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TodPunk posted:There's a stream of the judges discussing top picks. At the end of that, judging write-ups on the site are released to their devs. All games at least get a full examination from their judge even if they're not a top pick to make it to deliberation about category winners, and sometimes we discuss some games with other judges to get further feedback well before this stream. Neat! Is this schedule posted somewhere and am I just missing it on the site?
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nolen posted:Neat! Is this schedule posted somewhere and am I just missing it on the site? There's no streaming schedule, we play it by ear going by the judge's schedules. Keep an eye on Twitter. Currently we want to stream the judging stuff on Sunday.
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It's subject to change a bit as we sync up. We all have to be on a chat together at the same time with enough time to discuss everything, and then it gets cut up for the stream in some cohesive fashion (so when my dogs bark like maniacs because a kid let them out of their quiet room, that gets cut, etc). I know we're doing that stream in the next days and this weekend we're planning on doing the stream, but it's subject to change for the moment. It will be announced on twitter and in-thread when we've got a final time, if that's helpful. Sorry it's not concrete.
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Got some more quick looks/comments on some games I've played: DüM II: Heck on Earf - Really nice sprite work on this. Like all over the place. Also some great uses of screenshake and so on. This is an incredibly polished game. Having to reload manually gave the game a good amount of challenge. Really nice. Headphone Hero - Cool little megaman clone. Platforming was a little frustrating at times, and the game would pretty quickly overwhelming with enemies all over the place. Pretty difficult to get through but the different enemies were cute. SUPER MEGA 256-IN-1 - This not only started in full screen it also cut off a bunch of bits on each side because it wasn't scaled correctly for my screen and I couldn't change it. This meant that I couldn't play some games properly. From what I did play with though, was pretty goofy for the most part. I liked how each game was connected to each other, but how each bit correlated with each other felt a bit random. Enjoyed what was there though. Super Gargle Blaster - I kind of misunderstood what was going on and though I was the big spaceship at first. I then realised that I was supposed to do an escort mission. I'm not sure if I'm right in saying this but I'm fairly sure I wasn't taking damage from things which is good because there's nothing more frustrating in an escort mission than having to manage your own health as well as someone elses. Game got a lot harder as I went along and it kind of felt like a big jump between difficulty from one level to the next. I did like getting to play around with the upgrades and trying the best configuration for each mission. Cool game. Naked Bootleg - I too am also one of the "don't like sports" people but... wow this game hooked me. The game feels more like a "sports themed" puzzle game than an actual sports game which is cool. Has that problem I have with most puzzle games where if I get stuck on a level and I don't know the solution I give up. I played a good amount of levels though and there was some good progression and adding of extra mechanics as you go along. Welcome Treasureman - Nice little NES rom. The player definitely needs some invincibility frames though because dying happened A Lot. Would be really cool if someone got it working on actual hardware. Legs - I liked the style of this game. Like, I know the blockyness of the environment is probably closer to the side of "placeholder" rather than "final art" but felt very cohesive. I kind of feel as though the one level provided isn't really beginner friendly enough considering that there's some kind of manoeuvring things you have to learn by experimentation almost. I also love the quake/UT/Worms-esque death messages; a nice detail. Overreach - The other smash bros game in this jam. This looked pretty good but that may have something to do with the models used which I'm guessing were modified rather than made from scratch? The controls on this were kind of painful for my hands on a keyboard (I had a controller on hand but it didn't seem to respond). The how to play screen said it was arrow keys but it was actually wasd? In fact I'm not sure if the keyboard controls were right because I felt like some of the keys weren't doing anything. The bot is also pretty brutal and I'm not sure if that's because I'm Bad At Video Games or whether it was actually rock solid. Some difficulty sliders would be helpful .
