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The Shaman's itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| CONTROLS | #563 | 2.121 | 3.000 |
| BOSS DESIGN | #599 | 1.886 | 2.667 |
| ART / VISUALS | #632 | 2.121 | 3.000 |
| USE OF THEME | #659 | 1.768 | 2.500 |
| Overall | #668 | 1.866 | 2.639 |
| FUN | #678 | 1.768 | 2.500 |
| SOUNDS / MUSIC | #746 | 1.532 | 2.167 |
Ranked from 6 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Game's Take on the Theme
Used animations and particle effects to meet spinning theme
Did your team make the majority of the art and music during the jam?
I made all of the art and sound effects but not the music
If not, please link to any asset packs or resources used here.
https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/audio/music/8bit-music-062022-225623
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Nice one ! Would maybe deserve a bit of polish, but I got decent fun playing it :()
Thanks! Yeah I had about 5 bosses planned and I had a bit of a story. I just ran out of time to get everything done.
Hello There!
Great game! Totems, haha :) I like the pixelart style. Rated! ;)
Thank you if you visit and rate mine as well!
Keep it up! All the best!
Thanks! Yeah, I was inspired from a holiday over in BC a few years ago!
The first game where I encountered totems—and one I absolutely loved as a kid—was Populous: The Beginning. It was one of my favorite childhood games, featuring both a shaman and totems. 😊
I love the 2D artwork you have made here, the special effects are really nice, and the gameplay is fun, I rate graphics on top but all is great, also if you can, please rate my game, thanks!!
Thanks for the feedback! I'm glad you liked the art!
I really thought it was cool, interesting, I really liked the main mechanics and the idea of the game in general
Thanks so much for the feedback!
Love the visual effects!
Thanks!
Good stuff for a first jam!
There is no health bar for the boss, and i was generally quite confused at the start on how the game was played. I can spam the lightning attack but I do not seem to lose mana nor does the boss do an attack after that.
The indicator of him going into the second phase is quite nice, he smoking that sticky!
And a simple indicator of when the boss is hit would do miles for this game!
Animations are nice but the idle animation seems to be too fast, almost like spasming.
Thank you for the feedback!
Yeah there was a lot I wanted to add to the game and didn't get the chance to do. For the lightning attack, there should be logic to prevent you selecting it if you don't have enough mana. Unfortunately that logic isn't working 100%, so it plays the animation and the particle effect but doesn't actually do any damage to the enemy, the option of that button should be greyed out to prevent you from doing the attack. The enemy doesn't attack because the logic still thinks it's the players turn as the attack wasn't successful.
The camera shake is to indicate that either the enemy or player is being hit, but a simple animation/shader/particle effect could have been added for both the player and enemy, I just ran out of time. Likewise the same for a health bar for the enemy.
Thanks for the feedback on the animations, I feel like art and animations are two of my weaker points so at least I'm doing something right but I get your point on the idle animation.
Sorry for the confusion, I'll definitely play test as I develop more in the future. Because I'm the dev, how to play the game is obvious as I have designed all the systems, I guess this is why tutorials or on screen prompts are so important. I know that I overscoped this game and there was so much more I wanted to add but just didn't have the time. So at least it has taught me that!
Thank you for taking the time to play The Shaman! I have certainly learnt a lot from competing in this game jam.
No need to apologise, I have been making games for 4 years and still cannot put my self in the shoes of the player lol. Learn from your mistakes and evolve! Good luck with your journey!
Thanks once again! Good luck with your journey as well!