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GMTK Game Jam 2021

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Free-BeesView game page

Submitted by Redarmy345 — 1 hour, 30 minutes before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Presentation#16213.2003.200
Overall#21452.9622.962
Fun#22572.7432.743
Originality#25122.9432.943

Ranked from 35 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?
A breakout-style game where the balls (in this case bees!) are joined together by chains

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?

Yes

We created the vast majority of the music during the game jam

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Comments

Pop NathakornSubmitted3 years ago

Cool!

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Sky Explorer
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DracaemelosSubmitted3 years ago(+1)

Haha, this was definitely fun to play.  Though I must admit the physics bloopers contributed some hilarity.  I had an instance where two bees were spinning around one another so symmetrically I wasn't sure they'd ever stop XD  Then there was a bee that got stuck below the paddle just as it died and its sprite was bouncing so fast that it basically just appeared all over the screen briefly before slowing down gradually.  It does seem whenever you get one bee stuck to honey the entire chain of bees suddenly yanks out to max length and it's sort of hilarious.
But anyway nothing serious happened with it just fun, so thank you for making this, I enjoyed it ^_^

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I Decided
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GrubbyMonster3 years ago(+1)

You are 100% correct on all the bugs you found (pun intended).  I missed putting a speed limit on dead bugs which makes them go really fast sometimes.  We wanted to implement a mechanic where if one bee got stuck the others would unstick faster.  I intended to lower the stuck timer of the other bees to .2 seconds but instead set all other bees stuck timer to .2 seconds (even if they were currently zero).  The net result is they all get re-stuck to the last thing they were stuck to.     Thanks for playing and for your feedback!!

Also, great job on your "I Decided" game jam submission!!

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TristanSubmitted3 years ago(+1)

Really cool art and nice game easy to play. It's fun ! When you're fed up with bees, come see my ants ! :D

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PICNIC TOGETHER
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BitJesterSubmitted3 years ago (1 edit) (+1)

May I suggest an alternate name: "Bumbling Bees"? 

It's very cute, and the hexagonal bricks are delightful, but I felt like I didn't have much control over what was happening.

I would be interested to hear your critique of the brick-breaker game I submitted as well!

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Arkajoined
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WarlikefurySubmitted3 years ago(+1)

Nice twist on an old favorite

well done, 

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Drizit and Klunk
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Pitter-PatterSubmitted3 years ago(+1)

Neat little spin on break out! It's a formula that's used a lot but never too terribly iterated on, so this is pretty interesting. Nice work!

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Bip + Bop
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munisaiSubmitted3 years ago(+1)

Nice game! Cool art and music! Well done!

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Pack.King
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MasterMoniSubmitted3 years ago(+1)

A nice game, I like the art style! I did manage to get my bees stuck a few times, when they were bouncing indefinitely horizontal. Maybe adding a little bit of gravity once the bee does not come down on its own could solve this. Overall a fun game, well done! 

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Pebbles
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Dev_UsasSubmitted3 years ago(+1)

Cut art and fitting music. Nice concept tough I noticed when you have few bees connected often your board doesn't have much influence in power and direction of the bounce

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Tug of War
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JimjamSubmitted3 years ago(+1)

Great artwork, audio, and use of the theme!

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Uncanny Companion
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MegaBox1Submitted3 years ago(+1)

Cool game! I like the music, and the gameplay fits the theme really well! It's kind of annoying when you hit the bees amost horizontally and they take a long time to get to the honey comb though. Great job!

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String Mace
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scorpioservoSubmitted3 years ago(+2)

This is a really cute and clever game! Took me a second to figure out how to play but once I got it down I enjoyed everything! Great work! Please check out and rate my game as well :D

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Sol
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