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A jam submission

Crustacean Curse CleanseView game page

Claim riches from defiled decapods and buy your soul back from the Father of Carcinisation.
Submitted by melo484b — 1 hour, 20 minutes before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Theme#213.4673.467
Fun#213.1333.133
Audio#213.0673.067
Overall#283.0103.010
Originality#303.1333.133
Accessibility#372.7332.733
Graphics#412.8332.833
Controls#492.7002.700

Ranked from 30 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

Godot Version
3.2.3

Wildcards Used
Faustian Bargain

Game Description
Claim riches from defiled decapods and buy your soul back from the Father of Carcinisation.

How does your game tie into the theme?
The player attempts to purchase their soul from a diety that has taken it. Additionally, the player may curse themselves in exchange for a wealth multiplier.

Source(s)
https://github.com/melo484b/crustacean-curse-cleanse

Discord Username(s)
#melo484b

Participation Level (GWJ Only)
1

My game has an export for Linux, Windows, & Mac and/or is playable through HTML5

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Comments

Submitted(+1)

Well that was a nice surprise. Soundtrack slaps hard, game feels rather fun to play as well, can see myself sinking hours in it

Good job!

Developer

Thanks for checking my game out! I'm glad you had fun playing, and thank you!

(+1)

Had a lot of fun playing your game on my stream! I wasn't able to trigger cheat mode for some reason, but I still enjoyed playing. 

Developer

I am glad you enjoyed, I had a blast watching you play! Unfortunately, the laser weapon is a bit bugged 🐛 and I was not able to fix it in time for the jam. Thank you for playing!

Submitted (1 edit) (+1)

(Josh)

Audio and graphics were good. I liked the use of light as a mechanic and as aesthetic.

The UI looked good, too.

The cheater option definitely made the game feel more fun to play, whereas with the intended mechanics it just felt ineffective and frustrating. It would've been fun to let you build your way up to that through gameplay.

Didn't feel like there was much to play for, winning and losing both had the same outcome for me.

Of particular note for me, the constant mouse clicking was bad for my carpal tunnel. It would have been nice to hold the mouse to fire, which reduce the number of time I'm having to press down.

Good work, overall.

Submitted(+1)

This game is great Good game :)

Developer

I'm glad you enjoyed, thanks for playing!

Submitted(+1)

This has a lot of potential!

First off, I liked the audio and the graphics! The sfx were simple but effective! I wasn't a big fan of the lighting.

The faustian bargain was a cool feature!

The cannon is really satisfying to shoot and land.

As others have pointed out, the laser misfiring was off putting. Though I did like the alternation between claws, and landing it felt nice.

The claw is really hard to use! I think I would rather if it was aimed at the direction of the mouse, as it stands, I couldn't use it without getting hit!

But those issues disappear in cheat mode, because the combination of all three weapons overwhelms whatever's in front of you regardless, and that feels really good! It sort of reminds me of when I got an OP build in Risk of Rain. Man, being a cheater never felt so good!

I almost forgot to try that mode, it changed my perspective on the game, it's honestly a lot of fun! Personally I would either make that the default, or allow the player to build up to that throughout the game. But that's me :)

Very fun entry!

Developer(+1)

Thank you for the excellent feedback! 
I think aiming the Claw with the mouse direction is a good idea and would make it consistent with the other weapons. I'm glad you had fun with the cheat mode, I may have to find a subtle way to show players that it is an option!

Submitted(+1)

I like the premise, I like the story and who can say no to a bullet heaven/VS game?  Love em.  I died about 10 times before realising (my fault)  that the mouse was in play :) Then I nailed it!   Good game :)

Developer

Definitely some of my favorite genres! Woops, perhaps I should add a cursor 😂
Thank you for giving my game a try, glad you had fun!

Submitted (1 edit) (+1)

Nice scope for the jam, but I got super annoyed by firing at random location which occurred basically every second click :(

I can image how it would play if aiming actually worked and I think you combined several simple ideas successfully.

w h e r e m y s h r i m p

Developer

Thank you! It was very unfortunate that I wasn't able to fix the laser in time. I would definitely recommend trying cheat mode 🦐 Thanks for playing!

Submitted(+1)

Fun little game! Very difficult, but I enjoyed playing it! I think for survivor-like games, I generally prefer tighter controls because the movement is actually the most important part of them, not the weapons! But I definitely liked it and think you've got some cool ideas here.

Developer

That is a very good point. I think in the future I would like to utilize some invincibility frames and a dash 🦀💨
Thanks for playing, and I am glad you had fun!

Submitted(+1)

I AM THE LAZER CRAB 🦀🔫

Hilarious and fun game!

Submitted(+1)

Definitive crustacean game. Simple, yet fun gameplay. The ability to choose your weapon and what to trade for money multiplier is welcome and adds to replayability. The sound is very unbalanced, if there are 6+ crabs hitting you at the same time you will hear it quite loudly and my left ear enjoyed the sound of the cannon shots. Overall a fun game!!

Developer

Thank you for the feedback. Audio is definitely an area I need to make a lot of improvement on. I am glad you had fun overall, and thank you for playing!

Submitted(+1)

Very nice mood of the game, I really enjoyed reclaiming my soul, especially with that music and soud effects! It is also very nice to have made a game about Carcinisation XD Loved it!

Developer

I'm glad you had fun! Eventually all games will become crab 🦀 lol
Thank you for the feedback, and thanks for playing!

Submitted(+1)

Cute game with some boppin’ music! The reduced visibility is simple but really helps drive in the idea of the unknown. :)

I seemed to be stuck spamming attacks non-stop and had the direction problem so I died pretty quickly unfortunately.

Developer

I appreciate the feedback and thank you for trying my game!

I definitely want to work on the balancing a bit ⚖️

Submitted(+1)

Cannon Crew for life!

Love the idea of willingly taking on curses to increase profit, really cool mechanic! Good choice of music, and the crab theme is crabtastic!

Well done!

Developer

Welcome to the Cannon Crew, that is my favorite weapon too!

I am glad you enjoyed, thanks for playing!

Submitted(+1)

Love the amount of variety in gameplay here!  Really hectic right off the bat though haha I feel like I died in a few seconds.  Good thing you can pay the debt off in installments.  Love the art too!

Developer(+1)

I definitely wanted some orchestrated chaos in my game. I hope you tried out cheat mode! Thank you for playing, and I'm glad you had fun!

Submitted(+1)

I hadn't tried the cheat mode out yet.  Just went back and gave it another go.  Would highly recommend cheat mode to all of you out there who want a quick power fantasy over the other crabs haha

Submitted(+1)

Very good take on the Faustian Bargain wildcard.  And good choice on the crab theme - everyone knows that's the peak biology.

I didn't understand the weapon system to begin with but I managed to reclaim my soul once I learned how to fire my lasers, haha.

Developer(+1)

I'm glad you reclaimed your soul, you've got to stick around to witness convergent evolution! 🦀

Thanks for playing, and thank you for the feedback!

Submitted(+1)

Hey, pretty fun game gamer! Theme/story is pretty funny, enjoyed it a fair bit! Only feedback is the visibility of text when hovering over curses isn't the best!

Great job!!

Developer

Thanks for giving my game a try! Dang, you are right, those hints are really hard to read. Glad you enjoyed!

Submitted(+1)

Eerie little game! I didn't manage to survive very long and I didn't know what I was picking at the beginning. But then I read the page description, which helped. Music slaps, though :)

Developer(+1)

Thanks for trying it out! Probably needs a bit of work on the balancing front. Glad you enjoyed!