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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Overall | #4 | 4.207 | 4.207 |
| Innovation | #7 | 4.394 | 4.394 |
| Enjoyment | #9 | 4.303 | 4.303 |
| Gameplay | #9 | 4.212 | 4.212 |
| Theme | #21 | 4.394 | 4.394 |
| Visuals | #98 | 4.273 | 4.273 |
| Audio | #121 | 3.667 | 3.667 |
Ranked from 33 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?
Your an eyeball in an unfamiliar and desolate world brimming with beings that seem to be watching you
What code and assets did you not make from scratch during the jam (if any)?
I borrowed a couple simple one off scripts from my other projects. like one that defines a range and amplitude for animation curves
How many people worked on the game?1
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Congratulations on ranking so highly! I knew this one would do well ever since I first played it. Seriously great work Jahju!
Thank you so much it means a lot! im actually shocked
Thanks for submitting your game to the stream! If you wanted to look at the playthrough again in the future here's the VOD timestamped to your game
I love the visual and the atmosphere! Well done:D
Amazing, one of my favorites from this jam so far. The target locking and big eyes made me feel like I was playing some new zelda game where link could turn into an eye. I do wish that we could've used the jump more, but thats a small gripe. The simple mechanic of having the eye only shoot when it was looking at targets made the movement all the more interesting too. I'd love to see this fleshed out with more stuff like the jump. Great game!
Thanks !! i would love to eventually try fleshing out the jumping mechanic and figure out what kinds of other ways to use the targeting mechanic.
I was stuck trying to shoot and once I figured it out it was a big AHA moment.. very smart mechanic
nicee thanks!
Hell yh! That was great! Really smart mechanic having to orient yourself to shoot, but also keep moving. Love the entire eyeball theme. And the atmosphere was top notch. Great work!
Thank youuu !!!
I loved the mechanic. The boss music belongs on cryochamber, amazing
Thanks!! the music i got from artlist by Dan Mayo - Leaving
Very creepy but very cool! I loved having to adjust my movement just to be able to aim as well. The music for the final boss was perfect. Really great entry for the jam, and I hope you continue making levels for this!
thanks!! i was a little skeptical about the central mechanic of moving is aiming at first so I'm really glad you liked it !
This is my favorite game this game jam! I love the artstyle and how strange and creepy the eye creatures are. The aiming mechanic is clever and fits really well with the game design. And the boss at the end was cool too. The only thing was switching aim between multiple enemies was a bit glitchy sometimes. I would love to play more if you ever update this in the future!
Thank you so much!! im glad you liked the boss cause i really wanted to make this experience feel full despite being very short. from all the playtesting ive seen the camera is definitely one of the areas that could use the most improvement, its probably one of the areas i struggle most with game dev but i will for sure try to focus on improving that for my next game jams.
This is really nice! I love the system as a whole. Moving and aiming is a shared system? Count me in! The eyeball theme is also really nice. It ties the game together super nicely, and makes every element of the game really obvious without needing much text. Well done! Also, the boss battle felt fun and enjoyable too! Rarely I see a game doing everything so nicely in a game jam, so kudos for that.
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Anyway, this is a really good entry, and I bet with some more content, this could very well be a good steam game! Well done!
Thank you for this amazing comment!!! I love your suggestions and agree completely, i think the jump mechanic would be aligned more if you were like shooing some sort of trigger that shot you up from the floor or just incorporated into the world design better. one of the limitations i set for myself for this jam was no animating, but it really would add so much to the experience i almost wish this was a two week jam
Very cool and unique game! At first I didnt know how to open the door but once I saw what the game wanted from me it was pretty direct and easy. I loved the atmosphere and I love the contros too! I didn't play anything like that before.
What I missed is a health bar and also I would like if I had like a lot more health but the enemies didn't keep the damage I did to them; i feeled like it was more a thing about trying a lot of times more than having skill
thanks! good point about the health i wish i had more time to make that clear
Really cool game, super engaging gameplay and it looks and sounds awesome. It nails the strange atmosphere, well done!
thank you mungus!!
Wow, this is one of my favorite games so far. When I started, I thought this would be just one of those hamster ball type of games... oh boy, was I wrong.
First of all, you created a fun, simple to understand, and original mechanic that is multi use for attacks, for the hook, and for puzzles.
Secondly, you made two bosses and one mini boss that are not only mechanically very good, but also look awesome and are satisfying to hit.
You also made all the sound effects yourself, and they are just perfect and add so much to the vibe.
I didn’t even mention the style and art, which are also perfect and very vibey.
If I have to nitpick something, the lock-on mechanic on the last boss can be a bit confusing and not clear on what I'm actually locked on.
As a fellow solo dev, I say to you with a full heart, congratulations man, this is pure genius and a very very good game! :)
Thank you so much!! really appreciate this, you made my day
I am really glad to hear that! :)) But I only spoke facts :))
Awesome! Perfect example how to make simple but so engaging game. Love everything about it!
thank you !!
Probably my favorite game I’ve played. You have something special here!
thanks that means a lot !
My new Fav Game of this Jam!
My eyes hurt.
that sudden camera shake made me flinch loved it
Thankss!! haha janky camera shakes make for great jump scares
very unique mechanic! i liked the graphics, the vibe, the sfx. Who would have thought a look could kill? awesome game!
Thanks !! appreciate youu
Great mechanics! I just wish the enemy projectiles were not the same colour as mine, still had a lot fun!
thanks! and this is such a good point, after i submitted and went to bed i was just thinking wait why didnt i make the enemy projectiles purple
interesting game, reminiscent of Balance. The only problem is that if you get close to the wall, you can see what's behind it. Also, at first, I got stuck in the corner.
thanks, yea i really need to figure out a camera system with collisions because everytime i tried to get cinemachine to have collisions it becomes so jerky and terrible
The boost crystals were my favorite. I'm a bit on the line when it comes to the gimmick of having to rotate yourself correctly to shoot. It's unique for sure, but I'm not sure if it's fun. Either way, a large number of enemies is great. That boss tho, didn't expect it, which was a nice surprise, but I wish it didn't have so much HP, it just became tedious at some point.
8.5/10 :D
thanks ! i feel the same way about the rotate mechanic im not really so sure about it. my goal was kind of to replicate the difficulty of aiming of early retro horror games like resident evil to push the game closer to horror instead of actiony.