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GMTK Game Jam 2021

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A jam submission

The Prisoner's DilemmaView game page

Your ball and chain can't prevent your escape!
Submitted by Brandon Kedson, pineappleguy3 — 6 hours, 6 minutes before the deadline
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The Prisoner's Dilemma's itch.io page

Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Originality#27512.8332.833
Fun#31882.3332.333
Overall#33132.4442.444
Presentation#38532.1672.167

Ranked from 18 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 main character is tethered to a ball and chain.

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

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Comments

inflatable_wonderboy3 years ago(+2)

I only got to the second level before i felt done with this game. the core idea of having the thing that holds you back also be your only tool is really good, but the execution of the movement just feels clunky. 

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pineappleguy3Developer3 years ago

I am glad you thought the idea of the game was good! We have discussed a few ways to reduce the quantity of clunk. If we update it hopefully you will be able to make it to level three!

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Rachy3 years ago(+2)

The idea of the game is good and unique, really like the idea of throwing your ball and chain to knock enemies out unfortunately that didn't seem to work properly every time for me, a lot of the time it would just make the enemy turn around. also wish you could pick up the ball while stood on top of it! but it is a good concept and would love to see it more fleshed out! loved the added voices too :) 

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pineappleguy3Developer3 years ago

Thanks so much, I am glad that you liked the concept and voices! The ball and chain mechanic needs some work. We have gone over a few ideas that could be implemented in potential future updates. Also, picking up the ball from the top is such a good idea! Having playtested this game more since the submission, I have noticed some places where that would be so helpful. 

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CodeGnatSubmitted3 years ago(+2)

Pretty interesting. I was under the impression that the ball killed guards, but maybe I was wrong.

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Strapped n' Loaded
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pineappleguy3Developer3 years ago

Hi! You are correct. The ball does kill the guards if you drop it on their head (so jump + drop). Sorry that was not made more clear in the game. We might try to rework that mechanic a bit in the future because it has been a common source of confusion so far.

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booljayj3 years ago(+2)

The core concept is interesting, but there were some small issues that made it hard to play. The ball was really hard to pick up sometimes. I really wish getting caught would only reset to a nearby checkpoint rather than bringing you all the way back to the start, that felt like the penalty was too steep.

I thought the sound effects were pretty funny, well done there.

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pineappleguy3Developer3 years ago

Thanks for your feedback! If we keep working on this game one of our top priorities will be making the ball easier to pick up. Hopefully making the ball easier to pick up and adding other improvements to the gameplay will make the penalty of dying feel less severe. If not checkpoints are a good option though.

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