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A jam submission

Winding StringView game page

Pull objects by shooting them with a string loaded arrow
Submitted by chichu — 15 hours, 3 seconds before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Graphics#1284.0774.077
Overall#1423.7183.718
Game Design#1713.7693.769
Innovation#1843.6543.654
Fun#2333.5773.577
Audio#2373.5003.500
Theme#3103.7313.731

Ranked from 26 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?
The player can shoot arrows attached with string that stick into objects. From there, the player can 'rewind' the string, pulling the arrow and whatever it is attached to back to the player.

Did you write most of the code yourself and made all the assets from scratch?
Yes, all assets were custom made from scratch save the final boss theme (CC0)

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Submitted

Wow, this is a great game! I like everything about this game overall, the concept, the graphics and art, the music , the level design, the peeking mechanic - it's all so good! This honestly doesn't seem like a game jam game to me - except for one thing. When you peek you can see parts of the level that don't have any tiles. The camera doesn't usually go there so it's not a big deal but it is one thing I noticed that made this game seem a little less polished. Also, I don't know if I missed this but it would be great if there was just a button you could press to load checkpoint because I got stuck under some boxes. Other than that, this is one of my favourite entries!

Developer(+1)

Hey thanks for playing, and thank you so much for your input! I'm super glad you enjoyed!

Submitted

Really loved the visuals and audio in this one. Good job!

Could you please play and rate my game as well?

https://itch.io/jam/brackeys-4/rate/723414

Submitted

Really cool game, the visuals are also really good
Good Work!

Submitted

The rewind bow mechanic is very cool. It took me a while to get used to the controls. But this is awesome idea you should keep working on. Also, the sprite art and animation is great. Neat game!Please check out my game if you haven't :D

Submitted

Good game it is very polished I like the mechanics. If you have time can you rate my game: https://itch.io/jam/brackeys-4/rate/722968

Submitted

The introduction to whole mechanics and such is well designed and thought out! However, the music can sometimes be out of please, but I guess that’s just a preference. Really well polished and a great game overall :D Hope you try mine too https://itch.io/jam/brackeys-4/rate/722968

Submitted

I felt like I was playing a demo for an already-released game. The art is gorgeous, the piano piece is very soothing, and you do an amazing job introducing concepts in-level (while keeping signs in case the player misses it). Seriously, I'm in awe of what you did in a mere week. My only complaint is that bosses take awhile to kill once you only have arrows left.

Submitted

Really good. It is pretty creative and very fun to play. The boss battle was nice too.

Submitted

Greeat art! congrats man :)

Developer

Thanks so much!

Submitted (1 edit)

Nice game! Really like the mechanics and how they feel. Music and art looks pretty good too. Nice job!!

Developer

Thanks for playing!

Submitted

Pretty awesome, great pixel art and really awesome level and boss design, even generally let alone in a week :)

Developer

Thank you!

Submitted

I loved the art style of the game, particularly the animations, they felt really alive. On the other hand, I found the music kinda annoying and out of place most of the times. In general the game is really polished, the mechanics are nice and the levels are interesting. Definitely one of the best I've played for now, great job!

Developer(+1)

Yea, definitely should have put more time into audio. Thanks for playing!

Submitted

Nice game I fell like spiderman.. good job done with the arrow and the strings.

Really good.

My game is a casual game if you wanna rate is https://misterm.itch.io/mixtape-match , Thanks

Developer

Thanks!

Submitted

When you are falling and it goes darker after the dialogue what are you supposed to do then?

Developer

Sounds like there was an issue with the loading screen. You could try just going to the next level (1-1) from the main menu, sorry for the inconvenience!

Submitted

Lovely graphics. But the camera is kinda choppy

Developer

Thanks! Yea, was worried about that being an issue! I'll look into it

Submitted

Amazing entry. Gameplay, game design really top notch. Mechanics very well explained and graphics are excellent too. Great job!

(Game crashed though when i defeated the ice king :D)

Developer

Thanks! Aww I'm sorry to hear that, I'll look into the bug!

Submitted

Very well polished and nice game. Good luck !!

Developer(+1)

Thank you! Good luck to you as well

Submitted

Thanks , if u have time , give my game a try at https://itch.io/jam/brackeys-4/rate/724912. I would love your feedback.

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Developer

Super thanks!

Submitted

Wow this game barely even feels like a jam game! (In a good way).  The idea is great and the graphics are super polished and awesome.

Developer

Thank you so much !

Submitted

Why are there no comments here? Great job! But the bosses are very tenacious.

Developer

Thank you! Yea, the whole game isn't properly balanced sorry!

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