I loved the visuals, look really professional. The gameplay has a good balance, you have to be smart with your resources. Couldn't win it, but I enjoyed a lot, a top game from this jam!
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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Overall | #1 | 4.263 | 4.263 |
| Use of the Limitation | #1 | 4.211 | 4.211 |
| Presentation | #1 | 4.789 | 4.789 |
| Concept | #2 | 4.316 | 4.316 |
| Enjoyment | #7 | 3.737 | 3.737 |
Ranked from 19 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Team members
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Software used
Affinity, Unity
Use of the limitation
Your hands are the controller and your fingers can be removed, your control is removed (ie getting out of hand), you literally start losing your fingers one by one in a montrous way (things escalate and are figuratively and literally "getting out of hand")
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60 days ago (+1)
Thanks, Yeah i would say literally & figuratively. (It can be overwhelming when you’re missing several fingers / bleeding out)
The best stratergy is to make sure you are playing 2 cards each turn when possible. Take [Shields] for damage mitigation, [Repair] cards to replenish missing fingers and [Transfusions] to replenish blood loss.
The essence of the game is perseverance, you’re meant to be at a disadvantage and you’re given the tools to survive for as long as possible. When he dies it feels satisfying :D
Thanks for playing :)
61 days ago(+2)
Thank you good sir! This is my 39th entry to mini jam, I generally dont shy away from my usual habits so i have a pretty good understanding of how im going to do things. Under the hood its pretty quick and dirty, nothing production ready or easy to build upon, breaking a lot of design patterns too. However implementing in the quickest dirtiest (sometimes bad ways) helps me speed up.
I always start with the Art first and get all the main assets drawn up, usually takes me around 8-10 hours, then I build the assets out in engine so they all fit nicely and hook up mechanics one at a time. The longest part of it all is bug fixing and implementing audio. When it comes to Animations I use Unity Bones so i can rapidly animate things which adds a lot of polish.
Honestly though, not sure how I pulled this one off as its probably my most rounded out submission after 7 years of submitting to game jams. Thanks for the comment! I appreciate it :)
P.s I generally only sleep 5 hours a day when game jamming, the rest of all work :)
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