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A jam submission

Candy Doesn't Belong HereView game page

What brings you to a place like this?
Submitted by Starvalight (@starvalight) — 6 hours, 6 minutes before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Audio#1003.7333.733
Visuals#1014.2674.267
Enjoyment#2113.6003.600
Overall#2483.4783.478
Gameplay#4103.0673.067
Theme#4903.2673.267
Innovation#5352.9332.933

Ranked from 15 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

How does the game fit the theme?
Dreams can often be a strange place, but at the same time, our world could be strange to those from our dreams, no?

What code and assets did you not make from scratch during the jam (if any)?
Some code was from tutorials, particularly from Mostly Mad Productions.

How many people worked on the game?
1

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Comments

Submitted

Super polished ! Nice experience !

Only thing i can advice is to speed up the text with a touch !

Feel free to test our game btw !

Submitted

Loved the visuals and the gameplay, I see a lot of potential

Submitted

the visuals were nice. I think the game froze at the end for me unless I'm missing something. 

Submitted (1 edit)

Heck, I did not expect that ending. I sure felt bad hitting all the enemies because of how cute they were but the story wouldn’t progress otherwise… The pixel art was awesome and so was the music! Honestly, to me it feels like a complete game not made for a jam and I’m glad I had a chance to play it.

If I may make a suggestion, perhaps you could add screenshots of the actual game to your listing. I think your pixel work has a different appeal to the title cover, so it’d be nice to show that off!

Submitted

Cool pixel art and enemies

Submitted

The graphics are so nice! And the level of polishing is quite high! It's a very enjoyable game!

Love the art style, the music, and the gameplay is fun!

Submitted (2 edits)

Insane style and grace. For that reason it is pretty enjoyable. Envy your character designs (in a good way) !! They are great and awesome and you have nice shoelaces.

Though you seem not to have much faith in a project, but I’m sure you have a lot ahead. It’s a neat first dip.

Submitted

Ahhhhh i love it! The characters are so dynamic and love the dialogue. Beautiful art <3

Submitted

That was soooo enjoyable! The animations are so smooth and appealing and the dialogues are intriguing. It is so pleasant to swing the bat, as well as try to understand what's going on. LOOVE the vibes.

However, I wish it was longer and the story went deeper (even though I understand it's hard to do so in under a week). Also, I saw the game freezing somewhere in the beginning a little.

Still, incredibly well-done!!!!! GJ <3333

Developer

Thank you so much! I lost confidence in the story near the end... but glad you ended up enjoying it!

Submitted

Love the concept of Candy getting pulled into this strange dream world by a mysterious prince - the lore has a lot of potential. The character art style is really appealing. The wave-based combat with upgrades is a solid loop for a jam game!

Developer

I'm so glad you found the concept interesting! And glad the gameplay was enjoyable!

Submitted

Nice animation visuals. The enemies are cool too. 

Developer

Thank you, I'm real proud of the enemies!

Submitted

I like it, damage boosts all the way. Style is nice gj man

Developer

I'm glad you enjoyed!