LOWREZJAM 2022

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A jam submission

IcarusView game page

Submitted by enevis, brombropaul, MadamBrosper — 3 hours, 29 minutes before the deadline

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Criteria	Rank	Score*	Raw Score
Graphics	#6	4.639	4.639
Overall	#26	4.222	4.222
Audio	#30	4.056	4.056
Authenticity (use of resolution)	#46	4.694	4.694
Gameplay	#100	3.500	3.500

Ranked from 36 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

Did you work in a team?
Adam Trosper (MadamBrosper): Coding
Joel Wolf (enevis): Art/Animations/Coding
Paul Brom (brombropaul): Coding

Special thanks:
Dendroid (soundcloud.com/dendroid_music) for the awesome music!

Was the resolution a challenge?
The resolution constraints really make you think hard about the user experience and what needs to be on screen vs. what you can leave up to player discovery.

With a map size larger than the viewport, we had to make sure that you knew what was happening in each section of the ship, so we added an alert notification system that stays on screen at all times.

In addition, while Unity's pixel perfect camera helps keep the resolution at a crisp 64x64, there are still plenty of considerations you have to code around to avoid rendering issues.

What did you learn?
From last year's game jam, we definitely decreased the overall scope of the game. (Last year we created a game with 3 levels and a bunch of enemy AI.) However, even with a smaller scope, we still ended up leaving some features on the cutting room floor.

For example, we had originally wanted to include a tutorial section explaining the gameplay and controls.

Speaking of...

=== CONTROLS ===
WASD = Movement
J = Interact / Pickup Item / Skip Cutscene
K = Drop Item / Cancel

Hope you enjoy the game!
- Adam, Joel, and Paul

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brook.p8Submitted2 years ago(+1)

Great job! This is a really cool idea and executed really well.

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Xicarus's Xtreme Xventure

pinaplSubmitted2 years ago(+1)

This game stressed me the hell out and it was great.

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MadamBrosperDeveloper2 years ago

Haha! This is great! Also, your pineapple GIF definitely SEEMS stressed out! XD

I'm glad you played and had a great time!

Darenn KellerSubmitted2 years ago(+1)

Congratulations on making this game !

I've played your game during a live that you can watch here :

The live is timestamped so you can go directly to your game.

I hope the feedback and live reactions will be useful. Keep it up !

If you wanna help and are interested in game dev content and more playtest of your games, follow me on itch/twitter and subscribe to my youtube channel !

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Lueur (LOWREZJAM version)

MadamBrosperDeveloper2 years ago(+1)

Thanks Darenn! It was super cool to watch you playthrough the game and learn how to play it as you went! We had definitely meant to put some sort of tutorial or guide into the game itself, but ran out of time unfortunately. I'm really glad that you stuck with it and eventually beat it! It seemed like you had a good time!

Thanks again for playing and recording your feedback!

Darenn KellerSubmitted2 years ago

I'm glad it is useful, it was my pleasure.
If you are interested in game dev content and more playtest of your games, follow me on itch/twitter and subscribe to my youtube channel (it really helps) !

Darenn KellerSubmitted2 years ago

Hey it's me again !
I would like to feature Icarus in a future video. Any way I can get the music ?

MadamBrosperDeveloper2 years ago(+1)

That would be awesome! I was going to say that I'll DM you, but realized that Itch doesn't have a DM system, lol. What would be the easiest way to DM you the details if I don't have a Twitter?

Darenn KellerSubmitted2 years ago

You can send the OST at my public mail : darenn.gamedev@gmail.com

Thanks !

Darenn KellerSubmitted2 years ago

Also, would you be able to make a build for linux or windows so that I can record the game full screen ?
I can do without it, just afraid about the quality.

MadamBrosperDeveloper2 years ago

Hi Darenn - Just sent both along! Enjoy!

KaoszElemerSubmitted2 years ago

very good package overall, music fits the gameplay very well. the controls felt a little bit unresponsive for me, sometimes i could repair something sometimes i couldnt, i dropped the fire extinguisher for accident, and after that i couldnt pick it up again. I had fun playing with this!

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Unsaid GamesSubmitted2 years ago(+1)

Nice game! I think there could've been more in game stuff telling the player what machine takes what and what is going on (I didn't realize there was a manual on the game page until after I gave up trying to figure out what was going on). However, if I saw the manual before hand I would've had a better time.

Visuals and animations are great. I love that you just whack things with your wrench to fix them. The audio and music also fit very nicely as well. The cinematics were also very fun, although the death one was a tad long.

But yeah, with a more fleshed out tutorial or system telling the player what to do, this is a fun little game!

Good work to all!