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I may have been consumed by the Wall of Shame this year, but there were a ton of great games out this go 'round. Kudos to anyone who completed a game, no matter how it turned out; landing the right mix of fun and challenge and art and theme can be difficult, but hopefully you enjoyed the experience. Now then, I offered up a Bounty... Mo_Steel posted:Lastly, I will offer a Bounty: if you make the game I like the most I'll send you a key for a copy of a Humble Freedom Bundle (if you have a multi-person team, you all figure out how to split it I'm not your dad or anything): My pick is Bootlegs by Team Poot n Toot This game is mechanically simple: you go right and avoid obstacles and see how far you get. For me though, it hit a real sweet spot between challenging and enjoyable. The jumping is forgiving enough that the obstacles never feel impassable, and you don't lose right away with a single mis-step like other harder but similar games (QWOP, Happy Wheels, etc.), but difficult enough that I wanted to replay it a number of times and see how far I could get. Add some objectives, daily challenges, leaderboards, different models and enemies / obstacles and I could easily see this as a fun mobile or indie game for sale. Stylistically, this game gave me a huge LocoRoco vibe. I caught myself almost immediately smiling at the character and the enemies. I've sent nolen a PM with the key link for the bundle. Definitely stick with it if this interested you: build on this game, or if you have another idea you want to try I'd love to see you go for it.
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Giggs posted:Sherlock Holmes and the Three Mysteries Thanks for taking a look and diving deep here, I assume you're the one that emailed? If so, you're the only one so far! This is actually my fifth jam (SAGDC5 through 7 and an IRL jam InternetJanitor hosted). Anyway: About the writing: I implemented the dialogue system early one, but didn't do any of the writing until the last few days when I was pressed for time and burnt out. I'll go back and look and see if I can make any improvements. About the puzzle: I intended the steps to be counted from the base of the oak tree itself. I think I can edit the dialogue to make it more clear. About the directional typo(s): Directions are something I struggle with lot, even IRL. I'll have the right idea in my head, but I'll just write or say something completely different. When I go through the dialogue, I'll do a second pass to make sure all the directions are correct. About the missing controls: Hmm, not sure what happened there. Should be an easy fix though. About the chests: The chest you're looking for is actually at the end of the step sequence given in the ritual (two steps south, one step east), the sequence is just spread across those two locations. But I'm not sure how I can fix that problem if it's too confusing or not signposted enough. About the ending: I'm actually not sure which ending you mean, that of the mystery or the game. I could probably add a little more either way. About the patreon and email: This is the part of the game (if you can say they're part of "the game") that I'm most proud of. It's one of those things I think could only really be done in a jam. Initially, they were just fluff, but then I decided to integrate them more fully, and I hope that's to the benefit of the game. I really appreciate the time it took you to put this together, thanks! NuclearEagleFox!!! fucked around with this message at 03:15 on Aug 9, 2017 |
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Mo_Steel posted:I may have been consumed by the Wall of Shame this year, but there were a ton of great games out this go 'round. Kudos to anyone who completed a game, no matter how it turned out; landing the right mix of fun and challenge and art and theme can be difficult, but hopefully you enjoyed the experience. Wow! I was totally not expecting this. I'll redeem the bundle when I'm home tonight! Thank you so much and I'm happy to hear that you enjoyed BOOTLEGS! We will be expanding upon the game in the near future and hopefully releasing something on one of the many platforms out there .
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The first episode of Jamflix and Chill is up with EntranceJew, Giggs, TomR, and Xibanya! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBQ-yutopn0 It'll be live again tomorrow at 6 PM PST, check it out on https://twitch.tv/dietinghippo about then.
