I think this idea has some potential! The cutscenes are simple but cool, and I never have enough time to make them myself. Perhaps only being able to use a certain amount of cheats at a time could make this game more interesting, so that you don't just turn on all of them. More levels to explore would be nice too. I wish crashing the game would actually throw an error and force you to reload the page, but hey, that's just me. I liked the art and music, they fit very well together. Great job!
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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Overall | #1 | 4.069 | 4.069 |
| Concept | #1 | 4.517 | 4.517 |
| Use of the Limitation | #1 | 4.379 | 4.379 |
| Enjoyment | #2 | 3.759 | 3.759 |
| Presentation | #8 | 3.621 | 3.621 |
Ranked from 29 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Team members
Jax
Software used
Unity
Use of the limitation
With levels that are seemingly impossible. Type in cheat codes to make yourself unstoppable.
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Comments
Unique concept and cool little story. Wish there were more levels to fully exploit my powers and see the world burn but the it was an enjoyable short and fun adventure. Would be very interesting to what this concept could be further developed into. Good stuff. Very nice work!
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Combustumgood game 75/100 . enjoyful game. But typing cheat is kinda pain like misspelling stuff . but all good had a fun
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Canary Skies: Missile MayhemKenney is in the gdevelop asset store, so I thought this will be something low quality. What I didn't expect is you seem to actively restrict yourself to use ONLY Kenney, this results in a cohesive experience that puts my larger project to shame. You have shown a solid understanding of the fundamentals and you should consider gdevelop if you decide to switch.
The story and the gameplay is very nostalgic too. I used to play cheat enabled flash games as a kid, A LOT.
It's a shame the crash cheat didn't do more, I tried it on every level. 10/10
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Cats Are Over PoweredThank you so much for your comment, really happy that you liked it! There’s definitely so more that I can do with the cheats, and also much more interesting level designs.
I originally wanted to remove the crash cheat because actually crashing the game wouldn’t be fun XD But I’m glad that I managed to at least implemented the little crash scene! Also I think there’s a bug where the enemy in stage 2 wouldn’t spawn when you played the game again the second time in a row, probably should fix this after this jam is over!
I definitely want to remake this game in the future, while keeping the same experience as this one did. I really like the concept of this game, and many have told me that this game holds great potential, I wouldn’t want to make this game longer in length just for the sake of more levels/cheats/mechanics/text scenes, because I think there is a certain charm to a short and sweet little game.
For now I am focusing on some of my other projects, but will 100% revisit this game soon :D
I like the storybook-telling aspect, and having to use the cheats to progress is an interesting mechanic. The cheats inclusion felt natural due to the story - I think a lot of kids would have imagined having this type of ability in one form or another.
It would be interesting to see what other cheats you would have included if there were more levels, and the types of levels that would have been created based on those cheats.
A short game that reminds me of a childhood wish.
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SuperCopThank you! Glad you enjoyed the game! One of the things I wanted is make the gameplay feel natural and not forced, and I’m happy you like it.
I’m thinking of remaking and expanding this game in the future, but recreating the “short and sweet” feel could be more difficult due the game being longer, got a few ideas, but I really agree with you! definitely a lot more things can be added! Thank you for your awesome comment :D
Really neat concept. The pacing and cheats make the game into an interactive story, so on theme.
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Dragon PartyReally fun game with a cool concept! Being able to "cheat" feels fun especially with the little story that's being said between sections. Only one person in the game and also doing a cute but simple art style also makes it fun!
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Sweet Dreamsnice, very op cheats. Lots of potential for making a full game out of it
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The Blue Powered WizardGreat game, very nostalgic. One tip I could give is perhaps releasing new cheat codes as you progress through the levels? This would motivate the player to keep playing to see what new mechanics will be unlocked.
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Knife RunnerOh I quite like how you made use of both the theme and limitation. I like that you are actually going through the story, and i like that you rely on cheating to go through the stages. Nice one!
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My Sweet LibraryThis was great! I think there's a ton of room to do other cool stuff here, the theme was really well executed and the spelling mistakes in the cheats were very cute. Also, I really liked the way the buttons disappeared during the movement tutorial at the start! Great work.
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OvertoastedThat's a very funni and charming one defintielly x3
Pretty creative too. Love the option to crash the game.
Not much more to comment tho
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Over 9000!Great idea. Only thing is maybe a way to track your input. Other than that it's pretty solid.
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