GMTK Game Jam 2020

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A jam submission

Broken ControllerView game page

A simple, totally not mind-flooding twin stick shooter

Submitted by Petraller (@petraller) — 23 hours, 13 minutes before the deadline

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Results

Criteria	Rank	Score*	Raw Score
Presentation	#238	4.158	4.158
Fun	#418	3.632	3.632
Overall	#459	3.658	3.658
Originality	#1282	3.421	3.421

Ranked from 38 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

How does your game fit the theme?
The controls for the player character are periodically swapped and randomised, to the point where it becomes incredibly difficult to control.

Did your team create the art for this game during the 48 hour time slot?

Yes

We created all art during the game jam

Did your team create the audio for this game during the 48 hour time slot?

Yes

We created all audio during the game jam

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Comments

RethunaSubmitted4 years ago(+1)

This might be my favorite looking game in the jam! I just like minimalist art, so simple and clean! I enjoyed playing this a lot, also having a difficult setting was amazing, I should take notes from you lol. All this is 48 hours, awesome job!!

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kintrixSubmitted4 years ago (2 edits) (+1)

I think this could be a really amazing game with some changes - This is only my opinion, and please do not take it as if I thought I know this a lot better than you do. I'm not trying to do that.

So, I think the most fun difficulty was "Difficult", because all the others had controls that change super fastly. But still, I think if you gave the player time to at least look at what changed would make a huge difference. Maybe splitting it up into waves, and the controls only change between waves, and so the player has a few seconds to look at the new controls. The current way, you have pretty much no time to look at it, since you would be dead almost instantly then.

I enjoyed the game nonetheless, I would just like to have a mode that is not this insane on control changes. Since this made me look like I suck at games even on easy difficulty. :D

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PetrallerDeveloper4 years ago(+1)

Thanks for the comments! I have to admit, watching other people play the game made me realise the game is REALLY hard, even on "easy" mode. I think the wave-based idea is a good suggestion, and maybe I'll add it in a future update.

BluishGreenProSubmitted4 years ago(+1)

Sorry; I couldn't rate / play this game due to the spinning camera, they instantly make me motion sick and sometimes trigger migraines.

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PetrallerDeveloper4 years ago

Sorry about that! Didn't really hear anyone experience that during development.

SemLaanSubmitted4 years ago(+1)

I like it but it's too hard for me.

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Orbital Madness

CaptainGobelinSubmitted4 years ago(+1)

Love the art and the game is hard but fun !

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Adventure in the Hall of Order

SuitangiSubmitted4 years ago(+1)

Love the minimalist aesthetics and also the game soundtrack. Great job!

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TyrantNomadSubmitted4 years ago(+1)

Simple, clean and certainly way out of control - I only missed some sort of progression in the chaos, when I played it went from 'completely under control' to 'ayyy get f**kd' in a split second. I'd also suggest having the whole + sign be orange/blue, that could reinforce which one's which when you're getting started and learning the game. Congrats on the solid submission! Cheers!

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VORTEX_OF_PURPLESubmitted4 years ago(+1)

I really liked the streamlined design of this game. How people can make such great assets out of only two or three geometric shpes is beyond me.

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Star Garden GamesSubmitted4 years ago(+1)

Super cool that this game has difficulty settings! The aesthetic is so clean and stylish. The whole screen rotating and affecting controls is really interesting. Fits the theme well. Nice work!

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Windmill GamesSubmitted4 years ago(+1)

Thank you for submitting your game to the stream. I had a blast, even though I feel like I did terribly. Great interpretation of the theme and nice clean graphics :)

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MoonthsoftSubmitted4 years ago(+1)

A fun and interesting game, I love the visual, it is very pretty =D

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Jake LawrenceSubmitted4 years ago (2 edits) (+1)

In love with how visually clear and sharp this game is! An excellent concept brilliantly executed and very well polished. I also love how customisable the difficulty is that was top of my list of things I wanted to implement if I had more time. My only gripe is that I truly suck at this game :p

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Pangoria Fallstar4 years ago(+1)

We almost did a zelda style clone with the same concept of the controls swapping every once in a while!

PetrallerDeveloper4 years ago

I would have liked to see that :)

ZorosSubmitted4 years ago(+1)

Awesome! I love the art style as it was really clean! (I really loved the death effect) The mechanic is also a really neat idea! Great work!

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