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Lion Sleeps Tonight

Roberto RomaoSubmitted2 years ago(+1)

:( like Ismael mention, I suck at games like this lol

But let me say it, you boys did a amazing work! The Graphics are amazing and the game didn't feel lowrez at all! The Gameplay is also very very good and the animations + graphics did work well with the controllers too. If I have anything to critique is the death cutscene, I think is a little too long.

Congratz to you boys! :D 5/5!

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Le Chat Fonce: Gnome Cafe

Ismael RodriguezSubmitted2 years ago(+1)

I'm terrible at these games lol

I really like the artwork and style, the indicators are a nice touch, the game doesn't feel held back or hampered by the canvas size!

Design Feedback: That first indicator takes me to the oxygen machine, but there's nothing to do there without plants, so I had no idea what was going on at first. I thought it might be broken.
Might be nice to have a thought bubble pop up over the player if they arrive at a station without the required resource?

Great job overall!

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brombropaulDeveloper2 years ago(+1)

Thanks for hanging in there and playing it lol!

That is some solid feedback. There is quite a bit to communicate to the player in this style of game, so adding situational information in the form of a thought bubble would be a great way to not overload the screen with even more indicators.

isikenesSubmitted2 years ago(+1)

I loved the pixel art! Fun to play.

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ShelloghostSubmitted2 years ago(+1)

I was a little confused at first but after reading the manual I was able to beat it.Art is really well made.

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MYline media 👤Submitted2 years ago(+1)

Cool game!

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rickyleeSubmitted2 years ago(+1)

What a hero ToT they will be remembered forever <3
such a good game, I really enjoyed playing it :)

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CoglestopSubmitted2 years ago(+1)

VERY good. Might have to come back to this one and play some more later. You guys did great!!

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lapuentegamesSubmitted2 years ago(+1)

Loving graphics and music!! The gameplay is also funny, good job!

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Sliding Puzzle Hero

minichibisSubmitted2 years ago(+1)

Started making a lot more sense after reading the incredibly useful informatic at the bottom. I didn't divert much attention to the engines as usually oxygen was breaking down or running out of some sort of fuel, but I still won in the end. I always felt like I had something (or 10 somethings) to do, which is a very nice feeling in this sort of game.

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MadamBrosperDeveloper2 years ago

Haha, yeah! We ran into crunch time at the end there, and unfortunately had to scrap the inclusion of a tutorial. After the jam is over, we will probably add a "How To Play" section that uses the graphics from that informatic.

I'm glad you still ended up winning even though the engine was probably stopped for a while!

ckoshiroSubmitted2 years ago(+1)

Love the artand cutscenes. Good job

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in_control=!in_control

Sleeping PandaSubmitted2 years ago(+1)

Amazing entry! Beautiful art & animations. I really appreciated the story within the game. I don't think a tutorial is needed as your alerts help a lot on understanding what to do. Well done, guys!

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Bernard - LowRezJam 2022

MadamBrosperDeveloper2 years ago

Thanks for playing! I'm glad the alerts helped you out!

Although in hindsight, we might have needed an alert for the fire extinguisher... at least the first time you need to use it. :)

PiñaSubmitted2 years ago(+1)

i love the art and the animations i cant belive it was done it such a little amount of time, but i feel like the game is confusing even when i read the description and sometimes i want to turn off the fire and i start running in hammster wheel because im close and end up die. The game is full of personality and cant wait to see more of this team

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Kill all giants

Kevin HutchinsSubmitted2 years ago(+1)

Fun game! I didn't notice that I could scroll down to figure out what all the machines needed, but I managed to figure it out on the go and make it to the end. Great visuals and audio too! All around a quality game.

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MadamBrosperDeveloper2 years ago

Thanks! Once the LOWREZJAM is over, we are probably going publish an updated version that has those graphics included in the game itself.

Glad you still managed to "survive" until the end! :)

RaaaaaandySubmitted2 years ago(+1)

Y'all this was seriously so fun - the art and animations were beautiful and the coding was all synced up so I didn't encounter any bugs. I liked watching the progress on the screen as I went and it was enjoyable to keep everything running well. If I could change one thing it would be some small text or something on each device to let me know what it was (i.e. O2 on the oxygen one) so I could better prioritize when I saw a problem. Loved the memorial at the end and glad they didn't mention most of the ship was in flames by the time I succeeded. Overall amazing game!!

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MadamBrosperDeveloper2 years ago(+1)

Thaaaaaanks Raaaaaandy! I'm glad you liked it!

And thanks for the idea for adding labels to the devices. I think it would really help keep track of the chaos!

Fede AlvarezSubmitted2 years ago(+1)

Really nice work, the art and animations are just beautiful! Little bit lost at first but still. Great job :)

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