Gamedev.js Jam 2024

IONCLAD jam comments

2024-04-25T22:16:41Z

Nice graphics and color palette. The soundtrack is brilliant too. I think at some points you may have had too many enemies on screen at once because game got laggy for me on a pretty beefy desktop rig.

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Plasma Cannons in Space

Submitted by BethFromAbove, Kimbsy, grinky — 16 hours, 44 minutes before the deadline

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Criteria	Rank	Score*	Raw Score
Audio	#1	3.949	3.949
Build it with Phaser	#4	n/a	n/a
Open Source	#4	n/a	n/a
Overall	#9	3.728	3.728
Theme	#16	3.795	3.795
Gameplay	#25	3.590	3.590
Innovation	#26	3.462	3.462
Graphics	#33	3.846	3.846

Ranked from 39 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

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Ionclad is a really captivating game which you protect your core from the restless wave of enemy ships coming upon you. You have the energy power which is circular yet when you aim and click, you can channel it onto one way, which is visually really pleasant to see. Music is taking to the deeper, having variety of different attack styles would definitely something I'd look for!

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GitHub repository url
https://github.com/jonathan-rose/ionic

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photonstormJam Judge2 years ago(+3)

Really nice game! I loved the plasma effects, the waves of aliens, the smart bombs and the super-loud thumping music :) I do feel like there just weren't enough friendly ships to help restore your power, so it ended really quite fast, no matter how carefully I tried to manage my shots. Which is a shame, because I wanted to play more and more :)

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KimbsyDeveloper2 years ago

Wow thanks so much for playing! I think you’re right, the play testing and balancing got pushed to the end of the jam as it always seems to do 😅

We love working in Phaser. It was super simple to get to grips with, and after many jams we’ve yet to really hit any limits with it. Really appreciate your work 🙏💚

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BethFromAboveDeveloper2 years ago(+1)

Thanks photonstorm! Next time we'll add a volume control 😅

We love Phaser, thanks for making something so awesome!

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photonstormJam Judge2 years ago(+1)

Oh don't worry about that, I loved the loud music! If I want to turn it down, I'll turn it down on my Mac :D

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grinkyDeveloper2 years ago (1 edit) (+2)

Thanks for playing and the feedback! You're right about the friendly ships, they were a bit of a 'stretch goal' during the jam and got added close to the end so we didn't quite balance for them. Just as my team mates mentioned - thank you so much for the work on Phaser. Over the last couple of years I've used it for multiple game jams and it has helped take me from a complete amateur to a semi-competent coder looking for work. In part because of some of the best documentation I've found.🫡

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DallOnerSubmitted2 years ago(+1)

It’s a unique game, I like the idea of managing your power and sacrificing some of the shield to keep going between enemy waves.

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My Demonic Little Demons

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gregwoodsfrontierSubmitted2 years ago(+1)

The music and the starting screen is already a banger to me.

I love the color palette of your art here.

The plasma animation is so good.

I think WASD keys are available so I went there lmao.

The death explosion is awesome tho.