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The Icehouse Jam 2021

Hosted by The Icehouse, LuminyStudios, RogerCAKT · #IcehouseJam2021
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A jam submission

Mystery Dungeon - New BeginningsView game page

A tribute to the Pokemon Mystery Dungeon series. Meet and battle Pokemon in this randomly generated dungeon adventure.
Submitted by FrinjGames — 3 hours, 9 minutes before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Story and affinity with the theme#33.0003.000
Soundtrack#41.2501.250
Overall#41.9501.950
Graphics#42.5002.500
Depth#51.7501.750
Gameplay#61.2501.250

Ranked from 4 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

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BlurredGamesSubmitted3 years ago

Ok, to be honest I'm not a Pokemon fan, but it's been fun playing this, I see the effort and work, congratulations on finishing on time! 👏

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OBLIVION
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FrinjGamesDeveloper3 years ago

Thanks everyone for the feedback! Since there is an extension I thought I would try to update the game with your suggestions. Here are the new updates:

  • Health indicator bars for the player and Pokemon
  • Instructions to let players know they can use arrow keys and WASD for movement
  • The player now disappears after death to make the Game Over more clear
  • After dying the player can continue from the start of the dungeon instead of having to replay the intro
  • And music!
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The IcehouseHostSubmitted3 years ago

I'm not a big connoisseur of Pokemon, but the main idea is good. Graphics are fine and gameplay could be OK, but I met many technical issues.  Also I don't really understand if/when/why I die and how the game sends me back to the main menu (I don't see a HP indicator, is it normal?). When I take the first coin, I use it to fire projectiles on the other pokemon, but they never die and keep pushing me away. Then I don't what I could do to survive and continue to explore the dungeon... There might be a way to become stronger and to get new powers with new coins, but I have not found out how. However I really appreciate the effort and the participation! Thanks for your submission!

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Francium 4: At the Golden Saucer
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FrinjGamesDeveloper3 years ago(+1)

Thank you for your feedback! There is no HP indicator yet and I can see why that would be very frustrating!

Yes different pokemon drop different attacks and you can even use them in a strategic combo! I'm not sure why the Pokemon aren't dying, I hope it's not a bug and will look into it! Slowpoke may appear impossible to beat. It can heal itself, so if it isn't beaten fast enough, he will keep regenerating health! Another good reason for me to add an HP indicator!! 

Thank you again for sharing your thoughts!

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The IcehouseHostSubmitted3 years ago(+1)

Ah yes, now I understand much better. Indeed a HP indicator would be very helpful! I see where you are heading with your prototype, and it can be fun. I hope you will succeed! Don't hesitate to post updates despite the Jam being over. Thanks again for your participation!

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YazoriusSubmitted3 years ago (1 edit)

I like the general lore which, in a few sentences, intrigues the player. The graphics are simple but do the job. The gameplay is not obvious to those who, like me, are quite bad at this type of game (if you have the possibility for your game jam projects, the best is to add the "arrows" gameplay to move too : the WASD keys are not obvious for "azerty people" like me). Still, I had fun walking around the dungeon to attack a few pokemons on the way (before being surrounded without being able to retaliate ^^). The themes imposed by the game jam are there, the references to the game loved are too.

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Projet-Z
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The IcehouseHostSubmitted3 years ago(+1)

You can switch between Azerty and Qwerty at any time in Windows by pressing Alt+Shift. Thus you can move with the zqsd keys in a qwerty game.

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YazoriusSubmitted3 years ago(+1)

My computer is too old : I can only have one language (french obviously), or it crashes when I launch text softwares.
The best way is to help people remember that WASD is not the only solution to move.
So, please, devs, add the arrows possibilty to your projects ^_^

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The IcehouseHostSubmitted3 years ago

Weird, I can do it on my old Windows 8 laptop from 2008!

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CyberRobotnixSubmitted3 years ago (1 edit)

I never encounter something like that even as far back as Windows 7. My pinky tells me that he might be using Windows XP.

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FrinjGamesDeveloper3 years ago (1 edit) (+1)

I am so sorry, I've never thought about different types of keyboards before!  I will keep this in mind in all my future games :D and thank you for playing the game despite how difficult that must've been!

I'm glad it was still a fun experience! Yes it can get very tough when you are surrounded by many Pokemon! I tried to recreate the "Monster House" experience in PMD where you're surrounded! When that happens to me I use the attack "Yawn" to make an escape. Different Pokemon drop different attacks, and I will add that to the description of the game! Thanks again for informing me of arrow keys and for sharing your thoughts!

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FrinjGamesDeveloper3 years ago(+2)

I wish I noticed this sooner but arrow keys work in the game :D I've updated the game instructions to let players know they aren't limited to WASD

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The IcehouseHostSubmitted3 years ago (1 edit)

That's what I thought since you are using Unity. Also if you are not using these keys for something else, you can assign the horizontal and vertical axes in the Unity inputs to both WASD and ZQSD (which is the Azerty equivalent), by simply duplicating these axis and giving them different possibilities.

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CyberRobotnixSubmitted3 years ago

I mean, it doesn't even play like the source material.

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Elise: Flower Fiend
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FrinjGamesDeveloper3 years ago

Thanks for the feedback! I agree that the gameplay is different! I intentionally made it more interactive instead of turn-based, like the source. I felt that this would be a better way to use the strategy found in competitive Pokemon. For instance, you can use a combo of Yawn and Perish Song to beat several Pokemon at once.

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