SoloDevelopment #10 - New Year Jam

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Embrace your inner villain in this explosive pixel art game. Time your bombs perfectly, and watch the cuteness go BOOM!

Submitted by +Beosil — 17 minutes, 1 second before the deadline

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Criteria	Rank	Score*	Raw Score
Overall	#1	4.155	4.155
Creativity	#2	4.419	4.419
Gameplay	#3	4.163	4.163
Polish	#3	4.419	4.419
Theme Interpretation	#4	4.093	4.093
Audio	#12	3.791	3.791
Art	#13	4.047	4.047

Ranked from 43 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

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drahmenJam Host249 days ago

I really enjoyed this one quite a bit. Fun mechanics, a number of levels, beatable in a few minutes, and a solid hook overall.

+BeosilDeveloper249 days ago

Great to hear you liked it! And thanks a lot for playing.

starbridgesoftSubmitted251 days ago

Very fun, loved it. The only minor feedback I have is about conveyance about how each target is scored. Having individual levels dedicated to each type in isolation to show how they score would help convey value. Of course the quick pace and ability to restart teaches the player just as well, but I could see if this was expanded beyond the scope of 72 hours, certain levels where the score must be more than X but less than Y, and having a deeper understanding of each would be valuable in that case. Mostly me surmising and brainstorming, but hopefully food for thought. Great work

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Fortress of the Rodent Prince

+BeosilDeveloper250 days ago

Good point about scoring. The points per target type is stated on the project page, but not in the game itself. It would definitely be something to improve in an expanded version of the game. The whole aspect of level design, goal and score suffered quite badly due to the game jam deadline =)

Thanks for taking the time to comment and play my game. Appreciate it a lot!

zidan-bananSubmitted252 days ago

Wow! This is very juicy!

I really liked all the effects – the poppers, the shaking, the sounds. It creates a nice tactile feel. I think this is very important for any game, but it looks especially great at a jam.

Very funny description of the game. “Because sometimes, cute things need to go BOOM! ;-)”

The last level is good because it requires tactics and accurate dropping.

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+BeosilDeveloper252 days ago

Sounds like you had a great time with it! Nice to hear =)

zioncalvoSubmitted253 days ago

Great idea and really cool explosion effects. Simple, clean, and fun. Great work

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Don't Pet the Dogs

+BeosilDeveloper253 days ago

Thanks for playing!

t4tmuttSubmitted254 days ago

awesome and really really fun!! i love the art style, will revisit it to get better scores ^^

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+BeosilDeveloper254 days ago(+1)

Happy to hear you liked it!

LaxinnSubmitted254 days ago

This is a really creative idea, and as a musician I love the music and sound design :D It is just perfect! I am sad that the music didn't loop after a while. I really like the levels as well, it was very nice to have different goals each time :D Congrats!

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The first necromancer

+BeosilDeveloper254 days ago

Appreciate your compliment on the music/SFX! I am no musician myself, but I know these are so important for nailing the mood of a game. In my opinion, you can multiply the appeal of any jam entry by just adding a fitting background music. Some tactically placed sound effects do wonders too.

Thanks for playing ... and the bug report ;-)

OpenfunSubmitted254 days ago

I think this is the best theme interpretation. No-one can argue that you are the villain :D

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My precious dungeon

+BeosilDeveloper254 days ago

Glad to hear this! I spent quite some time to come up with a not so obvious, creative game idea that perfectly fits both themes.

Thanks for playing ... you villain! :-)

vldtz101Submitted254 days ago

Fun gameplay! A bit frustrating when the bombs go offscreen without warning, but otherwise very satisfying. The visuals are audio are nice too!

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Black Flag Ricochet

+BeosilDeveloper254 days ago(+1)

Yeah, not totally sure if this is good level design. But, in the short time of the game jam, I couldn't find a better solution to not make it too easy to score.

Thanks for your feedback!

ArtistdatWandersSubmitted254 days ago

Peak Visuals and Sound design!

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+BeosilDeveloper254 days ago(+1)

Appreciate your compliment!

Jan AllersmaSubmitted254 days ago

Timing is a miracle on the first bomb. Niceee! Fun game. I think it has that sweet balance of difficulty for everyone to be enjoyable.

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Snowmen's Champion Pass

+BeosilDeveloper254 days ago(+1)

Great that you enjoyed it! And congrats on the "miracle in one" :-)

tehpineappleSubmitted255 days ago

A LOT of fun. I don't know why but I ended up trying to speed run each level. Took some time but i got it. Great work!

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Purr-operty Damage

+BeosilDeveloper255 days ago

Haha, nice challenge! Maybe I should add a timer or special mode for this. I like the idea.

Thanks for playing!

PressgoalSubmitted255 days ago

I am a true villain!

This was oddly satisfying, and I was surprised by how much strategy I used in systematically exploding unicorns. Peak submission!

Submitted

+BeosilDeveloper255 days ago

Thanks for your compliment!

VisualS_RGBSubmitted255 days ago

Muy creativo la verdad, felicidades :)

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+BeosilDeveloper255 days ago

Gracias por jugar! :-)

LyredSubmitted255 days ago

Nice game. Looks very polished and was fun to play. My highscore is 397 :D

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+BeosilDeveloper255 days ago

Thanks for playing! Let's see, how long your record stands :-)

AlexXD_Submitted255 days ago

make more levels i want to play more of this

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Yet Another Game About Shooting People

+BeosilDeveloper255 days ago

More exploding cuties? How villainous! ;-)

Thanks for your feedback.

AlexXD_Submitted255 days ago(+1)

who doesn't love exploding stuff

StarbuffSubmitted255 days ago

I aimed for the unicorns but still managed to hit enough ducks XD
Fun to play

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+BeosilDeveloper255 days ago(+1)

My conspiracy theory is that ducks (and bunnies) are unicorns in disguise ... so, nicely done! :-)

Thanks for playing!

NickRockSubmitted255 days ago

Hah! The villainous pachinko slot machine))

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2 Minutes to Regret

+BeosilDeveloper255 days ago(+1)

Funny how I didn't really got that pachinko connection until late in the game jam! :-)

Thanks for playing!

DarksoftSubmitted255 days ago

I definitely enjoyed killing creatures) The game is harder than i expected, but i had fun and i can see how this game could be expanded!

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Countdown Nightmare

+BeosilDeveloper255 days ago

Great to hear! Thanks.

So many of my ideas had to be scraped due to the looming deadline ... but it helped a lot to actually "finish" a game for once :-)

ChrisSubmitted255 days ago

Hi! Congrats on submitting :D

Wow, it's a brutal game with all the bombing haha. I think it's a very good and interesting take on the theme. And I like the artstyle a lot!

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Why let me die?

+BeosilDeveloper255 days ago

Thanks for your compliments!

Just played your game. Nice! Very interesting, how our two games are so different in so many aspects. That's what I like in these game jams.

Treno11Submitted255 days ago

What a challenge, be easier on us, please!

Nice mechanics, love it. I see how this easily can be converted into mobile game with hundreds of levels!

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+BeosilDeveloper255 days ago

Yeah, balancing the difficulty was a bit tricky under jam time pressure. Tried to make it not too easy in the end.

Hundreds of levels? That sounds like a grind to make :-D I see that it would work as mobile game though.

Thanks for playing!

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