Played this early in the jam and retried again for rating. From the outside it's a rather simple idea, but it's very well implemented and visually and acoustically appealing - even with multiplayer and a simple, but sufficient intro. When I played this the first time, it wasn't just a relaxing experience: I saw someone else and all I could do and all they could do was to wave, and so we did. This short encounter added another layer, a short moment of joy and kindness, which are so dearly needed nowadays. I don't see why this entry doesn't deserve full score on all categories.
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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Originality | #2 | 3.833 | 3.833 |
| Overall | #8 | 3.275 | 3.275 |
| How well the theme was used | #10 | 3.267 | 3.267 |
| Narrative | #10 | 2.933 | 2.933 |
| Audio Design | #13 | 3.067 | 3.067 |
Ranked from 30 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
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Polygon Nature Biomes
Polygon Kids
Polygon Town
Polygon Office
Polygon Prototype
Polygon Particle FX
Polygon Farm
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Comments
Played this twice already in the jam. Super peaceful. The chill vibe, the music works well. Easily visible controls (specifically for a jam). Really looks beautiful and I love the first person view holding the kite. I don't know, it is a simple addition that connects me to the kite.
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i-SpyBeautiful game, beautiful concept, beautifully executed. A really pleasant game that I found myself coming back to just to see if anyone else was running around the little world and wanted to fly kites with me.
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Without YouFun little game without any goal. Also, was not expecting a cutscene! Someone was peacefully kiting, when I was too. Refreshing entry!
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Bloodpit TrialsVoice acting, cinematic and visuals were stunning. No one else was playing when i was playing. It would have been fun if you let people write messages on their kites so if I saw some ones message and like it I would find them to say hi :)
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A World Without EyesReally liked the kite mechanic, felt realistic and great atmosphere all around. Great job!
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REGROUNDING PROTOCOLI always loved flying kites as a kid! There was nobody else around when I was on so I didn't get to observe MP. Controls were good, music was relaxing. Overall good job!
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Don't Spill the KingInteresting and fresh concept. Soundtrack was nice. Could use some more polish and definitely has the potential. For some reason the camera was always moving downwards without any input, otherwise solid. Could not experience the multiplayer but sounds fun!
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NeverNightOMG THE NPC'S ARE REALLLLLLL!
Wow... this is honestly one of my favorites from the Jam! The fact you actually got multiplayer working in this short amount of time is absolutely amazing! It is a very relaxing game to say the least, I found myself and someone else realizing we weren't NPC's lol.
This game feels like Web Fishing but for kites, would love to see more on this title, I am officially relaxed after playing which makes this an even better pick! Also great use on all the packs in this project, it all ran very well and seamless!
PHENOMENAL work!
-Freefire Studios (Landon) 👀🔥
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Detective Ink.Hey this was good and nicely executed for a simple idea. My biggest 2 notes are 1. I didn't get what waving and thumbs up did because I couldn't see them, only pointing. 2. the NPCs would not get out of my face lmao. I was trying to be chilling with my kite and this kid is following me around all in my business xD
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A Flame in the DarkLOL.. Is NPC a euphemism for annoying players, in this case? ;-) I probably need a feature to block/ignore other players if they are ruining the vibe. A couple people have mentioned not being able to see your own emotes, so definitely something I need to fix. Thanks for playing, and your suggestions!
Thanks. The multiplayer is something I've really wanted to do in a jam for while, and this seemed like a great opportunity. Wasn't without frustrations though, and it cut pretty hard into the time that I would have also liked to spend on the mechanics and main game loop, but still glad I did it. :-)
Voice over, multiplayer, a gorgeous map, I'm impressed. I get that it's the idea that it doesn't have challenge and such but it's not my thing at least
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Bargaining PiratesStraight 5 minutes of following an NPC around thinking this was astounding AI nav when...welll...omg its multiplayer! Dear my robot box headed friend from the windmill, thank you!
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A World Without Stress
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