Cool graphics, fun gameplay. could use some more juice.
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Ballad of Sofia D'Amour's itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Fun | #65 | 3.068 | 3.068 |
| Audio | #66 | 3.000 | 3.000 |
| Theme | #73 | 3.159 | 3.159 |
| Visuals | #76 | 3.182 | 3.182 |
| Overall | #76 | 3.045 | 3.045 |
| Juice | #105 | 2.455 | 2.455 |
Ranked from 44 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Comments
Really cool art, good choice of music, I like the overall atmosphere of the game!
Bullet patterns are really cool, and feel satisfying to dodge when the screen is full of them haha!
IMO the game would be better with:
- A health bar (or any other way to indicate the player's health)
- A score counter !!! To compare your skills with other players!
- A bit more feedback when you hit enemies. The small "bleeding" effect is not very visible once the screen is full of enemies and bullets!
Nice entry, good work! :)
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TachyCarnageNice artwork and fun to play!! Like the bullet patterns too!! Good job on this! :D
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Zombie Pro CleanerI love the artstyle, it was super charming!
The character sprite and animation is super well done! I love the concept of Sofia spinning as she shoots bullets around her.
Adding a feedback when you hit an enemy could improve the feeling of impact (a few tricks like scaling/downscaling the sprite quickly, flashing white on impact or changing color quickly, screen shake, etc). That would help! The same apply to when the player gets hit.
Like others said, a health bar would help too!
Also, for bullet-hells, you want the hitbox of the player to be very clear since the screen fills with bullets. I wasn't sure which part of my character was the hitbox (the torso I think? because the head wasn't getting hit). Many incorporate the hitbox visually in the sprite for their characters to let the player know where it is! Just to keep in mind for this kind of game :) Food for thoughts!
Good submission overall, great job!
Super agree with you on the visual feedback, that's definitely something I'll need to figure out how to do going forwards!
The hitbox actually was there, you just had to press shift to reveal it (like in Touhou) though I probably could've added something in-game to say that since it was only on the page before.
So glad you enjoyed it!
The visual is very pleasant and the bullet hell gameplay is quite interesting! It was fun to play)
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Life-Giving HeartacheIt was a cool game! I like that it's unique! Being able to see player health or have a tutorial is nice, but it was still fun!
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(Game Jam) Slime SiphonThe art is absolutely incredible! Very very fun game I enjoyed it a lot. A little more juice would've been nice for this jam, but all in all a great experience!
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Knowledge Boyi like the art and the unique approach for the theme for the game. Definitely agree it could be juicier but it was smooth and not a bad experience at all. Really liked the shift power too!
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HoneybutterNice game and interesting theme! feels like a bullethell game sometime xp
It would be nice to have some camera shakes when player got hit, it's really easy to accomplish with cinemachine in unity
Also I lost track of where my cursor is after a while and always accidentally click outside of the game window xD, it would be nice too to have a larger cursor sprite xD
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BaddestBltchWalkI appreciate starting with a homing bullet shot as player ^^
I got the "you won" screen even though I didn't defeat all enemies of the last stage. Another small suggestion would be working on the juicyness a bit more.
Other than that, pretty nice and I like the soundtrack, too.
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J-Breaker CI made the final wave super difficult (I think?) but compensated by making the game give you the win screen once the song finished playing, so that's why you got the "you won" screen there. And I'm totally there with you on the juicyness, that was definitely one of the things I had to rush due to time!
I like the idea of having two types of projectiles, one that requires aim, and the one that tracks enemies, it allows to keep doing damage when you are focused on dodging, but still rewards aiming.
I wish there was a bit more juice, mainly for when enemies take damage, it would make the game feel way more satisfying. It feels quite balanced, the difficulty is right (for my skill level at least), but it is not rewarding enough to shoot enemies.
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Neon Snakegood: visuals are unique, sounds is great , ennemies are great, the bullet hell is great and optimized.
to research: add other mechanic different from shooting. i mean
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Skyroad AI GameInteresting. I made few games and probably there are too much bullets ahah Art and sounds, especially when you shoot, are cool :)
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Project UtgardrIt's interesting, but i think there is too much balls. It's a little too dificult. Audio and visual are very good!
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