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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Controls | #2 | 4.382 | 4.382 |
| Accessibility | #3 | 3.765 | 3.765 |
| Overall | #3 | 4.126 | 4.126 |
| Theme | #4 | 4.559 | 4.559 |
| Audio | #7 | 3.971 | 3.971 |
| Fun | #7 | 4.265 | 4.265 |
| Originality | #18 | 4.000 | 4.000 |
| Graphics | #24 | 3.941 | 3.941 |
Ranked from 34 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Godot Version
4.4.1 Stable
Wildcards Used
N/A (technically personalised copy, but I don't think I adhered to the spirit of that wildcard)
Game Description
A top down bullet hell about eating bugs. Try to top the online leaderboard!
How does your game tie into the theme?
You have to avoid the bugs (critters) swarming the screen. You also have to eat them to proceed.
Source(s)
N/A
Discord Username(s)
speakers
Participation Level (GWJ Only)
1
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Comments
Alright, this has to be the best f-ing tutorial ever. Great game, great sound, fitting graphics, different opponents, much licking. Love the enemy indicators. The game does never feel unfair. Leaderboard is awesome!
10/10 would lick again! cannot believe this is your first jam
Thank you so much! Just to be clear - this is my first GWJ, I have done a few other jams using godot before :)
Really cool game! I really love the voiceover in the intro as well as how silly this game is in general. The core gameplay loop is pretty fun and was super easy to just jump right into.
Great work!
Thanks for playing :)
As colleague said, really well executed idea, love the voiceacted intro, wish it could be higher :)
also gave me gag reflex, 5/5
Thank you :D
I came here because of the recommendation on discord. I stayed cause the game is so much fun! And as mentioned a million times, that tutorial was a stroke of genius. Awesome!
Thank you :)
Amazing work!
I loved the tutorial and the whole UI of it! A bunch of really small animations that convey a really awesome experience. The unique feedback is that the tongue sometimes seems to catch things only where you pressed (and not on the path it's making), but, besides that, awesome work.
You're right about the tongue, it's actually implemented as an instantaneous raycast and doesn't match the animation. Not the best but works in most cases! If I do an update I plan to replace it with some hitboxes for proper collision. Thanks for playing!
Excellent submission, the gameplay is fun, but that tutorial killed it!
Thank you :)
You got me on the tutorial explaination, great job!
Thanks :)
The advert at the start was such a great way to convey how to actually play the game. Really good stuff! The leaderboard being immediatly visible right at the gate was a nice touch too, made me wanna stick around more to get a place on it.
Great job!
Thank you for playing!
Awesome entry, loved the humor and it was pretty challenging! Like others have said, the infomercial at the start was so good at both setting the tone and being a tutorial! Nice work!
Thank you!
Ew, that was disgusting! I LOVE IT!
I don't know how you did it, but you made eating bugs sound delicious in your game.
The gameloop is solid and the implementation of scoreboard is a fantastic feature for a game like this!
I love the hidden tutorial in the intro, very clever!
I think it's one of the best games created for the jam. Flawless.
Thank you for playing :)
I appreciate you recommending my game on the GWJ discord, thanks for that :D
The game is awesome, i would say, try adding arrow controle next time, for left hand people like me, playing with WASD is uncomfortable. I may be the weird one but it's the only complain i have :)
Yeah, good point, sorry about that! Thanks for playing anyway though :)
This is awesome dude
Thanks :)
Ehh, where were those bug lickers when I was living in uni dorms...
Outstanding job! Great controls, cool design and everything really feels complete! Enjoyed it!
Thank you for playing!
Like everyone else commented, the tutorial was incredible! The game was quite fun and online leaderboards is a nice touch! The vibe of everything reminds me of the 90's era edge with purposefully dirty/gross vibes for the fun of it, well done!
Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed it :)
Great idea for the tutorial!
Curious thing, that bugs slow down when you shoot the tongue. Was it on purpose? :D I enjoyed this game
Thank you for playing! Not too sure what you mean when you say the bugs slow down. If you mean the bug that you capture, it should just stick to your tongue immediately. If you mean the other insects, that's definitely a bug (not in-game kind), and if you could provide a video/specs that would be useful :)
Oh, that tutorial is brilliant! I'll have to ask my doctor if Bug Licker is right for me...
You know what this game is? Fully realised. There's no sense of "I overscoped and had to crunch just to get the underlying gameplay in place" - this one is served with all the trimmings! I love how the tongue is tweened to make the motion really juicy, and I love how the gameplay is in its own subwindow - I would never have thought to do that, but it works!
About the only thing I'd like to see different is the fact that it doesn't really escalate as the rounds go on, which feels like a hallmark of this sort of arcade game. But still - really good! Congrats on your first entry!
Thank you so much! I'm glad you enjoyed the game & the tutorial. The game does escalate a little, but I found increasing the spawn rate too much too quick makes it way too difficult. So, I decided I'd rather it be a little too easy than a little too hard. Anyway, thanks for playing!
Good job, the tutorial is insane, as everyone says. The game is cool, i went to lvl 3 before getting cornered.
Thank you for playing!
I wish there was a category for best tutorial! I struggle so much with my tutorials so seeing your clever tutorial was really inspiring. The game was also very fun, nice polish and feel. Nice work!
I'm glad you liked it! Thanks for playing.
This game is incredibly polished and fun, fantastic job on this game, you should be very proud.
I am quite happy with it, yes! Thank you for playing.
Amazing tutorial! And the game itself is very enjoyable, love the special attention signs to coming bugs.
Thank you for playing :)