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Coots & Castles's itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Originality (how interesting and unique is it?) | #6 | 4.408 | 4.408 |
| Gameplay (how fun is it to play?) | #19 | 4.000 | 4.000 |
| Presentation (how good does it look and sound?) | #22 | 4.224 | 4.224 |
| Theme (how well does it fit the theme? Could you finish it in 10 minutes?) | #39 | 4.082 | 4.082 |
Ranked from 49 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Team Name
Coots & Castlers
Git repository
https://github.com/vi-li/Coots-and-Castles/tree/release
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very epic and poggers
get halfway and spam up, insta win
Thats actually a cool concept, one fun feature would be to add movement based on actual chess piece movement. So for example, the knight moves in L patterns, pawns can only go forward etc. But as is, a really fun game
i love this idea!!
Chairman Coots is so coote
Yeeee ☺️ thank you!! ✨
I like the idea and how all the different pieces & attacks work, like the close range changes given your direction so you have to think a bit how to approach it, pretty neat game. And a very cute art!
I love the art style!
Adorable and creative! Loved all elements of the game :))
Thank you!! We worked extra hard to make the boss fight visuals cute! <3
I loved the concept and look of this! The gameplay was both fun and challenging. I was able to understand the patterns better every restart. Sadly, I could not beat the adorable Coots :( I would suggest adding one more heart to your total health to balance out the difficulty.
Congrats though! This is an awesome game jam project <3
Thank you so much! It means so much to me that you played the game far enough to get to the boss! 😊❤️ Yeah the time crunch was real and we wish we could’ve had a bit more time to balance the difficulty better :’) That’ s a great suggestion!
Really interesting chess bullet hell! I kind of suck at it but it was still enjoyable to play. One improvement to add that I think could be fun would be giving different movement options depending on which piece you're currently playing as.
Yes, that’s a great idea and one we had initially actually! The time crunch made it so that we couldn’t implement everything we wanted, but I hope it’s still a fun experience 😊
Pretty fun game, as a chess master I feel a bit unchallenged in the cerebral aspect, but the fun aesthetic and hip tunes really gave it excellent replayability.
LMAO well, maybe we should have included you on the team to give it that extra cerebral challenge :) but thank you for playing and the positive feedback on the art and music! All of it was made in the game jam time by our team and we’re quite proud of that ❤️
The game is easy to navigate, and the controls are intuitive and straightforward to use. Great job!!!
Thank you!! We’re quite proud of the custom movement we implemented for the player and boss ✨
That was very delightful!
Hey Dan! Caught your stream for this and I’m so glad you enjoyed playing the game! We wish we could’ve had enough time to include a brief explanation of the controls, the pieces, and the abilities, but I’m glad you had fun with it! Congrats on beating the game :)
Really cool bullet hell game with a unique theme! I liked seeing all the different bullet patterns that matched the pieces. It was pretty tough but I started doing better as I learned the patterns. Nice work
That’s awesome! We’re glad you figured out the mechanics of the game! We definitely want to add a proper instructions and controls page into the game itself to make it easier to understand the first time playing through it. Super appreciate you playing it!!
very unique idea! ^^
Thank you ^_^! It was definitely a team effort coming up with the idea. Thanks for playing!
Grandmaster coots is a force to be reckoned with. Phenomenal game with a creative chess twist - loved it!
Haha yes, Coots is very much so ☺️ Thank you for trying it out!! We appreciate the feedback! ❤️
Really fun game, nice mix of chess and a bullet hell. Good submission!
Thank you for trying it out! Our team is so happy to hear it! ❤️ We’re thinking of expanding the chess-themed functionality and making it extra clear how the game works when playing it 😊
Unfortunately, I didn’t get enough time to create art for the victory and defeat screens, but it’s there in spirit 🥲
Hey everyone! I just reuploaded the game because there was a game-breaking bug where player sprites wouldn’t show up at all after the pawn stage. Thank you so much for playing and rating!! <333