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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Presentation | #3402 | 2.750 | 2.750 |
| Overall | #3931 | 2.561 | 2.561 |
| Enjoyment | #4051 | 2.318 | 2.318 |
| Creativity | #4187 | 2.614 | 2.614 |
Ranked from 44 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?
Death, someone known for killing or atleast working with dead people has to keep someone alive
Did your team create the vast majority of the art during the 48 hours?
Yes
We created the vast majority of the art during the game jam
Did your team create the vast majority of the music during the 48 hours?
No
We used pre-existing audio
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Comments
I really couldn't figure out what I was supposed to do :(. The sprite work is great!
As an arcade game it is fun! Also the pixel art assets are very well done. Anyway, to make the game more dynamic you should lower the cooldown of the attack or eliminate it directly, because it makes that you can never eliminate all the barrels no matter how well you play. But good job anyway!
Would love to see this concept with a bit more time and polish.
Yea, we had to cut scope several times during the jam, but we are working on doing a version with out original scope for the postjam
The game needs an attack animation, most of the time I had no idea if I hit something. Looks very nice
I'll admit that I didn't understand the mechanics. Were you supposed to intercept the rocks or guide the king away? It wasn't clear and I don't know what the "ability" did.
Decent game!
Cool idea. Nice game. Took me some time to understand. Also would have liked to have a longer dash and some more tools to control the flow of the game.
The art is pretty cool. I also like the idea of playing as death but protect people.
It was hard to understand whether I was attacking at all since there was no attack animation. A simple slashing animation and some juice would greatly improve the game. I would also decrease the attack cooldown. 1.8 people die every second(or so google tells me) and this version of the grim reaper seems a bit out of shape.
I like the idea for this. I think it would have been improved a lot if there was a slashing animation, as right now it's hard to tell what you're doing and what your reach is. Also, having the cooldowns in the corner makes it harder to keep track of them. Having them closer to the character would probably be better. The cooldowns could also probably be shorter, as the way they are right now feels rather long. Otherwise, I really liked it.
Really stunning game! Great spin on the theme of the jam
Good Job on your first game jam! i agree with the others that there could be more feedback, especially having sound effects. love the art!
Pretty cool idea! I like the spin of death being a protector as the kings time has not yet come and the art looks nice too. It would have helped if there was a bit more feedback on the dash and the attack though - maybe an animation, sound effects or particle effects would have been good so that you can feel the impact of your actions more. I also felt like the cooldown of the attack was a bit long and especially if the barrels get faster and faster I often came into a situation where I needed to use my attack to protect the king but then could only stand by and watch as he was hit by another one.
Overall you did a great job though! Well done :)
Nice presentation and a cool spin on death!
Took me a while to figure out what is going on here. Gameplay is quite nice. Need the attack animation though. And personally, I would like the attack area to be 1 little bit larger, and more foward, to hit thing easier.
I wasn't sure what to do at first but I like take on the theme. I don't know if it's a bug or a feature (maybe both) but if you dash into another barrel shortly after attacking you can destroy multiple barrels with one attack!
Fun idea! Took me a bit to figure out what to do though baha
The idea behind the game is nice, as well as the art. A bit more feedback might help, but my biggest gripe is that there can be big stretches of time where there is no threat to the king. I got my high score mostly by luck instead of good use of the skillset.
simple but fun, I agree with previous comments on adding king health indicator, attack animation, and diversifying king movement. The art is also pretty nice.
Love the graphics. Could be more clear on the King health or if you need to avoid him reaching the left screen.
Super interesting take on the theme!