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A jam submission

The Great Emu WarView game page

Submitted by PieGames Studio — 9 hours, 51 minutes before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Graphics#393.2333.233
Gameplay#472.7672.767
Overall#492.9332.933
Historical Accuracy#533.1673.167
Audio#642.4002.400
Thematic Relevancy#713.1673.167

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

On what countries' history is the game based ?
Australia

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This was a quick game I made with the 8 day period.

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PieGames

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Submitted

Fun game and cute idea, but  there really needed to be somekind of feedback when hitting an emu, like a hitmarker or something. Also I think it would have been better to make the emus come in waves, because now they're just fronting you. :) 

Submitted

Has the basics of a 3D shooter, but needs more depth to the game play. Could be interesting if say the player had to cross from one safe space e.g.  a building to another.

And the emus need a bit of AI. I like the machine gun model and the firing worked well.

Submitted

Those dang emus keep eatin our crops!

Submitted

Dang those emus are fast

Submitted

Yep, definitly scary. Good game!

Submitted

A little bit hard but I dig it. Enjoyable. Great job, developer!

Submitted

absolutely terrifying, but enjoyable!

Submitted

Also a hint for players finding it hard: movement is key: take out the left flank of emus as they come, then start moving left so you can retreat in front of the right flank of emus. This will mean they have slightly further to get to you and give you the time you need to take them out in your futile attempts at heroism in the face of the unending avian tide.

Submitted

I liked the graphics style on this, but I'd have preferred to play as the emus. Also I found the gunshot noise a bit excessive for concentration.

Historical accuracy score less good: the terrain looks good, but the Emus' tactics of all running straight for a lone soldier are somewhat ahistorical and the Australians lost using automatic weaponry and trucks, not the single-shot gun presented, which is important because it makes the whole event even more hilarious.

Anyway, good job and especially well done on the look and art style which were very enjoyable :)

Submitted

Ha!  Great idea - love the game

Submitted

I've defeated 10 out of 74234509827 emus in the war, and I had a blast doing it!

Submitted

I really scared that creepy emus with little crying ;-;

Now I completely feel the real austiran sprit after killing emus.

I wouldn't mind a level 2 of this game, I can't let the Emus win. 

Submitted

Majestic. 10/10. But there were too many oof ouch owie my economy.

Emus win everytim

Submitted

Got jumpscared by emus

Submitted

Fun game, I would have liked it if I could hold down the mouse button instead of clicking (though that might have made it too easy), and for some reason I expected a jump scare once the emus got close lol.

Well done! :)

Submitted

I like the difficulty! I may not be able to win, but if I recall, the EMUs won that war!

Submitted

I like the difficulty! I may not be able to win, but if I recall, the EMUs won that war!

Submitted

It was fun and I absolutely LOVE the Emu design, but it's a little hard

Submitted

Well, Emus did win the war...

Submitted

NIce Graphics . But it feels hard