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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Graphics | #32 | 4.233 | 4.233 |
| Audio | #101 | 3.500 | 3.500 |
| Innovation | #120 | 3.333 | 3.333 |
| Overall | #145 | 3.400 | 3.400 |
| Game Design | #188 | 3.300 | 3.300 |
| Fun | #329 | 2.933 | 2.933 |
| Theme | #403 | 3.100 | 3.100 |
Ranked from 30 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
How does your game fit the theme?
You control the crew of the "Blue October" submarine which is diving deeper and deeper into the ocean, but also into troubles...
The name and overall idea are a reference to a board game called "Red November", which I really liked when I was younger :)
Did you write all the code and made all the assets from scratch?
Yes, even the music this time!
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I loved this entry. The art and detail is awesome and I love the original idea. I feel like it was a lot of back and forth across the submarine though. Maybe add some indication you are hovering over the thing that needs fixing and make the player do a small puzzle or something.
I'll second other comments' desire for more to do in the downtime between prompts, but the overlapping characters and recorded timestamps make for such a cool idea for a puzzle game! I had a couple great moments of surprise when the first switch happened and when I had to correct the course at the helm. And, of course, the visuals are absolutely top-tier. Awesome work!
good game
Visually this game is outstanding! I found myself waiting for the next prompt instead of doing something with the downtime, maybe there could be some sort of "minigame" that the player could be doing while waiting. Nice entry
Not a bad game! Interesting idea)
Would like more micro gameplay instead of "find where you need to click!" to allow for a more fun experience, but overall really unique game.
Would u mind rating my game? https://itch.io/jam/brackeys-10/rate/2236541
i love the sound design & slight movement in the title/restart screen!! everything was really cute too, this is amazing! i just think gameplay was a little confusing, i wasn't sure what to do after reaching the area marked on the minimap and died within a few seconds ,,, later i realized you had to use your mouse 💀💀 but i would just randomly click and ended up dying anyways TT
Really neat idea and I think you nailed the vibe with the music and sound. Love that I can see the other crew members running around in the earlier runs which gave me hints as to where I was supposed to start running to when I played as them later.
The art and animations for this game are amazing and the sound design is well done. I couldn't figure out what to do as the third. Overall this game is very well done. :D
The pixel art is awesome good job. Gameplay is a little confusing but after a few tries it's ok. GG
Really good pixel art !
I struggle to understand the gameplay but I managed to survive a few minutes.
I love the art and the overall aesthetic! The goal and controls were a bit unclear at first, but I got it eventually. I think more actions like holding, sliding, and turning instead of just clicking will really make this a lot more fun. Great work!
I loved the art, particularly the eye in the window and the underwater pixel effect! It took me some time to understand the gameplay, but once I did I liked the concept. One detail that might help cement the concept of controlling all the players at once a little better is to have the player movement in the minimap be saved so you can see all three players icons moving at once.
Very cool concept and nice arts!! I love them
can you rate my game please? thank you
https://itch.io/jam/brackeys-10/rate/2229415
Thank you :) Sure, I will later
This was awesome, When I was the first gnome I didn't know what was going on, and just did what was shown on screen. but on the second part I noticed that one of the crewmembers was doing axactly what I was doing, (I was pressing A & D repeatedly since it looked funny). And then I got that I was going to play as all members, which was awesome.
Graphics are great, story is cool and was overall just a very fun experience.
Great game, Keep it up♥
Wow thank you <3 Very happy to hear that
The graphics are really cool! I didn't quite get what to do though - I always fail after oxygen stage and "synchronize their actions" in the description doesn't make it clearer. How do I control two other gnomes?
Music is really nice and fitting!
Ah, I'm sorry. The whole game is just point and click, so at the oxygen stage you just have to click the machine in the room. After that, at exactly 2:00 (the full clock) you have to be in the reactor room :( The minimap is highlighing which room you have to go to at each stage.
At first I kinda didnt know what to do but then it kinda made sense :D Love the graphics!
Glad you liked it! It's my second jam and the second time I see that I have problems with communicating with the player... I'm happy that I can learn through these jams
FDG
It took me two tries before I understood what I was supposed to do when the prompt for the reactor happened. Fantastic game I liked it a lot. Amazing pixel art as well. One thing that really astonished me is how similar our game is in some parts. Specially with the oxygen.
Thanks! Again, the thing with reactor was supposed to be on a loading screen or something, but I didn’t have enough time to do that and then to explain everything on the jam page.
Was an interasting experience. looks great, sound design is cool.
Pros:
-It is fun, not much else to say, not much else matters
Cons:
-No explaination of the controls, you have to click with your mouse to interact with things which threw me off. I think 'E' would have made more sense for a game like this
-No indication of what is clickable, would have been nice to have a small triangle or white outline in things that were important to help the player.
overall pretty cool. I think the dev needs to work on their game design skills tho, the pacing is a little strange and it is confusing to figure out what you are supposed to do at first, but the sprites are great and the audio is perfect.
Thank you for the feedback! I wanted to include a nice, comprehensive guide with pictures on how to play (especially the clickable object) on the jam page, but didn’t have any time since the end of the jam :( I’m happy you enjoyed it!