Brackeys Game Jam 2023.2

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Blue OctoberView game page

Short game about a sinking submarine and a time loop

Submitted by Cymus — 20 minutes, 22 seconds before the deadline

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Criteria	Rank	Score*	Raw Score
Graphics	#32	4.233	4.233
Audio	#101	3.500	3.500
Innovation	#120	3.333	3.333
Overall	#145	3.400	3.400
Game Design	#188	3.300	3.300
Fun	#329	2.933	2.933
Theme	#403	3.100	3.100

Ranked from 30 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

How does your game fit the theme?
You control the crew of the "Blue October" submarine which is diving deeper and deeper into the ocean, but also into troubles...

The name and overall idea are a reference to a board game called "Red November", which I really liked when I was younger :)

Did you write all the code and made all the assets from scratch?
Yes, even the music this time!

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cinnamewSubmitted1 year ago(+1)

i love the sound design & slight movement in the title/restart screen!! everything was really cute too, this is amazing! i just think gameplay was a little confusing, i wasn't sure what to do after reaching the area marked on the minimap and died within a few seconds ,,, later i realized you had to use your mouse 💀💀 but i would just randomly click and ended up dying anyways TT

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Diving Through Hell

DefectiveMelonSubmitted1 year ago(+1)

Really neat idea and I think you nailed the vibe with the music and sound. Love that I can see the other crew members running around in the earlier runs which gave me hints as to where I was supposed to start running to when I played as them later.

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RedstoneworkerSubmitted1 year ago(+1)

The art and animations for this game are amazing and the sound design is well done. I couldn't figure out what to do as the third. Overall this game is very well done. :D

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Diving...... Company History

MisterclapSubmitted1 year ago(+1)

The pixel art is awesome good job. Gameplay is a little confusing but after a few tries it's ok. GG

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Seas Never Forget

GalatyneSubmitted1 year ago(+1)

Really good pixel art !

I struggle to understand the gameplay but I managed to survive a few minutes.

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A Bizarre Fish Adventure

Shrimp MooseSubmitted1 year ago(+1)

I love the art and the overall aesthetic! The goal and controls were a bit unclear at first, but I got it eventually. I think more actions like holding, sliding, and turning instead of just clicking will really make this a lot more fun. Great work!

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Daniel SousaSubmitted1 year ago(+1)

I loved the art, particularly the eye in the window and the underwater pixel effect! It took me some time to understand the gameplay, but once I did I liked the concept. One detail that might help cement the concept of controlling all the players at once a little better is to have the player movement in the minimap be saved so you can see all three players icons moving at once.

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How Deep Can You Die?

NextCasualGamesSubmitted1 year ago(+1)

Very cool concept and nice arts!! I love them

can you rate my game please? thank you
https://itch.io/jam/brackeys-10/rate/2229415

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The Undersea Sunflower

CymusDeveloper1 year ago

Thank you :) Sure, I will later

bullfrog-777Submitted1 year ago(+1)

This was awesome, When I was the first gnome I didn't know what was going on, and just did what was shown on screen. but on the second part I noticed that one of the crewmembers was doing axactly what I was doing, (I was pressing A & D repeatedly since it looked funny). And then I got that I was going to play as all members, which was awesome.

Graphics are great, story is cool and was overall just a very fun experience.

Great game, Keep it up♥

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CymusDeveloper1 year ago(+1)

Wow thank you <3 Very happy to hear that

JamieBirchSubmitted1 year ago

The graphics are really cool! I didn't quite get what to do though - I always fail after oxygen stage and "synchronize their actions" in the description doesn't make it clearer. How do I control two other gnomes?

Music is really nice and fitting!

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CymusDeveloper1 year ago (1 edit) (+1)

Ah, I'm sorry. The whole game is just point and click, so at the oxygen stage you just have to click the machine in the room. After that, at exactly 2:00 (the full clock) you have to be in the reactor room :( The minimap is highlighing which room you have to go to at each stage.

ZabinskiSubmitted1 year ago(+1)

At first I kinda didnt know what to do but then it kinda made sense :D Love the graphics!

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20000 Squirrels under the sea

CymusDeveloper1 year ago(+1)

Glad you liked it! It's my second jam and the second time I see that I have problems with communicating with the player... I'm happy that I can learn through these jams

NikitaGamesSubmitted1 year ago

FDG

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ShogunSubmitted1 year ago(+1)

It took me two tries before I understood what I was supposed to do when the prompt for the reactor happened. Fantastic game I liked it a lot. Amazing pixel art as well. One thing that really astonished me is how similar our game is in some parts. Specially with the oxygen.

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How Deep Can You Die?

CymusDeveloper1 year ago(+1)

Thanks! Again, the thing with reactor was supposed to be on a loading screen or something, but I didn’t have enough time to do that and then to explain everything on the jam page.

Fallen Games SyalinSubmitted1 year ago

Was an interasting experience. looks great, sound design is cool.

Pros:

-It is fun, not much else to say, not much else matters

Cons:

-No explaination of the controls, you have to click with your mouse to interact with things which threw me off. I think 'E' would have made more sense for a game like this

-No indication of what is clickable, would have been nice to have a small triangle or white outline in things that were important to help the player.

overall pretty cool. I think the dev needs to work on their game design skills tho, the pacing is a little strange and it is confusing to figure out what you are supposed to do at first, but the sprites are great and the audio is perfect.

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CymusDeveloper1 year ago(+1)

Thank you for the feedback! I wanted to include a nice, comprehensive guide with pictures on how to play (especially the clickable object) on the jam page, but didn’t have any time since the end of the jam :( I’m happy you enjoyed it!

Draguarys DevSubmitted1 year ago(+1)

The pixel art is really great, and the gameplay was great. Playing each crew member one after another in the same time frame was really fun, especially seeing my past crew members do weird shit around the sub.

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A Bizarre Fish Adventure

NickwsySubmitted1 year ago(+1)

The graphic is good, the pixel art is pretty expressive. The idea of the game is pretty good, it is kind of like Barotrauma. However, it could have been excuted better, you are basic just running around clicking things in the submarine. Instead of just clicking, maybe you can add some puzzle to the fixing part. I think it will make your game a lot more entertaining.

Also, if you have time, please checkout my game, thank you.

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Diving into Gas Giant

CymusDeveloper1 year ago

Thank you for the feedback, I had plans to add minigames like that, but when I got my friends to play a first version of the game, I understood that I made the same mistake as usual and the player doesn’t know what to do at all. So my focus turned to making the game as clear as possible and then I ran out of time to add things like that.

I’ll be sure to check everyone’s games :)

DiePoolNudelSubmitted1 year ago(+1)

The good old Toccata and Fugue in the main menu ^^ I really like the graphics.

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Eddie the Gannet

OndratorSubmitted1 year ago(+1)

Awesome game. The submarine environment is really well made. And graphics are great. But gameplay is a bit repetitive.

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HyperurSubmitted1 year ago(+1)

The artwork is really great, same thing for the sound design, great job!

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CowBoiSubmitted1 year ago(+1)

The art and the audio are 10/10 i really enjoyed it but the gameplay could be better

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Finding The Titanic

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