| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Presentation | #1154 | 3.558 | 3.692 |
| Enjoyment | #1587 | 3.039 | 3.154 |
| Overall | #2086 | 3.014 | 3.128 |
| Creativity | #3775 | 2.446 | 2.538 |
Ranked from 13 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
How does your game fit the theme?
Each time the player earns a set amount of points they are made to roll a dice. The "players" dice, or the "enemies" dice; rolling the dice can result in either buffs or de-buffs for the player or the enemy. So the player must decide whether they would rather risk de-buffing themselves or buffing the enemy.
Did your team create the vast majority of the art during the 48 hours?
We created the vast majority of the art during the game jam
Did your team create the vast majority of the music during the 48 hours?
We used pre-existing audio
Thanks for playing the game!
Yes, the enemies being able to damage you while falling was intentional, to play with the verticality of the levels. But, it's definitely something I'd understand people not enjoying, so I'd likely change it if I was to turn this in to a full-game.
I'd also agree with the idea of adding more depth to the dice rolls. I get what you mean in how your idea would take away from the "roll of the dice" theme, but it would definitely add a lot more strategy and is a really good suggestion.
Also, the 70/71 bug is there because I have the enemy spawn rates increase as your score does. The spawn rate is supposed to increase after 70 points gained, but I accidentally put the score check to trigger the spawn rate increase if the score is over 71, rather than over 69. A really stupid mistake really, and something I was able to fix instantly, but by the time I found out it existed in the first place the submission deadline had already ended.
High Roller is a very concise and clean arcade game to have fun, it would make an awesome mobile arcade game like Subway Surfers and Jetpack Joyride. Congrats on your submission connor! I managed to score a 59 :D
I'm really happy you liked the little chip-stack enemies!
I wanted the game to have a bit of an "arcady" feel to it, hence the lack of health for the player. You're expected to die, and keep trying over and over again to aim for a higher score. I can see how that can be frustrating though, and perhaps difficulty options should have been included.
Thanks for reviewing my game though, and I'm glad you enjoyed it!
Thanks!
A lot can definitely be balanced and tweaked, and that's stuff I'll definitely consider if I ever try and bring this forward into a full project.
I'd considered having multiple level layouts to choose from, but the time restraints prevented that. Something I'll have to consider the next time I take part in a game jam!
I'd also agree with the beginning being a bit slow. I actually decreased the points required for a dice roll while testing that things weren't broken, in hindsight I should have kept it at that lower threshold!
Anyway, thanks again for playing my game! It was really fun getting to make it, and I'm glad you found it fun!
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