I was underwhelmed at first, but realizing the shadows were my inputs was a pretty cool twist.
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How does the game fit the theme?
You can’t trust your own past. Each round, your previous actions return as shadows that can turn against you.
What code and assets did you not make from scratch during the jam (if any)?
I made the main arena, gameplay code, and core systems myself during the jam. I used third-party water shaders and a few VFX assets.
How many people worked on the game?1
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5 days ago(+1)
Thank you so much for playing and for the detailed feedback! Glad you eventually figured out the mechanic and enjoyed the game. The sound issue might be worth me checking too. I’ll definitely try your game as well!
Great concept. I was excited to try after reading the description. I've seen a similar idea before for a 3D game but combining the idea to a 2D bullet hell would've been cool.
What I would change:
- The instructions could be clearer. "No effect" didn't really click when I read it. I didn't realize on that page that I was looking at a target to kill so there was no context for "No effect". Instead, just explain what is the target
- In the bounce to kill instruction, the bounce is quite far away from the target. Keep it close but also a video/gif would've been better.
- It would be better if there were more targets more spread out to force more bullets to appear.
- It might be more of a puzzle game if the targets couldn't be pushed around. If the target gets spawned in an area that you had shot a lot at, that'd force you to go to a hotspot of bullets. Could've been more challenging that way.
- Maybe if the target shot back at you and there were multiple targets as the rounds progressed, it could've made it more spicy
- Some sound effects would help
What works:
- Short and simple, the fast paced nature was easy to pick up
- The fun for me comes with the bullet hell challenge of it. I see the vision. But definitely would push the envelope on incentivizing more bullets to happen (or force the player to shoot 3 bullets at once or something) while also figuring out a way to balance the dodging part.
5 days ago(+1)
Thank you so much for the detailed feedback! I really appreciate you taking the time to explain everything. I especially like your ideas about forcing more bullets and making the targets harder to deal with — that’s pretty close to the direction I had in mind too.
I joined the jam quite late, so I couldn’t implement many of the ideas I had planned, including better instructions, SFX and more challenging rounds. I’ll definitely keep your suggestions in mind if I continue developing it. Really glad you could see the vision!
Once again thankyou sooo much for such detailed feedback:))
Thank you so much! The main idea behind our game was actually to make the player “Trust No One” — including themselves. Your past actions come back in the next round, so you have to be careful about what you do. I agree there’s definitely room to connect the gameplay even more strongly to the theme. Thanks for the feedback!
Thank you so much bud! I’m really glad you enjoyed the concept. And yeah, the projectile trajectory can be a bit unpredictable, but I’m actually happy it made the mechanic less easy to exploit. I definitely have some ideas to improve the system further. Thanks for playing and for the detailed feedback!
5 days ago(+1)
Thank you so much! Really glad you liked the concept and the overall polish. And yeah, I really wanted to add a good soundtrack and SFX, but I ran out of time during the jam. I’ll definitely keep that in mind if I continue working on it. Thanks for playing!
6 days ago(+1)
Thank you so much! I’m really glad you enjoyed the idea and gameplay! The actual mechanic is a little different from simply attacking the boss directly, and once you figure it out, the rounds become much smoother. I’ve mentioned it in the instructions, but I probably could’ve made it clearer in-game.
I’d honestly love it if you could give it another try with that mechanic in mind and rate the game again. It would really mean a lot to me. Thanks again for playing and for the detailed feedback!
I gave it another try, and I finally figured out the mechanic!! XD
It was really challenging, but so much fun!! Once I understood how everything worked, I actually started wishing there were even more levels! Maybe there could be walls in the middle of the arena that bullets can bounce off, or some kind of bumper that makes bullets speed up when they hit it!
Really great game!! I enjoyed it so much more once I understood the mechanic! :D
6 days ago(+1)
Thank you so much! I really love those ideas.I’d definitely love to explore this more if I continue the game. Really appreciate the feedback!
those ideas where actually good ,loved your suggestion bud :))
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