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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Gameplay | #5 | 3.891 | 3.891 |
| Audio | #5 | 3.891 | 3.891 |
| Mood | #7 | 3.913 | 3.913 |
| Overall | #14 | 3.674 | 3.674 |
| Visuals | #51 | 3.000 | 3.000 |
Ranked from 46 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Engine
Unity
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https://1drv.ms/u/s!AjR2fU4gVISmj_kIl9HqUiKu2sj5Bg?e=tcpC1M
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I really like the music and sound effects! The gameplay is a bit hard to understand, I think it could use a bit of clean up. There are a lot of munchie types to keep track of and the gameplay seems like its meant to be fast-paced.
I really like the music and sound effects! The gameplay is a bit hard to understand, I think it could use a bit of clean up. There are a lot of munchie types to keep track of and the gameplay seems like its meant to be fast-paced.
yes that's true - my goal after this jam is to make these first 8 levels really, really clear for player. Add more visual feedbacks, maybe some direct tutorial messages (now I put a lot of info into "flavor texts" and I think people are sometimes ignoring them). And when I will be sure that current mechanics are understandable and people are able to use them strategically, then I will start to add new levels and features.
thanks for comment!
My daughter came in and asked if we could play Munchies again today. Definitely gets our seal of approval!
That's amazing feedback! I'm super happy :)
I think I got brain damage now by listening to the munchies a bit too much XD
Munch, Munch!
I had some fun. But I had a very big problem:
I'm from Spain and I had to search on internet what is a munchie, cause I didn't get it XD
Haha, honestly I didn't mean anything special by this name . I know that it has meaning in English, and it's connected with eating, but I just like how this word sounds, that's all :D I'm from Poland ;)
Thanks for comment!
Fun little game. Lots of potential. Graphics are simple and have room to grow. My only real criticism is that I never got the difference between the four kinds of munchies. Also, maybe some indicator of what is good and bad? The challenge then is that as your herd gets larger it is harder and harder to avoid potentially bad blobs.
Over all nice effort! Keep it up!
Thanks for comment! :) As I wrote in previous replies - in future I want to focus on visual feedback for player, and goal is that every mechanic will be very clear.
simple but fun. I don't fully see the theme come back.
I was a little bit afraid that my aproach to the theme won't be so visible. General idea was like that:
1. pickups (Blobs) has random colors so you never know what you take
2. Bad pickups (Blobs that kills your Munchies) are from one hand bad, but from other good because they give you experience points (good Blobs doesn't) and make your Munchies stronger (you get health points for each level of a Munchie)
But because I needed to introduce mechanics one by one, the whole concept is visible only in last level, so it's not so clear from the beginning.
Thanks for comment :)
So funny and addictive, has a lot of potential!
Please put eyes on those capsules! Loved it, especially the sounds.
You should improve the graphics and release on mobile!
The Munchies sounds were recorded by me :D
Yeah, that's the next step - to prepare a mobile version. I think it will be a great game to play for few minutes in a queue, or just as something to relax.
This was fun! And the world is on a tortoise! Love it
Terry Pratchett
I'm getting pikmin vibes from this game. I would have liked the orbs to be more visually indicative of their function.
Yes, definitely I need to work on visual feedback, because then as a player you can start to plan some strategies. Now you don't know f.e. what exp. points really gave you - in tutorial it's said that health, but how much? And how it's compared to the damage dealt by Blobs etc. Or how much Incubation Points you gather for each Blob. So in this field there is plenty work to do :)
Thanks for feedback!
PS: I heard about Pikmin, but I've never played :)
It's high praise! Pikmin is amazing!
Very funny and engaging. Very well done!
Great game, I love the bean instantiation, very smooth and the level progression is something that I enjoy from this, keep hustling!
Thanks! I put a lot of focus on progression, because in one moment I realized that I put so many different elements that it's just too overwhelming for the first level. So I ask myself, how can I take a player for a journey and slowly show him all the mechanics etc. There is still a lot to improve (I would like that player knows exactly what Blobs do what, and the same with Smunchies) and in full game it will be much more separated. Look for a great wideo from GMTK about tutorials - GMTK - Can We Make Better Tutorials for Complex Games?
This was great! I really like the concept and was really bummed out when I reached the "last level". I was hoping for more. Great job on the game.
Yes, it's just a demo/proof of concept. In future I would like to give more challenges also connected with space (go to "x" place and of course you will have obstacles on your way etc.). I had even ideas for bosses! :D That firstly you need to grow your herd and then if you have enough Munchies you can beat some big guy at the end.
Love it!! It is a very funny game! Please, build upon it when the jam finishes!
That's the plan! :) to continue work on it. Thanks for comment!
Love it!! It is a very funny game! Please, build upon it when the jam finishes!