got addicted to this immediately (maybe because im a music producer), i was just sittng there having fun for a good bit!! great work!! i never seen anything like this before!
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POWER's itch.io pageResults
Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
Originality | #2 | 4.786 | 4.786 |
Presentation | #43 | 4.429 | 4.429 |
Fun | #96 | 3.714 | 3.714 |
Theme | #138 | 3.786 | 3.786 |
Ranked from 28 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 uses the "exponential" meaning of "power..." all sound created is in some way based on exponential math. this is represented in a "cheeky" way in the UI, but rest assured there is a lot of "power-of-X" going on to procedurally generate all this beautiful noise
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couldn't beat the game. maybe add a pay to win mechanic to make it easier
One of my favorite aspects of the game jam format is that the time constraint often makes it impossible for devs to adhere to genre conventions, and instead forces them to hone in on a single core element or feature that can really shine. POWER is an extremely focused experience, but not at all lacking in surprise and delight.
The mathy audio wizardry behind this game are and always will be far beyond my understanding, but I still never felt like I was playing "wrong" despite my lack of intentionality in which keys I pressed. It was sort of meditative to embrace my lack of understanding, let go, and just jam out to my monkey-at-a-typewriter composition. I wonder if my haphazard playstyle was your intended experience given the impenetrable interface and the fact that there's no way to generate sound without modifying parameters.
Thanks for doing something completely different, this one's gonna stick in my mind long after the jam is over.
WOW.
I had played with the idea of interpreting power as "power-of-X" as well, like a exponential clicker, but that has been done. This is so creative, thank you for your effort!
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This is such a fun toy. It really makes you feel like aphex twin. I wish things felt a bit more controllable, overall this is such a fun sensory experience. Also by far the most unique take on "power" I've seen.
Super cool experience with a great look and sound! Really made me feel like I was creating some kick-ass music :D
I feel like an avant-garde producer now. Top notch production (visuals & sfx).
The camera shake and chromatic aberration take this to the next level. An excellent blend of audio and visuals!
This is an extremely interesting game concept! I think it would have been fantastic to actually dive into what is happening to give the player some sort of understanding other than randomly mashing keys, but very well done! Very unique concept and was pretty fun to play around with.
This is an extremely interesting game concept! I think it would have been fantastic to actually dive into what is happening to give the player some sort of understanding other than randomly mashing keys, but very well done! Very unique concept and was pretty fun to play around with.
Love how original your take on the theme is. I wish I could play more games that think outside the box like this!
This is what I wish happened when every time I boot up Ableton... Super cool.
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