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A jam submission

fleeting heartbeatsView game page

A struggle between life and death, conceptualized by a game of dice.
Submitted by FavouredFool — 2 hours, 5 minutes before the deadline
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CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Creativity#294.4234.423
Overall#814.1834.183
Enjoyment#2103.8593.859
Presentation#2224.2684.268

Ranked from 71 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?
In your fight for survival you are rolling dice to extend your lifespan heartbeat by heartbeat.

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?

Yes

We created the vast majority of the music during the game jam

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Submitted

Really interesting atmosphere ! Loved the sound design, it would be intersting to add more interactions or choices to involve the player more in the game plot ! Good job.

Submitted

Great game, intriguing story and very unique!

Submitted

Never in my life would I think rolling dice could be so intense. The story grabbed me more than I thought a game jam game could. You really nailed down the mood of the game. Somehow you gave life to that Big red dice even though it had no animations I could feel its feelings based on the sound of the game.

It's impressive to say that a game with only dice and a clock gave me the feels. Good Job!

Submitted

Scary atmosphere. I had a similar idea originally about being able to control the dice as it was falling. I'm glad you made it, so that I can see my idea come to life without making it :) The control aspect of it is done quite well, you really feel like you get to control where the dice is going to land.

One idea I had was to do an Instant Replay of the fall again at normal speed. Just so you can see what actually would've happened in real-time

Submitted

nice idea

Submitted(+1)

Wow... just wow.

Amazing atmosphere. Simple premise but everything just goes together so well. The need to roll twos. And how hard it is to roll when you want is as usually the last bounce turns it around. The problems of letting go and with downloaded version how it goes straight to desktop if things end. Amazing.

Didn't knows that "eyes" of a dice could be so sad and unearthly.

Great job and thanks for experience :)

Submitted

This game gave me chills. Incredibly unique, powerful, and well executed. Good job

Submitted

Fantastic game! I was desperately struggling to roll 2's just to stay a little longer. Great atmosphere! The camera sometimes was a bit wonky, but besides that it was perfect. Great work and fantastic experience!

Submitted

so, intro/education is amazing it makes you feel responsible for the result! you really want to roll 2 :D 

such an immersive experience - nice job!

Submitted (1 edit)

You effectively used a few simple yet well executed ideas and mechanics to make a tense experience. It was fun to struggle with influencing the dice. Maybe there could have been more to it than simply landing on 2, though the time limit prevents this from getting too repetitive. And I think the repetition played into the themes of the story well--it seemed futile and desperate to keep trying to land on 2. It might be interesting if other faces could have different effects that you must try to avoid, which would make each roll a bit more varied.

I was actually a little afraid by the end! Good job!

Submitted

This is honestly incredible work. A very unique mechanic, a great atmosphere, and all of it perfectly on theme! Dying while die-ing; you should be really proud of what you've done! I haven't seen any other jam game working on the level of theme and metaphor!

Submitted

I really loved it, even though I didn't understand that I was able to rotate the die for the first few tries. The theme is really deep and I love to see such takes during a jam! The rolling was very hard, but I kind of dig it as an intended experience for a fighting-for-your-life experience. The presentation is just magnificent!

Submitted

It took me a while to understand that I could move the dice, I only bet on luck x)

otherwise the atmosphere is special and makes the experience interesting

Submitted

Really immersive game for such simple visuals and gameplay, I was feeling my heart racing faster as I struggled to roll the twos. The ending left me wondering if there would be a different ending have I been a bit luckier with my rolls, but I could not make it any better even on a second try.

Submitted

Atmospheric is great, just a little off topic and the gameplay is too weak...

Submitted

Great atmospheric story game with amazing sound design. Having some control over the die while it's falling is a cool mechanic, while still feeling challenging!

Submitted

Very atmospheric! Was very interesting to play and definitely creative 

Submitted

Yeah definitley one of the most unique concepts of the jam, and damn it was executed well, so atmospheric!

And good job actually making me care about a seeing a die die heh!

Great work! :D

Submitted

Ok, wow. Wow. This was something else. Definitely did not expect something like this to come out of this game jam. This is actually beautiful, apart from being very well made. I think the mechanics really complement the theme it's trying to portray, and it's all very unique. You deserve more eyes on this!

Submitted

I loved this one! Very original, simple in gameplay, presentation and story but in a way that makes everything hit just right. Impeccable vibes and easily one of my favorite games in the jam so far.

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