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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Audio | #2 | 4.325 | 4.325 |
| Originality | #4 | 4.475 | 4.475 |
| Graphics | #22 | 3.950 | 3.950 |
| Overall | #23 | 3.689 | 3.689 |
| Fun | #29 | 3.700 | 3.700 |
| Accessibility | #65 | 2.900 | 2.900 |
| Controls | #75 | 3.050 | 3.050 |
| Theme | #96 | 3.425 | 3.425 |
Ranked from 40 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Godot Version
4.4.1
Wildcards Used
button smash, personalized copy
Game Description
A rhythm roguelite tower defense game
How does your game tie into the theme?
You'll definitely kill lots of critters in this game
Source(s)
N/A
Discord Username(s)
Tilca [Cularo Games], RodZilla [Cularo Games], Kouck [Cularo Games], Mesh_Manticore [Cularo Games], Sisimonis [Cularo Games], Jack The Generalist
Participation Level (GWJ Only)
6
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Comments
Don't think I have seen a rhythm tower defense game, nice work blending two genre's into a elegant fun game.
As someone who sucks at music/beats I was pleasantly surprised I made it past level 20 (first try I got zero because I had no idea what I was doing...)
I like how the beats start simple, but have to admit once they shift from the original patterns I had to just focus on two - could see have a multi/co-op experience would be a lot of fun.
How draw back is I am watching the beats so much I completely miss what is going on in the streets and it starts feeling a little old need some way of changing things up - maybe make the waves into songs so each one feels different.
Thanks for submitting was a lot of fun.
Glad you enjoyed our game and thanks a lot for your comment!
We wanted to find a way of showing the patterns on the "battlefield", but didn't get past the lights on the towers. For sure we'll find a solution for this if we continue this project.
Wow is this game good! Will revisist once it's a little bit more quiet for me. I love that the game keeps me pondering about good strategies here.
For my taste the background/buildings could be a little bit... less. There is so much going on in the game it was difficult to focus on the first playthrough.
In total absolute stellar submission and winner candidate
Thanks a lot for your nice comment!
Indeed, the buildings makes it a bit difficult to spot the towers, and we started updating the game for a post jam release. Just making the background a bit darker and adding lights to the streets makes it a lot easier to see what happens.
What an original idea! I didn't expect a rhythm game with the theme "critters"! It was fun to play, although at first I didn't know what to do (so I ended up placing the towers quite randomly). The game has a lot of personality and the UI art is really cool. Congratulations to each one of the development team!
Thanks for the comment. That one of the first idea we got with critters :)
Cool game! I like the idea of combining rhythm and tower defense, the different towers having different rhythm requirements also add a good challenge to balancing your attention between them. Well done!
Thanks for the review and for playing !
Fantastic stuff! The towers overpower the music a bit when you get to place a lot of them, but this is a banger of a unique entry!
Thanks a lot for your comment, glad you enjoyed our game!
Ended up with a bit of jank layout, but once I got situated, I had a blast laying the block rocking beats!
Thanks a lot for your comment, glad you had fun with our game!
Super fun and very high quality! A tutorial would've been helpful especially at the beginning since I didn't know where the enemies would come from it was hard to strategize where to put my towers. But overall great game! The overall design is awesome
Glad you enjoyed our game, thanks a lot for your comment!
And yeah, if we continue this game, we will definitely add some kind of tutorial and maybe "open" the spawn points one by one.
Excellent concept! I enjoyed it. What I mind a lot is that the game lacks a good tutorial. It took me way too long to understand that I had to press Ctrl/Space/Shift when the turntable is currently active. Once I understood this, the game became brilliant! I really wouldn't expect such an excellent rhythm game in a game jam. By the way, I ended up #2 on the leaderboard without even expecting it. During the game, it didn't feel like I was so good...
Glad you liked our game and thanks a lot for your comment.
Sure we'll add a tutorial if this becomes a "real" game. :)
And congrats for being number 2. The leaderboard is also available here: https://games.cularogames.com/leaderboards/ktb001