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A jam submission

The Simpler TimesView game page

It's so crazy nowadays, take it back to simpler times.
Submitted by goobst, Juniper Dev — 10 minutes, 11 seconds before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Creativity#24.4404.440
Presentation#274.2004.200
Enjoyment#433.6403.640
Gameplay#503.4003.400
Connection to Theme#693.7603.760

Ranked from 25 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

Team Members (List Discord Names)
goobst (+1 anonymous)

Game engine / program used
Godot

Connection to the theme (short sentence)
The Simpler Times is a newspaper company focusing on writing simple headlines, just like the old days.

Is this your first jam?

No

This is not my first game jam

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Comments

(+1)

Absolutely love it. 

Submitted

That was honestly a very, very creative implementation—really awesome! I didn’t understand it at first, but after reading the game page—wow! Great idea and a really cool concept!

Submitted(+1)

"Gun was potato and cat was bad." LOL this was a really cool concept

Submitted(+1)

"Stinky fire prevents very tiny visits!"


Great job! Loved it.

Submitted(+1)

coo, artstyle, loved the game 

Feel free to check and rate my game :)

Submitted(+1)

Very cool idea! Like it

Submitted(+1)

Hahaha, this was actually pretty funny. Very original and well polished :)

Submitted(+1)

I really loved the creativity of this game, it's super original! This game reminded me why I prefer remote work to office work though. By far. Twisting the theme to make it the name of a newspaper company making simple headlines? Genius. Probably my favorite twist of the theme in this game jam. Amazing job!

Submitted(+1)

This is a unique take on the theme that I haven't seen so far. The obstacles move a bit slow, but I also like that they can be used to push the words as well. Great idea and nice execution

Submitted(+1)

Things I like:

- Very unique concept and gameplay

- Overall visuals are great

Things that need improvements in my opinion:

- Lack of background music

- Pushing obstacles away seems to be an important part of the game, but the obstacles move way too slowly. Maybe would be better if there was a button to kick or push them away quicker

Submitted(+1)

damn nice game :D what a masterful idea. and great execution. the physics feel good and fair, great job with the art also! 5/5!

Developer

Thank you!! Happy you enjoyed it :)

Submitted

Damn I love the way you inteprented the theme and i like the graphics, the gameplay is good but its hard to get words around and idk if screen was meant to get stuck when i finish publsihing the article.

Developer

Thanks :) definitely just forgot to add a button to replay the game at the end though… oops

Submitted(+1)

This is a brilliant interpretation of the theme

Submitted(+1)

the dragging thing is interesting but slightly annoying since stuff gets stuck so easily. the idea is very novel and fun though

Submitted(+1)

Rouge store creates badly fire!!!?

had fun playing (got 32782000 points)

(+1)

The best part about this game is that you probably put in more effort in making a headline than most journalists put in their entire careers