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A jam submission

SovereignView game page

The Sovereign butterfly has one day to find a mate - or die trying.
Submitted by K.c.dignan, Lampwick, Samuel Hollywood-Summers (@shsSoundDesign) — 2 hours, 41 minutes before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Visuals#74.1674.167
Use of Audio#363.0833.083
Overall#393.1673.167
Gameplay#482.6672.667
Innovation#502.6672.667

Ranked from 12 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

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4

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Submitted

Beautiful graphics!

Submitted(+1)

This was a nice endless runner with gorgeous visuals! I enjoyed listening to the narrator (even though the sound mixing was so-so)! I had a fun time playing it, and that's the most important thing. Well done!

Submitted(+1)

Nice work! I think the quality of the visuals and their style stand out the most! It fits the theme of course, and I also like the humor of the emotionally detached narrator, "Premature death  often negates the possibility of success" haha... That said, as an infinite runner, I didn't find the gameplay too enticing or innovative, but it was a good vessel to experience the great visuals and the humor of the narrator! Nice work and best of luck! 

Developer(+1)

Thanks for taking the time to provide feedback. We decided, this time, to prioritise the art and audio as areas for a more innovative approach, and opted for a familiar gameplay mechanic that would not need to be taught to the player. Obviously, this means that we weren't exactly pushing boundaries in terms of gameplay or mechanics. Because we ran out of time for fully implementing the VO and music systems, you can't actually experience a lot of the design. After the judging period, there will be an update with a proper audio mix (music is too loud and masking the narration at the moment) and the adaptive music will respond to your progress within the endless runner level. Also, the VO lines should change in character the further through the brambles you manage to progress, and the more times you die. The music and VO systems exist in the FMOD project, but the relevant calls need to be set up in the game code. (See the itch page post-mortem for more details). I think you are right that bringing more variety or novelty into the gameplay mechanics would also be an area for improvement.

Thanks again for taking the time to play and provide feedback.