game! There's a Nintendo Switch style to it and clever idea!

Finally, I can play a game with a banana xD

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AndersSubmitted146 days ago

Neat concept for a game, super funny and creative premise! I had fun!

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Odd ArraySubmitted147 days ago

Gave me a good laugh, but quickly became a memorization game

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Sisyphus Simulator

Diego EscalanteSubmitted148 days ago

Humorous and quirky! Like some others, I was unsure of what the units on the tape were until I read some of the comments. I got a few right after some trial and error! Maybe it might be interesting to play with the idea of scoring the player on how close they got to the correct answer (more points the more precise), rather than just a correct/incorrect result. This would give more wiggle room for the player to play through the game, while keeping the quirkiness. Just a thought though.

Great job on the game!

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MufadoSubmitted149 days ago(+1)

Really weird but very fun! I reached out to Giza pyramid and then I lose. The only thing I have to complain is the fact that there isn't a button to restart the game.

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thebirdererSubmitted150 days ago (1 edit) (+1)

silly fun, I wonder what the units on the tape are and assume they are banana units or bu. I got the paper correctly first try and then lost against each other object. Good work!

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Balanced Dungeon

jolsenseiDeveloper149 days ago(+1)

Thanks for playing! Yes, the tape units shows "bananas", and it's used as your answer
For example: A cucumber can be 1.6 times the size of a banana (First levels have a bigger threshold and there are multiple answers)
Appreciate the feedback!

CristianoSubmitted150 days ago(+1)

Very clever idea :) It could be a little more clear the comparison system, but otherwise nice job on that!

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Scale down ...and don't panic!

jolsenseiDeveloper150 days ago

Thank you for your feedback!
Yes, we messed up a little explaining the objetive and being so harsh with wrongs questions

SleepySamSubmitted150 days ago(+1)

Very clever take on this, and pretty funny. I'd add in a little more clarification on how we are comparing the items to the bananas but otherwise a very polished game. Well done!

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Bait, Click, Brawl! Rat's Reckoning

GingaaBreadSubmitted151 days ago(+1)

Really really cool idea!

However, I don't really understand how the comparison works. Maybe there could be a title like "How much bigger is a [cucumber]?" or something like that. Because sadly, I've lost every single estimation :(

Now the positive:

+ very very unique and innovative
+ very polished (transitions, music, etc
+ I love the measurement UI (I just love little things like that :) )

=> 4*, but I would absolutely give 5* if the game taught me what I "really" need to compare :)

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🐟 Scale the Fish 🐟

jolsenseiDeveloper150 days ago

We are sorry that we didn't explain our game properly, but we are grateful for your feedback! Lesson learned
Thanks for playing and stand out the positive aspects of our game :D Your words made us very happy n.n

Good luck!

JohnHeldensSubmitted151 days ago(+1)

I can really appreciate the game style, very polished and nostalgic. Also the concept is funny and innovative. Well done! As for feedback, I would have enjoyed it more if the game was a bit more transparent, for example highlight which side of the object were are comparing to (or always make it compared to the longest side of the object). Also I would have liked to see the answer, and how far off I can be. That said, I dont mean to be too critical, you did really well!!

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jolsenseiDeveloper149 days ago

Thanks for playing and your feedback!
Yes, the game should be more transparent as you say, lesson learned n.n

inlakeSubmitted151 days ago(+1)

This game is too difficult for me. But I want to note how nicely it is done, the pixel art and animations are simply gorgeous. Great job.

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jolsenseiDeveloper149 days ago

Thank you for your feedback! Yeah, the game is tough, sorry about that u.u
We did best we could do in the visual side :D

Cozy ConstructSubmitted152 days ago(+1)

Cool idea! I wish there weren't just a hard end when you're wrong, but I did learn a lot about different items relative length in terms of bananas :)

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Boaba Yaga (Demo)

puppetmasterSubmitted152 days ago(+1)

Super funny game idea. Implemented very well in terms of graphics and gameplay. Would like it if it doesn’t immediately result in a game over, but continues even if the answer is not correct.

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Carlos GaribaldiSubmitted152 days ago(+1)

I loved the concept of the game, the pixel art and the sound effects/track. I just still don't understand the size of things in the game, because on the page it says that the banana is around 6.7 inches, and in the game the ruler goes up to 5.2, but the cucumber seems to be bigger than the banana, I have no idea what size to place.

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jolsenseiDeveloper152 days ago

Thanks for your feedback!
The game ruler shows how many bananas bigger is the item you are comparing to
Fore example: Banana vs Cucumber, how many bananas bigger is the cucumber? That's what you need to guess
This way the game is "measurement friendly" across different countries

Should clarify better in the game descripcion, sorry if we cause you some trouble playing our game

aletail33Submitted152 days ago(+1)

What an awesome idea, nice work! The art style was perfect, though a little hard to read the scale text. It is definitely difficult haha

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Slay The #!@*&%

XentiosSubmitted152 days ago(+1)

This is our miro page from 1 month earlier. I am glad somebody did the game.

It was not clear what the game was asking btw. Was it difference in cm? inc?

I get it later that it was just how many bananas it is. Also giving a over/under statement for wrongs answers would be very very good.

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Mystical Scales: The Pangolin Odyssey

jolsenseiDeveloper152 days ago (1 edit)

Thanks for playing the game!
Yeah, the game is asking for bananas (so the game is easily playable no matter the measurement system you use)
But I was hesitating to add a label specifying it (for clean visuals reasons), I should put that info on the game page

Sure!, over/under statement in wrongs answers is a neat idea! Honestly, we didn't think about that xD Thanks for the feedback
I hope you enjoyed the game in spite of it being challenging

duckmaniacSubmitted153 days ago(+1)

Ahaahh, very funny interpretation of theme! But if there are bananas at home, then there is an opportunity to cheat ^)

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Scaleton's Story

jolsenseiDeveloper149 days ago(+1)

Thank you for playing! Glad you liked the game n.n

Dr.HippoSubmitted153 days ago(+1)

Really funny game. I will never forget how many bananas long a broom is now.

Game is simple but well executed.
Art style was consistent.
Music was simple but fit the style of the game.
Really creative concept, hope you’ll keep working on it and add more objects!
Theme interpretation was the most obvious one taken down a 17cm-long curved yellow path, well done!

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Guido the Snake Charmer

jolsenseiDeveloper152 days ago

I'm really glad you enjoyed our game! Your words fill us with gratitude <3
Currently there are 2-3 random items in each level, we tried to reach 5 per level but it wasn't so easy as we expected :c

geremiasSubmitted153 days ago(+1)

Very unique idea, good job!

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