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NuclearEagleFox!!! posted:This is actually my fifth jam (SAGDC5 through 7 and an IRL jam InternetJanitor hosted). Anyway: Welp, that was stupid of me to assume, sorry about that. Unfortunately I was also not the one to email. I'm turning out to be a real dingus! The chests being in a separate room cut them off in my mind from being a part of the same clue structure thing. With that in mind the prior part also makes more sense in retrospect. I did mean the reveal of the mystery in reference to the ending, it was given all at once instead of being doled out piecemeal which could be used to build tension or allow clues to percolate in the player's mind. I'm glad to have helped at all. Dieting Hippo posted:The first episode of Jamflix and Chill is up with EntranceJew, Giggs, TomR, and Xibanya! This was fun and interesting to hear from EntranceJew and TomR, and Xibanya and Hippo are good hosts and are good at questions. Giggs fucked around with this message at 03:57 on Aug 9, 2017 |
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Dieting Hippo posted:The first episode of Jamflix and Chill is up with EntranceJew, Giggs, TomR, and Xibanya! I'm so glad you kept in my fuckup where I dashed away from the computer to grab a beer
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Giggs posted:Unfortunately I was also not the one to email. I'm turning out to be a real dingus! You're not. But it appears I/we have an actual on my/our hands. edit: If you're interested, the email is set up to auto-reply and basically just tells you that Daniel (the translator) got cancer and died mid-translation. It also says to go to the mystery select screen and press 'end', which reveals the "true" end of the game. NuclearEagleFox!!! fucked around with this message at 04:33 on Aug 9, 2017 |
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NuclearEagleFox!!! posted:You're not. But it appears I/we have an actual on my/our hands. Huh. I had looked into the games resources and assumed there was just things cut out. That's unfortunate that it wasn't so obvious to send an email. I just assumed some level of fluff, like you mentioned. What a cool idea!
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Giggs posted:That's unfortunate that it wasn't so obvious to send an email. Yeah, it's on my to-do list if I ever decide to update again.
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Two more quickies and now I've got to put the gummy worms away. Sherlock Holmes and the Three Mysteries https://vimeo.com/228917093 DUM II: Heck on Earf https://vimeo.com/228917204 Even though they're sour.
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Giggs posted:I've some more game thinks: Nate405 posted:Bat-Man: Thanks for your feedback. Respawning is rough. I wanted to make some last minute changes, but then there were more pressing things to take care of first. I'm just glad it doesn't cause outright bugs, as far as I know. Nate405, I'm not sure what you mean by tacked on, but yeah, the enemies are very simplistic. The knife throwing punks ended up being far less dangerous than I intended and there's not as much variety as I wanted. With more time, I would have made a few enemies that can survive a few shots. As it is, I had to nerf the webshot thingy by limiting its range and only allowing one projectile on screen at a time.
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Giggs posted:I had a bit of a buggy audio thing, where taking the long elevator (the one Jon wanted to try experimenting with that box during GS) cued a second song to play over top the song that was already playing. Dieting Hippo posted:The first episode of Jamflix and Chill is up with EntranceJew, Giggs, TomR, and Xibanya! Ultigonio fucked around with this message at 11:01 on Aug 9, 2017 |
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I'm four pages behind and who knows how many games! Here's some more impressions:a cyberpunk goose posted:Legs by Legged and Dangerous Keeping that in mind, there were some balance tweaks I'd suggest. I seemed to have a lot of luck towering way up/charging over an enemy because it was easier to fall and hit then to try to hit somebody above you and risk plummeting to water (if they ran I'd just wait and aim for the back). I was wondering if maybe a "pit" shield might help with that in someway (or some sort of pit immunity if you're from ground and mostly undamaged). Towards the end we seemed to gravitate towards ground combat partly because it was easier to punish the legs getting caught in the architecture probably (maybe some splash damage?). I was thinking about changes to the reticle (my coop partner complained it was "too small") but maybe even some limited aim assist/UI tells might be okay. Also, with just one other person is seemed really tiring to chase and try to punish errors (the jump becoming more and more limited helped, but not so much that I didn't need to put in a lot of risk and effort, or do perfect ledge guarding). I asked my co-op partner what changes they wanted most and I got the answer, "It should use two mice." So there you go! Really fun, with a little work I'd imagine this is another game that would fit on the cheapo Steam party game side of things! blastron posted:PUNCH FIGHT 7: BOOT TO THE HEAD by TEAM PUNCH FIGHT Harold Krell posted:The Smash Boys vs. The Nerdy Boys by Team Krell!!!! NextTime000 posted:Smash-em Randal by TeamTime000 Hitlersaurus Christ posted:SUPER MEGA 256-IN-1 by SEXY LOCAL TEAM IN YOUR AREA Shoehead posted:DüM II: Heck on Earf by It's Shoehead's Team Wazzit posted:Tamale Drive by Fun Sewer Level Tann posted:Super Gargle Blaster by tann'gents Cute little stealth game. For programmer art and whatnot it was pretty charming! I wasn't too into the stealth mechanic (the time and retries thing kind of discourages searching for patterns/setting a plan and rewards brute forcing for speed) and I think the guards would've benefited from some pathing, but I'm always picky about stealth games. And they're hard to develop! I'm glad you tried one, though, always bonus points for stealth games. And overall I was pretty pleased with how the story and setting felt!
