Jumping feels smooth and responsive, solid platformer, and while gameplay was smooth, i didn't feel a connection to the theme.
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Egg?'s itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Playability | #203 | 4.750 | 4.750 |
| Cleverness | #278 | 4.250 | 4.250 |
| Artistic Style | #401 | 4.000 | 4.000 |
| Theme | #1256 | 2.500 | 2.500 |
Ranked from 4 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Judge feedback
Judge feedback is anonymous and shown in a random order.
- EGG. EGG CRIMINAL. I enjoyed my Egg Journey, Nice nether portal. Humor on point, horrifying finale, the theme could have been a bit more solid and i would have liked a few more animated objects, but thanks, i'm horrified.
- You are a menace. Thank you for existing and thank you for this eggciting game. The theme could have been implemented more directly but this does well for what it is. The jokey text lines and responses in the comments are top notch. This is a great little experience. Keep it up!
- I couldn't stop laughing, doesn't fit the theme well but thank you. I was in tears.
- Fun game, enjoyable egg jumping game, although struggle to see the alchemy part of the game! A very enjoyable vibe
Did you include your Game Design Document as a Google Drive link?
Yes
Seriously... did you include your Game Design Document?
Yes
Is your game set to Public so we can see it?
Yes
Tell us about your game!
"Egg?" is a weird little 2D platformer / side scroller that takes you on an unexpected, transformative adventure. You jump around, collect your fellow eggs, avoid getting cracked, or getting eaten by Shadowsnakes as you delve deeper into the source of the darkness that is slowly enveloping the world.
Extra Notes
I am a technologically challenged old man. With 0 experience or knowledge about game development. I avoid things that I cannot instinctively grasp. This whole project was my declaration of war against my nature to run away from things I do not understand. From things that I am not good at. After countless hours of wrestling with the simplest of tasks for a real game developer, and failing to follow even the simplest tutorials, I remain NOT GOOD AT game development. But you know what? I went against my nature and finished what I set out to do. And for this opportunity, I am thankful to all of you who are participating in this, all of you who are out there making and playing these games. To anyone reading this. Thank you. Keep being awesome.
Comments
2 years ago (+3)
Keeping that in mind, I'll try to explain my thought process here
Alchemy often starts with a raw, basic state that undergoes a series of processes. Refinement, and purification. And in philosophical terms, enlightenment. Our player character Egg is a literal and metaphorical "prima materia". This raw state I mentioned. As our Egg moves through the world, dodging shadow snakes (A not-so-subtle nod at the Jungian concept of confronting one's shadow, the journey through darkness, reflecting the process of acknowledging and integrating these repressed, hidden aspects of the psyche) and delving deeper into the shadows, the world gradually gets darker. From the lush, flower filled grass lands to a barren desert, to a weird, corrupted purple zone, to complete abyss, devoid of any light (And is this not a definition of shadows and darkness? An absence of light?). The "voice" that keeps giving you pats on the back for being such a good egg, even directly points at this shift and asks "Is this the source of all this darkness?". This is a rather heavy handed (or so I thought) depiction "nigredo", or blackening, where one has to confront and integrate the shadowy, chaotic aspects. Crucial for eventual transformation and metamorphosis, reflecting the journey through dissolution to eventual purification. (SPOILERS) The final transformation into a sun represents both "albedo" (whitening) and rubedo (reddening), stages in alchemy where purification leads to illumination and completion. The GOLDEN sun, (again, rather heavy handed I thought) signifies achieving the philosopher's stone. Or the ultimate metamorphosis / enlightenment / purity. (SPOILERS) Light represents the ultimate goal of illumination and wisdom, achieved through a transformative process. Darkness represents ignorance, and challenges one must face to achieve this enlightenment. In mystical, philosophical and alchemical traditions, becoming sunlike / goldlike symbolizes the culmination of an alchemical journey.
But yeah, I get it. It was probably way too vague overall.
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