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A jam submission

Covert Koalas: PhascoView game page

Hand-drawn game about hidden koalas
Submitted by GameGlis (@GameGlis) — 5 days, 18 hours before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Controls / UI#14.5714.571
Overall Fun#94.2864.286
Art / Graphics#104.5714.571
Sound/Music#144.0004.000

Ranked from 7 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

Ai Usage

Human made

Genre

Puzzle

Mystery | Advenure

Rating

Family Friendly

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Comments

Jam Host(+1)

Hey! With FQ9 ending soon, I wanted to let you know that I won't be able to cover your game until after the event. If you're okay with waiting, just keep the game on the event and I'll be getting around to it over the next couple of months or so. :)

Developer

You're too kind! The game will be here, no worries :) Looking forward to your feedback ^^

(+1)

Hi,

I'm LatinaStrike and I’m providing this feedback from the perspective of a regular player and streamer.

Honestly, I don’t have anything negative to say about this game. I absolutely loved it from beginning to end!

Right from the start, I loved that there are different difficulty options, so players can choose what works best for them. I also thought the clips of what I assume is you drawing each scene was genius. I’ve never seen anything like that before, and I absolutely loved it!

I really liked having a hint option, and I especially loved how, after finding all of the koalas, the entire picture becomes fully colored. It looks so amazing.

I also have to mention the tutorial. I love that it doesn’t really feel like a tutorial because you’re actually playing the game while learning the mechanics. I always appreciate tutorials where you’re actively playing instead of being stopped and given a bunch of instructions.

Once the entire picture is colored in, there are so many fun little things happening throughout the scene. The plan for escape had me laughing, and I thought the engagement was absolutely adorable. Those little details really made the game even more enjoyable.

I definitely added the game to my Steam wishlist, and I honestly cannot wait for the full release. I’ll  be looking forward to playing more! I apologize because I was planning on streaming this game and some other ones; however, I was having issues with my audio during streams last week so I was unable to. 

Developer

Such kind words *blush*! No apologies needed, happy that people are enjoying the game, really :) A small note: there will be some cool features coming in the full game, aside from heaps of koalas and levels to find them in. More types of hints, some level-specific effects and more.

Hoping to release an updated, full demo in the following days with even more content, will definitely check out your YT & Twitch links!

(+1)

Stream VOD: https://www.youtube.com/live/U3U-uP-c1mA?si=hEbVB2M65VbPiB_B&t=4200


Cute game! Love the cutscenes and the artwork. I'm a fan of this style of games and I enjoyed playing it. The dialog at the bottom of the screen can sometimes cover sections of the scene that I'm trying to click on. I wouldn't mind if there was just a dedicated space below the scene for the dialog to show up instead of overlapping. It's nice that there's some difficulty options. I tried not to use the blink hint aside from checking it out the first time. Another hint method that I like in these games is where it quickly highlights a general area for one of the remaining objects. Might be a nice hint method for the hard difficulty because I feel like blink gives away a lot. I do appreciate that sections get fully colored as they've been completed.

Developer

Just watched it, and thanks so much for all the feedback! Already working on improvements :D

I think we're several days away from a full demo, which will be further improved, + additional, even bigger level and some other features!


- Eugen (dev)

(+1)

As a huge fan of all the Full of Cats games, I loved seeing a game featuring Koalas and adding fresh spins on it (versus all the knock-off slop ones).  

The artwork was well drawn and adorable, and I love the drawing timelapses!  It reminded me of the old Cover to Cover TV series that I grew up watching.  The setup and story really fit the cuteness of the drawings, and huge props for not only having one dialogue option for every koala but TWO!  That's some great dedication to the setup.

I really liked how the scenes were colorized as you found all the koalas in a section.  It gave that nice dopamine hit of progress while also adding richness to the scenes.  

I don't recall encountering any bugs or play issues, and I look forward to seeing the new levels and the additional mechanics you have planned.  Also, my viewers thought the scenes would make for great coloring pages too 🥰

Link to VOD where I played: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/2881486951?t=00h12m42s

Developer (1 edit) (+1)

Just watched the VOD, really kind words! I'm glad you liked it - we'll soon release a full demo (another full level and other stuff as well) :)

(1 edit) (+1)
  • Youtube Link / Twitch Link
  • Graphics : Hand drawn cutesy pictures , they're nice.
  • GUI : Can be a little hard to see against the B&W background 
  • Performance : Flawless
  • Music / Sfx : 
    • Music : Fine, not enough didge 1/10
    • SFX : Fine
  • Gameplay : Fine, it's a where's waldo / Ispy but koalers
  • Notes : 
    • Maybe the ability to fully zoom out after finishing a level?
    • Unsure if the B&W is meant to be for difficulty or just a sense of progression as it gets coloured in, but it could be argued that it makes things easier or harder depending.
  • Final Thoughts : Overall while I don't think I'm quite the target demographic, I do think the game is cute and is nice.
Submitted(+1)

Timer: 20:09

Koalas: 0