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A jam submission

_ParasiteView game page

Use your enemies to survive like a _Parasite
Submitted by Mr. Pdf — 44 minutes, 32 seconds before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Fun#3823.6923.692
Overall#5993.6463.646
Originality#6313.7543.754
Presentation#11323.4923.492

Ranked from 65 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 connect into enemies and use them to survive :D

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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Submitted

Damn, this must be one of the funniest game I've played so far. The idea feels original as well, but that comes with an issue. Mostly, the main problem is how to get the player to understand the main rule of the game (the possession). After I've played for a while and got the fact that I can infect the enemies, the game instantly became very entertaining (but before that, the low dmg felt quite tedious). Overall, a really solid entry.

Developer

The tutorial was a last minute addition and its not good at teaching the mechanic :/ I will make a better tutorial after the jam. Thanks for playing :] 

Submitted

The highlight for me was definitely taking control of the round enemy with the rapid triple shot. In the current form, it feels a little difficult and the enemy takeover doesn't last long enough to be quite as satisfying as I had hoped. The controls felt good though, which is super important for a shooter like this. Well done! Thanks for making this :)

Developer

Thanks for your feedback. I will balance the game after the jam :) 

Submitted

The instructions were unclear at first and the UI is a bit of a mess, I think you need a cutscene in the intro to explain how it works because the gameplay is hard to put into words, but once I figured it out the game was a blast! By far my favorite mechanic in the jam so far. If you polish the UI with some contrast and rule-of-thirds composition, then add in some epic synth music this could be a great little mobile game. There's also a bug in the WebGL version where the player can't move, but it doesn't happen in the windows version, so I don't think that's your fault.

Developer

Thanks for the detailed feedback. Becouse of the time constraint i couldnt work on the tutorial and UI properly :/ And yes i agree the game definetly needs an epic music. I will work on this game after the jam. Thanks for playing :D

Submitted

When I first played, I didn't read the tutorial, and thought "How does this fit the theme? It's just a generic space shooter". The second time around, I actually read the tutorial, and was like ":O I get it now! That's so cool!".  Really cool game! Good job!

Developer

Thanks for playing :]

Submitted

This feels amazing to play, great concept and the strategies get surprisingly deep. Great job!

Developer(+1)

Thanks for playing :] 

Submitted

i realy liked the game, it had a cool feel to it and i liked the idea, i just think you should be able to take control of enemys that just died, i just keep dashing into dead enemys

Developer

Thanks for the feedback and playing my game :] 

Submitted

Interesting take on the theme. I dig it! If I were to change something I would add a little more visual and audio feedback when you damage the enemies. Overall, it's a solid entry! Good luck!

Developer

I aggre more feedback is always better sadly becouse of the time limit i couldnt add some sound effects i wanted to add. 

Thanks for playing :] 

Submitted

It was extremely fun. Dashing into the bodies of enemies and gaining their abilities. Great idea! The dash effect was very cool too. Good job!

Developer

Thanks for playing :D

Submitted

I love me an arcade-y space shooter, and I'd love it even more with some epic battle music to get me into the rhythm :).

I found the game a bit too difficult. I wasn't able to last more than a minute after multiple attempts. The time you're rewarded for capturing an enemy's life-force often didn't feel comparable to the time lost trying to shoot it down enough to capture them in the first place. So maybe that could be a place for tweaking.

Loved the lighting effects with the pixel art, and the enemy explosions felt very satisfying.

Developer(+1)

Thanks for the detailed feedback. Yes i agree some kind of epic music would be great unfortunately i didnt have the time to put some :/  I will balance the game after the jam. Thanks for playing :D

Submitted

Super cool concept, great execution and fun gameplay. I love how the "Parasite" mechanic works. Great job!

Developer

Thank you for the kind words :) 

Submitted

super fun game! i got to 200 and eventually just killed myself because i was gonna live forever. love the concept, the only thing I would want is a larger variety in enemies! this would be so sick as a full game with boss fights and more mechanics.

Developer(+1)

Thanks for the feedback. Im glad you enjoyed my game :D

I don't understand what's with the time limit. Aside from that, good game.

Developer

The timer is your health in order to survive longer you have to take control of enemies and drain their health(you drain health when ejecting from enemies). I hope this clears your confusion :d

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