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It’s all ok! Just a matter of level design! I hope I’m not discouraging you! With more learning, you’ll be able to make levels that flow a bit more. I’m sorry if my constructive criticism came off too harsh, perhaps I was just grumpy at the time. Regardless, you’ve completed a game in a week, and that’s something to be proud of. A lot of jammers don’t. 

I guess the game did its job then to scare you. Sorry you couldn’t finish your biscuit. Thanks for playing!

thanks for playing! Many of us were also frustrated with the level design, but the people who could have fixed it were working on something else so it just stayed as it was. Sorry you couldn’t finish the biscuit!

Check out our horror cooking game Biscuitface!

https://vanillaspooks.itch.io/biscuitface

Thanks for playing! The item definitely should have been dropped with the jump scare. And clipping through the roof was a bug that we just couldn’t sort out in time. Glad you enjoyed our atmosphere.

At the time of this message, we are 2 ratings short of 20. Many of our team poured their hearts into our game, so we hope you can play, rate, and enjoy it!

https://vanillaspooks.itch.io/biscuitface

Hey! We are 2 rates away from 20 at the time of this message. Many in our team pour their hearts into our game. I hope you like it and get a chance to rate it! https://vanillaspooks.itch.io/biscuitface

Really cool idea with lots of ways to play. Once I knew what to do I realized it was quite fun. I was also surprised at the number of levels there were and just decided to stop after a while since there weren't any new gameplay additions after the first few levels in. 

Good gameplay. No sound :( It was a little hard to tell when they were detecting me until I was caught. I also think the level had too many long hallways without a lot of excitement, meaning the player would just have to wait for long periods of time for things. I found some of the rooms with multiple guys patrolling were my favorites, the hallways, not so much.

Fun idea. Do the parents come back if you start up playing right as they close the door? It seems like the would still walk away even if you started playing 2 or 3 steps after they leave. I think more tricky timings from them would make it more fun. I also didn't know the internet would run out, but I got 99 right as it happened xD.

I like the idea, but it needs some music to keep me interested. Fits the theme well too.

How does this not have more ratings? This was soo freaking fun! It would be a super good party game. The enemy characters were decently smart too. I'm impressed with the work here. My only difficulty is that there wasn't enough of a way to tell who the player was. Eventually I caught on that I had dark red pants instead of blue, but it took a while, so maybe make it more obvious. I was able to win because I hit somebody in the corner and he wasn't able to make it to his bed which made it a lot easier to escape 2 guys. Great game. 

I think after the first playthrough or so, the variables are switched. I was increasing my own speed, and the enemy was catching up to me. Also, it wasn't reseting the numbers, so by the time I stopped playing, the enemy was on top of me as soon as I started. It's a neat idea, but it had some gamebreaking bugs. Also I think the random generation of the space junk is a little hard at times. 

I had fun with this. I tried closing the door on the people, but found they could go through the walls. I can also see the upgrades being a future place for growth, but think in this version of the game they don't really do much. I think I'd prefer 1 more level or feature rather than player upgrades. More sounds too! Regardless, I think you did a good job with the code.

Great use of the theme. I tried to get just a little bit more at the end, but soon saw I wouldn't have enough time, so I turned in with about 5 seconds to spare. 340 was my score. I think some sort of searching music with tension could be helpful. It would help increase the need to rush and find as much as you can since the time is running out. I also think if you could figure out lighting, dark spots and light based vision could add a lot to the ambience and feel of your dungeon.

How hasn't this gotten more ratings yet? This was a really cool idea. The ambience you've made is really cool too. I thought it was a little weird that the players hitbox was at his feet and not his head, and I don't think I agree with the sound used for hit grunting as he's climbing. It sounded a bit more like a pig or some kind of alien than a person climbing, but those were my only issues. Really neat idea and well executed.

This was rather difficult, in a way that was frustrating rather than fun. In other platformers, homing projectiles are slower than regular ones thus giving the player a chance to avoid them a bit easier. The players speed overall might be faster, but the player also has to navigate a map which in turn makes him slower. I really didn't like how every time I launched up to where the first missiles were, I was met by a missile, and I also soft-locked myself by having all the falling platforms fall and not being able to cross afterwards, so maybe add a feature that allows them to return after some time? I think the art and music was great, and the aspects are there, it just needs to be hard in a way that feels rewarding rather than frustrating.  

