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Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
Creativity | #4 | 4.661 | 4.661 |
Overall | #11 | 4.456 | 4.456 |
Presentation | #29 | 4.667 | 4.667 |
Enjoyment | #174 | 4.040 | 4.040 |
Ranked from 174 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?
Reverse the role of the journalist by erasing words to create meaning
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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Comments
the collages were so fun, great job on executing such a unique concept
quite the creative game indeed!
this was extremely fun, the concept is smart too, you truly are creative, the game plays well and I had tons of fun, one of the well polished games on the jam, great work!
Pretty unique idea! Finding new meanings just by erasing was pretty fun to do. Also general atmosphere was pretty nice with changed news' images. Great job!
The game is really high quality, very professional presentation in every way. I reaally enjoyed the gameplay! Would be happy to play more of this game :)
This was a really nice little game. Obviously you wouldn't make an image for every possible censorship combination, so there were a few times where I thought I made something but the game disagreed, but that's understandable. Other than a few technical issues (the music sometimes didn't start, and I'd have liked a restart button in-game), I thought this was great.
Loved this one ! At first I thought that you can only remove two words, which was really confusing, couldn't figure out anything good for the first puzzle, I had to see the walkthrough for the ending to realize that you could erase as many words as you want as long as they are in two zones. Loved that the game as several endings and several solutions for each sentence with such simple headlines, it's really clever
I absolutely loved this game. Amazing idea. Good job!
Clever application of the theme with simple intuitive controls, a very striking visual style and a fun, wry sense of humor. Awesome job :)
Wow, just fantastic! It feels like it would be set in the same country as Papers Please. But really this is such a fun unique idea for a puzzle game. Small thing though was that the red text was a little difficult for me to read
Very interesting idea, I like this art style very much. This game reminds me of the unscrupulous media in our country, and now the news is gradually losing its authenticity.
Very clever and amusing. Only improvement I could think to make is some indication that your input is a "nonsense" one with no associated picture\outcome, but since the game's so short it's no big deal to play again and try other combinations.
Loved the newspaper cut style, the writing and i really enjoyed this one
Very creative. Love the stinky soldiers haha
Very cool game and an amazing take on the theme. Great job!
Okay ,that was pretty fun! There was an instance where it didn't seem to understand my sentence but otherwise felt SUPER polished, great work people!
Wow this was super cool! It was a little hard to figure out what to do (so thanks for the walkthrough, that pointed me in the right direction). Awesome art, awesome music, awesome style
Super impressive, really creative use of the theme, it's very polished. I like that there's multiple endings. Good Job!
Lots of replayability, though I did run into a couple headlines that worked but weren't programmed in (for instance, "Governor _____ _____ steals hot dogs from children, orange party blamed"). I really like how you presented this game, though I wasn't totally sure how it fit into the theme.
Thanks! The main idea is that you are a journalist, but your role is reversed from expectation since you erase words (instead of writing new articles) and distort what actually happened (instead of reporting truthfully).
This is a really smart concept! You could do some amazing things with this formula if you decide to turn it into a full game. Especially with the different endings, balancing your overall reputation, trying not to be silenced/fired, appealing to certain powerful people to gain influence, etc. Even a shorter storyline with lots of replayability could be really successful. Great work on finishing such an impressive game in 48 hrs!
The game’s main mechanic is really interesting! I think you guys nailed it with the visual style and set up. It is a bit short but a great concept nonetheless.