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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Theme | #1 | 4.556 | 4.556 |
| Originality | #4 | 3.852 | 3.852 |
| Overall | #16 | 3.402 | 3.402 |
| Fun | #16 | 3.444 | 3.444 |
| Graphics | #19 | 3.593 | 3.593 |
| Controls | #26 | 3.074 | 3.074 |
| Accessibility | #32 | 2.704 | 2.704 |
| Audio | #38 | 2.593 | 2.593 |
Ranked from 27 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Godot Version
3.4.2
Wildcards Used
N/A
Game Description
Turn-based board game for cave people
How does your game tie into the theme?
My game is based on ancient cave paintings
Source
https://github.com/charliedavenport/Ancient
Discord Username
Charlie#3860
Participation Level (GWJ Only)
0
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Comments
I like how you scaled down an existing and well known game and made it fit to the theme :)
The cave painting is a nice touch and the music is well picked. A cute little game. The AI may be basic, but smart enough to defeat me
Well done on a first submission! The art is beautiful.
My colour-blind eyes really struggled with the health bars, and highlighting of squares. Maybe something to look out for in the future. :)
thank you, and I am so sorry about the lack of accessibility! I'll make sure I'm more careful about color pallettes and color blind options in the future
I really like the cave painting style art work and simple interactions. That you paint on your initial selections was a nice touch. And, you made a multiplayer game! That's a great achievement.
I would have loved an in-game tutorial, something that would guide you through the basic interactions and how each piece worked. Nevertheless, I found the mechanics simple enough to pick up after a few runs and could see the depth in the gameplay and strategy they afforded. Really nice!
thank you, that is really kind and encouraging! I totally agree that it would be improved with more tutorials and information for the player. That was one thing on my list that unfortunately didn't make it in time
Great first submission! I had quite a bit of fun playing this (Though I have a tendency to hop into a game without reading outside instructions, so I was at a bit of a disadvantage when I played the 2-player game, but that's my own fault.
I also enjoyed the music, it was quite soothing!
Cute little tactics game! I really liked the cave painting aesthetic.
Nice work getting a AI opponent set up too!
I played it twice because I really liked that game and I read the instructions only after I won the first round :D Would play it again and again!
The only thing I didn't like it that if you click on a figure, you are not able to choose another figure anymore but have to use that one.
I'm so glad you enjoyed it! You should be able to cancel out and select another unit by right-clicking, but that may also be buggy and not working completely
Nice concept. I would like to see more in-game tooltips what each unit can do and where it can move. Also some simple indicator of remaining actions in turn would be nice.
thank you! And I appreciate the feedback
Very original! I love the simple rules and the HP bars for units. Good job!
I enjoyed this - very original. Loved the cave painting aesthetic too. Well done!
Really creative idea! Love the cave artwork, did you do all the artwork yourself? I found a bug where I couldn't move a warrior on the first move.
thank you, glad you enjoyed it! And yes, I did do the artwork, aside from the music and background image. And thank you for reporting the bug
Fun game, functional and with good visuals,
Nice way of showing a tactics game. I would like to click directly on the square for movement..
Controls were a bit off for me, but like the concept. Could have done with more feedback when attacking - sounds effects etc.
Loved the hand drawn aesthetic
thank you! And I appreciate the constructive criticism! I totally agree it needs more feedback and a more helpful UX overall
Very fun game with a great feel and asthetic!
I like it! Took me a moment to realised it was left-to-right instead of top-to-bottom gameplay,
I love the cave-painting premise and that the hand gets paint(for lack of a better work) on it when placing your pieces etc.
So strange graphics, but amazing idea! Not bad!
What a great first submission to play!
I really enjoy the little details like paint on the fingers. I can definitely see the strategy element of this game going deep. I would love to play it with someone else to see how competitive it could get!
Great work.
Thank you, and I really appreciate you showing it on stream! ♥
Very nice art work !
Thanks!