I love the art style and music, it reminds me of computer games I'd play as a kid!! The only thing is that I was quite confused on how to actually play for a while, so a more detailed explanation would be appreciated :)
Play game
Sketchy Defence's itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Visuals | #9 | 4.200 | 4.200 |
| Audio | #14 | 3.480 | 3.480 |
| Overall | #44 | 3.207 | 3.207 |
| Special Object Implementation | #56 | 3.080 | 3.080 |
| Gameplay | #57 | 2.640 | 2.640 |
| Theme Implementation | #58 | 3.320 | 3.320 |
| Fun Factor | #69 | 2.520 | 2.520 |
Ranked from 25 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
How is your game related to the Theme and Special Object?
The game revolves around defending a spaceship from waves of enemies. The ship generates its own gravity, affecting the movement of nearby entities. To highlight the pen as a core element, the visual style is hand-drawn on a paper-like canvas, representing the player sketching defensive ships in order to survive as long as possible.
Comments
I loved the art of this game! I think the idea of combining item crafting with tower defense is really good — very original. Congratulations!
Submitted
GameWithComicSansYou guys nailed the art/audio. The UI and actual game assets look pristine.
I found it a little boring building the same triangle/square/square thing every time. I found myself not really looking at the actual game area at all; I was purely looking at the crafting menu and craft button, just hammering that out as fast as I could.
I really respect you guys trying out such a novel idea!
Submitted
The Weight of WordsI see alot of people talking about how the crafting is a bit redundant in the game, maybe a solution could be to make each crafting shape limited, then have a set amount of "generators", so you could farm two shapes at a time but not all three. I'd think this would make the player think more about what resources they are lacking and hence be more engaged.
Also, maybe allow rotations in the crafting for different effects. For example, making the rocket in a diagonal fashion would make three smaller, weaker rockets, and turning it horizontal would make a weaker homing rocket.
Obviously don't be too pressured to add everything and anything, do what you want to do. This game has gotten me to yap and you should be proud(?) of that. :)
Submitted
Space doodleThe art is amazing! Though, as others said, it was a bit confusing without a guide :')
I like the idea of speedrunning crafting, maybe there could be combos (e.g. craft A -> B -> C -> repeat) to defend against hordes of enemies.
Submitted
Pen Goose: The Perfect DinnerThanks for the compliment ^^ Main mechanic while not complex by itself is hard to figure it out the first time. More complex crafting would make the game less repetitive, as you say a combo system, maybe try a Tetris like mechanic or something that feel more reactive rather than just do the same over and over.
Some variation in the crafting system would be very appreciated. But gameplay wise we were aiming for an incremental type of game where the gameplay itself is very repetitive while being very satisfactory. Ours does not feel satisfactory at all thus making the game less enjoyable. Thanks for the comment ^^
Graphics look great, sounds fit the vibe, there seems to be a good amount of upgrades for a jam game!
The problem is the gameplay, you're basically staring at the crafting part at the top right trying to it as fast as possible? Is there some strategy that's not just trying to be as fast as possible? Could have used a tutorial for sure since it took a while to understand how to defend at all.
The idea seems like it could be fun (as in crafting/drawing an object to defend) but this didn't quite get there. Not sure how to fix it, maybe some different control scheme so you can look at what's happening in the game instead of just the corner.
Hope I wasn't too negative, everything else was done really well!
Submitted
Pen & PlanetsAh it makes a lot more sense as an idle game. Although then it's kinda weird that "losing" is a positive thing instead of negative. Since it's the only way to allow you to upgrade (unless I misunderstood something). Not sure if that's a bad thing necessarily but just a thought.
Semi-idle game seems like an odd concept but cool to see someone experimenting with it!
I think the concept is cool and i like the art, the mechanics seem a little confusing and i was looking at the crafting table more than at the actual game, but this has a great potencial.
Submitted
Gravity Inkok, i'm confused
good-looking, tho
Point is just to constantly produce space ships to survive?
Submitted
Wizardry and space pensI totally failed because I didn't get the crafting on the first try, too. but then on the progression screen I saw it's showing you how to make a rocket. I didn't interpret that as instructions the first time around, because I didn't know I needed instructions :P I just thought it was... I dunno... decoration??? :P
I like art, music/sounds, idea. Great game. I see this game more like clicker then tower defence. My right hand is tired after your game :D Please add upgrades to autobuild rockets
Submitted
Gravity Pen
Leave a comment
Log in with itch.io to leave a comment.