Really satisfying and addictive and also really polished, visually, audibly and gameplay-wise.
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Countdown Boss's itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Audio | #841 | 3.625 | 3.625 |
| Enjoyment | #1439 | 3.646 | 3.646 |
| Artwork | #3613 | 3.292 | 3.292 |
| Creativity | #4853 | 3.208 | 3.208 |
| Narrative | #8728 | 1.688 | 1.688 |
Ranked from 48 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
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Each boss has a countdown that is hits required to defeat it
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Yes! The dial actually extends by 20% of itself on each side further than the visual. I refer to this as the grace period for user error. I also do math when the targets randomized to ensure that a target is always a certain distance away from the dial depending on the dial speed (the dial speeds up for different bosses as well as globally as your score increases)
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53 days ago(+1)
Thank you! That's an interesting control method. I guess any button is any button! I also made it so the game works on mobile devices in portrait mode, if you are interested in playing that way. It isn't exact to the desktop experience but necessary for me to get my daughter from trying to hog my computer to play XD
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53 days ago(+1)
Thank you! That was the original idea behind the bosses! Originally, we had a turtle as the first boss. The turtle could slow time at will, causing you to press too early by accident. Unfortunately, we were not able to do this in time for the end of the jam, so the bosses are mostly just stats changes. But that would definitely be the way to take this in the future if we revisit it!
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53 days ago(+1)
Thank you so much! Thanks for playing!
We thought of rhythm based while playtesting. We couldn't really make it make sense without making it too easy. I think if I hadn't designed the game around a single button for control, this would definitely be the way to take this game!
I really wanted to do this but then the whole dynamic of the game changed. I have the targets on varying intervals even at the same speed. This would change the game to be more beat/note/rhythm based rather than a quick time event. I noticed it made it a lot easier to just hit one button at set intervals than having it be more of a skill check. I guess my limitation is the one button to play means I couldn't do the rhythm game. Thanks for your feedback!
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