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A jam submission

The MechanicView game page

Guide the mechanic through a malfunctioning facility and exterminate its occupiers.
Submitted by Yah'el, RocketMan — 2 hours, 48 minutes before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Fun#503.9633.963
Presentation#874.2594.259
Theme#2583.3703.370
Originality#2703.4813.481

Ranked from 27 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

How does your game represent "Power"?
The plot is around a mechanic tasked with bringing the power of a facility back online and eventually finds himself in a power piece of tech to take care of business in.

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Submitted(+1)

thank you so much for having a checkpoint right as you start the bossfight!!! T_T

Developer

I thought "if I don't do this, people are going to walk away" lol

Submitted(+1)

The Voice acting and general Audio is really clean.

The Tutorial presentation is nice.

Lighting is dope and atmosphere is done well and I like the Pruple Blob Art

Mech controls are well executed as well :)

Developer

Aww. Thanks for kind words. I'm glad you enjoyed it.

Submitted(+1)

I loved the atmosphere, it was stressful especially with the lack of health pickups, but when I finally got the vehicle I felt like an invincible badass :D 

Developer

Heck yeah! Thank you!

Submitted(+1)

very cool and scary atmosphere! the game is well polished, the controls and filling - my respect. survival horror is rarely found at jams, a very bold choice of genre. cool!

Developer(+1)

Thank you so much!

Submitted(+1)

That was really well done. An awesome short horror game.

The lighting system is really what stands out to me here. Not being able to see those enemies until they were in my face made me jump quite a bit. I really liked that final boss too, was not expecting a playable laser tank.

Developer(+1)

THANK YOU. Truly. I'm glad you enjoyed the experience!

Submitted(+1)

This is a very solid short game! I liked the boss, I loved the voice acting, and who doesn't like riding around in a tank?

Developer

Thank you so much! I'm really glad you enjoyed the ride!

Submitted(+1)

Good job creating atmosphere with the lighting and sound! I liked how the narrow-lit view encouraged you to move cautiously, constantly turning and scanning for enemies like a soldier would entering a hostile area.  Also enjoyed the tone shift from the tense part to the hell yeah section!  I did find the rotation to be quite jittery at times possibly from collision against the walls but didn’t detract from the experience too much

Developer

Amazing ! Wonderful to hear you enjoyed the experience. Thank you!

Submitted(+1)

super fun! I liked the boss fight and the overall ambience, took me a minute with the wall bc it had so much hp, but was overall well made!

Developer(+1)

Yay!! Yeah that pesky wall....I'll have to take it down a notch after the rating period ends. Thank you for kind words and for playing it!

Submitted(+1)

Dude, what an incredible athmosphere. The game had me actually checking corners before entering rooms, making sure nothing would jump at me! It was a little unclear at first that I head to break the yellow barrels to kill the boss, but aside from that this is def a gem!

Developer

Awesome to hear! I'm grateful you spent the time to play and rate it. Thank you!

Submitted(+1)

Cool game, very atmospheric! Voice acting was well done and I really like the addition of the mech suit. Awesome work!

Developer (1 edit) (+1)

Thanks for playing! I hear your comment through the mouth of the gecko btw lol

Submitted(+1)

That’s a side effect we definitely didn’t expect. You might wanna get that checked out ;)

Submitted(+1)

Like a cute dead space. Most of these game jam games are too similar, this game delivers more than most. I hope the Dunkerman plays your game and then says something funny. 

Developer

Thanks! LOL. We can only hope.

Submitted(+1)

I love the tension when opening doors as they slowly slide open letting you see what lurks beyond...

Developer(+1)

OOoooh nice. Sounds like you might have gotten a little immersed.  Thanks for playing it!

Submitted(+1)

really spooky vibes, i liked it a lot! although im pretty sure the boss fight glitched out for me, i couldnt deal any damage to him despite shooting at the blob, his critters, and the green containers

Developer(+1)

Nice!
Yeah, as long as the boss has power (those glow tanks aren't destroyed) then it takes no damage. Glad you liked it and thanks for commenting/playing!

Submitted(+1)

oh then i just didnt shoot them enough! ill try again but that game is really cool! i really like how you get a tank to blast the goopies

Developer(+1)

<3

Submitted(+1)

Was not expecting good voice acting in a game jam, and you manage to make the game play and look good all at the same time...

I'm impressed

Developer

Thank you :D That means a lot! 

Submitted (1 edit) (+1)

Awesome game!

Developer (1 edit)

Thanks for playing it! And....rating it?

(+1)

great job dude! i was on the edge of me seat the whole time. it really sucked me in

Developer

Thanks for playing it! :D

Submitted(+1)

Nicely done! The music, SFX, and voice acting were nice touches. Those little enemies were FAST! Almost made me jump when I opened the doors into dark rooms.

Developer (1 edit) (+1)

Thank you thank you! If I made you jump, than I was true to the genre :D Thanks for playing!

Submitted(+1)

awesome game! can't wait to seen more levels. I think having infinite ammo is generous. getting in the tank felt great. the final boss was a little easy to cheese. Voice acting and design work was really charming. 

Developer

*Fist pumps* So glad you played it and shared this feedback. Thank you!

Submitted(+1)

Looks and plays great, all round really good even the voice acting. really well done

Developer(+1)

Aww. Thanks Bongodingo! (Possibly the coolest username I've ever heard)
It makes me happy to hear you enjoyed it :D

Submitted(+1)

I like me top down shooters

some bugs or problems I noticed

> you can shoot through walls if you stand close to them, in turn enemies can damage you through walls

> pretty often the targeting breaks or snaps(this might be because web builds which is okay)

> when you kill enemies at first its not very obvious, some more feedback or having them explode into guts would really sell it

> enemy spawns/aggression feel a bit cheap

Otherwise a top down shooter working around lighting is thematically cool and fun

Developer

Those are all valid issues! Thank you for playing it and giving your thoughts.

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