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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Overall | #14 | 4.256 | 4.256 |
| Interpretation of the Secondary Theme | #19 | 4.531 | 4.531 |
| Gameplay | #28 | 3.938 | 3.938 |
| Gameboy Soul | #32 | 4.375 | 4.375 |
| Soundtrack/SFX | #33 | 4.094 | 4.094 |
| Graphics | #49 | 4.344 | 4.344 |
Ranked from 32 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
How does your game meet GBJam's theme?
The most obvious way we incorporated the 'spooky' theme of this year's jam is the environment and characters. You can pick between 3 classic spooky characters, a witch, vampire, and werewolf. Each character has their own special ability that will allow them to explore areas of the world the others cannot access.
There are 3 levels plus a boss. Each level has it's own spooky setting and enemies. Some of the enemies are classic horror characters, but the spookiest part about them is their behavior. If we tell you about behavior here, we'd spoil parts of the game. Let's just say there may be a jump scare or two.
Probably the least obvious way we incorporated the 'spooky' theme was by laying a few Easter eggs from some of our favorite horror films. If you spot them, let us know.
The spookiest thing we did this jam was push the 4 color palette restriction by giving each character their own palette. We are rule followers and it gives us the heebie-jeebies to bend the rules. Polyducks did say the rule was only 4 colors on the screen at one time, we're pretty sure we didn't break them.
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such an enjoyable game.
I dont like playing as Dracula at all, loved how the witch handles its floating mechanic
I hope to see more of this game
A good and funny entry! I enjoyed the level design and the gameplay. I think though that the witch and the vampire have too similar skills.
Hey this was great!
Dracula had the most challenging jump mechanic. Werewolf was the best, breaking blocks and hitting clowns, all the stuff the makes a great haloween.
The boss fight was a delicious surprise. Great work!
The platforming section reminded me of Commander Keen games from the DOS era. The stiffness of the jump animation reminded me of Commander Keen 1-3 even, and the level design gave Commander Keen 4 vibes.
The jumps were small (at least with the werewolf), but the levels were designed so that larger jumps weren't necessary. There seemed to be areas accessible with specific characters, and a myriad of options for defeating enemies.
Quite well-rounded for 10 days of effort.
That's awesome you got Commander Keen vibes. When we were discussing doing a platformer, Commander Keen was brought up several times as a reference.
You are correct that each character has its own route through the level.
Thanks for playing our game and for commenting!
Very well executed platformer with good variety from enemies and character! was jamming a lot to the music too haha well done!
Thank you for playing and commenting. It's awesome to hear you enjoyed the music. We definitely pushed ourselves to have a variety of enemies. It was definitely a grind to get it done during the jam. Hearing you enjoyed playing makes the work worth it.
Great balance between characters, very nice design of map, characters and enemies. This game is really smooth and have awesome play feeling. Well done!
I like that all the characters have their own playstyle and the levels can still be completed with each. I liked the werewolf the best. Solid platformer, enjoyed it a lot.
I like that all the characters have their own playstyle and the levels can still be completed with each. I liked the werewolf the best. Solid platformer, enjoyed it a lot.
Thanks for playing and commenting! We are really happy you enjoyed it.
Nice game! it reminds me of Super Mario Bros 2 with the character selector. The art is great, especially the environments.
Awesome game with cute characters. The music is great too.
Thanks for playing and commenting!
Really well done, especially the boss fight!
Amazing that each character had their own mechanic! Great platformer and the different characters were really keeping the gameplay interesting! An all around top notch game!
It's a very creative use of 3 different characters. The graphics are adorable, I loved the werewolf. The palette swap makes everything more fun. The soundtrack is very well executed, and the characters are very charismatic, congratulations.
Thank you for playing and leaving a comment! We're glad you enjoyed it.
Every character plays perfectly on all stages! This mean you put a lot of thought behind stage design and it shows! Really unique gameplay choice and I love it! Great job!
Thank you for playing and commenting! We worked hard on this. It feels good to know you had fun with it.
Top notch game! Great concept. Soundtrack is amazing and the final boss is really creepy!
Thanks for playing and commenting. The boss was really difficult with the palette restrictions. Glad it worked for you.
Vampire do be op, hahahaha, quite a fun game. Nice usage of palette changes.
LOL. We didn't want it to be too hard to make it through the game. IMO, the werewolf was the strongest. Thanks for playing and commenting. :D
That was quite fun! The art, concept, and character design is very charming. The soundtrack is especially proficient! The three characters are balanced well and are all fun to use; I especially like the way the vampire's verticality is both a strength and a weakness. Great work!
Thank you! Our goal for this jam was to make a platformer with enemies, which is something we hadn't done before. We didn't break any molds with what we made, but we definitely learned a few things. We're really happy you enjoyed it.
I love the colors and the EARS ON THE WEREWOLF
10/10 art, must play for the mario lovers
Awww! Thank you! The werewolf was the hardest of the sprites to make. I'm super happy the ears made you smile. :D
I really liked this game! I loved that the different player characters each have a unique mechanic! Great animations, level design, character design, music... the final boss was terrifying on multiple levels!
Thanks so much for making it!
Witch FTW
Thank you for taking the time to play it and to leave a comment! We're really happy you enjoyed it.
Amazing game! I really like the broomstick animation, and the attention to detail with the artwork. The music is fantastic too - very much gamboy music! and spooky too! it ticks all the boxes for me, good luck with your ratings!
Thank you! We pushed ourselves quite a bit on this game. It feels really good to hear you liked it. :D