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A jam submission

Restless AgentsView game page

Stealth tactical top view game, but with impatient agents always rushing for action.
Submitted by squintik — 14 minutes, 53 seconds before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Originality#16643.2593.259
Presentation#17553.1483.148
Overall#24702.7412.741
Fun#28932.4812.481

Ranked from 27 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?
controlled characters who can get out of control if they lack action

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?

No

We used pre-existing audio

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Comments

Submitted

Good game and concept.  Had fun playing it, would be nice to see this worked on further.

Submitted

This is a quite smart idea, and I also loved how it was visually presented. Good job!

Submitted

Using a QWERTZ keyboard, using the arrow keys with the agent shortcuts didn't feel great. But also I think this game needs a tutorial level or something like that - it's just too much right at the beginning.

Developer(+1)

I didn't know about QWERTZ oO I guess I'll need to prepare a Unreal template with a menu to remap keys, so that it's not a problem in the future. (as a french guy, I'm used to messing with Windows language input preferences to switch to QWERTY, but it's not ideal).
And you're right for the violent start, perhaps without a tutorial level, it could have been a slower start with just 1 controllable agent, and then you free more and it becomes crazy ... but yeah didn't have the time to properly think and implement smart things during the jam (1st one for me, so I'm not used to this)
Thanks for the feedback !

Submitted

This game is pretty cool! i really liked challenges so this was very good for me, please keep working on it even after the jam! with a bit more polishing it will became Amazing!

Developer(+1)

I have some ideas to integrate this in a bigger game, but still not sure I'll have the time and motivation to do it :)
Thanks for playing, and for the feedback !

Submitted

This was challenging and I love it! It reminds me of another game (Frozen Synapse) but with a goofy twist. Awesome job!

Developer (1 edit)

Cool, thanks for playing, I'm glad you enjoyed it :)
I still have to play Frozen Synapse, and was more inspired by games like Shadow Tactics / Commandos. Try these in case you like the genre (but they're not turn based, so it plays differently)

Submitted

This is a cool concept and the Gogogo was hilarious. The game was really really hard though, I couldn't make it very far. Maybe have an easier mode too?

Developer

As a simple prototype, it would need some tweaking so that the agents go a little bit less crazy, and/or tweak level design so that the 1st half is easier.
For a bigger game, it could be something progressive (like the agents start more calm, and get more and more in a frenzy the more the kill hostiles.
Thanks for playing :)

Submitted

this game is like impossible

Developer

I went a little bit too far with the agents hyperactivity indeed :) (at least when discovering the game for the 1st time)
Sorry for that, and thanks for playing !

Submitted

I think it's a great idea and it is certainly challenging. When I got things working I did enjoy myself, however I'm on a QWERTY keyboard and the camera controls were designed for AZERTY which made managing camera angles while hot-swapping agents cumbersome. 

Developer(+1)

Raaaah, I forgot to had the W so that WASD works too (but the A works ...). Sorry for that ... I guess that's my secret revenge for struggling to play most prototypes with my french keyboard :p
Thanks for playing !

Submitted

The idea is original and I enjoyed the GO GO GO (funniest part!) but for gameplay the uncontrollable agents made it annoying to try to beat the game. Maybe have only one agent act like that at a time and have an indicator to show when they are about to be restless. Good job making all the 3D models in the time frame. If they were animated, even just for moving, it would be really nice as well.

Developer

For a small prototype like this, I prefer to have the 3 agents go crazy in order to better show the idea of the nearly impossible to control agents.
I should have increased the time before they move, and put back the feedback on each agent to see their restless gauge (the information is on their portrait UI, but it's a lot easier to miss). I was afraid of having this mechanic not present enough, and not enough time to think about this and show good feedback, so I guess it's fun only when you master the game enough, but too hard for trying it quickly. Lesson for next time :)
Thanks for playing, and for your feedback !

Submitted

The concept is funny :D. The art is maybe a little pale. If you go with greyish background, Colorful, visual characters would be nice to distinguish. Overall quite good experience!

Developer

Yeah, the art is super super basic, not enough time for me to do this on top of making the design work. I guess I'll have to use existing art next time, or go for a more simple idea.
Thanks for your feedback.

Submitted

Nicee !

Developer

Thanks :) (joli boulot sur Sgnittes Club !)

Submitted

had fun trying this one !

Developer

Thanks for playing :)