This was an interesting take on the theme. I found the enemies to be a bit frustrating, however, because you couldn't move through them. I had to retry the first level about eight times, for example, because I wasn't able to jump up to the next step while an enemy was blocking the ledge. Outside of that, though, the game felt pretty well balanced. Tough but fair, I'd say. Nice work!
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Moles Totalis's itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Originality | #1309 | 3.444 | 3.444 |
| Overall | #2025 | 3.009 | 3.009 |
| Fun | #2162 | 2.778 | 2.778 |
| Presentation | #2457 | 2.806 | 2.806 |
Ranked from 36 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?
Each level a certain stat(damage applied, shots fired, jumps made) limit which is being counted by combining together their values of each character on the map
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
Unique concept and I thought it was really funny when I landed on an enemy's head and the poor fella looked so confused trying to shoot me. :) Nice art, good jam game!
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Puppet QuestUnique concept of a max damage per level for both enemies and player. Loved the sprites too .
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Lets Get HeavyI loved the adorable sprites. I had an blast playing with the challenging, well-fleshed out mechanics and level design. I hope to see more of this game XD
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Spirit BoundCool game. I found it best to rush though it and ignore the enemies. I wish the camera was a bit further back so you can see more of the level.
Goog job!
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Chained to the BeatThe art and vibe of the game are great. It does seem like it is a bit hard. I also found it easiest and most viable to try and skip past all of the enemies since they are very aggressive and make it super hard to win by killing them.
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Joining Forces [GMTK 2021]Cool concept, and I liked the aesthetic :)
I think, like a few others, I found the balance was a bit out- it was almost always better to lure and hide from enemies than to engage them; I think either making the AI a bit less reactive (most of the time they’d shot me before I’d even seen them :P) or one-shot kills could easily address this :)
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KeyChainThis is one of the more original takes on the theme, and that's really cool. I think that my combining the damage taken and given, and not making the enemies die from one hit, you lose some of the coolness of the concept. If I had to decide between losing some life but avoiding an enemy, that would be an interesting question. At present, I'm mostly just avoiding enemies, and therefore your cool premise isn't getting explored. Would love to see where this one goes.
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Me and My MonsterI like the game and the main concept! I think one thing that gets a little frustrating though is when the enemies trap you, or when they continuously walk on top of you. Maybe it would be good to disable collision between them and the player? Otherwise, great job!
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Ball and Chain ParkourNeat little jam game. The controls are a bit wanky and you do not really have the ability to dodge the damage from the enemies, but other than that it's absolutely fine.
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Keep It Up!very interesting concept, forcing the player to actions that are normally encouraged, like jumping and hitting enemies. Fighting enemies seemed a bit unfair, you're gonna get hit no matter what, and the camera should be a bit smoother, but the controls are nice and the sound fx make the movement really satisfying. Good job!
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Crash-o-nautsGreat game! I love the music, art and sfx. The tight controls are very good too, you have to tell me how you did them. I fail to see how the game fits the theme however...
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A Tale of Two TwinsThis game is so of magic! I selected level 9 directly and then beat 9 and 10 so the game ended.
I ignore all the enemies and use my bullet to destroy others' bullet, to find the door as quick as possible.
I was a hero.
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Dr. Wen's Electromagnetism LabNice game ! I just think the key binding is not very practical. but I still enjoyed it :D
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Snake OlympicsHey, fun game, I liked the fast flow almost like a speedrun, although the enemies are super responsive and the bullets are too fast and its hard to dodge. so I died a lot but everything is so fast so its ok even if you restart. I think adding some directions can help to give general idea of where to move to finish the level.
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Blind Through
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