Brackeys Game Jam 2021.2

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A Chess-themed Bullet-Hell Rhythm Roguelite.

Submitted by ScusX Programming — 4 hours, 36 minutes before the deadline

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Criteria	Rank	Score*	Raw Score
Audio	#33	3.882	3.882
Innovation	#116	3.676	3.676
Fun	#122	3.706	3.706
Overall	#123	3.642	3.642
Game Design	#175	3.647	3.647
Graphics	#336	3.647	3.647
Theme	#452	3.294	3.294

Ranked from 34 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?
Rhythm Gambit is a bullet hell, roguelite, chess mix with very fast paced and chaotic gameplay.

Did you write all the code yourself and made all the assets from scratch?
Everything except the font was made by me or my team.

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CFHMSubmitted3 years ago(+1)

Rhythm Gambit is a bullet hell, roguelite, chess mix with very fast paced and chaotic gameplay.

youwhatnow?

This is a really cool take on the theme. Catchy music, wonderful little pixel art pieces, and movement rules that most folks will just understand without needing to be taught. That's a powerful combination and you did some cool stuff with it. I think the rooms end up being a little too big, especially with certain pieces being able to move more than a full screen (either away from you or onto you). This makes it a little more chaotic for chaos' sake. Chaos is cool but not when it feels like gameplay is sacrificed.

Overall, great aesthetic that has a lot of potential. I enjoyed my time with it. Well done!

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Can Hippos Achieve Outer Space?

Matthew CoderSubmitted3 years ago

This is GENIUS! PLEASE make this into an actual game, i'd totally buy it!

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WinterCourtFaeSubmitted3 years ago

Everything about this was really cool! Well done to all of you, because the graphics, music, and gameplay were all great!

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YollieSubmitted3 years ago(+1)

AMAZING GAME! i really liked the music and it kinda reminded me of crypt of the necrodancer a little bit. The only thing i dont like is that all the animations feel very soft and not snappy enough, maybe there should be more sfx?

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ScusX ProgrammingDeveloper3 years ago

I do think this game could use some more "juice". Was wondering about adding some particles, a touch of screenshake, and some rhythm-pulsing stuff (I really wanted to make stationary pieces jiggle in time with the music as if there was a giant subwoofer under the board). Maybe I'll spend some time working on a juicy update for when the voting period ends, we'll see.

YollieSubmitted3 years ago

AMAZING GAME! i really liked the music and it kinda reminded me of crypt of the necrodancer a little bit. The only thing i dont like is that all the animations feel very soft and not snappy enough, maybe there should be more sfx?

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XtraCriticalSubmitted3 years ago

Gonna be coming back to this well after the jam. Great work!

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omagapowerSubmitted3 years ago

Amazing art and music! The gameplay was really fun too! Good job !

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Diablo's Chessboard

Oleg A LLItoSubmitted3 years ago

I really liked this game although I didn't instantly realise that you don't have to move on bit. Why not btw? It'd be a very nice twist IMO

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ScusX ProgrammingDeveloper3 years ago

Moving on beat in this game is, admittedly, a bit strange. So, technically you always move on beat, but I wanted to give players some grace to deal with various forms of input lag and make the game more accessible to newer players. I had experimented with a few control schemes, and the one in the game is the one I found to be most responsive. The king always moves on beat, but the inputs can be fudged quite a bit. That said, you'll find the controls to be the most crisp if you go with the beat since (to oversimplify a lot) your inputs are queued if you aren't close enough to the rhythm.

Oleg A LLItoSubmitted3 years ago

I see. But I can hold the button and that makes me move (I believe) faster than the beat goes. I'll check it out next time I play because I will definitely play this one more.

LegingergamerSubmitted3 years ago

Do lvoe myself some rhythm games, it's sadly not really innovative though, since it's like Crypto of the Necro Dancer, But to see the game working this well ina week. Good job :)

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Victor GhysSubmitted3 years ago

I like chess, so of course i like this game. It's very well polished and the movement is great. The knights seem to always move fast, maybe this is a bug. Nonetheless very good game!

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Planet Disaster

Blink Game StudioSubmitted3 years ago

Loved the idea and design. Also the music and rhythmic movements!

Gets a little too hard but with a little level design and story, giving motivation, you can even release the game!

Good job!

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Cor.3Submitted3 years ago

This is insanely impressive! Everything is solid! The music is awesome (coming from a music producer)! Who made the music?

My only small complaint is that it was a little bit confusing knowing where I was. I think a minimap would be very helpful.

This is a top contender!

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ScusX ProgrammingDeveloper3 years ago(+1)

Thanks! The music was made by a friend of mine. I'm pushing him to post more of his stuff online because it's all really good. I'll let you know when he decides to get a Spotify, lol.

Shivansh AhujaSubmitted3 years ago

Amazing Game ! Loved the design!

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TheDarkNightSubmitted3 years ago

Damn this was chaotic fun :)

Loved the concept and the Game

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Manuel GhezzoSubmitted3 years ago

Awesome game! Surely a candidate for the winning position!

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Singularity Smasher

TheDarkBatmanSubmitted3 years ago

Its was really unique !
But it wasnt that much chaotic.

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suddenlyevaSubmitted3 years ago

Overall very polished for the time allowed and interesting gameplay.

The flow of navigating the rooms feels a bit easy to get lost if you have to backtrack.

Maybe could use some more of an underlying objective for replayability.

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SuperShot RemiX

ScusX ProgrammingDeveloper3 years ago

I was wondering about adding a mini map to aid navigation but didn't have the time. Would you say that a mini map would make the game better or worse?

suddenlyevaSubmitted3 years ago

My personal solution would be to generate rooms lazily so that each room always has an entrance and exit.

I think a minimap would be cool but maybe not necessary. You could get away with some kind of exit indicator.

AG45Dev3 years ago (1 edit)

this game is soo good

well compared to the other ones

its chaotic

its good looking and polished

the only negative things are that its almost impossible to distinguish each enemy and just a couple of horses can make it impossible its quite unfair

ArcangelSubmitted3 years ago(+1)

Great game, loved the concept of this, though the theme could have been implemented better.

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Split15Submitted3 years ago

I agree. Graphics are very nice, smooth controls and animations but I didn't feel much chaos from this

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