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A jam submission

Defiant MageView game page

A chess roguelike inspired by Summer and a distaste for rules
Submitted by LiminalDirectory — 4 minutes, 39 seconds before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Gameplay#413.6563.818
Limitation#623.3953.545
Polish#693.4823.636
Overall#1523.0323.167
Theme#1933.1333.273
Art#2152.9593.091
Audio#3251.5671.636

Ranked from 11 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

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Comments

Submitted

Honestly shocked me at how enjoyable this was. I think with a ui overhaul, some sort of progression/direction outside of pure gameplay, and a graphics rework you really, really have something here. Hopefully you keep developing this!

Submitted

I could definitely see this as a full game! Just needs sound and a bit more polish, fantastic job :)

Developer

Thank you for the kind words and encouragement!

Submitted

This genuinely looks so promising. The UI is a bit overwhelming and too samey to start, and it would greatly benefit from a traditional tutorial. That said, the gameplay and rules are amazing to have for a game jam. Great work!

Developer

Thanks for the kind words and feedback! I completely agree that the game is a bit overwhelming and could definitely use some guidance. Still, thanks for playing!

Submitted

HOLY CONTENT, this was so much fun! What an amazing idea, and genuinely incredible execution of a difficult prompt. if you were to put this on steam some day, I might work on mechanical clarity for the defiance generation and how rules effect card draw, but I'm only saying that because this has insane potential. the solar wizard was so much fun :) Your game has incredible sauce

Developer(+1)

Thanks! I agree that a lot of stuff isn't really defined as well as it could be, and a lot of the stuff isn't clear right away, but I hope to improve on things once the jam rating period ends. Thanks for the kind words!

Submitted

Had to remove myself from my chair to stop playing this game. Very good concept and execution. Would love to see more about this. Great work. Gonna be coming back to play more.

Developer

Thank you so much! That's great to hear. I do plan to add to it and polish it, so I'm glad you enjoyed!