It's very fun and challenging. I like the abilities upgrade system.
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COVID-19: The Beginning's itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Creativity | #1427 | 3.621 | 3.621 |
| Style | #1942 | 3.470 | 3.470 |
| Overall | #2171 | 3.270 | 3.270 |
| Enjoyment | #3501 | 2.720 | 2.720 |
Ranked from 132 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?
Because the main mechanics of the game is that the player can change his size in order to penetrate inside the cells.
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all assets were developed during the jam
Comments
Great game! I love that everything is original art with such a fun art style! Very polished and enjoyable.
I really like this take on the theme. Gameplay overall is good but the controls could be better. Nice art style.
I love the immune system. Ohh this would be even cooler if you played as a macrophage or an neutrophil or something.
Solid game loop, but as said before, some tweaking on the movement needed. Also a volume slider would be appreciated, so I could change the volume of the music on the game itself. It was a really good song, but a bit loud at times.
Either way, good job with the game!
I thought the movement really could use some work. It was consistently infuriating. The art was nice but felt a little muddy, I had a hard time focusing. I love the idea and bones of the game though!
As mentioned elsewhere, I think the controls are the main issue. Otherwise, It's a neat concept. I couldn't get very far, but I feel like I got a grasp of the game loop.
I want to rate this game higher than I am. There are a lot of cool things going on but a couple gameplay aspects are getting in the way. One is that it's not easy to tell which cells are infected and it seems like sometimes there just won't be any but then suddenly 2 cells die off-screen. Second is that the steering is not great, I'm not sure what purpose that control scheme has other than being annoying. Lastly, General Romell's music is composed well don't get me wrong, but it is out of place and way too loud lol. The background design with the creatures is SO good. Kudos to Dinobarrys and EarthMaster. I wish they actually were involved in the gameplay, but it adds a lot to the game.
Overall, great effort by the team that is held back by some things that could be easily fixed.
I really liked the art, the concept of entering the cell and the music was very pleasant. Altough i was a bit lost when no viruses were left on my screen on my first attempt. I wouldnt know which cell was infected until later on playing. Sometimes i was attacking a cell and suddenly they would shrink and disappear. I tought maybe they entered the cell but it was clear with no viruses...
I love the concept and the art! The controls were very difficult for me and one issue I had was when the upgrades popped up on my screen after leveling up I would accidentally pick one because I was spamming left click at the virus. Maybe make there be a split second of pause time before the upgrade choices come up so the player knows to stop clicking and wait for upgrade options to appear.
The movement controls confused me a little and I was struggling to find the enemies but still I love art style and the concept, cool game :)
Very nice entry with good graphics and classic roguelike gampelay that I always like a lot. The slow start and controls are the only small flaws.
That was interesting. I really like the interpretation of the theme.
I really like the background and art overall!
More responsible controls would be great!
Thank you for this experience!
The movement is a bit sluggish but the concept is great! I really enjoyed being able to enter the cells, great work :)
Nice work, its a fun idea. The movement is good, it gives off submarine/ boat vibes, although as other have pointed out steering is a little slow. Really cool stuff though, keep up the good work!





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