Great graphics, audio, and really snappy controls that feel juicy. The core idea here -- acceleration from jump pads or falling causes your gun to reload-- is very cool, that being said it might be better suited as a puzzle-platformer rather than the fast-paced action here? It felt like I was too busy evading enemies to be able to really think about how my gun was getting reloaded.
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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Graphics | #31 | 4.091 | 4.091 |
| Audio | #33 | 3.636 | 3.636 |
| Controls | #56 | 3.500 | 3.500 |
| Fun | #58 | 3.455 | 3.455 |
| Overall | #59 | 3.455 | 3.455 |
| Originality | #90 | 3.364 | 3.364 |
| Theme | #97 | 3.409 | 3.409 |
| Accessibility | #109 | 2.727 | 2.727 |
Ranked from 22 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Godot Version
4.7
Theme Interpretation
The player needs to charge their gun by utilising sudden changes in gravity. This is done by jumping on charge plates, or falling from a height
Wildcards Used
Best If Used By
In-game resources lose value over time
Discord Username(s)
seansunny, kimonrayne
GWJ Participation Level
1
Team Size
2
Generative AI Disclosure
I confirm that this jam entry does not contain any AI-generated content
Comments
Thank you so much! The levels are designed in a way that you can almost always jump over/under or escape tight situations and use the jump pads to both charge your gun and loop around and over drones. Definitely think with some practice you'll find these awesome loops anc hacks to get by!
The ending is a fun experience so if you have the time, it would be awesome if you gave it another go and got through to the end. Thanks for playing and commenting!
Yeah that's not a bad strategy at all! The way we beat it it to double jump on the pads whenever you get a chance to make sure you fill up on ammo, then unload as much as you can into the orbs even with enemies heading your way. It get's quite tiring and difficult to try and kill all of the drones before going for the orb. The drones also only notice you when you get close enough to them.
Heading up and to the left through the narrow passage to kill that orb first seems to work well too! Then heading to the easier orb on the right and finally the one on top.
Thanks so much for the feedback. We definitely should have explained more on how the gun charges but glad you managed to figure it out. I also agree on the difficulty, we planned on just adding 2 extra lives but just ran out of time right at the end working on some final details. Definitely will be balancing better in future!
Thank you for the feedback, that's good to know! Personally this was a decision we made to enhance the platforming as it requires you to jump and dodge a lot more and to shoot while jumping and falling off platforms in order to time shots right. I can definitely see how this could be frustrating and not come across the way we hoped though. Something we will consider in future for sure.
I'd definitely recommend giving it another go though with this in mind. Plenty of great indie games only allow attacks on a single horizontal plane. Just need a little bit more platforming skills to get through!
25 days ago(+1)
Thanks for trying it out! All of the music and compositions are original and make for the game. The ending credits song is especially cool, we put a lot of effort in so maybe you should go back and give it another go! It's definitely beatable. Let me know if you want some quick tips to get through easily.
I will give it a few more tries but can't promise anything lol
update: I did beat it very cool endings I beat it twice you just have to run away so much lol and line up your shots
I also wanted to say the camera movement was a nice touch and the voice acting and the credit music were good, great job
24 days ago(+1)
That's great feedback, thank you so much! Yeah the game 100% needed more balancing and maybe a way to aim up and down a bit but glad you went back to beat it! Thanks for taking the time to play the game.
25 days ago(+1)
Thanks for commenting! I just checked out Axiom Verge and I definitely see the connection. Glad you enjoyed it. Did you manage to beat it by the way?
24 days ago(+1)
The endings are quite cool! If you bounce on the pads to charge up your ammo a lot it's much easier. And don't be scared to move fast and dodge. You are much faster than the drones so you can get to safety and lure them to wards you and take them all out like that.
Thanks for the feedback! There was definitely a lot of room for refinement and having better indication of the mechanics but overall, glad you enjoyed it. The limited palette was super fun to work with! We were concerned the character wouldn't pop enough but I think you are right, should have stuck with it solidly.
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