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GMTK Game Jam 2023

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Tower Of GoldView game page

Swing treasure to get it out the tower!
Submitted by TotallyHumanGameDevelopers (@GameTotally), CookedBench — 1 hour, 17 minutes before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Presentation#2884.2994.299
Overall#4593.8923.892
Enjoyment#7383.5843.584
Creativity#9223.7923.792

Ranked from 77 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?
Sometimes you swing your treasure. Sometimes it swings you.

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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PlagiatusSubmitted1 year ago(+1)

This is such an amazing game. Simple idea, solid mechanics, great execution. It looks amazing and it's just the right amount of difficult, too 5/5x3, one of the best games I've played in this jam.

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BÖSS
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TotallyHumanGameDevelopersDeveloper1 year ago

Thank you!

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Irish Ronin1 year ago(+1)

Yo. I made a top 10 video of the best games I played from the jam. 

(Spoiler alert, this game is in it)

Check it out!

https://youtu.be/c7mYSVmUlBg

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CookedBenchDeveloper1 year ago

Im honored, thank you!

Also I think you described my game better than I could’ve. Lovely video

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Irish Ronin1 year ago

Haha thank you

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JerryCreativesSubmitted1 year ago(+1)

Cool idea!!  

Well implemented, Good Mechanics. 

You just need to work a bit on artworks and your game will be great :)

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Vampire Survivn't
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mrmee123Submitted1 year ago (1 edit) (+2)

I get the feeling this wasn't intended. It's super easy with the chest.

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Box Reverser
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CookedBenchDeveloper1 year ago

No it wasn’t lol.

We discovered it almost an hour before the jam finished, so didn’t have enough time to patch it out

And although I managed to get it to work a little with the bag, I haven’t nearly gotten to the point that I could fly around like that. I commend your skills

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mrmee123Submitted1 year ago

It's easier if you hold the up arrow to pull it towards yourself

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JerryCreativesSubmitted1 year ago

You hacked the game :D

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mrSernikSubmitted1 year ago(+1)

It would be nice to have a checkpoint reset button because I got stuck out of bounds when an enemy pushed the treasure chest which pushed me through the wall ;/ Other than that, an excellent game 👌

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Friendly Neighborhood Godzilla
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butterboygamesSubmitted1 year ago(+1)

Genuinely had fun with this one in a really frustrating way, if you're goal was to make an annoying precision platformer then you succeeded lol. The money bag having its own weight and not being able to pass through certain objects really makes you need to plan ahead which makes it even more annoying when you miss a jump, I love it! The only recommendation I have is to maybe show the controls at the start of the game, I didn't realise I could change the length of my rope for a few minutes and I had to check the games page to see if I was missing something (I was) when I couldn't make the 2nd jump. But other than that I have no complaints, the game all flows together really well and it looks great too.

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Asteroid Armada - GMTK gamejam 2023
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BBardzSubmitted1 year ago(+1)

Man those spikes were a nightmare. Props on the inventiveness though, real clever idea. 

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Get Packing
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Incredulous InteractiveSubmitted1 year ago(+1)

This is a beautiful game and the amount of polish is insane! Took me a minute to get the hang of it, but I really like the concept! Nicely done!

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Big Kart Fishing: Grand Prix
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Garnacha69Submitted1 year ago(+1)

THE PIXEL ART WAS JUST AMAZING, the best one Ive seen in the entire jam. The page also looks really good and the music was also nice. The game was fun to play and at first I didnt knew what the game had to do with the jam but then I read it and it was true and really funny idea. 5/5 in every aspect good job!

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Don't save my princess!
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Barrel HeadSubmitted1 year ago(+1)

One of the best games of this jam (atleast for me). The weight of the treasure and the movement of the player feel amazing! Good job!

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Dungeon Architect
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TotallyHumanGameDevelopersDeveloper1 year ago

Thats high praise, thank you!

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SenorGurkiSubmitted1 year ago(+1)

I love the art and the gameplay so much! The main character is has so much personality :D I did find an exploit (or maybe it's intentional) which let me breeze through the game hahahaha, but overall it was a very fun experience :D This game could have also worked for 2021's theme, "joined together".

Very good work!

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OrangoMangoSubmitted1 year ago(+1)

This is game is really nice, the art is amazing, the music too and the physics/gameplay too. I enjoyed it quite a lot. And the interpretation of this theme is also unique. Well done

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Retoohs
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AidanpklnSubmitted1 year ago(+1)

THIS GAME

Physics were amazing, weight distribution as a mechanic was so creative, and I loved the art! Really fun platforming and creative swinging with the treasure, and thank goodness for checkpoints :)

I did however get softlocked when the mushroom pushed me inside a wall but with ultimate SKILL and DETERMINATION I managed to wall jump (???) while carrying the chest MULTIPLE STORIES by spamming left, right, and jump until the chest touched spikes, which put me back in the level. Surprise challenge, but I was DOWN

5 stars all around.

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The Adventures of Radish Boy 2
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CookedBenchDeveloper1 year ago (1 edit)

Im really glad you enjoyed it!

And yeah lol. Literally today I discovered you could wall jump by turning away from a wall while directly next to it, which moves your collider a little bit into it since it’s centered around your hands(for lazy reasons), and then immediately jumping

Also big fan

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jrschappertSubmitted1 year ago(+1)

Getting Over It vibes! Wonderfully unique and perfect for someone who wants a challenge! At first I just thought this would be about swinging around, but actually its about strategically manipulating your mass for certain jumps by either taking the money with you or leaving it, standing on the money bag to reach new places, and making sure it never touches spikes! Excellent work!

Also, it's not as hard, but take a look at our glitch-based puzzle platformer

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The Adventures of Radish Boy 2
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TotallyHumanGameDevelopersDeveloper1 year ago(+1)

Wow, you explained it better than I could! I may even steal your description lol. Thank you for your positive review! I will definitely check out your game :)

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soupforbreakfastSubmitted1 year ago(+1)

I loved everything about this game- especially the little character animation. It's subtle but very effective. I'm definitely going to be coming back to this game. Well done!

Please try out my game if you have the chance :)

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Get Packing
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TotallyHumanGameDevelopersDeveloper1 year ago

I'm glad you enjoyed the game! sure thing :)

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LukulukSubmitted1 year ago(+2)

Very very good, I was hooked until the end! It's very smart, the characters have such a strange aesthetic, perfect :D

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Fertile Hats
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dardasabaSubmitted1 year ago(+1)

Really cool idea and execution! It was very hard but that's a part of the genre xD
Art and music were very good too

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Melodic Platforming
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Super SaltSubmitted1 year ago(+1)

The concept is Nice, but a tutorial could help a lot haha 

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Catopia: The Reverse Realm
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Antoine BrousseSubmitted1 year ago

This was a really fun platformer, and an amusing take on the theme ! Great job ! Did you know players can repeatedly jump using the money bag as a platform ? :D

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It's Your Turn
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TotallyHumanGameDevelopersDeveloper1 year ago(+1)

Thank you! yeah, its intended to be able to jump on it once in the air or as many times as you want if its on the ground, but we only discovered that you could keep jumping on it in the air until it was too late lol. Will definitely get patched as soon as the jam is over but for now we need to live with our shame

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Antoine BrousseSubmitted1 year ago

Honestly, it made for even more chaos and was fun ! I'd say it classifies in the fun bugs category, no shame to have :)

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ntb896Submitted1 year ago (1 edit) (+1)

The game is kinda unique. I hope the mechanics could be introduced clearly in-game.

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Idle Rocket
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