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Hey it's you! I hope you remember me from the Juniper Jam! I made Project Helix! I don't have the link to my game yet, but I will update this comment when I do. My game will be called Systems Offline. Can't wait to see the stream again!

Aw, it's really nice of you to stop by! I'm genuinely very happy seeing your name pop up again! I didn't know the audio was bugging so thanks for pointing that out! I have no idea why that might be happening, but I will try and fix it. Thank you so much for playing! It really made my day :)

Thank you for playing!

Wow this means a lot from the person who made past top placing games! I'm really glad you had fun! 

I noticed that your game description mentions music and musical scales but there are none. I would have loved to see the full game. It also seems to have some balancing issues such as being able to spam space and kind of ignore the next damage of your projectiles. Maybe this is different when there is music but right now there is no punishment for spamming and ignoring the next damage number. 

Cool game! I had the same idea just made it in 3d lol. I love how you executed the growth from the small objects to large. It is a bit short, but I liked it.

Thank you so much for playing! I hope you had fun! Good luck rating the rest of the games!

Yeah, everyone interprets the "spirit" of the jam differently and challenging yourself is definitely spirit of every jam! The rules are a bit vague about what you can and can't do besides the assets. I guess my interpretation of the make your own judgement rule was that using in-engine drawing wasn't allowed but nowhere does it say specifically it's not. Sorry about the mix up, I'm not trying to blame you or your game in any way. If anything, the rules should be blamed for not being totally clear / answering all of our questions lol. You should be proud of the procedural animation! Hope you have good luck with placement!

Thanks so much for playing! Hope you had fun!

I love the look of this game! It feels really well polished and it's kind of crazy it's made of kenny and kaykit assets. I did have a few issues with the game though.

The first issue is that the movement was a bit annoying since it is based on facing direction.

The other issue is when I pause the game some of the spiders start spinning with their legs in place. Not too big of an issue just thought you should know if you want to fix it after the jam.

Finally, I don't think using in-engine draw functions is allowed in this jam. I remember reading a thread at the start of the jam about a question of whether you could use code to draw and I think kenny said it went against the spirit of the jam to only use the premade assets.

This is a really good-looking game, great job!

I would love some feedback on my game if you are able to play it: Gulp!

This is my second jam, but I am still very new to making games. My first jam was the Serious Juniper Jam that was not too long ago. This is my first time working in 3d and it was not as bad as I thought it would be lol. These assets definitely helped though.

Thanks a lot!

That's awesome. Good luck playing through all of them! Thanks so much again! 

Hello! Sorry if this is a dumb question. I noticed that there doesn’t seem to be a way to rate games. Does this mean that you (Kenney / Kay) will be playing and rating each of the submissions?
Thank you so much!

Even for short jams it is very important to get good rest. Being exhausted is when mistakes can pile up fast. Putting in effort is great, but taking care of your needs helps you make a better game in the end - even if it is just a 2-day jam.

Thank you for clarifying! I will try and keep things in the spirit of the jam. I really appreciate you hosting this - I'm excited to get started!

Hello! I tried looking around for this answer before posting but couldn't find anything. I just want to make sure I’m following the rules correctly. I know custom art isn’t allowed in the game itself, but am I allowed to use custom artwork on my itch.io page (such as a banner, background, or embed background)? Or does all visual content — including itch page art — need to be made only from Kenney/KayKit assets?

Thank you so much for clarifying! I am excited to start making a game!

Focusing on gameplay is definitely a great priority to have! You should be really proud of it; you did a great job! It was such an honor to compete against all these creative and talented people. The artwork is great by the way! Hope we get to compete again in future jams - I would love to see what you make next.

Yeah, when I did rate for rate, I played the games and always left feedback too. Would you say that other people don't play the game and just leave a rating and a "nice game" comment?

