Play arcade game
Kaset's itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Overall | #14 | 4.115 | 4.115 |
| Audio | #19 | 4.100 | 4.100 |
| Theme | #34 | 4.290 | 4.290 |
| Fun | #35 | 4.070 | 4.070 |
| Game Design | #37 | 4.110 | 4.110 |
| Graphics | #38 | 4.390 | 4.390 |
| Innovation | #143 | 3.730 | 3.730 |
Ranked from 100 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
In what way does your game fit the theme?
You play as a cassette tape and you leave a tape trail as you move. You can rewind the tape which moves you back to where you were previously, while destroying enemies in your path. Plus the graphics and sound effects help rewind you back to the 80's.
Did you write most of the code yourself and made all the assets from scratch?
I wrote all the code myself and made most assets from scratch. I did not make the music, fonts or most of the sound effects, but they are all licensed for commercial use. All the attributions are on the game's page. Every other asset was made by me.
Leave a comment
Log in with itch.io to leave a comment.
Comments
Loved the aesthetic and the game itself was very addictive
Thanks for the kind comment!
It would be neat if there were a little more visual/audio feedback from killing enemies
Hey thanks for playing, and I appreciate the feedback! I tried to add as much as possible without it being too distracting with the large number of enemies. First you have the enemy flashing, then a sound effect. If you kill one there is a particle explosion. Any more and I think it could be too much when trying to kill several enemies at once.
Actually, your definitely right. That was kinda perfect
Actually, you're definitely right. That was kinda perfect
Awesome visuals and music! Great game.
If you have the time please rate my game: https://adro05.itch.io/bodyguard-rewinder-800x
Thanks for playing! Of course, happy to check out what everyone has made.
Thanks man!
I love this theme! Really liked the visuals of your game.
I was a bit unsure about the UI in the beggining, but right away the games demonstrates excellence in this point. It was one of my favorites of this jam. Great job!
Thanks for the comment! So glad you consider this as one of your favorites!
Amazing game !!!
Congrats on this really cool jam entry.
Adding an interesting mechanic to a top down shooter without feeling like a quick hack. I love the rewinding feel when destroying a bunch of guys. I would just say that the rewind mechanic might also be a bit broken, nothing really kills me when using it. Nice balance and contrast with the shoot weapon that is quite slow and weak. Maybe some enemies should be immune to the rewind and you have another reason to not spam the rewind.
Other than that, great game TOP MARKS
Rem.
Thank you for the positive comment! You make a great point about the rewind, and I'm glad it currently feels great when used to kill a bunch of enemies. Thanks for playing!
Excellent UI. Overall concent may seem very simple, but the execution made it sooo good. The main downside was lack of enemies. There were times where there were no enemies at all - 1 or 2, which was rather strange cause at the beginning there were swarms of them. Another thing I would work with was rewind mechanic. It felt special, but being able to use it anytime (and so kill enemies) took some charm.
Thanks for the wonderful comment! Your points align with other comments and I totally agree. The spawning was meant to align with the intensity of the song, but at certain points it just has nothing happening. Limiting the use of rewind is also something I am looking into for future development. Thanks for playing!
Great game over all. music is on point. graphics are great. i realy like this game.
Glad you like it! Thanks for the comment.
I really enjoyed playing through the game. I love the menus and the summary screen. Visual style is very pleasing and fitting to the overall vibe. Also, it's a great use of the theme. Well done!
Thanks a bunch for the kind review! Glad you enjoyed my game!
This game is great, I love the simple but effective mechanic of rewinding to kill enemies. The visual style is also really cool. Nice Job!
Really appreciate the kind words!
Game was fun and very smooth. Great music choice and I thoroughly enjoyed it!
Thank you so much! Glad you enjoyed my game!
Wow! Very cool atmosphere and game design. Congratulations on the Jam! Please consider checking out mine. Rated
Thanks for the nice comment! I will totally check your game out.
The game is overall really well made, cool, and does have potential to be something even greater. I really like the concept of running out of tape and having to rewind (while being able to kill your enemies when in a pinch). There was a bit of emergent gameplay which was fun.
