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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Seriousness | #264 | 4.000 | 4.000 |
| Audio | #337 | 3.667 | 3.667 |
| Visuals | #411 | 4.000 | 4.000 |
| Overall | #572 | 3.629 | 3.629 |
| Creativity & Theme | #1233 | 3.429 | 3.429 |
| Enjoyment | #1317 | 3.048 | 3.048 |
Ranked from 21 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
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Godot
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A pretty cool game! I liked the variety of attacks, they all felt unique and I could strategize how I used them.
I was a little confused on how the progress bar worked. It looked like it only went up after I did an attack? But one time I think I did an attack and it didn't go up? I'm not exactly sure how it works, and so I'd say it only tangentially applies the theme. It would've been cool if one of the attacks was to spin! Or something. Maybe that move could increase the progress bar more but does less damage?
I also wasn't sure how the die that determines how many things the president says impacted the game. Did it make it so the progress bar has a larger max value, therefore taking longer to fill up? I think some of those core mechanics could be explained a bit more explicitly.
Otherwise, I loved the art style, the dialogue system was very clean and smooth, and the dialogue itself was fun to read! The animations were also really great. Great job to you and your team, and congrats on your (supposedly) first game jam!
the presedent does have a particular way of speaking and a particular haircut.. almost reminds me of someone... eh nevermind. loved the artstyle, reminds me of certain flash games. and the RNG is fair. its great
Fun to play. I've never seen a video game on paper, a great idea. As a composer, I would have preferred to see original music or at least music available on itch as a resource. I had fun playing it. The presidential jokes were a bit repetitive. Interesting concept of applying the spin.
Thanks! I did make the music myself if that's what you mean, I just haven't been making music for a crazy long time if it seems unoriginal
Rating on audio upgraded
Very "alive" game if that's the word,great art style
A game by the same name as mine :) but completely different approaches! I actually quite enjoyed it. A little rng heavy, but the art is presented well, the audio is great, and there’s plenty of variation to the dialogue that it doesn’t feel repetitive replaying a level I failed. Well done!
I really enjoyed the feel of the game and the vibes were great. Some way to upgrade or progress in some manner would add alot to the game and bring out the best of turn based combat, but other than that, a solid entry my man
Yeah that's a good suggestion! I noticed a lot of people were wanting upgrades or something more
This is a fun and creative idea! I like the presentation and the art style. There's a few things I wanted to mention though: twice I lost because I did *too* good, which is rather odd. Both times, I got a good roll on a kick and knocked the prez out in 1-2 turns, and I was told I lost because the spin doctor "didn't spin enough". That feels like I'm being punished for doing well. Second, the levels are so similar I didn't realize when it restarted, it restarted me from level 1. I think it'd be interesting to be allowed to upgrade attacks, or add abilities to influence the odds of a good roll. Lastly, when I hit escape and selected "main menu", it kept restarting instead.
Yeah the progress bar needs to be filled up before knocking the president out, I probably should've specified that in the tutorial. I think I was a little too familiar with how the game works and didn't do enough playtesting for noticing that! Yeah adding abilities would be a great feature! I'll look into that main menu bug as well! Thanks for the feedback! :)
I like the art style and concept, but the actual gameplay was a little bland. Maybe add some upgrades for the different abilities or the ability to buy new abilities? And make the president better on subsequent levels, each level kind of felt the same to me.
Yeah that makes sense, I honestly didn't know how to implement everything so it took me a while to get together what I had. I'll add that after the jam's complete! Thanks for the feedback!
I liked your take on the theme, different than other submissions! I think having damaged tied to a dice roll is kind of frustrating. Especially with a kick that is supposed to do more damage, rolling a one makes it do only one point of damage and then you can't use it for 4 turns.
Lol, really funny.
Glad you liked it!
I like the premise and the animation is really good. The writing made me chuckle.
Potential bugs: The top bar sometimes looks filled up when it isn’t actually full (it happened on a double point round). Also one time I lost when I didn’t die, not sure what happened there. Still, was a fun experience, well done overall!
A spin doctor for a president who shares way too much is such a funny premise, sounds like the writing backs it up too. Dice-based combat is an interesting choice, even if a couple people felt it could tie into the “spin doctor” idea more directly. Great art either way!
really cool art and the jokes were pretty funny!! i do think that sometimes it can be a little unfair when the president stuns you bc it lets you get combo'd really easily. but i did really enjoy it!! great job :-)
I'm glad you liked it! Yeah I had a feeling that the president could be a little over powered, thanks for the feedback :)
I loved the art! I would have likek the option to convince him verbally too, but it is fun! Great work!
Thanks! That's a good suggestion! I'll have to add it to the list if I continue with the project afterwards!
I like the theme of a spin doctor, but the mechanics seem completely detached from it, boiling down to just rolling dice to punch people.