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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Presentation | #344 | 3.545 | 3.545 |
| Fun | #349 | 3.273 | 3.273 |
| Overall | #409 | 3.303 | 3.303 |
| Creativity | #532 | 3.091 | 3.091 |
Ranked from 11 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Preferred Name
PhairZ (Pronounced as fires lol. Nobody gets that right)
Newbie?
Newbie
Yes - I'm new to game jams!
How does your game fit the theme?
You collect materials, and shoot zombies trying to start a giant shield field to protect the island.
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Neat game overall! I thought the idea of protecting little areas and upgrading them so that the zombies couldn't get to them. The achievements were a very nice touch, and the ending little cutscene thing was cool.
The only things I thought that could've been better was that it was very hard to explore without the cars from being destroyed by zombies. Showing the current health of the cars would be helpful. Also, at the beginning of each run, I had to rush to the axe and back, and usually the car was almost destroyed by the time I returned. Maybe making the cars being destroyed not end the run, or increasing the player movement could help.
Overall, I thought you did a really nice job, and I liked some of the small touches that you included. The ending was satisfying to see.
Yea the generator car things being broken was a hard problem that I couldn't get around quite well.
But their health is actually being shown below them. It was too hard to notice I guess.
Sorry, I think I was a bit unclear. I meant being able to see the health of the generators while the player was away from them. The health bar right below the generators were easy to see
Awsome game bro I will try to atleast reach close by this level
nice game!! i like the idea that the car turns into a safe spot one you upgrade it
the gameplay is simple, you learn how to get metal and wood without the need of a tutorial and it is fun!!
This game is good, the music & sound design is particularly great and generally it is fun overall. I would say maybe increasing the general pace of the game would be good - I guess it was an intentional design decision to have the player controller be extra slow (to balance going off to find resources vs staying to protect the shield generator) but since you can shoot zombies from off-screen anyway, it feels like the player has quite a bit of freedom regardless
I also might say some general UI stuff like the ability to pause or adjust the volume would be great additions too. Overall though, great job!
Did you make all the assets yourself? They look great! The shooting was super fun and smooth, and the game was straightforward and easy to understand. I didn't run into any bugs, which was great, although it was hard to get ammo at times. Congrats on your first game jam, I think it turned out really well!
You can always use your axe when you run out of ammo :)
Whew the shooting really satisfying, i think making it a face paced game would be great. But overall, it's a great game
This was really satisfying! Took me a few tries to get used to the urgency, (maybe an indicator to show that your shield generator was getting attacked?) but once I got the hang of it it was really fun! I like the little PvZ reference too with the buckets and traffic cones :P
That's actually a great suggestion. Thanks, the moment I added zombies I knew I had to reference the PEAK PvZ.
Cool lil experience! The shooting mechanics were well made. Hitting the zombies felt very satisfying!
theme isnt strong in the game, also it missing the action, add some game juice and make it a bit faster, i think u have a potential :)