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A jam submission

DinovaporateView game page

Made for GMTK2023. Try to save the Dinos from impending Doom!
Submitted by juicy.games (@juicyDotGames) — 1 hour, 15 minutes before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Enjoyment#5603.6893.689
Presentation#7123.9783.978
Overall#10203.6223.622
Creativity#26233.2003.200

Ranked from 45 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?
Try to save the dinos by blowing up rocks in the first phase.. Be the doom of the Dinos by dropping rocks over them.

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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Submitted

You got something pretty cool here! I got to level 13. The 'juice' like the screen shakes and bloom are great touches. I saw you said you're thinking of making this a mobile game - I think it would make a great one! Awesome work.

Developer

We appreciate the compliments :) Thank you!

Thanks for playing!

(+1)

A really cool variation of the Collapse mechanic with this survivor theme AND gameplay! I really want more development of it, I think that a upgrade shop and some achievements (like Drawkanoid or Vampire Survivors) would be really nice to improve and bring more content to the table. 

I've a feedback about the falling magma punitive dynamics: losing a column AND a life AND having even more magma in you is too much. Maybe focusing in just one (like losing columns) and going for high score would give a more pleasant experience. 

Developer (1 edit) (+1)

Yeah it definitely could have more upgrade and achievement stuff. Our minds are running wild with stuff that could be added into the game! Unfortunately there is only so much you can do during the game jam. Balance is also hard to nail down in such a short time in these types of games.

Thanks for playing and giving feedback!

Submitted(+1)

Fun game and good presentation, the tiny dinos are really cute, good job! 

Developer

Awesome to hear! Thanks for playing :)

Submitted(+1)

Fun concept. An autofill function would have been nice. Or maybe the player would pick 3 and the rest would auto fill i don't know. Had fun playing.

Developer

Hey! Thank you for the feedback, definitely need to look into the autofill mechanic if additional development is ever going to happen xD

Thanks for playing!

Submitted(+1)

Really fun concept! I love the dino theme and then running around on the bottom. Feel like a solid game that was not made in two days. Good job!

Developer

Thanks! We're thrilled you enjoyed the dino-themed gameplay.

Thanks for playing! :)

Submitted
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Developer(+1)

Thanks for the feedback! We appreciate your support and will take note of your suggestions for future improvements. Enjoy the music and sounds!

Thank you for playing! :)

Submitted(+1)

Graphics and music are top! Didn't understand the main goal at first, however effects are cool!

Developer

Thank you for your feedback! We're thrilled that you enjoyed the graphics and music of the game.

Thank you for playing! :)

Submitted(+1)

I enjoyed a lot the graphics and the music. The game was well polished and the music was fitting very well. Great job.

Developer

Awesome, thank you for the comment and thanks for playing! :)

Submitted (1 edit) (+1)

really polished and presentable! I didnt quite understand how it fits the theme tho. Its enjoyable nonetheless and animations are super jucy

Developer

Roles are reversed when you try to save the dinos by blowing up rocks in the first phase.. Be the doom of the Dinos by dropping rocks over them. :)

Thank you for playing!

Submitted(+1)

Thank you for the experience ! Loved the game a lot!

Developer

Glad you liked it!

Thank you for playing!

Submitted(+1)

So juicy! Both placing blocks and blowing them up felt hugely satisfying, both in terms of animation and the sound effects that went along with them. There was a fun tradeoff between wanting to get the largest combo possible, but knowing that at times doing so would bring the lava blocks much closer than I'd like to the final row.

Also there should be more games about dinosaurs and I am glad that you're doing your part to make that a reality :)

Developer(+1)

Thank you! We're glad you enjoyed gameplay and sound effects. Dinosaurs are the best!

Submitted(+1)

Really cool game! I love the art style of the game. The animations for the blocks popping and falling was also really nicely done. Then, the sound effects tied it all together. I can imagine playing this game on my phone all the time.

Developer(+1)

Thank you :) .. We are testing out mobile support so you can expect it after the jam upload block has ended :)

Thanks for playing!

Submitted(+1)

The music and art are excellent, I love the pixel look and the dino theme is a good spin on Tetris. The screen effects and sounds are very effective! I found that manually refilling the board was a little cumbersome and felt unnecessary (unless there's a strategy to it that I couldn't identify?) but the reversal of identifying patterns to remove them for points, and being able to utilise them was fun!

Developer

Hey! Thank you for the praising words! Board refilling definately has a strategic advance as you can see the first color that drops, this way you can much more easily create large clusters of same colored rocks.. And reach those +15 levels ;)


Thank you for playing!

Submitted(+1)

Cool game, but if I'm being honest, I have no clue what this has to do with role reversal. Is it because you break rocks but then also have to drop them every turn?

Developer

Yeah, thats the gist of it.. Save Dinos by blowing up rocks..  Be the DOOM of the Dinos by dropping them.. :)

Thanks for playing!

Submitted(+1)

Love the visuals, the particles made every action so rewarding. I'm not sure I understood the rules, I felt like things were kinda happening and I was goin along with it, but the awesome visuals and fun block placing kept me at it x)

Developer

Well I guess as its a positive as there really aren't any rules to follow :) Don't let the magma rocks fall to the bottom and enjoy the clicking experience.

Thank you for playing!

Submitted(+1)

Neat concept, amazing presentation.  Very satisfying overall.  Made it to level twelve.  I like the juxtaposition of wanting to create big chains to get money to stop the magma blocks, but this also accelerates the magma blocks.  Very cool.  

Developer

Thanks! Our team record is currently at 18.  It gets super hard after level 10 so grats!

Thank you for playing!

Submitted(+1)

Super cool concept! Great work!

Developer

Thank you for playing!

Submitted(+1)

The gameplay role-reversal between rounds is definitely interesting. I had a lot of fun with the strategy of it all, and the presentation is very polished. 

the role-reversal theme I think I really felt much more while playing was definitely in sorta being space rocks defending the dinos from other space rocks, if that makes any sense.

Developer(+1)

Thank you! Thats definately an interesting theory.. being a space rock :D 

Thanks for playing!

Submitted(+1)

Nice presentation. I didn't quite get how I was delaying the dinosaur's doom but clearing blocks felt pretty satisfying

Developer

Well, delaying is definately the correct wording here :D. You cant change history after all.. :) 
Thank you for playing!

Submitted(+1)

Really satisfying!

Developer

Thank you!

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