GMTK Game Jam 2023

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The Creature BelowView game page

Why does the quest giver need you to kill so many boars?

Submitted by james_gillespie — 8 hours, 42 minutes before the deadline

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Criteria	Rank	Score*	Raw Score
Presentation	#1671	3.486	3.600
Creativity	#1961	3.421	3.533
Overall	#2598	3.055	3.156
Enjoyment	#4244	2.259	2.333

Ranked from 15 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?
Take on the role of a RPG quest giver and have adventurers feed your dark needs with innane quests.

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

LeslieLlamaSubmitted1 year ago(+1)

I really like the idea and concept here! unfortunately I couldn't really get the adventurers to take the jobs, tried 1,10,20,50,100 gold pieces for hunting (1) sheep or goblin and none of them took it, asking for more money from the creature also didn't seem to increase my total?

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james_gillespieDeveloper1 year ago(+1)

Yeah I just fell short of hooking everything up for that all to work, sadly was only another 30 minutes or so needed.

UwertaDevSubmitted1 year ago(+1)

What there is here is definitely enticing, just a shame that there isn't more.

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james_gillespieDeveloper1 year ago(+1)

Hopefully soon, some sort of game will materialize.

kactuskidSubmitted1 year ago(+1)

Very interesting, kinda reminds me of Neverending Nightmares in a way? I can see this going really far. Great work!

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james_gillespieDeveloper1 year ago

Thankyou! Hopefully more soon

JabronibolognaSubmitted1 year ago(+1)

Great art, enjoyed just looking at it. There's lots of potential here: hints of economic and reputation systems, plus the whole "feed the beast" thing. Hope you decide to flesh it out a bit more after the jam! I'd love to see where it ends up. I worked solo on my submission as well, and this was my first jam. Hardest part is all the stuff you leave on the table.

Archibald, what a guy. Legend.

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james_gillespieDeveloper1 year ago

There is an annoying amount of stuff happening in the background that you just can't see or access. I very much hope to get it working soon and get the whole village drawn. It is always heartbreaking deciding that you need to not do something for time but thats the magic of the game jam.

Thankyou for playing!

Zoey ShengSubmitted1 year ago(+1)

Very visually striking. Reminds me of the game The Longing. Although it's unfinished right now, I'm interested in seeing how the concept is borne out with further development. It's got some legs on it to really run, I think.

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james_gillespieDeveloper1 year ago(+1)

I love the art in The Longing, thankyou! I would love to have been able to fill the screen but I didn't want to rush out a bunch of buildings and scenery or spend way too much time on it.

RickyPortal6Submitted1 year ago(+1)

I really love the art! The game isn't much right now, but this definitely has potential!

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Who needs legs when you have A GUN!

james_gillespieDeveloper1 year ago

Thanks, hopefully there will be more soon. Already its coming along much better with a bit more time for my brain to process.

PolDevSubmitted1 year ago(+1)

Nice concept, I could see this being a full game.

I also really liked the art style. Good job!

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james_gillespieDeveloper1 year ago

Thankyou, I will definitely add a bit more to it over the next week or so to get it to my ideal state for the original idea.

YoruVIISubmitted1 year ago(+1)

looks absolutely stunning and I love the world and concept fantastic job. gameplay loop is a little eh but I like the idea.

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james_gillespieDeveloper1 year ago

Thankyou! I would like to have the creature grow and control other people like a blacksmith or wizard, unlocking new quests.

james_gillespieDeveloper1 year ago

Thankyou anyone that is here to try my game. Its more of a slightly interactive art piece at the moment as the game loop didn't fully materialize in the 48 hours. Working solo and having been taking a break from game dev for the last 6 months was maybe not the best idea but I still like what I ended up with. Please leave a comment and I will definitely try your submission.