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A jam submission

Counterstart - It Is On!View game page

Charge up the barrel with as much as possible by completing minigames!
Submitted by PLASTUS, Blueburned, Reygun — 2 hours, 45 minutes before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Audio#6883.6883.688
Narrative#10433.4383.438
Enjoyment#17263.5623.562
Creativity#19113.8123.812
Artwork#53482.8752.875

Ranked from 16 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

How does your game fit the theme?
The final moment before starting a race, the last seconds of the year, or the time until a bomb goes off. All of those moments have in common that they have a countdown and create alot of hype. Our game includes many countdowns to boost up the barrel. The story theme fits this topic as well. It is about the biggest party and the last seconds before it starts, as well as a Count who waits for the beer to start Oktoberfest.

(Optional) Please credit all assets you've used
tables/benches https://www.cgtrader.com/designers/we3d1234?utm_source=credit&utm_source=credit_item_page
barrel https://skfb.ly/psINr
tent https://www.cgtrader.com/designers/irwan-wr?utm_source=credit&utm_source=credit_item_page
beer: https://robocu.itch.io/pixel-beer-for-games
pretzel: https://skfb.ly/pHDRs
crown: https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/simple-low-poly-crown-e2462871cc894914adbdb8722838c3b0
Barrel Sprite: https://pine-druid.itch.io/barrel-sprite

Sound effects:
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(Optional) What would you like to be called if GMTK features your game?
Plastus, Reygun and Blueburned

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Comments

Submitted(+2)

The beer has arrived!
sadly a score of 15 does not suffice for hardcore mode :( it got a bit hard, especially the spoken countdown is a bit out of sync with the visuals, and the spinner stops abruptly in the higher speeds.
love me some Godot and a linux build though. I think I need a drink now.

Submitted(+2)

The minigames and especially the sound design is very good (Though the go sound not matching the text is annoying). I had quite some fun with trying to as much minigames as I can. It is a bit hard to read the highscore text when it pops up so unfortunately I didn't catch my highscore. 

The rolling after the launch is a great idea, and adds a lot to both the gameplay and the narrative, but it's too long in my opinion. I skipped it after most of the launches because it took too much time.

Bonus points for having a tutorial. I unfortunately didn't have the time to implement that in my own game.

Submitted(+2)

damn you got all these minigames and had time for a tutorial?! thats just showing off.

love the energy of this one, really kinetic. I managed to make it to the party juuuuuuust in time on my 2nd go. 

Submitted(+2)

Quite fun. I like most of the minigames, although I am not a fan of the lucky wheel. To me it feels like the hardest minigame by far, and for a long time it wasn't even clear to me how to win it (I'm not sure why I need to land on the yellow and not the green), but even once figuring that out, the ticker spins so fast that it is difficult to tell where it even is (as it's, like, visibly jumping from location to location between frames). So, my actual performance in the minigame scoring was mostly determined by whether or not I got the lucky wheel past, say, minigame 3, which felt a little bad.

Besides that, though, I really enjoyed playing through the minigames and feeling the energy in the room visibly increase when I played them. The barrel section itself is also quite fun with good music, and I find the 3D graphics quite charming. Launching off with a high score also feels quite good.

I think my best score I launched with was 14, which did not get me thaaaat far into the level, so I'm not sure I'm beating hardcore mode anytime soon. :P

I think my favorite of the minigames might be the match one, as the downstroke motion feels quite satisfying to get right. But, really, most of them besides the lucky wheel were pretty enjoyable.

Good job!

Developer

Heya!
Thanks a lot for the feedback! :D

Regarding the lucky wheel: Landing on green is actually the right way to go, as it increases the speed of the barrel. We added the yellow one as a safe option, since having only one correct field seemed a bit too difficult. Yellow doesn’t increase the speed, but it allows you to continue with another minigame.

We’re happy to hear that you enjoyed our game overall and managed to complete normal mode! But yep, hardcore mode really is hardcore. o.o

Submitted(+2)

Probably the funniest game I've played so far XD

Developer

Hey there! Thanks alot for your feedback and happy to hear that you enjoyed it! :D 

Submitted(+3)

Awesome game! It takes me about 8 try to get x10 speed and i finished race. Splitting it by minigame was a good idea

Developer

Hey there! Good job to manage finishing the race and saving the party! :D 

Submitted(+3)

Cohesive. I love a good wario ware and there was just enough variety through the minigames to get me really quite far. Plus I'm hungry now for a good pretzel and mustard.

I think for being a major part of the game, the countdown rhythm games could have used just a hair more dress up, and that work would immediately make hitting those really really satisfying. You did convey well the tension in the barrel though, that did feel explosive.

Developer (2 edits)

Thanks a lot for your feedback! We actually realized it felt like a WarioWare game only after we had finished it, but we’ve heard that quite a few times already! :D

Submitted(+4)

I really like the sound design of this game, it's very great and fitting the theme, especially the music and the voice. The minigame is also simple and fun, but a few of them make me confused when to press at first.

Developer

Hey! Thanks alot for the feedback! :D We are happy to hear that you enjoyed the sound design as well as most of the minigames! :D Would be amazing to know which minigames you struggled with so we can improve next time 

Submitted(+3)

Fun game. Ended up flying through most of the way after doing well in the minigames. Great stuff.

Developer

Hey! We are really happy to hear that you had fun with our minigames and managed to fly accross most of the map! Good job! :D