Judge feedback
Judge feedback is anonymous.
GDD:
The document seems good with the early gameplay designs and explains how the mechanics work.
Good to include credit for assets and to include the development timeline to showcase the game's state.
Honestly, the document could use some images under the Art section to showcase the thoughts of the art style/art design.
Game:
Good with the splash logo.
The main menu screen being the terminal interface is genius. One could put some secret commands there and no one would know.
That being said, how would this work if one doesn't have a keyboard if the game is mouse-only as described in the GDD?
Good minigames and pacing of the game. The tutorial helps with understanding the minigames' mechanics before the timer shows up, and the whole game feels a little too quick for a game, but that is the nature of game jam games.
If I have to nitpick; probably would love to see a setting for volume, colorblindness, or the option to just enjoy the minigames on their own without the timer, since the minigames are fun.
Link to your Game Design Doc on Google Drive.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/15hooaFibwyShzYHajHhhRK8rHX_UixCrzd5PhiKuGV0/edit?usp=sharing
Have you checked that your GDD is publicly accessible ?
Yes
Is your game set to public on itch.io so we can see it?
Yes
Summarise your game!
Protocol 307 is a simple puzzle based game where you (an AI controlling an armed bomb) defend against an NPC that is attempting to disarm you within the time limit. Keep the 6 modules on the bomb armed until detonation in order to purge the facility and its inhabitants.
Please explain how your game fits the theme:
In this game, the player is literally the weapon system defending against an exterior force to disarm it. At its core, the mechanics of this game are about trying to stay alive until the end of the timer. However, this time, the player is acting as the antagonist of the setting, attempting to destroy the NPC and the world around it.
Is there anything you'd like the judges to pay particular attention to?
Let us know what you think of the difficulty scaling and pacing. We had a lot of ideas we couldn't implement in the shorter time limit (See our GDD for more info), but we wanted to make sure it was somewhat well-balanced for this prototype.
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