Art and music is really cool. It was a little odd though to have the character a different resolution than the boss. I'm guessing that was just how things turned out since you didn't have a 2d artist. I did find the character a little difficult to control. Sometimes I feel like my inputs were just eaten up or that it wouldn't do 2 at the same time. Maybe it's an equipment malfunction on my end, but the character just didn't feel smooth thus making the game harder than it already is.

Fun music. The effects are cool, but they seem rather sluggish, so perhaps they needed some optimization for a webgl build. Minesweeper is a good idea for risk it for the biscuit. Just clean up the speed so it doesn't feel so chuggy and it'll be good to go.

Thank you for playing! This is really great advice for future development! As the sound designer, I had created sounds for the monsters footsteps, but they weren’t being implemented properly, and we ran out of time to test it well enough, so I just decided to remove them. Such is the way of the jam. 🤷‍♂️

I think that bigger punishments from dying, like losing some of your money or what's in your pack would help this feel riskier. The respawn mechanic sometimes helped me move further along in the mines, which I think needs to be adjusted. Also, for the sake of the jam, the time is too long. Maybe half the time would have been better and added more pressure. I love the art. The music loop is a little too tight for my liking. I would have preferred it to be longer, but I can understand leaving it short for stylistic purposes. The sounds were good. Gameplay smooth. Good job overall.

Will get to it. Thanks!

Ours is a horror game, which is perfect for stream. https://itch.io/jam/brackeys-14/rate/3847645

https://itch.io/jam/brackeys-14/rate/3847645

Hope you are cool with horror games!

Thanks for playing! Yes we are aware of the floating issues and the sugar, and we will have more safe options for the player as we continue development. Glad you liked our music!

For a game that has many leaps of faith, some of the jumps are a bit too far. I also didn't know that the light monsters would kill me, so that was frustrating, especially since I had already made it that far. If this were to get more development, I think the player would appreciate a light section with a checkpoint where they can relax and not have to feel the stress of the dark. I love the haunting vibe you've created. Music and art while simple keeps the player on their toes. A jumpscare would ruin anybody.

The jump mechanic took a minute to get used to. Could use more sound. The ending made me laugh (smile and exhale through the nose) so I found it amusing. Silly idea for sure. 

Good choice for music. I was trying to see how fast I could get my character. At 400% speed things get a little wonky. The attack isn't super satisfying since it's small and just right in front of the player. This also makes it hard to hit things approaching from above. It would be cool if you could hit the projectiles shot from the (flour?) guys. More sounds and indicators for the player would also make it easier to tell when you hit an enemy or get hit. Nice cute character sprite.

Good music choices. Fun sprites. The platforming could be a bit smoother with the character getting stuck at the top of the climbable walls. The mechanics did lead to some interesting scenarios like super jumping if you jump at the same time that you dash, or something that I wasn't able to replicate where I dashed while wall jumping and it shot me super high into the air. You could also climb on the falling platforms, not sure if that was intentional. I think the levels were pretty fun too.

I was rather frustrated at the difficulty. The art and music are excellent. The player movement felt alright but it could be smoother, with additional attacks and more responsiveness. Regardless, this is quite impressive for a solo dev in a week, so well done.

I'm glad you liked it so much. We were really proud of our work and I think it has paid off. Thank you for the kind comment!

Glad you had fun! Thanks for playing

Thanks for the compliment. I'm the sound designer, so I'm glad my audio work came across well.

Must be a bug. It shouldn't be moving on its own. Glad you liked the monster. Thanks for playing!

The funny thing is, many of us on our team aren't horror players. This was just the best idea that came to mind and we felt like it would provide us the best chance to showcase our abilities. Hopefully you could still sleep after playing. Thanks for playing!

I feel like the lettuce you get every round is a bit over-powered. I could typically avoid chests and fight all the biscuits and the lettuce would cover the damage taken. Also, is there a set number of levels or are they randomly generated? I made it about 35 in and just decided that I'd won xD. The art is cute and charming, and the music is a sweet little chiptune. The little cooking jokes between each level put a smile on my face :). I did find an exploit though: when you move towards an open chest, time passes allowing you to always strike the biscuits first, I can see opening a chest to be considered an action, but not once it's empty. Regardless, this was a delightful little project. Thanks for making it!

Neat spells. Just missing a lot of elements that are needed to make it a game, mostly movement

Lol yeah I figured. I just am bad at reading

This is nicely polished. Good solid concept, well executed. I think the sound leaves some room to grow and additional buffs and debuffs and enemies would really make this game.

Some music or audio could make this more interesting. I like the character art, although when he walks he has a hood but not when he's standing