Very fun game! The visuals and audio were flawless. I never found out what the mutat-o-tron did-I beat the game without being able to figure it out. I think the platforming would be better with a "fake shadow", which just extends below the player so you can see where you land. Overall though, one of the most polished entries I've played!
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Atop's itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Graphics | #10 | 4.614 | 4.614 |
| Audio | #14 | 4.023 | 4.023 |
| Overall | #36 | 3.656 | 3.656 |
| Accessibility | #41 | 3.477 | 3.477 |
| Controls | #52 | 3.636 | 3.636 |
| Fun | #54 | 3.545 | 3.545 |
| Originality | #69 | 3.568 | 3.568 |
| Theme | #171 | 2.727 | 2.727 |
Ranked from 44 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Godot Version
4.7
Theme Interpretation
The player and the world mutate/have mutated.
Wildcards Used
Checkout
Have stuff to buy in your game
Disassembly Required
Demolish break or otherwise disassemble things
I like Turtles
Include a turtle
Source
https://codeberg.org/JohnGabrielUK/Atop
Discord Username(s)
JohnGabrielUK
GWJ Participation Level
This is my forty-seventh GWJ entry.
Team Size
1
Generative AI Disclosure
I confirm that this jam entry does not contain any AI-generated content
Comments
85 days ago(+1)
Thank you for playing, and for the detailed feedback!
r.e. jumping, I agree that it's not quite there - I'm tempted to pull some footage of Super Mario Odyssey and look at the timings of the regular jump. I have a hunch that part of it is just a case of tweaking the numbers (how long does the ascent/hang/descent last, how fast can you move during each phase, et cetera), but I think that the animation is probably a factor, too. My character "winds up" their jump while they're already in the air, whereas Mario snaps almost immediately into his "punch the sky" pose. I'm also missing some particles that I imagine could help improve the game feel.
It's the same story with the camera - both of them do the job, but not elegantly. Definitely something to explore in future.
And yes, there will be a post-jam update! Nothing revolutionary, but a few snarls fixed and a bit of refinement added here and there.
88 days ago(+1)
Mouse sensitivity and volume adjustments are in the settings menu, available from pausing in-game. The mouse cursor is a bit of a weird one - the game and browser seem to be fighting for control of it. Pausing and unpausing fixes it, I find, but I agree that it would be preferable to not have to deal with.
The ichor is a part of the same shader used for rendering the terrain, with a splatmap determining whether or not the floor is lava. For the most part, it's a signed distance field, but I had to draw on top of it for some last-minute alterations.
As for the top... the tower seems to have a few cracks, doesn't it? Perhaps if you were to strike from really high up... ;)
Thanks for playing!
Really fun game!! I was really invested in the story and art the dialogs also made me chuckle overall really nice game with beautiful graphics really shows how much of a effort you put in also this happened when I pause in the clipping nation XD nonetheless one of the most Amazing entry in the jam for sure! ✨
88 days ago(+1)
Wow - I had no idea you could do that! It's pretty fun to see people break your game in ways you never realised it could be broken. Thank you for playing!
88 days ago(+1)
I had Sunshine on my mind when I was implementing it! Made me appreciate how much fun it was to aim F.L.U.D.D.. Thanks for playing!
88 days ago(+1)
I agree that it's fun to find ways to cheese the game, but in hindsight, I wish I'd made the "proper" solution more obvious. Thank you for playing!
90 days ago(+1)
The protagonist from Journey was, indeed, on my mind as I was modelling the player character. Thank you for playing!
There's supposed to be an NPC who tells you, but the fact that I can't remember where they are suggests that it fell through the cracks. "You need to explain this better" is a recurring issue for me, it seems - perhaps I should make it a goal for my next jam entry to focus on onboarding the player as gracefully as possible. Thank you for playing!
90 days ago(+1)
I'm really glad you enjoyed the cutscene! Honestly, working on it was a real second wind moment - taking the time to make ten seconds that just "pop" is a great way to stay motivated, I find. Thank you for playing!
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