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Stormy Housy's itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Game Design | #82 | 3.793 | 3.793 |
| Innovation | #93 | 3.655 | 3.655 |
| Overall | #213 | 3.477 | 3.477 |
| Fun | #224 | 3.483 | 3.483 |
| Audio | #341 | 3.241 | 3.241 |
| Graphics | #406 | 3.448 | 3.448 |
| Theme | #413 | 3.241 | 3.241 |
Ranked from 29 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?
Stormy Housy is a game about keeping calm in the face of the oncoming storm and saving the day.
Before each move you can decide on your next action without time pressure ("Calm"), and each action then triggers another wind gust ("Storm" :D)
Did you write all the code and made all the assets from scratch?
Yes, with a few exceptions of some sound effects and Unity libraries.
Comments
One of the most innovative games from the jam! The puzzles could be on the harder side but I feel there was a lot of though put into the way levels were drafted as they made us understand the game easily. Great polish as well, one of my faves from the jam this year!
Idk why but I kept getting stuck here :(
94 days ago(+1)
Thanks! I tried Storm Disaster out as well and it is quite stimulating one’s ambitiousness :D
94 days ago(+1)
Thanks for trying it out and your feedback!
I know what you mean about it being a bit brute forcy. I think that could’ve been done better but maybe not in the restricted time frame we had to iterate and experiment. I really like the community level by ‘Blouey’ (unaffiliated ;) ) because there you have to notice what your problems are and have to come up and implement a strategy and solution. It can not be that easily brute forced.
On the other hand: With a fixed amount of steps the possible state space for each level is quite low and I think it is a intrinsic problem of the mechanic.
That is true. While I like the look of the wind VFX it is a bit hard to read. We had the intention to let it clearly convey, where wind is blocked but it is to fast and convoluted to do so.
On the matter of conveying information: I like those signs in you game! I find that live updating population sign hilarious!
94 days ago(+1)
Thanks for the suggestion! We thought about it and had the low key idea, that the wind could influence the move pattern of the vehicle. i.e. when you drive with strong wind, you may move multiple fields. But we only jamed over the weekend and had no time to test it out.
94 days ago(+1)
Thanks! I just played Time Travel Tours Agency: Avoid Extinction and have to say that is a cool setting and story!
94 days ago(+1)
The new name is a great pun, but I honestly liked the old title better.
I have the feeling it gave me some ‘additional purpose’. Am I a worker in some travel agency with time travel as an option - trying to rescue my customers? It was the tiniest little bit of world building which I quite liked.
I feel the same about the camera. I mostly like it, but every now and then, it is a bit to much. But we ran out of time to really tune it in. Sometimes it would’ve been nice to see the level a bit closer or have a bit less movement. But on the other hand I like how it currently turned out and think, it shows the ‘potential’ of nice camera transition and animations :D
I just helped Jimmy out in Bingo Spree and I have to say, that the setting hits home way to hard (in a fun way) - I really like the idea and setup!
Wow, thanks. I am not quite sure what to do with that comment. Maybe print it, so I can hang it on my wall? Yet undecided :) In any case, thank you for trying the game out and writing that comment.
I just played your game and will write something as well. Just be aware, that I am just a non native speaking bloke with a keyboard and not that silver tongued :)
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