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Myron posted:Nate405, I'm not sure what you mean by tacked on, but yeah, the enemies are very simplistic. The knife throwing punks ended up being far less dangerous than I intended and there's not as much variety as I wanted. With more time, I would have made a few enemies that can survive a few shots. As it is, I had to nerf the webshot thingy by limiting its range and only allowing one projectile on screen at a time. So, I just played again and I'm going to retract what I said before. I was responding to the first level where the only enemies were run back-and-forth guy and knife guy. Shooting enemies with web didn't seem to add much there because they didn't slow me down at all or really change how I had to approach any jumps. However, in later levels the ninjas and scientists were more of a consideration in how I went through the level. The boss fights were great too. My first play session ended on the second level where you jump down into the sewer. I believe I climbed the tower, hit the invisible wall, ran back through the level to the left, then figured that must be all you had time to do. The previous hole I had encountered instantly killed you if you fell in it, so some indicator that this one was safe would help. Overall, this was one of my favorites that I've played so far. I'll probably play through again later.
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Ah, I see, that makes sense. And yeah, the sewer entrance wasn't intuitive at all. I was pleasantly surprised that Hammer Bro and Jon figured that out as quickly as they did. (BTW, I'm sorry I'm only talking about my own game. I've played a few more, but they've all been reviewed a few times already and I have nothing new to add.)
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Doom Goon posted:Cute little stealth game. For programmer art and whatnot it was pretty charming! I wasn't too into the stealth mechanic (the time and retries thing kind of discourages searching for patterns/setting a plan and rewards brute forcing for speed) and I think the guards would've benefited from some pathing, but I'm always picky about stealth games. And they're hard to develop! I'm glad you tried one, though, always bonus points for stealth games. And overall I was pretty pleased with how the story and setting felt! Thanks for playing and giving feedback! The stealth genre is made to be picked at, for sure, because it needs to feel right and if it doesn't it's frustrating or feels cheap. You can restart the level from the score screen to reset all the rankings and start that stage completely clean. I figured it'd be a way to allow for experimentation but it also kinda nullifies the significance of the ranking since you can retry endlessly without consequence. Maybe it's an easter egg? Yes. It's an easter egg.
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https://waypoint.vice.com/en_us/article/8xx9aa/fair-use-strikes-back-in-this-nintendo-bashing-anti-copyright-brawler Congrats on the feature, everyone in VEG BOY REPUBLIC.
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The Tamale game and the Rover game are gettign reviewed right now on Jamflix and Chill. get in here goons https://www.twitch.tv/dietinghippo
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The second episode of Jamflix and Chill is up! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=77IjUUasYis
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Ultigonio's remarks on the sound design of Punch Fight's game were the highlight of the block. Everybody go watch it. Tonight I get to talk about SimShine, and Mihai Zetta will join too (he did all the voices.) watch the thing at 8CST!
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Jamflix and Chill going live in 15 minutes! https://www.twitch.tv/dietinghippo Tonight is Xibanya/Mihai with SimShine and Harold Krell with The Smash Boys vs The Nerdy Boys. Check it!
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Jamflix and chill has sated my dark hunger, feel free to not change the gong format everybody, false alarm, this is great!!
