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It was simplistic but fun to play. The retro feeling (from sound to graphics) is charming! I don't know if there was a limited time but I wish there was a speedrun mechanic to compare time of completion !

3/5!

Lots of good ideas here ! I am not a fan of the graphisms but the overall gameplay is fun and interesting. With some tweak, it could definetely be a solid multiplayer couch minigame.

3+/5 !

Highscore: 1020. Source: Trust me dude. 

The sound design is cute and feel good.
The gameplay is simplistic but enjoyable and Highscores are always a good way to make the people come back.
The graphisms are a weird mix but there is charm to it. It's a 3+/5 for me!

Very cool game !

The retro graphisms have a lot of charm. The camera is smartly placed so you see danger but not all the points which makes memorization a bit important. The bird goes a bit high sometimes which breaks the rythm a bit. Maybe adding figure to execute when outside the water could be fun too. The splash sound is a bit obnoxious too!

But overall I had a good time !  4/5

Thanks a lot for playing :D The ending and menus will come at some point but right now it's holiday time ^^ Also yeah the thing on the floor is to unlock a score and damage multiplier when circles are completed (by hitting in the correct direction). So the aim is to build these circles qs fast as you can and keep it. Missing a shot reset the combos and the circles. Getting hit does too. Max points is around 3M but so far I only saw 100th coin with above 2M. 

Thanks  a lot for the feedback :) Well it's easy but I see that you onlky got have of the maximum points :p

A retry button and a score display at the end is indeed big absences but we lacked time near the end. ;/

Fun: The game is fun but sadly highly repetitive and bit broken.

Innovation: Not the strong aspect of this game.

Theme: Well… not really ? I see you tried to implement something but it is not exploited enough for me to say that you respected it.

Graphics: Not too great but nice choices that fits the theme of the game.

Mood: It’s nice to see the nice side of octopuses on the internet for once. The mood is really nice and the occasional tentacle jpeg actually adds a very nice touch reminiscent of old series with clunky special effects.

Audio: The music is very fitting and gives some Incredibles vibes.

Humor: Not very applicable but the overall thing is quite goofy and nice so not too bad I guess. The title made me chuckle too.

Final Thoughts: I think what the game needs is more diverse task to accomplish. Among us is a good example of simple mini games ideas that could make this work. Also maybe you could fix the combo non existence by a quest system. Like you need to fix X to make your combo grow and make two tasks appear. I think the concept is limited in that it is just a simple prompt solving game with a very nice and goofy display case.

It is however a nicely done work, just lacking ideas and a concept naturally not very developable. A very nice entry for a first time though!

Fun: I must say I didn’t really quite enjoy my time with the game. However both games were satisfying to play. The main mechanic is however an hindrance to the progression and enjoyment if you focus on it so you ended up playing the platformer then playing the TopDown AA games (or vice-versa).

Innovation: Has this already been done? Yes. But I find the two-game aspect still original and still a daring choice for a GJ. Again, both game genre are well executed.

Theme: I am not sure about this. I guess it is a combo of two games, but my main issue is that the two games aren’t related so it is not really a combo but more of a simple addition.

Graphics: The graphics of both games were delivering that sweet retro vibe, in each cases fitting the game they were inspired by. It translated everything you needed to know about the different situation so yeah pretty good!

Mood:  Again, both mood fitted well with the gameplay of both games.

Audio: We can spot both elements of the themes of the original games and it’s a nice touch. It however gets repetitive quite quickly and the problem is that both games share the same music.

Humor: While it is not very applicable to this game, the face of the turtles put a smile on my face.

Final thoughts on overall quality: 

In terms of work realized within the span of 48 hours, the feat is quite impressive with what I felt was a decent level of polishing (coyote time is here, buffed input is here). Both games feel nice to play and are nice nostalgy ride to Mario and Zelda. The main mechanic, while interesting, is however not used to the benefit of the game. The game made me think heavily of one of the games of this year GMTKGameJam: The curse of the dice witch. (https://jhunter2551.itch.io/curse-of-the-dice-witch) and I think we can identify where it managed to do something similar but better executed.

            -Both “sides” have inequal values in terms of progression and User investment while both the games of Dual Cartridge each require a high investment in term of focus. This leads to the “imma put you in this nice little corner, I will come back to you soon” effect.             -Both sides are heavily connected while the games in Dual Cartridge are independent, again leading to the effect mentioned above, especially since both games require investment of the player. This is also why in some aspect I think it does not really fit the theme.

Suggestion from a guy who know nothing: I think you could resolve some of the mentioned problems by just getting more into the theme. Since the games aren’t especially difficult for somewhat experienced player, you could put in place a scoring system.

Separate the controls of your game and bind the switch to Q. The switch does not stop time for the unplayed game (but can maybe slows it). Then put in place a two-part combo bar, with a cursor in the middle, each part corresponding to a game. The longer you play a game the longer the cursor is pulled toward the side of that game and the score multiplier gradually decrease with it. So, if you want big numbers you need to switch regularly, which put pressure on the player for accomplishing the tasks when the multiplier is high. The player may complete each game separately but will have to play a certain way to get some better score.

Add some clearly partitioned section with “pause areas” for safe switching, some roadblock that need to be passed by playing the other game and I think you could have a decently demanding and fun game, a strange kind of speedrunnnable title, while keeping the core idea.

I think it a work nicely done that does have potential! Nice work!  

Thanks a lot for your feedback ! 

We had no time to introduce a proper tutorial or visual feedback for the tiles effect :/. It applies a score AND  damage multiplier the more "circles" you have. In the final waves it's actually crucial to have these circles to be efficient. These last waves are worth 1/3 of the points.

And we agree the art of AA is just too good. Singlehandedly make me want to work my ass off on the game.

I will probably update the game with an webGL version, better balancing and menus and the 20 or so voicelines we didn't had time to put in.