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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Music | #124 | 3.634 | 3.634 |
| Aesthetics | #141 | 3.902 | 3.902 |
| Fun | #165 | 3.561 | 3.561 |
| Mechanics | #223 | 3.341 | 3.341 |
| Sound | #269 | 2.951 | 2.951 |
| Story | #325 | 2.512 | 2.512 |
| Theme | #341 | 3.024 | 3.024 |
Ranked from 41 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
How many people worked on this game total?
2
Did you use any existing assets? If so, list them below.
https://bakudas.itch.io/generic-run-n-gun, https://loudeyes.itch.io/paper-ui-pack-for-games, https://davidkbd.itch.io/eternity-metal-scfi-music-pack, https://kronbits.itch.io/freesfx
Link to your source?
https://retrochambergames.itch.io/death-wish
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I got my ass kicked, but I had fun in the process! Nice looking art btw
Nice game. Very hard. Jump interruption good, capsule collider bad. The deathmode mechanic initially felt weird and tacked on - the only change I noticed was the music that's too loud? But then I realized. Yeah, it's good.
The game is very cool and the pixel art is really nice. I was just confused sometimes about what was a real platform and what was just background. Other than that, it's an amazing game!
I like the ramping up in speed settings etc when you first "die".. adds an interesting level of diffciutly,. in that you could complete the runner faster. by dying sooner,.. if you can keep up :),.. but then you have less "life" to do it in.
Kool concept. Well done on this, great work both!
Thank you very much for your kind words and feedback!
I appreciate it :)
Why putting the source on google? that tiny archive would totally have fit on the game's page for direct download...
Very true, thank you for letting me know :)
Reminds me of Contra! Good job on this. I might recommend adding base music before the Death Metal kicks in!
There should be some music in the background before the deathmetal. But the volume is to low then! Thanks for the feedback!
I'm clearly very bad at this game as my longest run was 18 seconds and 3 kills. I don't know what activates death mode? You don't seem to be able to take many hits before you die
The art and sound were nice though
The stars in the upper left corner indicates your life. And from the rest of the comment we now know it was a not so clever design-option haha!
Thank you for the feeback and playing our game!
I thought they might be but only 2 health? I think you might need to make an easy mode!
I'm sure you put a lot of work into it, it's a shame not to get to see more of the game
Nice game. I really liked the music you used. I am just too bad at it :-)
I'm so glad you enjoyed our game and music :)
Damn your game is hard! :o Really nice one! Love the graphics! And the death mode music is great!!! Congrats
Hehe it's a bit hard. I'm glad you enjoyed our game and thank you very much for your kind words :)
well done, I enjoyed it. it was so challenging and fun to play.
Thank you very much, I'm so glad you enjoyed our game :)
The game is really challenging :D I liked the contra vibe:)
Thank you very much, Contra was a big inspiration for us doing this game :)
This was a very good entry, I was thinking to myself this feels too slow for this type of game, then I got shot twice and the music kicked in along with increased player speed, from that point on it was very satisfying to play!!
Thank you very much, I'm so glad you enjoyed our game :)
Nice game, loved the urgence feel when music kicks in; I would have added a couple more of sfxs for player feedback.
Very true, we definitely lack SFX, I will take that into consideration for our next jam :)
Thank you very much for the feedback and I'm glad you enjoyed our game :)
Pretty nice game. Gave me somewhat Contra vibes.
Contra was a big inspiration for this game, I'm so glad you enjoyed our game :)
awesome game! the graphics are great, and the controls are responsive, the gameplay is straightforward and gives a good arcade action vibe. overall I enjoyed playing this one! congratulations! keep it up!
Thank you very much, I'm so glad you enjoyed our game :)
Great work on the game, nice retro feeling !
Thank you very much, I'm so glad you enjoyed our game :)
I really love the aesthetic of this game. The pixel art lands me square back in the arcades playing contra again. This was a banger for me. I think you could speed the character up a bit and make the jump less floaty, definitely need cayote time for this one. However, these are all mechanics that you will pick up over time. This is still just right up my alley. Great Job!
Very true, we worked with the jump back and forth a bit. But we never found the perfect feeling. As you said, we will pick that up over time :)
Thank you very much for the feedback and your kind words, truly appreaciated :)
This is pretty good for your second game. Close to the beginning you use the same girder sprite for platforms and background elements, which is kind of confusing. It feels like I should be able to dodge enemy bullets, but with the size of the screen and the somewhat clunky controls, I can't.
Yeah, there are some flaws in the controls and the design.
Thank you for playing our game and your feedback is worth a lot to us :)
When I first started playing I was like well this seems ok but a little bit slow but then I died and the music kicked in and it sped up and that really got me going! Great job! The jumping might need some tuning as I found myself hitting the head and killing my momentum quite often.
We went back and forth with the jumping, never got to a point like that's the one.
I'm glad you enjoyed our game, thank you very much for the feedback :)
love the graphic style. nice retro platformer
Thank you very much, I'm so glad you enjoyed our game :)