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Wow, I missed a ton of meta posts! Next time I'll have to think of a better solution then, er, not reading posts (until I catch up to them). Also, I was gonna try that papercraft thing and post a photo but my printer's DOA, sorry! Also, here's the last group of impressions if you posted a "here's my game" post in the thread, followed by some posts that are more about the jam. If I missed you then post and I'll prioritize it. Next I'm going to try to go through the submitted games that weren't posted here, but I'm less likely to promise anything. Musical_Daredevil posted:Crazy Smuggler by Another Thing Named Colbert But I do think there were some significant mechanical and gameplay issues. For instance, cops were way too deadly and would often PIT me into an object where I couldn't move. The arrows and minimap was nice, but kind of useless without a distance indicator (no planning there!). The time limit seemed very strict (even more so factoring in how repairing worked) but also somehow 5 minutes seemed to produce a lot of uninteresting distance driving. There also seemed to be cleanup problems, as in later rounds any place with traffic was deadlocked and lampposts didn't despawn making many those areas essentially deathtraps. Oh, and similarly restarting didn't seem to work correctly at all (quitting out was the way to go). Finally, some object collision problems made bumps and curbs unreliable, sometimes flinging you and sometimes even when not it would take an extreme amount of health for barely anything. But besides the negatives, it was one of those games where it just starts and you're like, "Oh, I get it!" with a smile on your face. Also, this is one of those teams that come back again and again (sure, sometimes with different people, but that's a part of team building) and seem to get mechanically and technically better every single time, so I think it's just a matter of time before they produce something downright great. Knight007au posted:Bootlegger by Knight007au Narrative game made in RPG Maker. It seemed pretty hard to focus on and had some programmer's logic parts. Oh, I think the map clue probably should've been in a menu somewhere, and revisiting actually was kind of detrimental because I was unsure if the areas ever changed (and they didn't). There was a pretty neat metagame component but even mentioning that is spoilery. I never got the patreon loading screen, though Google found it but both of those were nice touches! It's a shame it had development problems (good postmortem!) because the couple interesting things are pretty good. dupersaurus posted:The the capsizing happen near colliders? Praseodymi posted:Not just the judges though. Flick through the reviews in the last few pages of the thread, it does seem like everyone plays the same few games to the detriment of the others. I'm pretty sure there are some games that will get no feedback outside of the gong show. There's also the time thing. Most people don't want to go through probably anything more than a game or two! I'm lucky in that way not just the least because I love reading about the development side, and events, and just messing around in games in general. If only I was a better reviewer! So even those that are receptive to it will usually wait to get the really highly recommended ones if they're not already just coming over because of Twitter friends or a game website. They just don't have the time for it really. That's not really even unique to this jam! I'd be thrilled if there was a way to kind of extended the splash range and discussion and whatnot, but I've never really been able to think of a way for it. Same with that it'd be great to attract more of the goon game developers (both ones that constantly post in the development threads and outright professionals. Not a single one on Twitter I follow mentioned it!). This is awesome! Same with all the contest stuff! ALFbrot posted:slapdick diaper ninnies
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If anybody is interested, I've updated the public build of my entry, Naked Bootleg. I tried to smooth out some of the problems that were highlighted on the gong show. I've also added a passing mechanic, which can be seen in three new puzzles added to the end of the level select screen. Finally, several people mentioned that the game seemed suited to mobile, so I've included a first pass at an Android build. It works pretty well, although I will probably need to increase the size of everything a bit to make it more comfortable with touch controls.
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Nate405 posted:If anybody is interested, I've updated the public build of my entry, Naked Bootleg. I tried to smooth out some of the problems that were highlighted on the gong show. I've also added a passing mechanic, which can be seen in three new puzzles added to the end of the level select screen. Finally, several people mentioned that the game seemed suited to mobile, so I've included a first pass at an Android build. It works pretty well, although I will probably need to increase the size of everything a bit to make it more comfortable with touch controls. Yesssss. This was one of my favorite entries from this year. I hope you see some success with the mobile build.
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Maybe it's just the flu, but I'm too dumb for this one... The new passing mechanic is awesome!
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My post-mortem is up! I detail a bunch of poo poo (mainly the process) but also how I made the intro logo animations some people seemed to like. Also the music and stuff. It's 4400 words long. I don't expect anyone to read it, but if you want to know almost anything about the game, take a look!Nate405 posted:If anybody is interested, I've updated the public build of my entry, Naked Bootleg. I tried to smooth out some of the problems that were highlighted on the gong show. I've also added a passing mechanic, which can be seen in three new puzzles added to the end of the level select screen. Finally, several people mentioned that the game seemed suited to mobile, so I've included a first pass at an Android build. It works pretty well, although I will probably need to increase the size of everything a bit to make it more comfortable with touch controls. Yeah! I'm gonna check this out right now.
