LOWREZJAM 2020

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A jam submission

Broken AetherView game page

Top-down action/adventure

Submitted by Fabled Forge Games (@FabledForge) — 1 minute, 58 seconds before the deadline

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Criteria	Rank	Score*	Raw Score
Authenticity (Use of resolution restriction)	#4	4.882	4.882
Overall	#23	4.118	4.118
Graphics	#35	4.235	4.235
Gameplay	#44	3.824	3.824
Audio	#98	3.529	3.529

Ranked from 17 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

Did you work in a team?
Two team members. An artist/coder and a musician/coder.

Was the resolution a challenge?
Allowing the player to see enough of their environment was tough. We kept pushing the sprite size lower and lower to hopefully help. Eventually I think we found a good balance!

What did you learn?
We entered the jam to try our hand at a top down game, since we've made mostly side scrolling platformers in the past. We learned a lot about designing top down mechanics, and levels, and would love to continue expanding our skills in the future!

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RaffileSubmitted4 years ago (1 edit)

I love this game. Gives me a nostalgic feeling from my childhood playing legend of zelda<3 Thank you for this.

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Burr's Low Rez Quest

Fabled Forge GamesDeveloper4 years ago

We had a lot of fun making it and we are happy to see others enjoying it. Thank you so much for playing!

marrieddragoonSubmitted4 years ago

OOO loved this one!

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Fabled Forge GamesDeveloper4 years ago

Thanks for checking it out!

Armen138Submitted4 years ago

very nice work!

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Fabled Forge GamesDeveloper4 years ago

Thank you!

iandaprixSubmitted4 years ago

This might be a top 20 game for me! It's worth developing into a full game; there's a lot of polish already.

I think the sprite sizes are great. My game had a lot of dialogue in it, so I've been paying special attention to fonts in these submissions; I thought your choice of font was very clear to read and stylish.

I liked the laid-back music, although I wish the footsteps were a little quieter.

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Fabled Forge GamesDeveloper4 years ago

We had a few more areas planned that we are working on now, but they didn't make it into the jam.

Thank you for the compliments! I will be mixing the sounds a bit more as we continue to develop it so I appreciate the feedback. Thanks for playing our game!

SlainteESSubmitted4 years ago

Nice game, the music (particularly the long slide) was a bit annoying but in general the atmosphere for the game was there. A lot of good mechanics solidly tested in zelda are there. Nice result overall.

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Fantasy Tactics

Fabled Forge GamesDeveloper4 years ago

I appreciate the feedback! I actually turned the volume up on that instrument at the last minute, perhaps a little too much. Thank you for playing our game!

mit-mitSubmitted4 years ago

This was great! I really liked the music: perfectly sets the mood and the sprite are is really cool.

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Fabled Forge GamesDeveloper4 years ago

Thank you for the compliments! We really enjoyed working on this project and we're happy to see others enjoying it.

MadourSubmitted4 years ago

Very good game ! At some point I was stuck because I forgot the character can jump ! Had lot of fun !

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Fabled Forge GamesDeveloper4 years ago(+1)

Thanks for playing our game! Yeah you don't really need to jump much before that point. I'm glad you had fun.

Jack Mordred4 years ago (2 edits)

Me, at the opposite when I remembered for the jump, I tried to jump beyond the big whole!

Nice little adventure with good finish, I almost died against the Golem, epic.

Fabled Forge GamesDeveloper4 years ago

We are glad that you enjoyed our game! We are still developing it too, and we hope to have more to show soon. Thanks for playing!

VicSparkzSubmitted4 years ago

This is awesome. The balance between sprite size and resolution was perfect, the work really paid off. Sound effects and music were great too. I ran into a bug where orb got stuck on a platform that I couldn't reach, but thankfully you implemented checkpoints so I didn't lose too much progress.

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The Fiend's Tower

Fabled Forge GamesDeveloper4 years ago

Thanks for checking it out! I'm glad the checkpoints worked out for you, I was afraid I didn't add enough of them!

LynxJSASubmitted4 years ago

"Eventually I think we found a good balance!"

You did! Really well made and fun to explore. Very nice work!

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Fabled Forge GamesDeveloper4 years ago

Thanks, I'm glad you enjoyed it!

tulevik.EUSubmitted4 years ago

A great jam game! Lovely art and music and it was very fun to explore the world and solve the puzzles. Enjoyed it a lot and would have gladly continued playing after the end.

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A Prelude to an Adventure

Fabled Forge GamesDeveloper4 years ago

Thank you for playing our game! Check back later if you're interested, we're releasing a post jam update soon.

rsvp asapSubmitted4 years ago

This was really nice! I loved the art and the music set a good atmosphere! The songs changing in the different areas was a nice touch too. Well done!

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Fabled Forge GamesDeveloper4 years ago

Thanks for checking it out!