This was a cool experience. Once I realized the inputs weren't quite as random as I initially thought, I tried to create something with a little more structure. However, the chaos would soon take over and I would inevitably devolve into button mashing once again. I love your take on the Power theme as well. Nice work!
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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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Aphex Twin simulator goes hard. Great job on this, an audio visual treat! :)
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POWER SUCKERSgot 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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Anemia Amperecouldn't beat the game. maybe add a pay to win mechanic to make it easier
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carnemancyOne 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.
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Say It With Flowers!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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Office SimulatorThis 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.
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PositronicaSuper cool experience with a great look and sound! Really made me feel like I was creating some kick-ass music :D
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Feline FrontierI feel like an avant-garde producer now. Top notch production (visuals & sfx).
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Power Of TwosThe camera shake and chromatic aberration take this to the next level. An excellent blend of audio and visuals!
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Astral AvariceThis 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.
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Aether Core IndustriesThis 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.
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Aether Core IndustriesLove how original your take on the theme is. I wish I could play more games that think outside the box like this!
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