I usually ignore the control instructions in order to figure out stuff and I was even more surprised about the jumping mechanic. took me quite a while to figure out how to get the upgrades but it was well worth it. the snake feels really nice to control and the concept in general is appealing. good job here!
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BIRDWATCHING's itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Originality | #33 | 3.882 | 3.882 |
| Fun | #54 | 3.471 | 3.471 |
| Controls | #83 | 3.206 | 3.206 |
| Overall | #88 | 3.239 | 3.239 |
| Accessibility | #104 | 2.765 | 2.765 |
| Theme | #110 | 3.441 | 3.441 |
| Graphics | #111 | 3.324 | 3.324 |
| Audio | #144 | 2.588 | 2.588 |
Ranked from 34 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Godot Version
4.7.1
Theme Interpretation
Retro graphics and Music. Aimed to target SNES (256x224). Also limited color palette (8 colors)
Wildcards Used
M is for Mega
Include something disproportionately large
Cartography
Have a map of your world
Looming in the Distance
Add an entity that creepily lies in the distance
GWJ Participation Level
1
Team Size
1
Generative AI Disclosure
I confirm that this jam entry does not contain any AI-generated content
Comments
I loved this submission. It's short, but a lot o fun.
The jump mechanic is genuinely so fun and satisfying! A little more variation to the music could help the experience though!
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RetroBlockI love the pogo mechanic, though the short repeated music loop made me slowly go crazy XD
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RetrotationSuper cool stuff, I really liked the snake-based movement mechanic that you have here, it’s satisfying to move around with.
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Cabinet CrawlerReally fun! You nailed the theme, from both a visual and design perspective. This really felt like one of those quirky looking games you'd randomly play at an arcade and then it becomes one that you have to play each time you go back.
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Alley RatsBig fan of the art direction. I gotta ask: was rocket jumping with the snake an accidental feature found during development, or was that an intentional idea? I really loved the addition of it either way (trickshotting birds felt awesome), I'm just curious.
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Skate Game (Godot Game Jam 95)Nice game! Cool idea to have snakes kinda as the health bars. I can't beat the boss yet, but I will.
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Lena The CleanerThis is a fun game! I liked discovering that I could do jumps and then catch a bird that grabbed a worm friend.
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Uzis & Herbs GWJ #95i mean this is a positive way but this is one of the weirdest ideas ever, in a way that reminds me how creative human beings can be. i like the idea of trying to explain this to someone cuz it basically is "so your a donut guy with a snake for a tongue that eats birds, but the birds are trying to eat your snakes, and also your snake tongue is what you use to jump" lmao this rocks
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Skate Game (Godot Game Jam 95)really really fun the jump took me a while to learn but once I got it I was going for trickshots on the birds and that was very fun.
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Retro_Riverthis game is hard but once i figured it out it was fun and i was screaming for my babies. i think there are some glitches but its okay :D
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Alley Rats
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