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How does your game represent "Power"?
Boot King is quite powerful, increasingly so. He collects money to grow his crown, increasing his potential jump power. The long you hold down the jump button, the more powerful his jump. This game also represents themes of power inspired by my own reflections on the world and the word over the last week or so.
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Really nice game, loved the fact that getting a fancy Guillotine was important XD.
was really confused at first because i got the bug on browser, but i swapped to mobile and it worked fine, wouldnt let me submit my score though, but was really fun!
I had the same issue of not being able to jump very high. I pulled out my Mac with a higher resolution, and the viewport scaled large enough to where I could jump. I had the same issue with my game. That the viewport would scale differently. It probably has to do with how Godot handles exporting to web, even though you can set a resolution during export and on Itch. Unsure of a fix around that though :/. But it was a great concept! Also bonus points because both of our games have King in the name! :)
On my PC, In my browser I couldn't really jump very high, but on mobile it worked nicely. Funny concept, good job!
Thank you! That's a bug I've heard from at least 3 people, not the majority but it's definitely happening sometimes and I'm trying to figure out why. If you don't mind sharing, what browser did that happen in?
I was using Opera when I posted. I tried Opera GX and Chrome as well and had the same problems, though I managed to get out of the bottom in GX, but only after messing around for a bit in full-screen. If I had to guess the problem, its a combination of the viewport being too small to get a large enough of a force vector as well as the amount of cash that appears and is reachable from a 2 foot crown.
That's super helpful, thank you! I suspect it has something to do with the calculation for jump strength taking mouse to player distance into account, which could totally interact with what you're suggesting. On most displays the game should be designed in a way that you can always reach (or spawn) money from the bottom and reach that lowest platforms by 3 crowns. But I've seen what I think you experienced where the jump height just never goes above a tiny hop at the start. Anyway, thank you for the information and the feedback, and for playing our game!
Thank you, poor!
got stuck in the secret jail :( lol. I wish I could've seen a bit more of the level around me so I knew where I was jumping. Had fun!
I can't seem to make any jumps higher than the starting screen :(
This seems to be a rare bug! I haven't figured out what causes it yet. Out of curiosity, what browser were you using to play it?
Chrome, and the game didn't boot in Firefox
I love the sound effects and the boot! good job
Got stuck in the secret jail but I also have a couple billion in my pockets so it's not so bad.
No one boot should have all that power.
king glitched
unfortunately one bug I wasn't able to fix in time. I'm sorry you became a casualty!
I got too much money and crowns that when I jumped I broke the sound barrier.
10/10. Would break sound barrier again.
A profound exploration of socioeconomic dynamics disguised as a whimsical arcade experience. The King, encapsulated in a boot, serves as a striking metaphor for the detachment of monarchy from the struggles of the common folk—quite literally bouncing above them while extracting their wealth. The game masterfully captures the inevitability of economic cycles: the King jumps, the people pay, and the system continues, unchallenged. I also liked the King's voice he was a treat. <3
Damn, Axel gets it! Thank you for the in-depth and accurate analysis of our goofy lil anti-fascist flash game.
Very reminiscent of old flash games. Love it!
I've always wondered, what it would be like to be a King of olden times. Now I know it's highly rewarding gig :D . Liked the voice acting very much. Fun game!
From now on I'll only pay my taxes if the president starts wearing a big boot.
Money is power, and this game is fun. Tee Hee.
"Yeah I think I did pretty good"
>people with another digit in top 10
"wot"
I got put in secret tax jail for being too greedy :(((
such is the fate of many great kings
i swear i didnt hack your leaderboards i have a good gaming chair
You're so good!!! I wanted to warn you that I'm gonna be resetting the leaderboard before the jam ends, but I'm very impressed and honored that you at one point had every single spot in the top 10. It'll be honored in a screenshot on the game page. Thank you for playing so much! I'm excited to check your game out.
my game doesnt have a leaderboard so if you want revenge just put the link in the comments along with your best time
I'm so on it. Also,
Boot King Leaderboard has been reset for the game jam!
alrigh
BTW, every time i plan on making a new game, i tease it here first
When you replaced the straight line with the arrow, it made it harder to line up the golden guilotine, i used to count the pixels to ensure gold every time. just wanted to let you know- for the games sake. no alterior motives here ;)
I thought and honestly kind of hoped it would, so I'm sorry and also thank you lol
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