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A jam submission

Cricket AlgorithmView game page

Be the social algorithm
Submitted by Parmethyst — 2 hours, 12 minutes before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Creativity#1194.3044.304
Overall#9113.6593.659
Presentation#15513.5433.543
Enjoyment#18093.1303.130

Ranked from 46 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 consuming social media at the mercy of the feed algorithm, you're playing as the algorithm.

Did your team create the vast majority of the art during the 48 hours?

No

We used pre-existing art

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

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Submitted

what a vibe! Cool idea.

Developer

Thank you for playing!

Submitted

Interesting game!

Developer

Thank you for playing!

Submitted

In general, I really like this type of "read between the lines" storytelling method. You executed really well! There's also tons more you could do in this game, I feel. I knew something was up with David from the get-go and was right to stick around until the end :)

Developer(+1)

Thank you for playing and sticking through until the end, glad you enjoyed it!

Submitted

I enjoyed it! As time went on I was able to get more reactions out of the person haha. Great overall concept and execution!

Developer

Thank you for playing, glad to hear you enjoyed it!

Submitted

Really cool concept, I like the idea of having to learn more and more about the person in order to be able to know what to recommend him (yk, kinda like a real algorithm)

Developer(+1)

Thank you for playing!

Submitted

more catz!

Developer

More cats heard! Thank you for playing!

Submitted

Love the atmosphere, and the idea is clever and nicely implemented.

You can go deep with this one, I felt it has potential. Heavy on the words, but for people like me who dig it you can create a whole universe within the game, and discovering it feels great.

Nicely done!

Developer(+1)

Thank you for playing and sharing your thoughts, I really appreciate it!

Submitted

Great idea, it has a very "Emily is away" vibe to it, and I would love to see it expanded where David has more personal interactions with the people on his feed. My only negative was I felt like I ended up not liking David as I kept playing, but that might just be a taste thing.

Developer

Personal interaction is definitely something to keep in mind for the future, the idea of David replying and conversing to posts is something that we also thought about few days ago as well actually. In any case, thank you for sharing your feedback and playing, I appreciate it a lot!

Submitted

Very creative! I wasn't really sure how to interpret the feedback that I got in the bottom right, like "see you in fourth grade", but cool idea!

Developer

David will share his thougts on the post you choose there, although he did sometimes be vague in the response which can be confusing, thank you for your feedback, I appreciate it a lot!

Submitted

Cool idea, nicely executed!

Developer

Thank you for playing!

Submitted

Fun game! Being the algorithm is a really great take on the theme. I like how you need to figure out what David likes before you can choose the right posts.

Developer

Thank you for playing, glad you enjoyed the game!

Submitted

I loved this concept! And I'm very sure you had a lot of fun coming up with some of these posts haha. It's very simple and easy to grasp, and I really enjoyed messing with David. Really good experience, great work!

Developer

It is fun, glad you enjoyed it and thank you for playing!

Submitted

Really cool concept, thanks for making this game!

Developer

Thank you for playing as well!

Submitted

Nice game, you nailed the feeling of being the algorithm trying to guess the user's likes. Congrats!

Developer

Thank you for playing, glad you enjoyed it!

Submitted (1 edit)

Interesting game, I think I got a good ending. Not sure, just a feeling of that. This game is a great short description of what social media is overall

Developer(+1)

Congratulations on getting the good ending, and thank you for playing!

Submitted(+1)

The ending hit really close to home. Well done.

Developer

Thank you for playing!

Submitted

This did a really great job at presenting a full experience. I found it a bit uncomfortable, but in a good way! 10/10

Developer

Thank you for playing!

Submitted

Cool game! Definitely captured the feeling of a realistic social media page.

Developer

Thank you for playing!

Submitted

I really liked how realistic the posts and reactions were. The fourth wall breaking with the GMTK post was unexpected, lol. Well done on the project! Sadly, I got a very sad ending :(   (well, it was a bit on purpose... )

Developer(+1)

Poor david :(

Thank you for playing, glad you enjoyed it!

Submitted

This idea has a lot of potential and could easily be a full release if polished.

Developer

Thank you for playing!

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