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Xibanya posted:Ultigonio's remarks on the sound design of Punch Fight's game were the highlight of the block. Everybody go watch it.
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Nate405 posted:If anybody is interested, I've updated the public build of my entry, Naked Bootleg. I tried to smooth out some of the problems that were highlighted on the gong show. I've also added a passing mechanic, which can be seen in three new puzzles added to the end of the level select screen. Finally, several people mentioned that the game seemed suited to mobile, so I've included a first pass at an Android build. It works pretty well, although I will probably need to increase the size of everything a bit to make it more comfortable with touch controls. The passing mechanic is really cool. The way it draws the line of the receiver while you're drawing the QB's path is a great idea. I don't know how I feel about how the pass has to dodge the defenders between the QB and receiver though, perhaps a short "lob" could be applied to the ball so that blocked passes only occur if the defenders are close to either the receiver or QB. In this instance the lighter gray implies height where the defender can't touch the ball. Stages could just be designed around/with it too though, so no big deal. Very cool!
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Doom Goon posted:
Thank's for playing through our game and leaving feedback. Praseodymi already mentioned earlier how UE4's vehicle system has some pretty significant issues with the physics, so I won't go into too much detail on those. I do agree with you, though, on the timer being too short and the lack of an interesting environment outside of the town. I was hoping to have some time to add more objects to the environment (which cops could crash into) and implement mechanics like having the cops lose you if you go into a crop field, but didn't quite get to those due to working on the audio for more time than I expected. Something like that would've added more of a strategic element with how you move through the areas outside the town, made crazy getaways more likely, and added more interest to the drive. I also ran out of time before I was able to properly place all the light and power poles and fine-tune the physics system so only the player would knock them over. I actually discovered after submission that there's several power lines which spawn about 50 feet in the air! For the distance indicator, something like that didn't occur to me at all until Everdraed mentioned it during the Gong Show stream and it immediately seemed face-palmingly obvious. We went through all the effort to add the Crazy Taxi arrows and totally forgot one of the other important parts! I'm not sure we would've had the time to add something like that, though, considering how much we were already doing.
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Last night's Jamflix and Chill: SimShine and The Smash Boys vs The Nerdy Boys https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5skpZrwb95g Nate405 posted:Missile Champions: I've felt the same thing regarding the ball leaving the screen nearly as quick as it enters and was hoping the ball indicator would fix it. I'm thinking about lowering the ball velocity a bit to see how it feels. Thanks for the input! edit: Tonight's VOD is up now, tune in to the last episode of Jamflix and Chill: Soul Castle and Mehrioz 20 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jQp88mZI_g Thanks to everyone who came on stream with their games and thanks to everyone else for watching, this was really fun to make! Extra credit thanks to Xibanya for helping me get a proper setup for streaming and co-piloting the first three shows. Dieting Hippo fucked around with this message at 08:01 on Aug 12, 2017 |
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Awesome, maybe now I can see how I was supposed to automate in SimShine! I'm guessing nobody else was micromanaging Storage like I was. Also last night's (two night's ago? The Punch Fight 7 one) was really good, too. Loved when whoever was playing got stuck in that little storage area. I'm glad to hear it got some love outside of Awful Jams!Nate405 posted:Naked Bootleg by nhorne Giggs posted:My post-mortem is up! I detail a bunch of poo poo (mainly the process) but also how I made the intro logo animations some people seemed to like. Also the music and stuff. It's 4400 words long. I don't expect anyone to read it, but if you want to know almost anything about the game, take a look! Musical_Daredevil posted:Thank's for playing through our game and leaving feedback.
