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GMTK Game Jam 2023

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Firewall FrenzyView game page

Submitted by CactusPuppy (@Cactus_Puppy) — 14 hours, 47 minutes before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Creativity#18173.4713.471
Overall#32452.8242.824
Presentation#36872.6472.647
Enjoyment#39702.3532.353

Ranked from 17 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?
Instead of being the person sending emails, the player plays as the email server trying to determine which emails should go through and which shouldn't.

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

ArtemasSubmitted1 year ago(+1)

Super fun implementation of the theme! Well done

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Red Deliciousss
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CactusPuppyDeveloper1 year ago

Thanks!

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FeatureKreepSubmitted1 year ago

The difficulty is too high from the get-go, slow readers are bound to fail. I do like the idea, though. This could be a game about political censorship in a tyrannical regime.

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Inside Job
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CactusPuppyDeveloper1 year ago

Yeah, unfortunately I didn't have enough time to develop a system which slowly introduced the mechanics instead of throwing the player into the proverbial deep end. I'll keep in mind how long those take to develop and, more importantly, how crucial they can be to a good player experience for next time though!

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Mystical_PidgeonSubmitted1 year ago(+1)

Definitely getting papers please vibes here - would've liked to play with a ramp up in the policies, it was difficult to keep track of everything right from the get go. Well put together :)

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Highway Havoc
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AdonasSubmitted1 year ago

Very interesting, reminds me of papers please

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Poor Poor Zombies
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bradndonSubmitted1 year ago(+1)

My high score was 21! This was fun, took me a couple tries to get a hold on the policies, but after that I really only wanted more different email types!

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Hank Handsome in: Limb for Limb
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CactusPuppyDeveloper1 year ago

Well done! Glad you enjoyed.

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GDoe51 year ago(+1)

I would've liked to have been able to keep the policies open while filtering through emails, as I couldn't remember the rules easily :)

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CactusPuppyDeveloper1 year ago(+1)

If it wasn't obvious, Papers Please influenced the design of this game quite a bit, and originally I'd wanted to have the rulebook be a physical thing that you could drag up from the bottom of the screen, but for time's sake I ended up with a UI element that conflicted with the email. For a future version, though, I think that would be a great goal to aim for.

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rabbitsblinkitySubmitted1 year ago (1 edit)

I can't believe the cat slander smdh ;) (v cute idea tho!)

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Attack the Tower
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CactusPuppyDeveloper1 year ago

Thanks! And as a half-canine, I'm obligated to slander cats ;)

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SpadeInTheDirtSubmitted1 year ago(+1)

you could tell a story through those emails maybe, and also make progressively more rules and also rules about handling attachments, like passports and visas or bombs

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you are road
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CactusPuppyDeveloper1 year ago

That's a really fun idea! I was going to try and get a system to start simple and add more rules over time as a stretch goal, but time didn't work in my favor there unfortunately.

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