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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Audio | #3 | 4.481 | 4.481 |
| Overall | #74 | 3.821 | 3.821 |
| Fun | #92 | 3.852 | 3.852 |
| Graphics | #104 | 4.111 | 4.111 |
| Innovation | #215 | 3.593 | 3.593 |
| Game Design | #319 | 3.519 | 3.519 |
| Theme | #607 | 3.370 | 3.370 |
Ranked from 27 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?
Our games story is about bringing together a group of musical demons to gain a strength and musical power.
Did you write all the code yourself and made all the assets from scratch?
Our team of three made all our code and assets from scratch.
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A great musical experience with some platforming elements.
So I have to say the star of this game was the music. The platforming sections felt a little shoehorned in. I think you honestly could have gotten away with just doing more of the boss segments. The boss designs were awesome and character looked cool as well. Facing against demons to build a band is pretty metal lol The boss minigame was the best part and I think it should have received some more attention. There was no real fail state here which took away from the suspense of rocking the demon's faces off! The platforming areas were cool mainly for the fact of seeing more art, but this area still lacked focus. The music overall was awesome, especially the boss segments. Again, I think the focus could have been put 100% on the boss segments, and that would have allowed much more polish in this area instead of trying to do too much with it (but if you try to expand on the game, the platforming would be a good route to take)
The music playing was very ocarina of time-ish and I think a little more juice while playing could have been nice, such as some screen shake or crazy effects on screen and heavy feedback for the player to know they are rocking out!
Overall, I think this is one of those hidden gem situations that deserves more attention and polish from it's creator!
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I really appreciate this in depth feedback! Also as the composer I’m stoked you like the music. I pretty much agree with you on everything you said. We all agreed that we could have maybe just axed the side scroller element, and if we’d had more time we’d try to up the stakes on the challenges. The boss segment is thanks to our rad artist @boisterousnatur - he nailed that transformation! Thanks so much for taking the time to play and rate our game!
No problem, I am happy to experience such a unique experience during a game jam lol
I loved this game! The art is great and the sound was phenomenal. Some things I did notice:
The blue drum monster uses bells in its song, the minor third undertone really clashes with the song so the instrument choice wasn't ideal for the music.
The jump felt a little bit high at times.
The game controls super well and the art was great. Well done!
It would be cool if you could check out my game and give it a rating: https://itch.io/jam/brackeys-5/rate/925013
Wow short game but really good one. I absolutely loved this game and the concept. The art was pretty good too. I love music games like these. Very good game I enjoyed a lot . I wish there was more to it :)
This is one of those jam games that got me seriously excited for what this could be. I loved the atmosphere, how boss fights are played out (although I would've loved more of a challenge) and that pink guitar 😍
This game is awesome! Loved the musical part, felt like Ocarina of Time to me. The demon designs are amazing as well, huge fan of them. A part of me wishes the musical segments were harder, maybe a higher pace or something would’ve been cool where you have to follow a specific rhythm as well. This game was short but sweet. Great job! :)
Art & Music are killer. I felt nostalgic with your team's take on replaying songs back like from Legend of Zelda games. Would love to see this expanded into longer platforming sections!
I i... think I've been hypnotized. But HOLY HECK massive respect for your art style. The characters are epic and the atmosphere is so good for a game so short. I wish I could see more of this game of yours!
Thank you! I just played Necro, I really loved your art style and music!
Cool art and music but the game lack of real rythm feature.
Super cool art and audio
i really liked the art style; i thought it was very pretty! i also thought that it was cool that the characters themselves played the in game music. each song is mysterious but not creepy or scary. i would love to see more of this world in the future. good job!!
The audio and visuals were absolutely fantastic. Short, but quite a ride. The only issue is perhaps that it's a little easy and simple, but it's easy to tell that this game isn't meant to be hard and is really about the artistry. This is so far my favorite of the jam.
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks so much for playing :D
Oh boy, the art and audio on this one are super nicely done! The world and atmosphere came out great even in a few screens.
I was expecting something to happen when they were all together but was surprised that nothing changed in the gameplay (from what i can tell).
There is no gameplay change on the final screen. We tried to appeal to the theme more in the story and art direction.
Thanks so much for playing! I'm glad you enjoyed it :)
I loved the music and the art, they fit each other perfectly. I found your game very innovative, the jump sounds and music challenges were really fun. My suggestion for the next version is to have all of them play together in the end. Changing the notes and colors to show this.
The world design is amazing, I never seen something like this before. I also really like that the jump sounds are different tones. I loved it!
I'm glad the world drew you in so much! The jumping sound is also my favorite!
I realy liked this game . Characters design is beatiful. Its realy polished , beatiful work . Good Job !
Thanks! Glad you liked it!
Fun fact about the character designs, our composer said to invent weird instruments and he would make music to match and somehow that turned into demons. They were super fun to design! Glad you liked them!
I like the music of the game and the idea but I feel it's not so fitting for the theme, but overall it's an amazing game.
we wish you guys to test our game <3
Hey thanks for playing! The way we applied the "Stronger Together" theme was by having to gather all the other members of your "band" in order to become stronger. There's a surprise at the end when you finally play together...
i understand that concept after finishing the game, but at start i thought i was doing tasking for this people xD
This was a short and sweet title that I had fun playing through. The idea of battling with music is cool and the protagonist with a guitar in a setting of demons feels very rock and roll, although the music was more orchestral. As soon as I realized I was brining a band together I seen how on theme it was and I enjoyed my time with it. The purple demon kept tripping me up, lol
Loved the idea. It would be even more fun to have more challenging platforms and controlled jump based on how long the spacebar is pressed. The music, art and feel of the game are amazing. My favourite game so far in this jam!! <3
Thanks so much! If we had more time, we definitely would have added some aspects to make it more challenging. Really glad you liked it!
Yea that's completely understandable. Hope to see you do great things with this game. The concept is amazing!
The music is wonderful!Looking forward to your sequels!
Thank you so much!
The aesthetic of the game fits perfectly, the sounds are amazing, but I can't help but feel like the platformer segment of the game is a placeholder, as it does not really challenges the player, or add anything to the rythm part. My guess is that you could have focused more on the rythm game part of it, as it works really well, and is a lot of fun to play. Hope you keep it up !
This is great feedback, thanks Peirrot! We were mostly excited about the idea of combining a sidescroller with a battle style still frame, but we definitely could have given the sidescroller aspect more challenges. Glad you like the sounds!