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A jam submission

the smilemanView game page

horror, halloween
Submitted by DANIEL_game-production — 11 hours, 27 minutes before the deadline
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Game Engine / Tools
Construct3

How does your game fit the theme?
It fits the theme by talking about a killer who has to survive Halloween by linking up with "Halloween" and the theme "You are the monster"

Self-made stuff

Graphics / Art (e.g. models or textures)

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Host

Fun shooter-style game😊!

GAMEPLAY 
It was enjoyable trying to survive as long as possible, and the game mechanics were nicely thought out. I would have liked to be able to reload with the right mouse button or have the option to customize controls, as I often got my fingers tangled during hectic scenes will trying to survive. The font in the intro screen was a bit hard to read; perhaps a different font or color scheme would improve readability. The game was also very challenging, but that also added a fun level of difficulty. Keeping it in balance is the key. The special move was a nice extra feature.

VISUALS
The visual style was good, with a coherent color scheme. I noticed it was some original art, which is cool.

AUDIO
The audio track matched the game and enhanced the experience, while the reload sound effects and others added to the immersion.

THEME
The theme was incorporated and checked.

All in all, a solid jam entry. Well done!💪

Submitted (3 edits)

Simple game with similarities to Hotline Miami. I think it starts quit hard and it would be nice to be able to change keys. Grafic is simple but clean as well - music is fitting.

Room for movement could be a bit bigger as well,  maybe try that out and get more feedback.

Solid submission I think.

Developer

thanks for the feedback

Submitted

Cool game with a simple concept.

Host(+1)

Hi Daniel,

we’ve noticed the exact same comment left on multiple entries. While we appreciate your enthusiasm, we do encourage genuine, unique feedback for each game. It really makes a difference for everyone involved and that kind of feedback is very valuable for the creators of the games. 

Thank you for understanding and contributing to a supportive Jam experience!

Developer

ah sorry it wasn't my intention it's that in certain games I didn't know what feedback to give and so I used more or less the same message to make it clear that I played it and voted for it in the hope that they would reciprocate me

Host (4 edits) (+1)

Check ✅...

Good it was not your intention. Can happen. 👍

Please try in the next comments to give some real feedback to the games. You can probably always think about something you liked or disliked and could be improved or some ideas that could make the game more fun that you played. Does not have to be a book 📙 but a few real feedback lines is already super 😊! 

Thanks for your answer and helping us keeping the jam a supportive, engaging and educational experience 😊! 

Submitted

Allora ti scrivo in italiano :)

il gioco è carino ma ti devo fare qualche critica (costruttiva ovviamente)... il muro di testo iniziale è troppo lungo e poco leggibile. la grafica è bella ma la dimensione dei pixel non è coerente con tutti i disegni. infine il gameplay è poco interessante, sarebbe stato bello poter esplorare di più la citta, avere più varietà di nemici e nemici meno generici, dei semplici esseri con una zucca in testa sono poco originali.

in conclusione il tuo gioco è interessante ma migliorabile, spero tu possa espandere questo gioco in futuro

P.S. Anche io ho usato Construct 3 per la realizzazione del mio gioco, mi piacerebbe conoscerti su discord, se ti interessa comunicami in tuo username, ti farò arrivare la mia richiesta di amicizia. in ogni caso buona fortuna :D

Developer

grazie per la critica... onestamente penso anchio tutte queste cose ma non avevo tanto tempo quindi mi sono messo fretta e furia per farlo... il primo giorno ho creato l'idea, il secondo ho pensato al gameplay e il terzo ho fatto gli sprite e cercato la musica... poi ho usato la versione gratuita di construct che mi dava solo 40 eventi purtroppo... spero di migliorare in futuro 

P.S. il mio discord = xeno_ui_07_73929 (l'immagine profilo è di goku ultra istinto di dblegends)

Submitted

Mandata la richiesta :) il mio nome su ds è Pacchettino

Developer

ok ora accetto

Submitted

Looks great, reminds me of Hotline Miami. I would prefer the reload to be the Q key instead of R

Developer

if I ever do the game again on my own and not for a jam I will consider it... thanks for the feedback

Submitted(+1)

a very interesting game to implement

Developer

thankss

Submitted

cool game!

I like that it becomes more and more difficult every second due to more monsters.

Submitted

Really fun, I liked the 3D-2D top down perspective, it's a nice touch. Good job!

Submitted

Awesome game, shooting felt good, and had a lot of fun - great work, man ;) 

Submitted

Hell yeah, amazing game dude I loved the way the shooting and serial killer mode mechanics felt, great work!

Submitted(+1)

Il tuo gioco è davvero buono! Quest'atmosfera cupa si sposa perfettamente con la storia che hai creato, e abbiamo anche un buon motivo per assassinare le zucche

L'effetto quando muore è molto interessante, l'esplosione seguita da un sorriso è un tocco carino che aggiunge soddisfazione durante il gameplay

Effetto di prospettiva a un punto è semplicemente fantastico! Potresti per favore dirmi come lo hai realizzato? Mi riferisco a se hai usato qualche tecnica con sprite o se è pura programmazione, perché l'ho trovato davvero stiloso e vorrei imparare a riguardo per provarlo in futuri progetti top down

Un suggerimento che potrebbe migliorare il gameplay è far rimanere temporaneamente fermi i nemici dopo l'uso della modalità assassino, mentre il giocatore riprende la situazione, così, appena finita, dobbiamo già concentrarci nuovamente sulla uccisione senza dare loro la possibilità di reagire e adattarsi.

Mi è piaciuta molto anche la storia, è stata piuttosto sinistra e ha dato un tocco intrigante al gioco

Congratulazioni per il lavoro! Ti auguro buona fortuna per la jam!

Developer

I hope to make myself understood since I'm Italian and I'm a sucker at English... then the 2d-3d effect I was able to do it through the 3d blocks of construct (buildings and bins) instead everything else are simple 2d sprites but with increased Z elevation... instead the retro effect is done by simply setting "optimize for pixel art" in the layers and putting the quality to minimum

Submitted(+1)

I must say the difficulty certainly ramps up quickly , nice art and sound FX

Developer

thanksss

Submitted (1 edit) (+1)

a very polished little game! The pulsating skull icon is nice and the pumpkin monsters are fun-looking. works as intended and easy to understand! it was really easy for me to die & it's also not my favorite genre of game to play so that meant I wasn't motivated to spend more time with it after my first couple of deaths, but that's just personal preference!

Developer

thank you hope you will evaluate the game in a positive way <3

Submitted

very fun and responsive game. well done 

Submitted

very fun and responsive game. well done 

Submitted

Nice game had fun playing this!

Submitted

Very fun reminds me of hotline miami but infinite