The concept and use of the theme is solid. Might be my gold fish memory, but I cannot keep track of everyone in the room, so it made deducing pretty difficult. The highlight of the game for me is definitely the music.
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PARTY COUNTDOWN's itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Artwork | #1345 | 3.913 | 3.913 |
| Audio | #2397 | 3.217 | 3.217 |
| Creativity | #2884 | 3.609 | 3.609 |
| Enjoyment | #4459 | 2.957 | 2.957 |
| Narrative | #4588 | 2.435 | 2.435 |
Ranked from 23 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?
In Party Countdown, the timer isn't just a clock it's the whole threat. The lights cut out and one of the pattern's guests disappears for good. You have to read the crowd and lock in your pick before the countdown erases everyone who fits the rule. Time down means targets down: run out of either and it's over.
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It took me some time to understand what was really happening here but after re-reading the description it became clearer. The game is a bit demanding for me and the countdown are very short.
But I really enjoyed the concept and guessing right is quite satisfying. The pixel art is also gorgeous,, I love your style. Good job!
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Hyper CountdownLove the music and art I love the concept as well. Very good only thing is it wasn't really clear on how to play and I think that might be your bottleneck. I would update your page to reflect that or communicate that better because I was still confused
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Dream ShapesUnique idea! It took me a bit at first to figure out what I was trying to do, but once I started looking for the patterns, I was able to win a few rounds. It felt pretty difficult right from the start, especially since you can't see who disappeared after they're gone. The art and music are great!
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Stranded at Second ZeroI spent the first few minutes playing detective trying to catch a killer before realizing it was actually a visual pattern puzzle about who vanishes next! Totally my fault for skipping the intro lore, but shifting from Sherlock mode to pattern-matching was hilarious. Super fun concept!
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Mission Failed... SuccessfullyNgl I was trying to spot the killer among them for a few minutes until i realized that I was supposed to spot a pattern among the people and choose who will disappear next, which I supposed was because the instruction lines are randomized each time.
That being said, it can just be on my end bcs I skipped the game theme description (pls forgive me).
Fun idea, trying to spot the pattern was actually entertaining.
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Cannon B0llIt's a very fun idea. I think I would've liked a bit more ease-in in the first levels, I found the second one already hard enough. But great entry and I love the art!
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Sands of TimeI really loved the concept, super original, and the design is great too. I had a lot of fun playing it, well done on this work!
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Summer is commingThis is a really good idea!
It's executed well too!
In my opinion it's a little too hard but that's probably because my memory sucks.
Good game! the art and music is very good too.
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