The intro, art and SFX are so great. Really made me feel like a suave penguin readily accepting my role as the village protector. My only notes are the lack of explanation of the gameplay systems but that's pretty standard for most jam games and I found them pretty intuitive so great job!
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A Penguin Isekai: My New Life as a Suave Penguin! Readily Accepting my Role as the Village Protector's itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Presentation | #62 | 4.231 | 4.231 |
| Theme | #102 | 3.879 | 3.879 |
| Fun | #117 | 3.538 | 3.538 |
| Originality | #126 | 3.835 | 3.835 |
Ranked from 92 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
How does your game represent "Slick"?
The game features some slick movement mechanics and character design to start, but it also literally meets the definition by including ice sliding mechanics for speed boosts to navigate the stage as an otherwise slow protagonist.
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I definitely agree that we could have explained the mechanics a bit better. We cut it pretty close on time, as I'm sure many people did, so there were a few things we weren't able to do. I'm glad you found the gameplay intuitive nonetheless, and glad you enjoyed the intro, art, and sound. Thanks for the feedback and for taking the time to play our game!
5 stars for the intro sequence alone! Got me to laugh out loud at a few point. The gameplay is equally enjoyable - I loved placing long ice paths and sliding along them to build up a bunch of speed. Excellent work to you all!
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The Great Wizard PerilacksThe intro sequence is great! I like the concept of needing to freeze enemies and push them off stage to defeat them. I found that aspect to be a bit underexplained, so it took me a bit to figure it out, but it was fun once it clicked. I also found the enemies' attacks to be fairly difficult to dodge.
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Bullet Duck: A Quack in the IceThank you so much! I'm glad you liked the concept and intro. I agree, we could have explained the mechanics better, but we were scrambling toward the end (as I'm sure most people were) and that aspect sort of got away from us. I also agree that the enemies are hard to dodge, especially the archer crows. Hopefully we get to balance things a bit better in the future. Thanks for taking the time to play our game!
I really loved the intro sequence and the voice acting, it's so well done :D
The concept itself is also pretty nice and movement on top of the ice felt very slick
Great job!
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Slick TricksNeat game! I went in completely blind and didn't expect an intro cutscene,but it certainly made it vibe in that kind of arcade intro way (which is good!) I appreciate that y'all made it skippable though. I enjoyed the gameplay a decent amount (despite the fact that I didn't realise how to move quickly until later, I skimmed those instructions pretty quickly), although I did find the flying enemies to be the most difficult to deal with, because I found it hard to avoid their attacks, in part due to ice launcher walk lock cooldown lag (a bit of a mouthful!) Other than that, it was cool to slide about and create over lava. I also liked the aggressive squash and stretch in the animations, very tasty.
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Dazzling Duck: Underworld EscapeThanks! A lot of work went into the intro (and everything really), but we knew it was important to make it skippable in case people died and wanted to try again. I'm glad you had fun with the gameplay. We probably could have made the intended mechanics a bit clearer, but we were sort of scrambling toward the end (like most everyone, I suppose). I completely agree, those crow archers are no joke. It took me a while to beat the game myself, mostly because of them. I'm happy you appreciate the animation too. I think our animator did a great job. Thank you so much for taking the time to play our game!
Thanks! Our sound guy did a great job with those effects and we all had a lot of fun recording the voices. I'm glad you enjoyed the art and animations as well! A lot of time went into them. I'm also happy you had fun with the gameplay. I agree that a pause feature would be great. Hopefully we get to add that later. I appreciate all of the kind words. Thank you so much for playing our game!
Incredible entry! Love the freeze and push mechanic. It's a surprisingly deep, and offers a really high skill ceiling without having to put a ton of time into understanding how it works. Great presentation, cool opening cutscene, and just a really great entry overall!
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Slick as the DevilSo cute. Having to slide to knock out the enemies was super fun and creative! Voice acting and visuals were also super slick. Nice job!
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Gun Knife BombAmazing work. The sound effects and tunes just bring it all together. Everything feels so polished!
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Nowhere WestAn absolutely glorious opening cutscene! The bitcrushed sound effects and voiced lines are charming, and the game is reminiscent of something Nitrome would make! I think it would be nice if you restarted on the level you died on, since playing through the previous levels every time gets a little tedious, but the overall style of the game is very solid! The hilariously long title got me XD Nice work!
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Shelly BetIf nothing else, this team understands how to title an Isekai. I absolutely love this game in all it's aspects, from the art to the gameplay to the disrespect of one's mother directly resulting in being hit by a truck. The one thing I might add is a way to skip the opening cutscene. While incredibly charming, it adds a LOT of time to restarting runs if you lose (I did). Bravo!
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Slip ShipWonderful intro and art, very charming. I enjoyed the first two stages but couldn't quite figure out how to reliably smash up enemies once I had them in the ice cube. Also it seemed like booping them into the lava prevented me from getting any health, so I didn't make it much further than stage 2. Still really nicely done, good work!
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SKELETON_SIMULATORThis one is crazy good! I love covering the stage in ice and just sliding around. I love the slick animation over the ice. My jaw literally dropped when I discovered you can machine gun while sliding. You were, in fact, slick for that ^^
The cut scene and setup is incredible lol.
I unfortunately bugged out on stage 2. It seems like having and ice path over the lava can get you stuck in the hurt animation.
This one is really amazing! Well done!
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BIG PUNCHWow!!!! This is a remarkable offering! I can't believe how slick the art and the lore and the gameplay is... and it's hilarious!!! Bless up, y'all!!!!!!!!
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Soul SlideLove the ice trails, it's a super fun mechanic to zoom around while defeating enemies
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