What a unique theme! I had a ton of fun playing this, the gameplay felt both refreshing and polished. I really appreciate the addition of your game dev process, it was interesting to read how this idea was born and fleshed out (with supporting concept art)!
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Moneykee's Game's itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Style | #733 | 4.000 | 4.000 |
| Overall | #2625 | 3.133 | 3.133 |
| Enjoyment | #3837 | 2.600 | 2.600 |
| Creativity | #4078 | 2.800 | 2.800 |
Ranked from 30 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?
You need to collect "Kobans (Money)" to scale your business.
Development Time
96 hours
(Optional) Please credit all assets you've used
Mostly my assets are either something I made or under Creative Commons 0 license. Please see description for full credits.
Comments
Couldn't really get the timing down to get very far, but I can see the intention and the presentation is very nice! I love the theme of the Kobans, iconic coin design haha
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NeuromotherI really like the game! At first, I had a lot of trouble playing because I was pressing too early and didn’t quite understand it. Once I got past that, I had a lot of fun ^^ The art style is great, and I thought the idea of including a mini devlog in the description was really cool!
If you want to check out our game, feel free to do so :3 https://butterflan.itch.io/spicy-king
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Spicy KingFun short and sweet game! I'm amazed taht this was done solo! Good job!
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Gobba LadderFun short and sweet game! I'm amazed taht this was done solo! Good job!
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Gobba LadderThe style of this game is honestly so pretty, I like the gameplay too its, it is simple but addicting!!
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Frogmageddon ClassicThe quality of this game is insane! The gameplay itself is quite simple but the execution makes this feel like a game made by a big team - it’s really impressive that this was made solo!
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Hearts AlignedThank you very much! Really appreciate your generous feedback.
I guess solo has a lot of goods and bads, freedom and limitation, more like. Keeping it super simple was indeed my intension but also I couldn't make anything bigger with my current skillset. Guess I need to start making more friends. lol
Really solid game, the dialog system seems very smooth! Just curious, why did you choose this aspect ratio for the screen size, is it meant for mobile?
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Green GroveIn love with the game style, it has so much selling potential, would defiantely pop off if you lot used it more! Couldnt love the story behind it more, nothing beats an all or nothing chaotic evil god who just wants to watch monkey dance. Took me a bit to understand the mechanics and once I got it, it was pretty fun, I'm a pretty safe better myself so i didn't take the deal much, but I can definately see this as a gamblers game.
As for some minor 'nitpicky' criticism. Being a monkey brain myself, I'm not a huge fan of a ton of dialouge at the beginning of a game and I think it isn't great for player retention, but i can totally understand the neccessity for it here, It still didn't help me explain some details and learning while playing the game seemed to be my best teacher anyway. Second and last, I'm sure not sure how the building on the side changed my gameplay, unless it effects the outcome of my endings? As I noticed taking the deal didn't change my building scale.
Regardless, I reckon I had alot more fun as I moved deeper into the game, but had a little bit of trouble at the beginning getting into the grove of it. Core gameplay was super simple and fun, but the (upgrades?) had me confused at the beginning despite how obvious it is for what they do (probably just me being stupid).
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Neon Genesis Construction CompanyThank you for this detailed feedback. I'm very happy that you took time to write this all done for me!
Yes, others also pointed out that the beginning tutorial portion could have been executed a bit cleaner and I agree with that. Now that you pointed out and I think about it, I could have summarized the rule portion in a nice diagram or something.
I'm still glad that it sounds like you enjoyed the game play itself after getting the hang of it. Hope to apply the feedback to my next project and so forth. Live and learn, they say!
I love the look of this game! Splendid job of incorporating dialogue and story :)
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CubeBoy AdventuresI thought the art and music were lovely. I think the game would really benefit from a tutorial instead of an info dump at the start, otherwise its great!
Would be very grateful if you tried our game!
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Gravity PoolAs a fellow cat submission I love the artwork for this mischievous little guy that you made, and I really liked the mechanic of the exclamation mark pop up when you walked over a pickup!
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MekatastropheReally well polished, clean, good looking game! I enjoyed it but I think there could stand to be some choice. Since your obligated to pick up everything the game feels random and out of my control. Maybe you could have the option to jump over items and pick it up when you see fit.
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Wild HarmonyYou have a good set of eyes, Stoff! I debated it (with myself) a lot in the beginning of the jam. It would make the gameplay fun but also a bit complicated on the frontend and the backend. Like you said, jumping over the item would add some extra challenge and thus fun. However in the end, I decided to keep it simple to keep it under manageable size.
I'm glad you still seem to have enjoyed it, though!
like the other people have said, the art is top-notch and extremely cute. Gameplay reminds me of Pop The Lock the arcade game and is rather enjoyable. nice job
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Alien TyperThe game looks good, and I like how you made your Itch.io page, but gameplay is not my cup of tea and I don't really see how the theme is connected to your mechanics
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Jester With A ShotgunWell, I'll say thank you so much for giving it a try anyway! It means a lot and I appreciate this type of feedback.
I'll partially admit, connection to the theme came off a bit weaker than I'd hoped. Initially, it had a stronger tie with the theme but gradually got descoped to make sense as a game first. Something to learn from, I guess.
Omg the art is soooo cute! I really love how you put all the concept art in your game page, and it's a really fun simple game loop, great stuff!
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