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Doom Goon posted:Another super in-depth post-mortem from Giggs! Great concept art there, so clean! I also didn't realize at the time you did the music and that so much went behind it. I, um, didn't actually know what a SoundFont was! Ah! Thanks for reminding me! Now all the tracks are on soundcloud and in a playlist if anyone wants to listen to that stuff.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5skpZrwb95g&t=3667s Game of the year
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# ? May 21, 2024 16:28 |
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ok, the last batch of games to review now Bootleg Bernie and his Album Making Journey - Nice short game. Punches not registering was a little annoying. The credits seemed to show that there was a lot of music used, but it only felt like some were in the game. Maybe it's different on different playthroughs I couldn't really tell. Fast Forward Record Rewind - Cool stealth game. Liked the mechanics with this one, and I liked that you could easily go through the story without too much punishment for "not doing the job". I couldn't seem to score anything which was odd to me. Cute aesthetics. Tamale Drive - Really cool art in this. I like the whole warioware-esque minigames when playing the games but concentrating on that while also keeping an eye out for cops was a pain in the rear end. Didn't really get far in it because of that. Bootleg Miners - Ah, a duckhunt clone. Ah, it does the whole lightgun thing when you shoot cool! Ah the little laugh from the prospector(?). I don't really have much to say about this game to be honest. SimShine - This game fills the "making little self working systems" part of my brain and I spent a bit of time on this game as a result of that. Not sure what the speakeasy does. Found a nice exploit where you can get infinite money when you open the sales box. I got like $10,000 just making whiskey and moonshine in the place you start up with. It did also mean that heat built up a lot quicker than normal though. Would love to see the bugs in this get squashed and have it expanded upon. Missile Champions - Nice Rocket League demake. AI is a bit difficult to beat but still fun nonetheless. Really makes me realise that Rocket League is just pong with cars though. Sherlock Holmes and the Three Mysteries - An RPG Ma... oh.. a HaxeFlixel game? ok. This one was pretty short. I'm to assume that there's only One (and a half) mysteries? A rather interesting in-game reason for a lack of content which is probably more likely due to time constraints in the jam. Would have loved to see more puzzles myself, but I enjoyed what was there. Booze Blues - The description says that the levels are randomised but I swear I got the same level every time. This game reminded me a lot of Bit Trip Runner which reminded me of how much I hated Bit Trip Runner because every move had to be precise and at the correct time and it was the same here. I didn't get that far into this game because of the frustrating and unforgiving levels. Awful Runners - I got stuck in one place and couldn't go back. I ran out of money pretty quickly and failed to move the ship anywhere. I did manage to tip over another ship though but they somehow managed to still attack me? Thriftynauts - The childlike drawings in this are pretty cute. Got pretty hilarious seeing my laser go bigger and bigger and filling the entire screen almost while also only dealing 0.1 damage. The "katamari" aspect of it gets undermined when it becomes harder to move because you're just swamped with scrap metal you can't get rid of Bat-Man and the Sacred Stones - OK, one thing: The controls on this are really loving good. Like it's really satisfying to get the webslinging right or to stick to the edge of a wall and climb upwards or hang upside down. The mixing of superheroes got a laugh out of me. BBA SLAM - HORSE ShexEx - ShexEx Classic Edition - Lots of silly joke games here. Nice nod to pzzl here as well. I was expecting more with the final game and ending though. Crazy Smuggler - I started this expecting it to fail on me because it's an unreal game. Didn't get any issues with the main menu, so far so good. Try and play the game and get an error the first time. Ok, try again. The next time I try and load the game the whole thing starts going 1 frame every 30 seconds. Then my laptop catches on fire. The Booze Barn - Interesting papers please-like mechanics with "making sure you're making enough so your family can eat" bit after each round. The first minigame is the most frustrating of them all. In fullscreen the mouse managed to click out of the screen and switch to another application I had running. In windowed mode, it didn't do much difference. Without watching the videos of the stream I can imagine Jon being pernickety about cursor locking. Other than that, I enjoyed the variety in the minigames and how they changed over time to stop it getting samey. --- Anyway, I think I'm done. I'll be announcing the winners of the bounties soon. Got to write a post mortem as well somehow. uh... hm... it looks like only one person has submitted for the "guess the judges picks"... I guess Tann is the winner of Glittermitten Grove. All of the predictions might be totally wrong but who cares?
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# ? Aug 13, 2017 00:16 |