Didn't realize the first time I thought I had completed a pattern that my molecule was oriented the wrong way, so I had to scramble to rebuild it mirrored before the time ran out. It was a lot of fun, good job!
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Totally Accurate Molecule Constructor's itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Originality | #267 | 4.000 | 4.000 |
| Overall | #732 | 3.572 | 3.572 |
| Presentation | #1155 | 3.478 | 3.478 |
| Fun | #1161 | 3.239 | 3.239 |
Ranked from 67 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 create molecules by joining together atoms.
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
Comments
I loved the game! I've been playing for 30 minutes straight, it's super addictive, and I got to a 208 high score.
In my opinion the movement is fine as it is. I've seen other people say you should be able to move more freely, but I think the fact that you have to coordinate both vertical movement and rotation to get the atoms to hit where you want is genius, as it is that you have to mind the correct orientation and that both main mechanics (making and breaking bonds) can be both good and bad depending on *where* it happens.
It is a very challenging game. It gets very hard very fast, so you could tweak the number of atoms or their hitbox (maybe the clock?) to get a difficulty curve a little more smooth. I also found it pretty punishing when you get atoms where you don't want them, as they quickly bump into others and it gets more and more out of control. However, the game also lets you recover and start from scratch if you manage to break the right bonds in the middle of the chaos.
To be honest, this is the best game I've played in this jam to this point. I hope you get to the top 20!
Thank you SO MUCH for the super kind words! I think 208 is the highest I've seen anyone get (if I don't count myself, my highscore is 599). It does get out of control pretty easily, and I will do some tweaks after the jams to see if I can make it feel like the player has more control. And once again THANK YOU!
Great idea for a concept! Maybe let the player also move sideways. I loved the aesthetics and the music.
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Parallel SelfI love the idea! This would also have fit quite well with the "out of control" theme as it gets a bit chaotic when the molecule is so big you're picking up every atom that goes across the screen. I'm sure I'm not the first person to say this but it would be nice if it was a bit easier to break off branches (although having everything done by hitting atoms is a good concept in my opinion). Also it would be nice if the game wasn't quite so pedantic about which way up your molecule has to be for it to count as correct, there were some times when I had the correct shape but the molecule I was meant to be copying was a different way up, which was quite annoying. Overall great though! I was able to get a score of 144 before giving up.
Edit: I forgot to mention that just making the biggest molecule possible was really fun, maybe that could be a goal or a different game mode?
This was an interesting idea. I would have liked to be able to move more freely and for atoms to come from more directions since I felt like I wasn't much in control. Anyway, the game was still very fun and the idea has potential.
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Cupid teacherNice work :) I wish there was an easier way to remove or undo a connection, but overall I had fun.
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Line BenderReally nice idea, the music is pretty good and fits the game, the only thing is breaking the links is very hard the atoms keep adding instead of breaking the link, other than that its a very cool concept
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SIMULTANEOUSI am really bad at this game, but I think the mechanic is really cool. I had lots of fun just making giant molecules. Nicely done!
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Kreepy and KrawlySuper original and incredibly enthralling. Absolutely sucked me in and kept me engaged! i particularly love the challenge of avoiding the molecules as your main atom grows
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TentaLinkedRather tricky, but once you figured it out it goes okay :) similar theme to my game^^
like the art and music!
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Magnetic RocksThis is such a cool idea! Found it quite difficult, but it was definitely fair – I knew exactly what was about to go wrong (either having a segment destroyed or accidentally attaching a bunch of particles) and how to stop it, but I just wasn't fast enough to actually do it! Difficulty has a really nice, natural scale and the art design was absolutely perfect for this kind of game
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Together/ApartCool concept! Game can get very punishing if you screw up though, everything just starts barreling out of control as your molecule grows bigger and bigger.
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Psycho Sync RailsI enjoyed the game! However, the mechanic for destroying segments wasn't very clear. What if you had anti-particles that floated around as well to provide both an explicit means to reset your molecule but to also add to the challenge of dodging unwanted atoms.
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Battle Formations!Ah I see. Not sure if it quite worked because if the player is attempting to connect to the atom but ends up destroying a connection by accident, it isn't as satisfying. Whereas if you had a antiparticle or "delete atom" it would be clearer and more consistent in terms of what to expect in each collision.
Very entertaining! My only thought is that you may want to make it so that would don't need to have the same rotation at the atom you're making. Additionally it was a bit frustrating being unable to move to either side, which probably is just me as I like top down games. Otherwise it's very fun and pretty addicting.
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Cooking JeremyHaha loved it.
when your atom goes out of control it's maddening to see it get bigger and bigger knowing you have to try and break the segments off
absolutely love it!
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