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A jam submission

Buzz!View game page

Navigate your moth through hordes of wasps, relying on your ladybird protector to wipe them out.
Submitted by Adam — 2 hours, 10 minutes before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Narrative#41942.2653.333
Artwork#51322.7174.000
Creativity#52032.9444.333
Audio#55002.3783.500
Enjoyment#60052.3783.500

Ranked from 6 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

How does your game fit the theme?
I tried to make a game that used audio loops to create a dynamic soundtrack. It's a mess. I'm sorry. Also, the drone that protects your character loops around you in a circle.

(Optional) Please credit all assets you've used
GameMaker Studio
BeebBox 3.0
JSFXR

(Optional) What would you like to be called if GMTK features your game?
Adam

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Comments

Submitted

Once you get the hang of it, this game is pretty fun and I can see this idea being expanded to include more powerups and enemies. I feel that the player should begin with the basic power up. If you miss the first one, you have no way to defeat enemies. I also wasn't sure if getting more of the same powerups was helping or not. Otherwise, this was pretty enjoyable to play. Loved the sudden bursts of powerups on the screen and I liked the music too. Good stuff!

Developer (1 edit)

Hey, thanks so much for the feedback. I agree with all of this: I don't know why I made it so you have to pick up the first powerup - it was a weird decision and I think I just ran out of time and ran with it. Powerups just sort of get bigger at the moment, which simply makes them more likely to hit enemies, so they need some work too. To be honest, I was struggling with my design (which started as a vertical shooter) until I had the idea to rip off Vampire Survivors (that happened on Saturday night, so there wasn't much time to develop it). Glad you liked the music - I love making little tracks for my games :)

I'm actually redevloping this from the ground up, now that I have something in place. Gonna have gamepad controls and so on :)

Submitted(+1)

I really liked the visual style and defending my moth from a swarm of bees! I found it really hard to control the poor moth and drone at the same time. Maybe if the drone auto targeted the nearest bee it would make it a bit easier for people like me, but still allowing higher skilled players to min-max their drone placement.

Developer(+1)

Thanks so much - I appreciate it :) I need to work on the controls a bit. If it’s any consolation, I suck at this game.