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A jam submission

A Kid's SundayView game page

Remember when you were a kid and you played in the backyard, digging out all you could find in the dirt?
Submitted by Laywelin, Zdieska, mantelia (@mantelia) — 7 hours, 4 minutes before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Presentation#14.3334.333
Use of the Limitation#63.9173.917
Overall#63.9273.927
Enjoyment#103.5833.583
Concept#113.8753.875

Ranked from 24 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

Team members
Laywelin (https://laywelin.com), Zdieska, Mantelia

Software used
Unity, Procreate

Use of the limitation
You're a kid, and for you everything belong to your pockets! Every item are pocket sized, and you collect it in the ground to put it into your pockets!

Cookies eaten
6. Or 7. Was it 8? Too many!!!

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Comments

Submitted(+1)

Well made game! 

Love the funky arm

Submitted(+1)

This game is really good! Super fun, easy to pick up, and I really like this use of the Pocket Sized limitation. After my first run, I was immediately starting again to beat my last score. Great work! 

Submitted(+1)

Great game! Had fun planning my silly hand routes XD

Submitted(+2)

when the hand stretches to dig down, its do hilarious! I love the game play!

Submitted(+2)

This game is funny as hell!

The dig mechanic is executed perfectly for a original gimmick, and the art-style is very good!

Submitted(+2)

Wow this is a charming game! Love the subtle footsteps when walking, charming art, mechanics, UI and everything! I wish there was a score system to see where you’re at during the game. I did try a few times trying to get to 30K, and somehow did really good on my second round. My first time playing I got 29280 but when I kept trying to play My score was going down? Lol idk how the scoring system works. Anyways, amazing job on this game jam and keeping it pocket sized. I really hope you get top 3 or even first place tbh. This definitely will bring back memories of kids playing in the dirt (I wasn’t that kid, but I know there’s a lot out there!) Amazing work on the game jam again, and I wish you luck on the game jam!

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Developer(+1)

Thanks for your kind words! we’re glad you played it and had a good time! <3

Bonuses are granted depending on combos you make with items. For instance, “Ouro, FETCH!” is granted when you bring back Ouro’s collar (that’s the dog) and a stick! It means it’s a bit luck-based, as it’s perfectly possible in a complete run you won’t see an item that would be useful for a bonus :D

Again, thanks! <3

Submitted(+2)


AWESOME! :D
I really enjoyed the gameplay concept of digging, by stretching your arm like it's rubber hehehe!
I love the chill bright polished aesthetics, the art is really good and I can see the hard effort on the visuals :3
Also didnt know coins were worth so many points, I was going for the batteries adhawuidhaiuhd
Really fun game :D Keep it up!

Developer(+1)

It’s alright to go for batteries, you just missed the secret bonus associated to it :p If you find the Bionicool toy, you would get “One battery for each toy!” 2000 pts bonus! …Or if you collected stones with it, you would get “Please PLEASE don’t lick that” ahah

Thanks for playing! <3

Submitted(+1)

WOAH NO WAY I MISSED THAT :O
It's so great to have little nooks and secrets on games :3

Submitted(+2)

Hell yeah OG Bionicool! Also, my friend will appreciate you telling me to continue my Blue Prince playthrough.

Very polished presentation, had a fun time reading through the item descriptions and finding out what bonuses my collection got me

Developer(+3)

@mantelia WE GOT SOMEONE WITH THE BLUE PRINCE BONUS LETS GOOO (you need 1 stone, 1 key, 1 coin and 1 disk :D)

Glad you enjoyed our game ❤️

Submitted (1 edit) (+1)

Really liked the art and I enjoyed reading the descriptions of the object :P.
Good use of limitation and theme


Developer(+1)

Thanks for playing our game! Glad you checked the descriptions and hope it made you smile! <3 (Also woah 10 coins?!)

Submitted(+1)

Very fun and visually impressive game. Best part was the Nutella Go Item :D
But if I see the other scores, I need to play more to get a better highscore


Developer(+1)

You went so hard on the forbidden snack you missed all bonuses and I think it’s beautiful!

