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A jam submission

Candy CasterView game page

Run from cute pumpkins while your froggy wand blasts candy at them.
Submitted by Cute Zombie β€” 1 hour, 8 minutes before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Presentation#603.3483.348
Cozy Fall Vibes#613.3913.391
Enjoyment#632.8702.870
Overall#703.0653.065
Creativity#852.6522.652

Ranked from 23 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

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Comments

Submitted(+1)

Very cute idea and graphics! It would be great to see a score and have some sense of accomplishment or reward for surviving longer!
Overall a cute jam entry :)

Developer

Thanks for playing! Glad you found it cute. I do hope to add those features if I update the game more. I know I had tried to make a score count, but it wasn't cooperating in time. :)

Submitted(+1)

Cute little game. I enjoyed the artwork. The auto aiming is nice and adds to the cozy vibes. I would've liked a counter that displays how many enemies I have defeated. Good job!

Developer

Thank you, I'm glad you liked my art. I did try to add a counter, but I couldn't seem to get it working quite right in time. I agree it would have been much nicer with one. :)

Submitted(+1)

Great artwork on this one and I think the auto aim was intended and adds to the cozy vibe. I played for a while but didn't win the game - I like the idea of this candy launching weapon :) Perhaps some more enemy and arcade action would be cool but then it would also take away from the cozy vibe perhaps.... soo.. good job! :)

Developer(+1)

Thank you so much! I do have some ideas about adding more enemies while balancing the cozy vibes, so I'll see if I can pull those off if I continue to update.

Submitted(+1)

Good job. Feels nice to play, although the single direction wand weapon makes it feel a bit more restrictive like some other commenters have said.

Would have loved to see upgrades. At first I thought the mushrooms were meant to be experience point pickups haha.

I kinda like how you put the tutorial of the game controls as your itch banner. That was creative and fun to see πŸ˜†

Developer(+1)

Thanks, I'm glad you enjoyed it. I've received comments like that about the mushrooms from a few friends as well, so I definitely have to make them either do something or blend in with the scenery better, as I was hoping to add actual pickups at some point. 

And yeah, thanks! I like using my banner for information I don't want missed, or if I have any warnings like bugs or anything (my previous game was very loud and the music never works right, so I warned about it there lol).

Submitted(+1)

I loved this game! Even though I spent more time on it then I would like to admit, I would like to point out that it didn't feel incredibly responsive because you auto aimed and shot. All I could do was move around, and it ended when I chose to quit the game after 15 minutes. I would suggest letting the player have more control over the character and perhaps adding and end state, or more enemies. But for a game jam it was incredibly polished!

Developer

Aw! Thank you! Yeah, I'd love to add an end state and some more things to do in the game for sure. I'm glad you still enjoyed it. :)

Submitted(+1)

Loved the witch and her animations! I have yet to see a survivor-like that is cozy, but that's great for your second game. Keep it up!

Developer(+1)

Thank you! A couple of my friends, who mostly enjoy cozy-type games, were really loving that about Cozy Caster since I made it lower difficulty, slower-paced, and cutesy compared to similar games. :)

Submitted(+1)

Nice, cozy game. The art is ok, the music is excellent. You could add a variety of sfx but it's ok like this also. Gameplay loop very repetitive but otherwise ok game, i like.

Developer

Thank you. I hope to add more sounds in the future. Also, if you have any specific suggestions for improving my art, please let me know. :)

Submitted(+1)

So cute! I love the witch and even the enemy jack-o’-lantern! I really respect that you made almost everything yourself. The controls feel smooth. When I was about to die, my witch turned invisible. I’m not sure if that was a special effect or a bug, but it was actually pretty fun! If this were my own game demo, I’d probably add more levels and different maps in the future to make it a complete game. Very great job!

Developer(+1)

Thank you, that's so sweet of you to say! And yeahhh, vanishing near death is a bug. I actually found it the other day and fixed it, but I have to wait until the jam is over to update. Thank you for telling me about the bug, though! I do plan to add at least a bit more to my game also. :)

Submitted(+1)

I thought I had defeated a special pumpkin, and that’s why I suddenly gained the invisibility skill, haha.  It was really cute.

Submitted(+1)

Great job, feels very responsive!

Developer

Thanks, I'm glad you think so. 

Submitted(+1)

What a cute idea to have her casting candy!! Great work!

Developer

Thank you :)

Submitted(+1)

Aw, the tiny witch is really cute. It's good to understand and the navigation works perfectly. Nice :)

Developer(+1)

Thanks, I'm glad you found the game intuitive, and that you think my witch is cute! I took longer than I care to admit trying to get the design right lol. 

Submitted(+1)

Very cool game, polished and bug-free, with beautiful sprites. I like how you also thought & handled corner cases, such as when pumpkins surround you, but you can still push them around to escape. There are some things I think would make it better:

  • an end state (except when losing)
  • some more texture on the ground; since you're using Godot, check out TileMapLayer. I used it in my game for drawing the ground, and also for spawning piles of leaves randomly on predefined areas; it's a very powerful node!
  • pixelated assets for the smoke cloud & health bar (to match the other assets)

Overall, great first jam effort & congratulations!

Developer(+1)

That's so kind of you to say. I love your suggestions as well.

I had wanted to have an end and make the smoke clouds pixelated as an update. I didn't think about the health bar, thank you. I'll for sure try to add that.

I'm new at Godot, so your recommendation of something specific I can look into using on it is so valueble. You even did the leaf piles using that? It sounds like the TileMapLayer's going to be a game changer for me! (It's my second Jam, but my first with Godot. I used Game Maker the first time, haha.)

Thanks for the comments and feedback. 

Submitted(+1)

Nice little Vampire Survivors inspired game ! βœ¨
And good job on your first Godot game πŸŒˆ

Developer(+1)

Aw thanks! <3

Submitted(+1)

You nailed the cute fall theme with your visuals <3 I would have loved to have control over aim and casting but having this automatic makes it more cozy i think. Great game!

Developer

Thank you so much. Yeah, I thought so too, but I agree about it being more cozy this way. :)

Submitted(+1)

Hee-Ho. Cool game, very cute art and good music. I want this candy gun in real life. Where can I buy it?

Developer

Thanks! I don't know where we could get a wand that shoots candy, but I want one too. lol

Submitted(+1)

Cute sprite art and an awesome first godot game! You got the theme spot keeping halloween cozy with the smiley pumpkins. Could be interesting to add an aiming mechanic

Developer

Thank you so much for saying so! Also, that's a nice suggestion. I had briefly considered adding aiming, but my time was short.

Developer

To anyone commenting: I'd love any feedback, and tell me if you find any bugs please.

(It's my first game using Godot, and my second game ever.)

Thanks for visiting my page<3

Submitted(+1)

A good start for a person alone ! Vampire survivor are fun and character design is pretty cute

Developer

Thanks! It's my first game using Godot, and my second game ever.  I followed a tutorial and then changed some things and made my own art! :)