Play Yokai's Gold
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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Soundtrack/SFX | #135 | 3.556 | 3.556 |
| Secondary Theme Interpretation | #235 | 3.111 | 3.111 |
| Overall | #342 | 2.852 | 2.852 |
| Graphics | #412 | 2.778 | 2.778 |
| Quirkiness | #423 | 2.667 | 2.667 |
| Gameboy Soul | #424 | 2.833 | 2.833 |
| Gameplay | #459 | 2.167 | 2.167 |
Ranked from 18 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
How does your game meet GBJam's theme
The Yokai desires Gold!
Which he feels like it belongs to him as an entity tied to gold!
The player's old gold is their loving family and they have been separated from them! So to recover said old gold they must fulfill the desires of a Yokai!
You must then retrieve and collect that which the Yokai consideres is rightfully his... The gold!
The Yokai ends up being a benevolent being testing the values of those he curses! Providing some riches to those who fulfill his tests in the correct way!
The Yokai's old gold in the end is a good and honest heart!
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Was a bit confused with the goal of the game, but was surprised when I saw those guards going after me. It was a bit hard to maneuver around them as the character control moves quite a bit of distance when moving. I feel like the map is also pretty big and from the drawings on the ground, I thought I had to use the gold to interact with those outlines to activate them. I think if the objective and map scope are polished up, this could be an interesting world to play in.
The music and the art were both sick, the gameplay was also quite interesting but had some issues with the movement and the coin dropping as I would instantly pick them up again. But the whole idea of using coins as weapons and distraction was quite well thought out even tho the execution had some issues. In general its a very well made game, liked it a lot
The track is an absolute banger and the art style is pretty sweet. I like the idea of using the gold as a defense mechanism as well. Sadly, I had collected a fair bit of gold, but couldn't find the exit Tori before dying T.T
Struggled with the controls and movement a lot, and the unskippable starting cutscene is a mood killer. Still the music is great and the colors are nice and cozy!
I really like the color palette, something about yellow and purple that just fits together well. Like others already mentioned, the text could have been faster/skippable maybe. All in all, it shows you've put time into this, and good job with it :)
This color palette is so amazing! Only the feedback when you press a button could be better. In the first few minutes, I had no idea if I was actually doing anything when pressing a key. Maybe let the character crouch for a second or something. But I really enjoy it!
That soundtrack is a total banger, I ended up just wandering around to listen to it lol. The purple and gold really set the mood too. I like it :)
Thank you for the music appreciation!
Cool ideas for mechanics, but I was able to succeed just by running away from the bad guys. I think I'd have preferred smaller levels with more focused challenges. The music and the vibes were great!
Hi, the music is absolutely fantastic! Unfortunately, though, the character is hard to control and doesn't feel very responsive; it also lacked a bit of animation. When you die, you can't skip the opening dialogue, which kills the desire to play through it again.
Hey, thanks for the feedback, we do agree that the movement is not very responsive, sadly we didn't have much time left to play test the game enough, but we're happy to hear that you liked the music!
Hey, we appreciate your feedback, i do agree that the movement is a bit odd, sadly we didn't have much time left to play test the game enough but we're glad you enjoyed the graphics!
Sorry, but honestly I had no idea how to play when I started the game. I wandered around for ages and couldn’t find anything to interact with, and there was no way to leave this first room. That said, the music is really nice — I just wandered around listening to it for a long time…
Thanks, sorry it wasn't clear. The idea is to move around the map picking up gold and avoiding the other people to look for the Japonese Tori's and escape.
Alright, but I didn’t see any gold on the map. Not sure if it’s a bug or something. That said, the soundtrack is really good though.
Thanks for the heads up! I've updated the description of the game a bit to provide some inicial information! Appreciate the feedback! The map is a bit big with an emphasis on exploration! We are very glad you enjoyed the music! We had a very talented and amazing musician!
Oh, I read your updated description and I get it now! You press X to interact. I didn’t know that before, I even tried pressing Z for interaction :) Glad to see the game is playable again.