Oh hey it's you! I was hoping to see you again because I wanted to say one final Great Job! And thank you so much for everything! This jam was so amazing I definitely want to do more. (I'm just hoping other communities are as kind as this one). Either way I knew going into this jam that I would have a personal win since I made my first game. I'm really shocked to see you did not place higher. Your game actually felt so polished and fun to play. Thank you so much again and I hope to have the privilege to compete against you in the future!

Yeah, I suppose that's true too, sometimes you don't have anything bad to say about a game. That's probably true with all the top placing games too. I am definitely burnt-out playing games too lol. I have 114 ratings and ended up making 253 comments over the two weeks. Thank you! 

haha yeah. I guess I would rather people be brutally honest when leaving comments so I could know how to improve lol. All I have right now is a lot of "good game" and my text being a little hard to read. I'm just super happy that I was able to get a game submitted. That's a win for me!

Yeah, I felt it was so hard to try and get people to rate your game lol

I was really surprised by my score. With all the positive comments I had really high hopes for placing higher, but I am still really happy with my score. I guess with it being my first game jam I had no idea what to expect and I was guessing that the more ratings you have the better. I am kind of surprised to see games with 16-30 reviews on the top ranked games. Amazing job to everyone though!

Definitely! It is very difficult to make a game, so everyone should feel proud that they were able to make one, and in a week too! Great job to everyone and good luck with everyone's placement! 

It's a cool game but the tutorial was a bit hard to understand. There was a lot of information at once that was hard for me to remember. It's also a bit hard to read the text since it keeps jumping between lines when new text appears. I did really like the spinning mechanic and all the upgrades. I really liked this game! Good job!

I would love if you could rate my game: Project Helix. I'm 3 ratings away from reaching my goal and it would really help a lot! Thank you so much! Good luck with placement when ratings close! 

I really like the look of this game! I also kept burning all my food lol. I like cooking games but kind of suck at them haha, I had fun playing this game though! Great job making this! And in a week too!

Let's do it! I'm really trying to hit 70 ratings and I'm at 67 right now. Every rating helps a lot! Here is my game: Project Helix. I will check out your game right now! Good luck with your placement!

It is really getting close to the end. Thank you so much for rating! Good luck when the jam ends! 

I like the idea for this game! I just felt that getting through the glass was a bit too hard. I really liked this game otherwise! Great job! 

I really liked this game! I was originally going to do something with pinball but couldn't figure out how to fit the theme in a way I liked. It's cool how you did it! I really like the voice acting too! The only issue I had was that the ball was sometimes a bit hard to see. This was a fun game though! Great job! 

This is a really cool idea! I love the execution with the upgrades. I also really like the music. You did a great job making this! Congrats on reaching 40 reviews!!

oh, different country. that's super cool! Sorry about that!

Thank you so much for this feedback! I'm glad you like the CRT effect as that is probably my second favorite thing about my game (H.A.I is #1 lol). Thank you so much for playing! 

Thank you so much for playing! I'm glad you had fun! 

If you still have time I would love if you could play and rate my game: Project Helix. I'm 4 reviews away from reaching my goal of 70 ratings! Thanks so much! 

Congratulations on reaching 40 ratings! I would love if you could play and rate my game: Project Helix. I'm trying to get to 70 and I need 4 more ratings! Thank you! 

I really like this game idea where you have to hide gambling from your coworkers. I did however feel like the gameplay was a bit too slow to complete. Maybe a value of $50,000 would be better pacing for a game jam. Good job making this! It seems super well-polished.

Woah the art looks so good!! The music is amazing and I feel like the game is super well-polished. The only thing is I'm not really sure how the shop works. I buy a slot then it looks like it gets put on in game once I spin something? I also don't think my coins go down visually when I buy something because they stay stuck at whatever the value was when I enter the shop. I really liked this game though! Great job! 

I will definitely check out your game right now! Good luck on getting to 60! I'm 4 away from getting 70. I would love if you could play and rate my game! Project Helix. Thank you so much!