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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Creativity | #833 | 3.829 | 3.829 |
| Overall | #1137 | 3.577 | 3.577 |
| Enjoyment | #1261 | 3.341 | 3.341 |
| Presentation | #1512 | 3.561 | 3.561 |
Ranked from 41 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?
“Escort quests” are infamous in MMOs and other games for featuring very “stupid” NPCs - always walking in front of large enemy groups and never giving the player enough time to stop and heal. In this game, YOU are that NPC, and it is your role to rush ahead and attract the attention of the enemies - or stay behind and give the player a fighting chance - in order to achieve all four different endings.
Did your team create the vast majority of the art during the 48 hours?
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?
We used pre-existing audio
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This was so creative! Loved the fact that you managed to fit multiple endings into a 2 day Jam. Ambition that paid off nicely! I am glad I got to check this one out.
Glad you liked it! The multiple endings was quite a late addition actually, and I'm really glad it seems to have paid off as you said :)
Ah yes, it seems that you missed the "best" ending, where the hero dies but you still manage to escape, finishing the quest without the help of that self-important hero ;) but killing all the guards should also be an ending, that's a good idea! Thanks for playing, and I'm glad you found it fun!
Nice game
Thank you!
Very creative idea. It is fun to play as the annoying NPC in escort quests. I love that there are different endings; I managed to get to 3 of them.
Thank you! We hope it was cathartic :p
Super cool take on the theme! This was definitely a new experience. Great job!
Thank you, glad you liked it!
I like! Playing as a good little NPC is a fun experience. But trying to get the hero killed is a really nice challenge with a fun role reversal. The usage of art and inclusion of an opening screen, settings menu and having multiple endings also makes for a very complete and polished experience.
Very well done and a solid entry!
Thank you so much! We were debating whether having the whole main menu thing with settings and stuff would be worth the effort, so I'm glad you noticed and liked it :)
Solid concept! Really liked having multiple different "correct" endings
Glad you liked it! Yeah we didn't want to present a single "correct" goal, so I'm happy it's appreciated :)
Cool idea, It's like having your own S T A N D O.
Oh of course! Why didn't we think of that? We should've added some JoJo references for sure
Might as well make the escorting guy start with a random ability, one of them is stopping time.
Very interesting idea! As someone who has difficulty with escort missions in games this was very funny to play
Thanks! Hopefully it was a cathartic experience for you :D
Not a bad concept actually. I always enjoy having a powerful NPC with me in games that I can exploit to take out enemies. Remember the followers in OG Fallout?
Glad you enjoyed it! I also like having strong followers, like some of the ones in OG Fallout, that's why it felt fun to flip it on its head in this game :D
good idea! thats how you make an escort quest fun! well done
Thanks, glad you enjoyed it. We could've made it more frustrating (and therefore realistic) but that might've been less fun ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Very interesting idea! Reversing the traditional RPG experience of infuriating escort quests makes me wonder how much fun it is to keep the "player" from getting what they want. Good game!
I feel like it would be fun to explore other situations in which you play the annoying npc, it would probably be quite cathartic to play. Glad you enjoyed our game!
The art was really well done! I really enjoyed getting all the endings :D
Super glad you enjoyed the game, and were able to find all the endings :)
Nice idea, I had fun!
Thanks, glad to hear it!
Very creative theme!
Thank you!
This is a really enjoyable game! I have a little more respect for those NPCs now, it’s definitely fun to mess with the player. I like the focus on achieving different endings to prevent you using the same strategy all the time. Sure, I could hide behind the hero, but doing that all the time is pretty boring. Now rushing ahead to get the hero killed and make it to the goal in one piece? That’s a fun time.
Thank you! Nice to hear you got the point exactly the way we intended it!
Absolute banger of a game! Concept is super creative and well executed, getting all the endings was a very fun challenge!
Hahah thank you, I'm happy you found all the endings and found it enjoyable!
Such a good concept! All four ending were satisfying in their own way. Felt great to play!
Glad you enjoyed it, and even made sure to find all the endings!
You walk way to fast for a escort quest and also your speed should be out of sync with the hero you are too fast if they walk and too slow if they run... then it will be more realistic ;)... good luck with the jam!
Haha yeah we tried to get some of those elements into the game, but there was definitely room to make it more frustrating for the Hero, thanks for the feedback!
I got all four endings! Dang, this was a super fun game. It was really fun just to completely mess up the escortor! Very creative! I love being an NPC!
Thank you, glad you enjoyed the game!