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A jam submission

Eggsistential ChickenView game page

which was first? the chicken or the egg?
Submitted by Darn, MeowVibes — 1 day, 3 minutes before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Creativity#12183.9673.967
Artwork#19913.7003.700
Enjoyment#28713.3003.300
Narrative#37452.6002.600
Audio#39092.9002.900

Ranked from 30 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?
You swap between chicken/egg on a countdown

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Submitted

Great work! I loved the chicken animation and you did well utilizing both forms in the platforming challenges, even if it was a little frustrating at times 😅

Submitted

The controls felt a little floaty to me, I would have liked maybe more precision or more weight to the chicken+egg. I like switching back and forth as the chicken and the egg and having to time it right, I think that's a clever idea, very creative. And the chicken came first. :)

Submitted

I really enjoyed playing this even though I struggled some with what felt a bit unfair things like failing to jump when I looked grounded as chicken and the egg breaking from just rolling. But even with that I made it to the end and got the answer to the question!

The art was very well made and the level design felt good with a varied set of challenges. So as I said I quite enjoyed myself.

More comments in the play-through:

Submitted

This game needs more ratings ! I really love the concept and the vibe of it. Thanks for that ! 

Submitted

I really like the concept., and I love the way you showcase different feature of the chicken and the egg with the level design.

Submitted

Very cool take on the theme. It was a bold choice to compose a whole piece of music just for the ending, which I liked very much. It felt rewarding after omletting myself countless times :D

Developer

Oh, we didn't compose the music. But thank you for your kind words!

Submitted

Nice! I think you do a good job exploring the the possibilities here, setting yourself up to transform at just the right time. I feel like there’s potential to give the egg more strengths, too, like allowing it to build up more speed rolling around? I found myself cracking as the egg on straightaways sometimes just from turning over a little too hard.

I got 7:01 in my run, but this seems like a fun one to race against other people in. :)

Submitted

cool game

Submitted

cute platformer! surprisingly challenging since the player has to time the jumps between chicken and egg form. Recommended if you're a fan of platformers!

Submitted

Wonderful little game! The changes from chicken to egg, with each having different ways they interacted with the environment was great. The art and animation were wonderful, the chicken looked amazing. I was not ready for the first time I broke an egg, the cracking sound and watching it just go splat shocked me. Great ending music as well haha


I did run into one issue where the egg would just suddenly break while I was rolling, not sure if it was I got too fast or something else.

(+1)

I enjoyed the way you used both the chicken and the egg to be useful in different ways. The visual language was very clear with the different terrain being safe for the egg or not, although sometimes my egg would be rolling along and then sudden break and I couldn't see what had broken it. 

Well done, this is a great start to a very enjoyable game. 

Submitted(+1)

Got 9:17 on my run! Fun game, really enjoyed the art and the song at the end!!

Submitted(+1)

Nice little platforming game with a creative timing mechanic that definitely makes you think!

Submitted

Really cool concept here! and holy why is the chicken so well animated?? congrats

Submitted

Chicken

Developer

Egg

Submitted

This is an awesome design concept to be honest, it was really enjoyable.

I really liked the platforming and the level design, it was fun to switch around and get in a rhythm of both play styles. The egg crunch is uh definitely a bit of an existential crisis. bit of a jumpscare tbh.

the chicken controls could do with some improvements as often times It would jump either too far or too close even on a single frame input rather than holding. but it is still fun to move around as a chicken.

I loved the overall art design as well, as I said the mechanic of heavy previous lives eggs shown on screen which implies that our chicken is the next one and the previous one died...

The sound design was fine but it could have been better.

But overall I did like the game and thought it was cool. Great Work!

Submitted

Really like the take on the theme, congrats!

Submitted

Love the mechanics of the game, the egg is a bit too fragile, i'd be rolling on flat ground and it stills cracks. The levels at the end really used the coundown between the chicken and egg to the max! Really well done!

A good and unique use of the countdown ! The egg is quite tricky, promising !

Submitted

Charming game! Enjoy the art style, music and humor (how the chicken and egg swap will forever perplex me). Actually quite challenging - I was stuck on a few stages for quite a while.

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