Brackeys Game Jam 2022.1

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Ghosts aren't realView game page

Arena survival shooter

Submitted by Taylor — 6 hours, 52 minutes before the deadline

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Criteria	Rank	Score*	Raw Score
Fun	#476	3.143	3.545
Theme	#797	2.659	3.000
Game Design	#859	2.659	3.000
Graphics	#904	2.659	3.000
Overall	#908	2.538	2.864
Innovation	#1072	2.176	2.455
Audio	#1130	1.934	2.182

Ranked from 11 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

How does you game fit the theme?
Ghosts aren't real, are they?

The binding circle has been broken and the spirits trapped in the underworld are coming, how long can you survive?

Did you write all the code and made all the assets from scratch?
Everything in the game I made by myself except for the wand shooting noise and the grass texture. Everything else, including the 3D models, I made myself.

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tarosanseiSubmitted2 years ago(+1)

This game is simple but a lot of fun! The concept is cool!

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End3r6Submitted2 years ago(+1)

Interesting game. I kept freaking out at every wave. Good job. :)

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Sam KnightSubmitted2 years ago (1 edit) (+1)

left my computer on all day with a weight on my mouse constantly shooting the book. Came back to 46,000 seconds. 10/10

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BoxStudiosSubmitted2 years ago(+1)

First things first, great game! reminds me of devil daggers and is probably why I love it so much.
I have 3 complaints that if fixed, could make this game into a "full release"

1. There is basically no progression, it does seem to get slightly more difficult over time, but you get bored faster, after 500 seconds i started to get bored of the repetitive maneuvers so I challenged myself to stay very close to the middle. Perhaps add more types of ghosts that move differently and have special mechanics.

2 . The sound. I usually say that sound makes or breaks a game. If you work on the sound some more to create the perfect vibe it will make your game hundreds of times better!

3. The atmosphere doesn't quite fit with the game, since these are ghosts I would imagine it would be a more creepy and dark environment, having the game darker will also add more of a challenge.. or perhaps have it slowly get darker and darker as time goes by (this would help with point 1)

Please don't take my critiques negatively, I'm only critiquing to help you learn as a game developer, also these are just my personal opinions and may not necessarily fit the game you have imagined.

Either way, I love the game so far, keep up the good work!

Also if you don't mind check out my game too, I'd appreciate it a lot! :D

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TaylorDeveloper2 years ago

Thanks for the feedback! I totally agree with your feedback, I did want to give some sort of progression for the player but I ran out of time. Either more spawn locations for enemies over time or more types of enemies, I'm not sure... The sound is always something I neglect during these jams so if I come back to this the audio is definitely something I'd like to play with. As far as the atmosphere goes it was quite dark on my monitor, but I just realised I have it really bright for when I play CSGO lol, forgot about that!

saddest_potatoesSubmitted2 years ago(+1)

The gameplay is really fun,

instakill is a bit too much but I guess it fits 😂

With some music and maybe an in-game narrative this would be really good,

add some ghost variants or attack variations and you got a really good game on your hands.

Good job, I hope you expand on this later!

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This Was Never A Game

TaylorDeveloper2 years ago(+1)

Thanks for the comment :)

SinTexSubmitted2 years ago(+1)

This is game is just amazing. I don't know why but the fighting is just satisfying. The sound effects get overlapped in a satisfying way. Music would have made it better but overall really good game! Rated it too!

Also would you kindly help rate mine too? It'd be a huge help!, THANKS a LOT!!!

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BadPaddySubmitted2 years ago(+1)

No that I played the game ghost really do seem real :D I liked the game but it would have been nice to see a bit more enemies...

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TaylorDeveloper2 years ago

Yeah I ran out of time with this one, I wanted to have some meteors or something hit the ground around you to force you to keep moving, and have more enemies come out of the trees or something, maybe I'll continue with that once I've had a bit of a break haha

Embrace The CodeSubmitted2 years ago(+1)

The way the ghost spawn in this perfect curved line reminded me of Devil Daggers, controls feel very nice. It’s a very simple yet satisfying game. Good job <3

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TaylorDeveloper2 years ago

Thanks! Devil Daggers was a big inspiration actually! I think they execute the idea a bit better than me lol

BoomrBamSubmitted2 years ago(+1)

It is very fun to shoot ghosts and the graphics are nice, but you can just shoot the book and stop them from spawning

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TaylorDeveloper2 years ago

Yeah, I wanted to add in a way of preventing you from doing that, gameplay wise, but I ran out of time. thx for the feedback :)

jamieround992 years ago(+1)

My favourite game!