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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Overall | #2 | 4.208 | 4.208 |
| Fun | #6 | 4.333 | 4.333 |
| Theme | #9 | 4.389 | 4.389 |
| Game Design | #14 | 4.222 | 4.222 |
| Innovation | #23 | 4.083 | 4.083 |
| Audio | #30 | 4.000 | 4.000 |
| Graphics | #69 | 4.222 | 4.222 |
Ranked from 36 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 particle made up of quarks. These act as your ammo, your dash and your health, while you have all three you are strong but you cant last long without any quarks and many other particles seek to rip you apart.
Did you write all the code yourself and made all the assets from scratch?
All code is written by myself.
Art Assets made in Aesprite
SFX made in Bosca Ceoil
Music by Trevor Lentz from OpenGameArt
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Love the graphics, good use of the theme, well done :)
Thank you :)
Awesome game! The graphics, animations and sound were all great! I especially like the animation for the player character rotating which way they're looking at. The core gameplay loop in the game was very addicting too, it was fun catching your projectiles on rebound. Everything in the game was juicy and satisfying, so kudos for that!
I kind of wish that the dash went in the direction you were holding rather than towards your mouse, could just be me though.
Also the game softlocked and stopped spawning enemies
Still one of my favorites though!
Thank you so much! I'm glad it didnt go unnoticed :D ah damn its spawned an enemy outside the arena, its known bug.
Fair enough, in a post jam version I could dd a control option to have it go the direction you're moving.
I'm so glad you like it that much! Thanks for the feedback :)
Just released a fixed version of the game which should resolve the enemies getting stuck outside the arena and stopping your progress.
Be sure to check it out!
congrats on getting second! Well deserved!
Thank you very much! And thanks for your vote that put me up there!
i really like the game but in pentaquark and friends level, one of the enemy quarks went behind the border so that i couldnt hit it and level stuck. beside that i really like the game, congrats
Rated, If you can play my game and rate it, i will be very glad
https://itch.io/jam/brackeys-5/rate/927213
Ah thats annoying! I know how to fix the bug but cant implement it cos of the jam. Thank you im glad you liked it! be sure to leave a rating :) I will have a look at your game
i have some bugs too, limited time = bugs i guess. the important thing is the idea i think and yours is very good.
Yea you can playtest with a couple people in the time of the jam but then with all the other people in the jam they can much more easily find any bugs. Thanks! Yours was good too!
Just released a fixed version of the game which should resolve the enemies getting stuck outside the arena and stopping your progress.
Be sure to check it out!
There's something immensely satisfying in throwing a projectile and immediately catching it. Even more so when the player performs a long dash, losing a particle only to grab another one immediately, leaving a deadly trap for an enemy.
Close combat is enticing with that, but ammo is also health! Very clever balance.
Enemies spawned out of bounds so couldn't finish, but had a great experience nonetheless!
Wow thank you so much! Im glad it felt so great to play. Damn thats a shame, I thought I had put stuff in place for it but appears the bug is still there. Thanks for the feedback :)
Such a great game! I haven't seen anyone else twist the theme in this way yet. Great job :D
Thanks so much!
Hey, great work! Best game so far!
Feel free to rate mine:
https://gamesofarcadia.itch.io/the-elementals
I love the quantum physics concepts! Extremely clever use of the "Stronger Together" Theme. Giving you my highest rating so far for that haha love it
Wow thats so kind of you, Im glad you like it so much! :D
Nice to see you included a tutorial in your game!
Thanks for playing, glad the tutorial was appreciated :)
Feel free to play my game, it will be interesting!
Ill have to check it out after the jam since the webgl version is down, but it looks interesting for sure
overall, really good job! tutorial taught me what i needed to know and the titles kept it interesting to see what was going to come next! only real critique, would have liked to keep some progress on dying.
Thank you so much for playing and giving feedback ! Yea I thought about saving your progress but I thought that it added to the intensity and almost makes it a kinda roguelike.
thats true for sure, but for gamejam which is more like a trailer than a full game its better for ppl to be able to reach further and get the full experience. just my opinion there :)
That's true in a full game version saving progress would be good yea
A very inspired take on the theme. Fun to boot! Incredibly impressive game concept & execution. Great job!
A game I can definitely picture coming back to for a quick round.
Thank you thats very kind! Im glad its good enough to come back to :)
lol I flipped the "d" and the "r" in the title when I read it initially.. glad it's actually Hadron!
Very nice concept! Shooting feels very satisfying and I love the idea of picking up the shot quarks.
I kept thinking that "W" is forward, not north, but other than that I enjoyed playing it.
I'd appreciate it if you could play and rate my game as well :)
Oh dear, yeah its the particles not anything else lol. Thank you, im glad you like it. Ah interesting, I just went to twin-stick shooter controls but maybe making it an option to switch the control schemes would be cool to do after the jam. I will look at your game!
This is really good. My only issue was a bug that kept cropping up: the splitting enemies (mesons?) sometimes split a mini enemy outside the level; I could see the red edge of the enemy but I couldn't hit it - I had to restart the game. That being said, I loved the game itself - great visuals, SFX/music, gameplay.
Thank you! Hmm interesting bug, i havent been able to replicate it and i thought I put stuff in place but I will keep looking. Thanks for the feedback, im glad you liked it :)
Just released a fixed version of the game which should resolve the enemies getting stuck outside the arena and stopping your progress.
Be sure to check it out!
The game is amazing! I love the visual effects and the game play is very fun!
A great arcade shooter with a taste of science!
Try out my game: https://itch.io/jam/brackeys-5/rate/928675
Thank you, I will check it out!
I think the music should continue where it left off when the level changes
I think there’s a tad too much bloom
Great art and post-processing effects
I love the visual and audio feedback, especially how the quarks bounce off enemies
Great core gameplay loop. I love the theme interpretation. Definitely one of my favorite entries
Thanks for you feedback! Yea I made the music restart cos the track isnt actually that long so it would then stop in the middle of while youre playing but I can see why its annoying.
Probably 1 of the most innovative game I've played so far in the jam, graphics and audio was spot on. Movement felt super fluid and smooth! Great job 5/5
Thank you so much that is incredibly kind of you!! :)
Great Game!
Thank you :)
I just LOVED this game, my favorite game in this jam by far. Everything is just 5/5 man, well done. Also I'm very curious about the shader used in game, do you know the name of the effect or where I can find similar implementations? Anyways this game deserves way more atention. I'm not very proud of mine but if u have some time give it a try: https://gubebra.itch.io/pink-green-orange-and-blue
Thank you so much that's incredibly kind of you. Its actually just some post processing (lens distortion, chromatic aberration and bloom) if you look up CRT effect on YouTube there are some tutorials on it. I will check your game out I'm sure its great and dont be ashamed, you've made whole game from scratch thats already awesome! :)
This game is beautiful and the gameplay is really intriguing, well done!!
Thank you so much I'm glad you found it interesting!
Awesome game! Matches the theme elegantly.
Thank you!
Quarks are my favorite part of physics. The game is very minimalist, and pays homage to the old games for the Atari 2600.(or so it seemed to me). Of the minuses, I should note that going through the same segments of the game over and over again is quite boring. If you like. then please rate our game.
Thanks im glad you like he aesthetic of it. Fair, I think that trying to fight through all the levels in 1 go adds to the intensity. I will have a look at it.