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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Creativity | #1761 | 3.486 | 3.600 |
| Overall | #2223 | 3.184 | 3.289 |
| Presentation | #2271 | 3.227 | 3.333 |
| Enjoyment | #2580 | 2.840 | 2.933 |
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?
we reversed the role of the user in the game Pacman to control the ghosts instead of controlling Pacman.
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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The game idea is definitelly great, but it's kinda hard to control, because the ghosts are controlled by mouse, I expected the ghosts to follow the path traced by mouse, and instead they follow the shorthest path(took me a couple of attempts to figure that out), and basically you get 2 strategies, get all the ghosts away, and guide pacman with one, and the other strategy is to give all ghosts ultra long routes, and just watch out who's not moving and near the pacman, but the game is really fun, nonetheless
I'm glad you like it! I'll have to look into how to improve the controls more.
I go along with the comments here so far (which I read after playing). I also found out that the best way is to put the ghosts into the corner and then lead pacman with one ghost only.
Alltogether a well done game!
Btw: you made it to my list:
unofficial List of Pacman Games in GMTK Game Jam 2023
https://itch.io/jam/gmtk-2023/rate/2159180#post-8162405
Pacman forever!
I'm glad you enjoyed the game, and the list of Pacman games in GMTK game jam 2023 is hilarious!
Haha, nice game. It's a little tough to control the 4 ghosts at the same time, especially when Pac-Man is nearby (hastily chosen routes causing the ghosts to run into Pac). Stopping or slowing down the timer while deciding where the ghosts should go could make it a bit easier.
In any case, good job on the game! Great concept!
thanks, I'm glad you liked it! ill definitely look into balancing it.
Fun game! It's a little hard to control the ghost sometimes and they want to go a different way, but other than that it's a great game and concept!
Thanks, glad you liked it! after the jam is over I may make a patch with improved pathfinding.
This is a really neat concept, the backstory got a chuckle out of me. I found the game difficult having to manage all 4 ghosts and often times the game would end before I got the rest of the ghosts out in the maze cause I wasn't paying attention. Possibly having some leadway to allow the player to route the ghosts before pac-man starts might help negate this issue? (I only really dabble in game art not the mechanics behind it <:D) Overall, I think you should keep building upon this!
Thanks, I'll have to look into having Pacman start after the player and the ghosts, and I'm glad you enjoyed the backstory!
An interesting concept! I do like the idea of having to lead pacman but not letting him get too close. I found the best strategy was to put all my ghosts into one corner except for one, and then use that to lead pacman around haha. Good job!
Thanks, I often used that strategy for level progression testing, lol. I'm glad you enjoyed the game!
Great job! Maybe have hotkeys for each ghost which would make the gameplay easier!
Thanks! I'll have to add that once the game jam voting is done.