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POWER SUCKERS's itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Originality | #23 | 4.450 | 4.450 |
| Theme | #218 | 3.500 | 3.500 |
| Fun | #296 | 3.050 | 3.050 |
| Presentation | #322 | 3.200 | 3.200 |
Ranked from 41 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
How does your game represent "Power"?
POWER is a valuable resource, used to fuel the defenses controlled by the player. The player must carefully manage how much POWER they are diverting to their towers, otherwise POWER will drain down to 0 before all the enemies can be defeated.
Any remaining POWER contributes to the player's score at the end of each wave. This spare POWER can then be used as a currency to purchase upgrades.
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forgot to comment on this, but it's a cool concept that i'd love to explore deeper if only the game didn't kick my ass so quickly :'3
I like games that help me flex my typing and finger-keyboard memory, tucking this right next to typing of the dead. Very fun time!
my keyboard is broken now
Oh no, that isn't supposed to happen! Luckily I am selling POWER SUCKERS proof keyboards on my itch page for a reasonable price. The keyboard also fixes all the bugs in the game, and makes you dinner on weeknights.
Thanks for playing! :)
Absolutely one of the best games in this jam, FINALLY something new. Video games will never be the same after this.
I especially liked the part where I went afweif'mcz/.,;oq.a/e,fmijcz;eneq/a;zjia/qknfiz;z''q'lq';kr/.akj'z;up[qq'f./z/zj['qwoep[truhgvxbnxmz/nzepurw'yjw'q/.etj[pxugqetn/zn;lbj[qrtuqoeut]zobjz/c,mnv/zfhjx][njk'ibk]wtq][yq]weroturiy]qptikqwoetz/cvmzBm;'ztjbzkjkgljt]qoujwpe]yuzjb]vcspokjaerjq'etm/n and that got me 8,000 points
That is a sub-optimal strat actually, using Speedrun seed #34, the optimal pattern is actually fewazjyjfgvyjfgkgukiiuuyterwfhgjkl;xaerqgtrhnmhj,l.kllj.,jfhgndfghxfghhgfnchmjj,jk,jk.iugyftrefefawefrdghcgfjghmj,k,hjloihljipjkljhmdgfbsfzvsdfsazsxcvxcvawsdfgsdghtsgrdgdr
Thanks for playing! :)
Dammit I messed it up, don't look at me, I'm hideous
Really cool idea, super creative! I like the art style for the graphics and sprites! Very difficult, I thought I was good with a keyboard but now I'm second-guessing myself... Nice work for sure! :D
POWER SUCKERS makes you get to know your keyboard in new, intimate ways you never thought possible.
Thanks for playing! :)
i love the idea. so sick, cool controls. nice art. very cool, very niiiiiiice
Did you Rizz Merb on the last boss? Chose the right dialogue? Good good good
Thanks for playing! :)
great idea! love the creative use of keyboard controls. totally unique take on the tower defense genre which is rare! i also did "entire keyboard as control scheme" so it was cool to see another take on the idea (though very different lol)
We made the same game, not sure what you mean.
Thank you for playing! :)
real talk if you combined our games into one it’d be pretty sick
Completely unexpected gameplay but it's super creative. I got super insecure about my ability to type and know where keys are after playing lol. It was pretty fun and unique, I don't have any criticisms!
Thank you so much for playing! :) Once you pick up the mechanics, POWER SUCKERS is definitely more about playing Twister with your fingers than actually typing. I love how hard it is to find keys once you're forced to leave the comfort of the home row, that feeling is what the whole game is based around.
Very unique entry! Definitely very tough though, and I got a glitch where I kept respawning with 0 power lol. My favorite part is definitely the menu's art style, almost wish the whole game looked like that.
Yes, unfortunate glitch, you have to refresh the browser to replay. Thanks for giving it a shot! :)
This is a really interesting entry, but this game is too tough for me. The different weapons like the laser are really cool but it eats up your power super fast, so I think the shotgun is the best weapon. I had to double check the instructions to understand how to change because it's not something very intuitive, but it's just a really unique control scheme that makes sense in terms of gameplay. The artwork for the game really looks like something from a retro computer game. Definitely needs some FX juice like screen shake & particles to make shotting and killing the enemies more satisfying, would definitely make it more fun.
Thank you for playing! :) I agree that the instructions should be more clear, perhaps I'll even clarify the weapon switching mechanic on the itch page. The laser is certainly a "late game" weapon, it isn't really worth using until you have 200+ reserve power and enough enemies on screen to feed on.
I am glad that you took the time to learn the mechanics and adapt to the control scheme. I know that a steep learning curve is a lot to ask in a jam game, so it means a lot that you powered through enough to learn some of the ins and outs.
Unique game! I haven't played a game like this in a while. I wish that the weapon codes were somewhere on screen or something because I kept forgetting to use them. But overall, great job! FOR MERB!!!
Very unique idea! Unfortunately, Merb is screwed with my skillset
RIP Merb
Hey man, Merb just called. He said he wants to see you in his office. Good luck, he seems pretty pissed.
Thanks for playing! :)