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Hey!

How are you? It's Ilias again. I have some new questions for you.

What do you think about game jams in general, and this game jam in particular? What do you think could have been better, and do you have any suggestions?

What were your favorite video games?

Where do you think the strength of video games resides? What do you believe a video game should have to be a successful video game?

If you would like, you can tell me a little bit more about yourself and your background, if you have any information you would like to share.

Thank you in advance,

Ilias.

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To Rate My Game : A Little Thing Made Out Of Clay .

https://itch.io/jam/biga-jam-v2/rate/2402991

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evigouroux154 days ago

Hi Ilias and thanks for commenting !
Sorry for not answering your first comment, I though it was AI-generated since you're pasting it in a lot of comment section. Are you conducting a poll for university ?

Anyway, I already played and reviewed your game, neat stuff

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ilias's Crafts And Toys154 days ago

Hey evigouroux!

No worries; any time can be good. Answer at your own pace!

No, no, it wasn't a robot or AI.

The thing is, I share most of the questions among users/players to get the most out of them in terms of answers. If I ask a set of questions to only one person and get an answer, that's good. However, if I ask the same questions to multiple users, the answers could be enriching.

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No , actuall it's not for a university , The questions/answers and interactions are just for me

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Thank ou for playing and for your ratings , much apreciated .

i checked again , you didnt have any feedback/thoughts for me ,about my game what apects do you think that should be impoved , do you have any suggestions .

-ilias .

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evigouroux154 days ago

Hello again !

Since it's pretty late in the voting period I didn't bother leaving a comment to save some time.

In a nutshell : I think your game is supposed to emulate a "capture the flag" scenario between two teams, but in singleplayer ? The graphics are neat enough and pretty unique whilst remaining readable. The style of all three of your games is pretty reminiscent of little big planet, quite liked that.

The gameplay is clean and simple, the teapot controls adequatly and jumping around is always a pleasure. Aiming with your tea-shots is a bit clunky since the teapot turns slowly and doesn't follow your cursor.
It's still easy enough to be accurate since ennemies don't move however.

It's a shame that your implementation of the theme isn't a bit stronger. I think it lacked some opposition. Collecting cards is easy and, since ennemies don't shoot back and can't move, I never felt in any actual danger. The timer is also extremely lenient and it's definitely feasable to collect every card then pick the red one repeatedly to score a higher score. More emphasis on the companion would have also been great.

The leaderboard is a nice touch, although it only display a single name, but I think the game needs more stuff to feel really alive. More opposition, more danger, a more defined companion.

Still, neat entry. My biggest grip is how it lacked on the theme implementation side.

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ilias's Crafts And Toys154 days ago

Hey evigouroux!

Yes, kind of. It was emulating "Capture the Flag," but in singleplayer. I still need to learn how to implement multiplayer in my games; I've never done it before. I am using Unreal Engine. Thank you for your comments about the graphics. Thank you.

Yeah, I still need to work on the teapot controls and movements; it does need some improvements. You know, actually, at first, the implementation of the rivalry theme and companion was strong enough but had so many bugs. I was forced to simplify the gameplay.

Earlier, some of the rival teapots would follow you in the level; they wouldn't stop until you shoot them. And to be able to win, your companion is the one that needs to collect the rival's card. The companion used to follow you as well. It was like that, but then after testing the game on the browser, I had a problems; sometimes the AI worked, sometimes it doesn't. The actor stays still; they don't move, making it unplayable as the companion that is supposed to collect the card stays still. So, you can't win; you'll only lose.

So, I simplified the game so much to have something playable and had the focus on the scoring system. For the leaderboard, I was intending to have one for other users, but the only method I had in hand didn't work, so I didn't include an online one.

Thank you for commenting and sharing your feedbacks, much appreciated. Thanks again.

-Ilias

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evigouroux154 days ago

Ah I understand completely, we had to make a lot of cut due to stuff working in engine but then breaking in the web export, It's always painful having to remove so much of what was functioning.

Being able to cut what need to be cut without hurting the core gameplay is such a hard process, good on you for still uploading a working product. Have a great one

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ilias's Crafts And Toys154 days ago

Yeah!

Yes, sometimes choosing what to cut and what to set aside for a working project can be a little hard.

Thank you.

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