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A jam submission

Count Daown's Journey HomeView game page

Avoid the sun as a vampire who needs to get home!
Submitted by NeonFuzion, Angoop — 8 hours, 50 minutes before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Creativity#22883.7373.737
Artwork#30613.4213.421
Narrative#36082.6322.632
Enjoyment#44922.9472.947
Audio#81321.9471.947

Ranked from 19 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?
First, our character is a count, (the title), and his name is daown, pronounced down. Your goal is to help Count Daown get home as fast as you can, while the days of your journey count down and you swiftly evade the damaging sunlight (because you are a count vampire :)

(Optional) What would you like to be called if GMTK features your game?
SAD (Sam, Angie, Derek)

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Comments

Submitted

this was fun:)) good interpretation of the theme and Daown is very silly hehe great job!

Submitted

I like the overall concept of it but there is still quite a few things that could have been improved. For example jump is often time's irresponsive, and the vampire gets stuck on in the jumping animation, though that happens sometimes without even jumping. 

The gameplay is fun but it's timing is really strict, I think some lenience in timing and how Much light kills the vampire could be helpful. 

The levels are interesting enough, and are really enjoyable. Though tough due to timings, but I like the respawn mechanic, helps keeping the player engaged.

The audio like people said, doesn't suit the game. It is not a bad track in and of itself - But it doesn't suit this type of game, or maybe you could use an DAW(like Audacity) to improve on it.

Otherwise it's a decent game, I thought it was nice.

Submitted

Great little puzzle platformer with a cool mechanic. I'm not sure if you've heard of it, but this is like the platformer version of Vampy's Big Day by Jerbob (see on Steam).

One thing: plz plz plz don't use that music track ever again LOL

Developer(+1)

ooo I have not heard of that game, thank you!

this was our first attempt at making our own music hahaha

Submitted

Very cute little game! I liked the main mechanic quite a lot.

Developer

Thank you so much! I enjoyed your game too!

Submitted

Cool game wasn't really fun due to the audio, the idea and the core mechanincs were extremely good.

Developer

Thank you! We thought the music was funny but also had a hard time with it heh

Submitted

Image might not send, but I beat it! It was a fun little platformer, and I enjoyed the style of the game. The sunlight mechanic was cool and I appreciate that it wasn't lenient; I touch the sun, I die.

Developer

WOOHOO!!! You made it!! he's so happy

Submitted

Great game, I really liked the sun mechanic (why the game refrencing to me??)

Developer

Thank you! I really enjoyed your game too!

I really like the idea of the sunlight mechanic, but there was plenty of times where the hitboxes for it were getting me when there wasn't any visual indication. With a bit of leniency added in (maybe a grace period before you fail while in the sunlight to avoid "stubbing your toe" on it) I could see this being cool as an extended game

Developer

Thank you so much! If we continue to work on this we will definitely improve the sunlight mechanic!

Submitted

WOOO I DID IT!

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Nice idea and interesting level design. An actual fun game!

I would fix the hitboxes of some platforms (I got stuck sometimes against something invisible) and maybe make the sun hitbox a little more permisive.

Thanks for also playing our game!

Developer

YAAAYYYY THANK YOU FOR PLAYING!!!

Submitted

What a cute game! Sun mechanic is awesome. I love Count Daown. I would die for Count Daown

Developer

Thank you so much! We all live for the count muahahahahaa

Submitted

thanks for playing our game! I loved the sun mechanic, but got stuck on the level with the umbrella because it kept burning me even in the shade. great art too!

Developer

Thank you! The sun is a little wonky there hehe he's trying his best

Submitted

Nice take on the theme, I enjoyed the artwork as well.  How does the sun check work, it seems like there was time i was sure i got hit and didn't, and also vice versa?

Developer

Thank you! The sun is wonky and we don't know why! We love him

Submitted

Great design! Staying out of the sunlight and moving with the shadows is such a nice idea. The falling animation looks so funny. :D The music is a bit too repetitive for my taste, but I assume that's intentional. Fantastic job! :)

Developer

Thank you so much! The falling animation is our favorite. It was our first time making music, we thought it was funny

Submitted(+1)

I love the design of the vampire and the concept of avoiding sunlight. After a while music was a bit annoying.

Developer

Thank you! We agree, the music is quite annoying

Submitted

I found the sun very hot and unforgiving. well done!

Developer

Thank you! Muhahahha