This was challenging! Would have loved a more forgiving checkpoint, but this was a great take on the theme and was a lot of fun. Nice work!
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Drone Swarm Commander's itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Fun | #622 | 3.517 | 3.517 |
| Overall | #1080 | 3.402 | 3.402 |
| Presentation | #1386 | 3.345 | 3.345 |
| Originality | #1570 | 3.345 | 3.345 |
Ranked from 29 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?
You join together a swarm of combat drones.
Did your team create the vast majority of the art during the 48 hours?
Yes
We created the vast majority of the art during the game jam
Did your team create the vast majority of the music during the 48 hours?
No
We used pre-existing audio
Comments
First off, this game looks, sounds, and feels great, there's some good use of feedback effects that make shooting and killing feel very satisfying! I don't like how easy it is for the drones to become detached. It's pretty easy to die, and then you're back to the main menu instead of starting at a checkpoint, which is quite punishing.
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Connection LostI was actually disappointed when it said "to be continued". A bit more polish and more levels introducing more types of drones and that kind of thing and it could really go places.
Some of the low points: Drones felt so fragile (in health and how they disconnected) that I found just soloing small/medium encounters worked better. Fine but maybe a bit against theme. And I couldn't just restart the level to skip the intro. Good game feel and the three enemies felt significantly different.
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Proportionate Response (Jam Game)This game was pretty fun and original - I like the little story at the beginning and overall I like its themes. My only real complaints are that the game is pretty difficult (I couldn't finish it) and that you can't skip the intro cut scene. Overall, very solid experience - good job!
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Shoestring RoboticsThis was really awesome!
I really like the idea and it fits awesome to the theme!
Great entry!
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BE(LEAVE)RI thought the turrets would auto fire at enemies, so I wasn't prepared for the absolutely amazing insanity that was 5 turrets shooting on my command at the same time. Really nice music too!
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Brownout LinkTook me 3 times to beat the game, which was quite fun. The first two I was having difficulty figuring out which things were the drones, and why they weren't connecting properly.
I could definitely see this being expanded with missions, etc.
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Neighborhood SnapCool entry. I did run out of drones pretty quickly and found that I could play most of the game without them. Having the drones somehow buff your character directly or have a bigger impact than they currently do would have been nice.
I like how when drones are dropped they will carry on firing if they were when connected; it has that “this was a bug that we decided is a feature” feeling about it that I really appreciate.
Good choice of sound track, especially when it starts rocking out in a firefight.
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Cast Adrift
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