the intro text about playing too much league the night before felt a bit too realistic... Took me a sec to get the full mechanics only because i didnt read the description box, really liked the concept!
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Pens Down's itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Narrative | #263 | 4.000 | 4.000 |
| Creativity | #864 | 4.071 | 4.071 |
| Artwork | #1497 | 3.857 | 3.857 |
| Audio | #2734 | 3.143 | 3.143 |
| Enjoyment | #3581 | 3.143 | 3.143 |
Ranked from 14 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?
A timer ticking in the background counting toward your certain doom. Your mission is to do everything in your power to finish your task before the count down is over. Including messing with the count down itself...?
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Great Game! I liked the look and the watch mechanic were great. I just wish the character speed was a bit higher so that I could move around. Other than that, good game!
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Obi-Tut KenobiGreat graphics! I love the big-headed teacher. I also really liked the watch mechanic for finding the real answers. :) Reading the tutorial was a crucial part in my game as well :D
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Break in TimeThe art, character design, and environment are reallyyyyyyyy good. The sound is also polished. We love the idea of the game, although it is kind of simple right now, but we can see a lot of potential for it to be a great puzzle or even narrative game.
Your team did such a great job! Love the game.
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Escape the DungeonThank you for your kind words. I agree that the game has a potential to be a great puzzle and narrative game as well but unfortunately, our team might mot be able to develop the concept further due to some members being unavailable after the jam.
It was still a great ride though regardless, being able to develop something for people to play in just 4 days, I hope you all have a great day.
I liked the cutscene at the beginning, which added a lot of context for the plot. I liked the pausing time mechanic, but I wish it was harder than just walking around and interacting with things. Like others said, it did feel a bit tedious. Maybe you could get the information some other way, like a minigame? The art was great, and communicated the message clearly! I liked the character's design, especially in the cutscenes
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Dice DownReally good, I like that the answers location are randomized though I feel like a few more questions and probably a smaller countdown timer would make the game feel more urgent
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PISONET EXPRESSTook me a while to understand the game. I suggest having a skip button for the conversation or pressing space to see the full sentence. Anyway. Great job for nailing the theme. Looking for the next updates if you plan to.
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Don't let the Count downI loved the artwork and the writing. They give the game a lot of charm. You nailed the theme too!
Unfortunately, it took me a few attempts to understand what I needed to do and once I did, it felt a little tedious.
I think it would help if the correct answer was an option at the start and only required you searching for it if you didn't already know the answer. I also found it tricky that the frozen time mechanic would automatically stop when I tried to walk past the desk. This meant I had to take the long way around sometimes.
I think a couple of gameplay tweaks would make a huge difference because the presentation and artwork are already great!
Thank you so much for your feedbacks. I can understand how tedious it would get after a while, we have to cut some features out to make time for delivering the game on the final day.
We will definitely try and improve the game to make it reaches its full potential after the jam though. Until then, hope you have a great day!
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