GBJAM 14

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Would you follow a path only you can see?

Submitted by Onian — 1 day, 18 hours before the deadline

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Criteria	Rank	Score*	Raw Score
Soundtrack/SFX	#59	3.938	3.938
Quirkiness	#118	3.688	3.688
Overall	#150	3.531	3.531
Graphics	#153	3.875	3.875
Gameboy Soul	#162	3.750	3.750
Gameplay	#169	3.375	3.375
Secondary Theme Interpretation	#391	2.562	2.562

Ranked from 16 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 game play itself has you discover the mechanic which is to interact with the nimbo clouds. The nimbo clouds are ominous storm clouds placed by night owls that allow you to take a glimpse of the path ahead of you and use your own memory to follow them. Allowing you to get closer to the night. Night owls placed these clouds to see if any worthy clouds are venterous to see the limits of their flight. Like laid out crumbs You are one of these clouds curious to follow them.

Old gold is introduced from the first scene. Mom cloud warns Osho to not get any of his “crazy ideas “ again, other sun cloud people warn him to stop going to dangerous places. We are shown that Osho is someone who was born curious, born to test the norm. Despite his environment, he seeks something else than being just a waterboy. The mechanic of not being able to see the path ahead of you because its not created and is only something you can see and no one else is part of it. Part of how it feels to follow a path no one else does. The gold that he finds is something in himself that has always been there since he was born. The obnoxious curiosity and rebelliousness to discover the unknown and feared. Thus the theme Old gold.

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ConoroGamesSubmitted19 days ago

Such a cool mechanic! It took a while to wrap my head around remembering a whole screen from just one look, but the layout was thankfully very forgiving! The wall jumping was a bit too tricky for me, but otherwise this was super cool and a super cool story!

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Treasure of the Bass King

SizzubSubmitted21 days ago(+1)

Awesome game! I've played platformers where you switch worlds like this before but I've never seen it done like this where you have to memorize the entire map in the other dimension, I thought that was neat. I found some exploits, though, where you could win a couple of the levels pretty easily by going outside of the map for a second. Cute aesthetic and a fun little story. Great job!

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OnianDeveloper21 days ago

I am glad you found those exploits haha, I had them because i was testing out levels and wanted a bypass them for myself. I think I forgot to patch them up before submission

slimeeelSubmitted21 days ago(+1)

woww this one really impressed me. i love what you did with the theme and how the gameplay mechanic fits right into that! the most interesting platformer i've played for this jam so far.

i agree with the other commenters that the movement could be adjusted a bit, maybe a bit faster/more responsive falling and jumping speed? but tbh i wouldn't adjust the difficulty too much. after figuring out how to do it i found it much more rewarding that some of the levels aren't doable right on the first try. it fits with the theme of pressing on even when the path is hard or uncertain.

can you tell me if there's anything after meeting dusk? i found myself stuck after talking to them and since there were no ending credits or anything i wasn't sure if that's the end, but i really enjoyed this game and would like to play all of it.

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Aurum Lake: annual fishing festival

OnianDeveloper21 days ago (1 edit) (+1)

You finished the Game! After meeting Dusk its the end of the game, yeah thank you for the feedback. I should have been more clear about the ending. Thank you so much for playing it through, your reaction is exactly how I intended and it makes me happy it was registered! Yes I need to work on my movement skills haha

goteflowerSubmitted24 days ago

The graphics and music make for a great atmosphere :) Very challenging but fun! The story was cool and trying to reach the other characters to find out what they have to say was a nice touch. Wall-jumping is pretty tricky though. Love to see a PICO-8 submission too.

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Monkey's Treasure

MeumerinSubmitted25 days ago

I found the lore and the dialogue quite compelling and fun. Combined with the nice graphics, music and gameboy feel it made for an experience that really grew on me. I also never expected to see a PICO-8 game in gbjam, but the familiar PICO vibes were somehow very refreshing.

Great job

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tojimanSubmitted25 days ago

unfortunately this was a bit too hard for me, but i like the minimalistic pixel art a lot, and the main mechanic is well implemented. The intro is also nicely put together, it seamlessly leads into the gameplay.
I might give this another go when im not sick anymore, because im a stubborn gamer(i suck at platformers tho)

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ferrousfoxSubmitted25 days ago

I really liked the aesthetics of this one, very dreamlike, and the music was quite nice too. I struggled a bit with the platforming, however. I could not figure out how to use the walljump, I could never do it consistently. The movement was a bit slow too, though maybe that is the web build's fault?

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KlokworkzSubmitted26 days ago(+1)

A nice short game, and great theme especially in times like these where everybody judges and don't take time to understand. I'd say people who liked Celeste would've breezed through the gameplay; but in this case the wall jump didn't quite stick all the time. Great job nonetheless!

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Loot the Gold (before you kick the can!)

OnianDeveloper26 days ago

Thank you for thouroughly playing it to understand. Yes the wall jump was my weakness I will work on that skill.

GianGamesSubmitted26 days ago(+1)

Loved the day/night mechanics, using memory brain power to traverse the clouds. For some reason I couldnt figure out how to wall jump so the big wall of clouds I couldnt get passed. All in all well made.

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OnianDeveloper26 days ago

Thank you, yes to wall jump you have to get wall jump from the npc and wall jump is weird in my game because its about timing while being close to the wall. I did have a hard time implementing wall jump but I will work on it.

REDTEG16Submitted27 days ago(+1)

Sometimes the gameplay ends up being too hard, the game should have been nerfed, maybe increase the jump height...

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Minefield Goldfield

OnianDeveloper26 days ago(+1)

I thought about that but I think it was because I played Celeste and in Celeste I can't even pass the first level. And I am not good at gaming haha. I guess I was like maybe I shouldn't underestimate these players if I can figure it out then they can. But usually if the game is good enough or world is good enough you would do the most to figure it out. I guess thats what I was testing

leeevansSubmitted27 days ago(+1)

The vibe is very dreamlike. I love the use of color. I haven't tried PICO-8 yet but this makes me want to soon. I saw the commenter on the public page talk about wall jump, that's about as far as I got myself. The physics and state management for these nice platformer tricks can be really challenging. As a player, platforming from memory is also challenging, but the mysterious and beautiful world motivates me to try.

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OnianDeveloper27 days ago (1 edit) (+1)

Thank you for playing! I hope it wasn't because you weren't able to wall jump or the wall jump was too confusing. or was it more because of difficulty

leeevansSubmitted27 days ago

It felt like it would inconsistently grab, but it's hard to say without seeing the wall. I'll give it another go after I get some sleep.

OnianDeveloper27 days ago(+1)

oh no worries at all and dont feel like you have to please, just wondering! Thank you

RustLockGamesSubmitted27 days ago(+1)

The music is beautiful! I loved how it evolved over the course of the game. I'm so jealous of devs that can do everything themselves! The contrast between day and night was lovely, and the way they affected gameplay was very cool. Great job!

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Four Crowns, One Throne

OnianDeveloper27 days ago

Wow thank you for playing it through to see the music change thanks!

Kindled GamesSubmitted27 days ago(+1)

Nice palette, pink and amber is a bold call and it reads clean. teaching move then interact then jump right where each is needed is smart, and letting moms note play out while you walk instead of stopping you. good job

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THE DROWNED KING