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save the world from destruction

Submitted by grapenumber1 — 3 days, 13 hours before the deadline

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Criteria	Rank	Score*	Raw Score
Art	#47	2.833	2.833
Sound	#47	2.750	2.750
Overall	#54	2.600	2.600
Gameplay	#57	2.417	2.417
Originality	#61	2.667	2.667
Theme	#64	2.333	2.333

Ranked from 12 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

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FallingWallGamesSubmitted1 year ago(+1)

The central mechanic of luring enemies around is solid, and has some interesting results. I liked the hourglass in the HUD changing as time goes on, rather than using a more precise, modern timer--this felt very thematic!

Note that the main character's background was black, rather than a transparency. Also, I couldn't help feeling that all the action was just a bit too slow. I wanted the main character to move a little faster, the enemies to move a little faster, the timer to run out a little faster.

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Sir Roderick Rescues Her Majesty

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grapenumber1Developer1 year ago(+1)

yeah i get you about the speed part, but about the whole black player background, a lot of ( if not all ) true 1-bit games ( like only 2 colors ) didn't really have a transparency ( the main reason for this is that in 1-bit games, there was only on or off for the colors, so transparency didn't exist ) , so none of the sprites in this game have any bit of transparency ( other than the hourglass ), to stay true to that style ( and a bit just to save time )

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FallingWallGamesSubmitted1 year ago(+1)

It's a valid esthetic choice, it just looked strange to me.

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PopotegamingSubmitted1 year ago(+1)

The art was pretty good. The luring away of enemies was also fun. Their idle animation kind of gave me crypt of the necrodancer vibes.

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Under Pressure

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YomagSubmitted1 year ago(+1)

I like the idea of luring enemies away to open up new areas of the map!

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Overtime

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Felix LeongSubmitted1 year ago(+1)

Nice concept, luring enemies to positions was an interesting play

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Pressure Penalty

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RoboFruitSubmitted1 year ago(+1)

Very Fun and Quirky. And the guy in the cutscene looks like a Jamal to me. My only words of advice are the player sprite. Try deleting the excess pixels. Great Game!

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Death Inc. - Clock in'

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Laster33Submitted1 year ago(+1)

I liked the color palette and the music. Luring the enemy into the right position was fun. I couldn't beat level 2 because I kept running out of time.