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A jam submission

Scrambled : A Game Jam WarView game page

Get the MashUp Game Jam to the number one spot on itch.io while avoiding deadly GMTK land-mines.
Submitted by DevNugget (@DevNuggWasTaken) — 1 day, 22 hours before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Topic#54.3334.333
Originality#64.4674.467
Audio#483.1333.133
Graphics#483.5333.533
Overall#733.2673.267
Design#793.0003.000
Fun#1302.4672.467

Ranked from 15 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

How does your game fit the theme "Unconventional Means"?
This game fits the theme in multiple ways.. The world is made of letters and symbols for example the floor is made of #. You also control letters that spell out "MashUp Jam" as players. You have to get the letters to the goal, which is the number one spot on itch.io and avoid hitting the GMTK Jam obstacles. Can YOU get the MashUp Jam to be the BEST Game Jam on itch?

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Comments

Host(+1)

Getting some Baba Is You vibes from this artstyle, I love it! Think I would have enjoyed the game more if either there were less letters, or more versatile controls i.e. you control more letters at once. I gave up after taking ages to get all the letters just to the first jump haha. Like the game though!

Developer

Oh hey there! Thank you so much for playing the game! I have to agree it was frustrating, I definitely will change the difficulty when the voting ends and im allowed to make changes! Thankkoo

Submitted(+1)

It's a very cool idea, but the controls makes it unplayeble :/

Developer(+1)

haha thanks, im definitely gonna change the controls after the voting period

Submitted(+1)

Nice job, as usual (GMTK, Kaiju). The arty style is great! But messing with the controls is a bit risky idea. (peoples get quick frustrated) I say that while in my game the controls are messed up too, but aside it was a decent job!

Developer

Thank you so much! And yeah I probably should have just sticked to the funky game meta :D

Submitted(+1)

Amazing game! very hard and confusing but good!

Developer

Thank you so much!

Submitted(+1)

Didn't really get it at first, but this game is pretty interesting and once you figure out the controls the movement feels good. I'm not sure how much I like controlling each character with different keys, but it also makes the game more unique, dare I say unconventional. The visuals are great and music adds a nice touch. 

Developer

Thanks a bunch for the feedback! Glad you found it interesting :D

Submitted(+1)

Scrambled: A Game Jam War Ups and Downs:

Ups:

  • Despite the simple graphics of using letters for characters and platforms, it actually looks really nice
  • The idea of having to move multiple characters to the end of a level with different jump heights and move speeds is pretty creative
  • The concept is pretty funny, ngl

Downs:

  • While the idea is good in theory, in practice it makes the game pretty slow. Having to move every letter through the same level ends up not being too engaging
  • I don't know if this was intentional, but you can actually jump above all the obstacles to reach the end of the level fairly easily

Overall, a witty and solid entry to this game jam!

Developer

thanks a lot for the feedback! I know its really hard, definitely should have made it easier, but yeah it was intentional because I wanted to give the player a cheese if they found it frustrating and the few letters with a high jump velocity need that route 😄

Submitted(+1)

i freaking love how meta this is, but if you think i have the patience to get the all the letters to the end i have one thing to say and that is, uh,  i don't. I'll get two to the end and be satisfied with that HA

Submitted(+1)

all that being said -i do get the concept of the game and appreciate what you had in mind!

Developer

Haha thank you so much! If you find it frustrating you can cheese the game easily if u can spot it 😄