Some hints: bonuses are based on what you collected of course. For instance, if you get 1 dog’s collar + 1 stick, you get a “Ouro, FETCH!” bonus! (If you check the inventory item’s description, there is some hints here and there… for instance on the bottle cap!)

Thanks for playing our game <333

Developer(+1)

I wonder how many people found the “Favorite Spot” hidden in the backyard with unique items in it…

Submitted(+1)

Wow, such a cute and relatable game!

When I was in 2nd or 3rd grade I once hid an item (a coin or something) in a side of a building on a street, and was so happy to still find it there later that day. :-)

Also veeery very good use of the limitation!

I replayed 5-6 times to try to figure out how to get 30K points but no luck haha.

Developer(+1)

Awww you’re SO CLOSE!! That’s an awesome score anyway! Thanks for playing it, and very glad we got to share some super weird kid memories with people :D

Submitted(+2)

That's neat, short and relaxing, definetely worth putting 5-15 minutes into

Developer(+1)

Thanks for playing <3 I’m glad you had a good time!

Submitted(+1)

I gave your game a try and at first I thought it was going to be a clone of My Arms Are Longer Now, but it turned out to be something completely different. It’s a beautiful experience.

I loved the feeling of digging around with the hand and finding hidden objects. The bonus point system is also super well designed. Great work!


Developer(+1)

I never heard of “My arms are longer now” so I checked it out. For the others, this? https://store.steampowered.com/app/2646170/My_Arms_Are_Longer_Now/

It’s HILARIOUS that trailer!!! Thanks for the discovery ahahah

Thanks for playing our game, very happy that you had a great experience! <3

Submitted(+1)

Adore the light-hearted, relaxed and whimsical tone. Among this game's merits, it unlocked a core memory for me where my brother and I used to stick random crap down the seat of my parents' Holden Commodore as kids and fish random treasures out exactly in the manner this game depicts. The art is gorgeous and smooth and provides a little variety for the different digging sites, with a amusing and noodly hand animation making the digging fun. All in all just really good vibes. My score was not so good but I should really give it another crack having discovered the scoring secrets of the game! 

For constructive feedback - well, this game is meant to be chill, so it doesn't really need a challenge, but some more obstacles or hazards to sticking hands in the dirt could add a strategic element. I like how the bonuses don't really explain themselves beyond the comedic titles, but it'd be cool to know what lines up with what so I can get a higher score! Otherwise, this game is exactly what it needs to be and isn't one of those things that needs to be bigger and better - I like it for doing its own thing. 

Thanks for playing SYMMACHUS too. I hope you enjoyed making A Kid's Sunday for the jam!

Developer

Thanks for playing it <3 I’m glad you got to remember something through it!! That’s exactly what we were aiming for :D

Submitted(+1)

Wow, this game is really polished! I like the arm mechanic; the more you stretch, the harder it becomes to stretch. Also, the zwip animation looks pretty cool. This is the highest score I got, almsot 30000 .It would be great if there were some hints to help get the bonuses.Anw you did a great job !

Developer(+1)

The initial idea was to make secret bonuses so people would try to find the different ones and figure out what it takes to get each one! Hopefully some people are gonna be curious to… dig into it :D Thanks for playing!!! <3

Submitted (1 edit) (+1)

Game feels really polished. And the mechanic of a stretching arm looks and feels so cool). Overall, great work!

Developer

I spent like… Total 8 hours on that arm stretch thing to get a good-looking arm, the right movement and rewind feel, and especially having a good “dig into texture” shader ^.^” So it’s super satisfying to get the feedback that the feeling is right!!

Thanks for playing <3

Submitted(+1)

This game was perfect.  Simple, yet catchy.  The polish is crazy, you must be an exprienced dev for sure.  Played two rounds, fun game!

Developer

Thanks for playing and for your kind words! <3 That’s the first jam I feel confident as a gamedev that I do have enough experience to pull off a game with this scope, but it’s uplifted by magnitudes thanks to the awesome arts from Zdieska and Mantelia :D