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A jam submission

Take Care of JohnView game page

John is a simple man, but he isn't truly the one in control.
Submitted by Saalty — 1 hour, 25 minutes before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Theme#8343.1823.182
Visuals#9063.0913.091
Gameplay#11682.4552.455
Overall#12072.5612.561
Innovation#12222.4552.455
Enjoyment#12512.4552.455
Audio#15931.7271.727

Ranked from 11 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

How does the game fit the theme?
Can you truly trust your surroundings, or even your thoughts?

What code and assets did you not make from scratch during the jam (if any)?
I made all the assets myself, besides the font but that was free for personal use.

Update:
Edr : Jump SFX
freesoundcommunity : Hurt, Death
bobbeats : Background : Music

(All sfx were on pixabay)

How many people worked on the game?
1

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Comments

Submitted(+1)

Oh man, I am NOT good at taking care of John, Lol. Poor guy. You did a great job on this! I like the use of the theme and the art style is perfect, everything was just unassuming enough for me to run blindly into ...well.. every trap. xD Wonderful little game!

Developer

Thanks, Tiddlesworth; it's always appreciated, and I'm glad you enjoyed it. :)

Submitted (1 edit)

I liked the design of the level, and the visual queues showing where the traps were were just the right amount of obvious. I saw that this has already been mentioned, but it would be nice to have some lore and a bit more polish. Great job getting this out!

Developer

Thank you very much. It's always appreciated.

Submitted(+1)

well done, good submission

Submitted

Great game on the theme,  super fun to figure out on my own. Love your style too. Keep it up!

Developer

Thanks, it's always appreciated. I'll make sure to check your game out too :).

Submitted

Lovely game, the way the obstacles were implemented was certainly interesting to figure out. I was able to get some serious air on that mushroom haha

Developer

Yeah, that was an accidental bug that somehow turned into a final feature, I guess. Glad you had fun :).

Submitted

I like the pixel art, and I found something rather amusing about the text "YOU KILLED HIM". I would say adding a little audio or music could help with the atmosphere. I would also make it a little bit more clear what is doing damage to the player and why. Otherwise though, it's a neat experience. I hope you continue participating in game jams!

Developer

Thank you for your feedback I'll hopefully update the game soon with some music.

Submitted

Lovely. Would like to see some lore for it. Also, even a bit of sounds would make the difference!

Developer

Yeah, thanks for the advice. I was actually going to add lore, but during the week of the Jam, I was also a little busy, so I sadly couldn't implement all my ideas. Even so, it's always appreciated. I'll make sure to check yours out too.