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Nice little platformer, the jumping felt a bit floaty to me but in a weird way I think that made it more challenging. Nice work!

Really well fleshed out game for a game jam, great job! Really like the cosy atmosphere you've got here :)

Great work! I really like the MS Paint art style you've got here!

Thanks for playing! Would you be convinced if I said the lag is to contribute to the feeling of dread :')

Thanks for playing! Annoyingly it runs fine within the game engine, but sadly I think Godot doesn't handle 3D web games all that well :)

Awesome work, really liked the sound design in this! I can see the Celeste inspiration :D 

Really  liked the concept for this, I think this could be a great game with some more development and new blocks etc. I found it a little bit clunky having to right click and then use wasd to move the camera, but overall really great job with this submission!

Great aesthetic for this, the robot you modelling looks great and fits the overall visual style of the game really well. Great job!

This was awesome! Loved the visual design and the gameplay, really great job!

Really liked the art and the environment, felt like it could have done with some more hints as to what the objective was, but really good submission!

Loved the sense of humour in this game, great writing! On my first go I managed to soft lock in the first level by moving the block before jumping on it, but picked things up easily after that. Really great job!

Nice simple game, loved the movement of the shark. Great job!

Great submission, really nice cosy game. Great job with this one!

Really enjoyed this one! Loved the art style and animations on the sheep. Took me a little bit of practice to get my mouse clicks aimed in but I think that just added to the challenge. Great job!

Really enjoyed the puzzles and how the mechanics built up with the different cars, great job!

Really simple but fun and addictive game, great job!

Great job, well done getting this put together in just 3 days!

This is awesome! Great art style and loved the game mechanics. Really great job!

Thanks for playing, and thanks for the feedback! I think some options for changing mouse sensitivity for the camera rotation is definitely something I could add in!

Thanks for playing! I think there are 5 waves but the enemy health and game length stays the same after that :)

This was my first ever game jam where I created my game "Tiny Planet Defence League" (which you can check out here - https://bennydgames.itch.io/tiny-planet-defence-league). This was also my first time developing a game from start to finish, so I thought I'd share a few things about my experience with the game jam and some advice I wish I'd had as a first timer :)

1. Having some existing experience was a massive help

I'd been following the GameDev.tv courses for the last few months and had been putting together some basic game ideas or demos (but never anything complete). I think being familiar with the game engine (Godot in my case) and programming was a massive help in being able to finish the project. I'm not sure how many people sign up to gam jams with no previous experience but I imagine it'd would be tough to teach yourself how to develop a game whilst at the same time trying to submit something before the deadline. That being said, taking part in the jam and going through the process of completing something from start to finish was still a great learning opportunity for me!

2. Don't make your dream game (at least, not yet anyways!)

When I first saw the tiny world theme I had a million ideas of games I wanted to make - I love things like Super Mario Galaxy, Outer Wilds etc. But these are massive games which sadly can't be made in a week. I think part of the reason I was able to submit on time is because I chose a very scaled down project that was simple but fun, and was something I could put together in a week. It can be hard to not let the scope of a game creep up, but focusing on something small and contained really helped me. 

3. There's a lot more to game dev than you think!

It seems obvious in hindsight, but going through the full process of making a game start to finish made me realise just how much stuff is involved! Programming, 3D modelling assets, creating textures, creating music, UI design - there's so many different elements. When I'd being doing courses to teach myself game dev, a lot of these resources are provided (e.g., model assets, music) but it's a bit different when you need to find them for your own game. For my next game jam I think I'd plan out what assets I was going to make myself and what ones I would look to source elsewhere so I could better plan my time. 

I'd be keen to hear how other people found the game jam and what their advice for future ones would be!

Took me a while to get a hang of the jump mechanic but a great game! Love the character model!

There's some great depth to this game and I love the art style!

Great sound effects in this, well done!

Great game, feels super polished! Really enjoyed checking in on your devlogs during the jam so great to see this get finished!

The food and stone icons popping out are real satisfying :) great job!

Really like the visual style of this one!

I've been slowly working my way through the list! Feel free to check mine out :) - https://bennydgames.itch.io/tiny-planet-defence-league

Ah sorry about the lag! There's a bit of an issue with Godot and particle effects on websites, I'm working on a fix :)

Thanks for playing, glad you enjoyed :)

Thanks for your feedback! Yeah Godot currently has a bit of a bug where it causes some lag the first time it loads particle effects on websites. As a temporary workaround I've adjusted some things to try and build the lag in when the level first loads, but I'll try and find a better bug fix :)

Thanks for playing!

Here's mine :) - https://bennydgames.itch.io/tiny-planet-defence-league

I just submitted my game "Tiny Planet Defence League". It's a tower defence game where you defend a tiny planet from asteroids and alien spaceships. You can check it out here:  https://bennydgames.itch.io/tiny-planet-defence-league. 

I've been following the various GameDev.tv courses on Godot and Blender for the last few months, but this is my first time entering into a game jam and developing something from start to finish. It's not quite as polished as I'd like it to be, but it'll do for a first attempt :')

I hope everyone else's game jams have been going well - I'm excited to look through everyones projects this week!