Nothing to add to what others have said--felt smooth, music was🔥, wish I could see what was coming next, but otherwise everything was perfectly clear and felt great.
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Gem Fusion's itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Artistic Style | #469 | 3.000 | 3.000 |
| Playability | #487 | 3.000 | 3.000 |
| Cleverness | #876 | 2.000 | 2.000 |
| Theme | #1153 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
Ranked from 1 rating. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Judge feedback
Judge feedback is anonymous.
- I feel like this could be a fun game, but I don't understand the strategy here. It appears to be random, with no strategic input from the player. I never knew what the next piece would be, so all I could do was drop things in random places. And so, if placements are random, then my final scores will be random. This destroys my desire to try and beat my last score. I suppose it's akin to gambling. Also the theme of spreading isn't really present. I'm sitting here having to think how "spreading" is a part of this, and the fact that I'm doing that isn't good. Art is good, music is good, controls are good, and I could see this being something fun if a strategic element was introduced. Not bad! Keep developing! :D
Did you include your Game Design Document in your downloadable files?
Yes
Tell us about your game!
Merge Gems to score points, get as high of a score as possible! Rocks will fall, disrupting the area. Arrows or A D to move Left and Right. Space or Left Click to 'Drop' gems. Enter to restart at any time or gameover.
Did you remember to include your Game Design Document?
Yes
Is your game set to Public so we can see it?
Yes
Extra Notes
HTML5 doesn't seem to work well (I guess physics...) So please do play with the application for the ultimate experience!!
And also, thanks for this Jam! It was great learning Gamemaker and programming. As well as making some music and SFX for a game. I'm a VFX artist in the games industry, so it was great to get outside of my comfort zone and do other things making a game.
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