Keeping in mind that you only had a week to make this game, I would like to offer some improvements that I think can make the game flow better and be more exciting if you continued development on it.
- I really like the loss of tape mechanic, but I genuinely think it can be more fun if you put more emphasis on how important it is to prevent yourself from wasting too much tape. For example, I found the game a bit satisfying but easy when I was able to constantly rewind myself and kill the enemies in my rewind path. I feel the experience of rewinding would be more special and rewarding when you had to save the rewind for the perfect moment rather than constantly being able to use it and devalue the power it possesses.
I was able to build a strategy around using the rewind. For example I was able to shoot at enemies while rewinding. I even wrapped the tape around an area and sat in the center of that area while shooting. Only when I was overran would I rewind killing all the enemies around me which I found pretty fun.
- Each level was refreshing with the different music, visuals, enemies, amount of enemies, and different powers you could use. However, the similar maps got a bit tiresome but I think that's because level 1 and 2 felt really similar in difficulty. Some levels felt really slow though. I wanted to retry some levels but just couldn't bring myself to it since each level felt sooo long to complete with no indication of how far I am into the level. At one point (I think in level 3), after I killed a wave of enemies, it took a good 10-15 seconds for another wave to appear.
- The initial level is alright and lets you get a hang of the game which is completely fine. However, when I beat the first level, the game took awhile to show me the end game screen as the music was getting more and more quiet. I just think the game needs to be quicker to show you that you beat a level rather than leaving you hanging there to move around for a good 7-10 seconds.
- I do think level 4 is really cool and that it gives you a fast shooting gun and you have to fight off a ton of enemies while using the strategies I thought of. I felt cool.
Overall I think the game is pretty cool, I just think the tape mechanic can be worked more on and emphasized more. I also think the flow of the game just needs to be a little bit faster. Good job!
Edit: The music was groovy.
Wow this review is awesome! Thanks so much for spending the time to write it all out. All of your points are valid, and similar to what you mentioned, I wanted the rewind mechanic to feel powerful and satisfying. This outright prevented it from being useless or pointless. I almost set it up as having the gun be a supplemental source of damage to rewinding. I like that you found certain strategies, and I cant wait to make some adjustments based on player feedback after the jam is over. The pacing of everything for example need some work. Thanks again!
You are the one who helped me submitting mine. Thank you and congrats. The game is really nice.
Thanks! I'm glad you got yours working! I will be sure to try it out soon.
This game is amazing. The music and the aesthetics play wonderfully into a nice experience. Just wish the music would keep going while rewinding, but I guess that doesnt make much sense considereing you wind the tape back... But ahh the music is so good haha nice job!!
Thanks a bunch! Glad you liked it as much as I enjoyed making it!
Amazing design, Well done :) Check mine out: https://itch.io/jam/brackeys-4/rate/718013
Thanks for the kind words! I will add your game to the list.
Amazing game design, I loved the asteroids thematic.
Well done!
Please, play my game too!
Thanks for the comment! I will definitely check yours out.
Amazing visuals, geometry wars vibes, great game!
Thanks a bunch! I did get some inspiration for the enemy designs!
so good! :D I like how the tape is showing you where you will rewind to very ncie :D
Thanks for playing!
pleasure was mine mate :D
This is a really polished, really fun game. Hats off! I enjoyed it quite a bit.
Thanks for the comment! Super glad you enjoyed it!
I really enjoyed it. It's very polished and the take on the theme is interesting, plus I like the tapes choices. However I'm not sure about how well the main mechanic actuallu fits the gameplay, because it surely adds depth to the strategy, but to me restraining player movement in an action game doesn't feel quite right. I didn't play it a lot though, so maybe it's something that you eventually get used to. But I found it to be a nice game anyway
Thanks for the feedback! After some playtests I did try and make the tape more obvious that it is running out to keep people from being stuck not moving without realizing, and to rewind. Maybe needs some more tweaks to make it more elastic rather than instant stop. Either way thanks for checking it out!