I just wanna say that this game was amazing, and it's a shame that not that many people rated it during the jam rating time. It's such a simple gameplay concept that works so well because of how great the comedy, visuals and music are. I just barely managed to get a win at 4:28:562, it's a surprisingly tough game but not in an unfair way imo.
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Don't Bee Late!'s itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Seriousness | #141 | 4.166 | 4.500 |
| Visuals | #185 | 4.320 | 4.667 |
| Overall | #194 | 3.966 | 4.283 |
| Creativity & Theme | #366 | 4.012 | 4.333 |
| Audio | #379 | 3.626 | 3.917 |
| Enjoyment | #452 | 3.703 | 4.000 |
Ranked from 12 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Game Engine
Unity
Comments
Simply incredible game. I happen to know someone who basically lives like this constantly, and was heavily reminded of them while playing. The only gripe I really have is that it feels like the wheel spins slightly too fast from a gameplay standpoint, but it strengthens the realism & message, so I also wouldn’t really know if I’d want it slower. And having the analogy be bees is perfect! Great job, HM Team!
I was thinking of something like the Among Us tasks, which lowkey try to emulate the actual thing you'd be doing. Clicking things in a certain order, connecting things, solving little mini puzzles or some micro undertale styles bullethells, that kind of stuff. But, for the scope of the jam, I think the game works perfectly fine as is, this is more of an idea in case you ever think about expanding it (which would be awesome!!!)
84 days ago(+1)
You are too sweet ;o; !!! also thank you for the feedback, very glad it felt rewarding at the end!!
WAIT! THIS IS A HIDDEN GEM!
- The music, audio and the general feel of the game is AMAZING! I love how frantic everything is and the way you have to move between different tasks all the time
- Gameplay itself is solid and lends itself to some REALLY great moments when you chain multiple perfect hits together!
Some concerns:
- I know the point of the game is to have this bee be moving between different tasks but it can be frustrating when your current task is so far away from all the minor task you're forced to finish and you end up in a loop of moving back and forth. Maybe implement some biased selector of minor tasks to those near your current tasks so the player feels like they is able to make consistent progress.
This game deserves way more visibility for how cute, well stylised and how fun it is!
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