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A jam submission

Demon PortalView game page

Submitted by Levente (@FireGamesDev1) — 2 hours, 27 minutes before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Originality#553.7273.727
Audio#582.9702.970
Topic#633.6363.636
Overall#753.2423.242
Fun#803.0913.091
Design#912.8792.879
Graphics#1062.8482.848

Ranked from 33 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"?
The controls are Unconventional, shoot and move controlls are swapped.

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It was hard playing on my laptop's touchpad (don't ask why) but I still had fun playing it. Amazing idea for controls.

Submitted(+1)

I was skeptical about the controls at first, but then I couldn't stop playing. Well done!

Developer

Thanks you very much! ^^

Submitted(+1)

I liked it! Took some time to get used too but still was fun!

Developer

Thanks!

Host(+1)

I quite liked the control scheme, it was unconventional but worked very well with the flow of the gameplay. Also really appreciated the tutorial, good job!

Developer

I have to thank for the host of the jam! ^^ It was so much fun!

Submitted(+1)

the mouse controls were super duper unconventional, nice work there.
this game is HARD

Developer

Thanks! I'm glad you liked it! ^^

Submitted(+1)

Demon Portal Ups and Downs:

Ups:

  • Art style is awesome
  • Particle effects are a great addition
  • Allowing the player to get used to the controls before sending enemies in was a great idea

Downs:

  • While the control scheme is a unique idea, I just don't think it works too well in practice. Being restricted to only 1 axis of movement at a time is a bit frustrating, and moving with the mouse feels really weird (not bad per se, just unusual)

Overall, a pretty charming and satisfying experience!

Developer

Thank you very much! I really happy that you noticed these things! Yeah, I know the controls did'n work too well, but I wanted to try it. What is better for an expirement than a game jam?

Submitted

Agreed. It's always best to try things even if it doesn't always work really well

Submitted(+1)

Good game! great job!

Developer

Thanks!

Submitted(+1)

The art is good and reminds me of BlackThornProd. The audio is passable, and the mechanics are great. The soul fight phase is a little too easy, but it was really fun. The controls were really confusing at first, but after a while, it was really fun controls. Great game!

Developer

Your observations are great! I inspired a lot from Blackthornproud. I didn't want to make a hard game, just to enjoy people. Thanks for playing! 

Submitted(+1)

I liked the unique controls they are definitely Unconventional!

Also the music was great.

Good job!

Developer

Thanks a lot! ^^

Submitted(+1)

that was fun! The movements are a great idea

Developer

I'm glad you enjoyed it! ^^

Submitted(+1)

good art and unique controls.

nice game.

Developer

I'm glad you liked it!

Submitted(+1)

Music sounded like a dark souls boss battle - nice work!

Developer

^^

Submitted(+1)

The controls took a bit of getting used to, but I feel that it really came together in the end. Great game!

Developer

Thanks!

Submitted(+1)

Man, the control scheme is really unique and makes this game standout. This is lots of fun. Nice work.

Developer

Thanks, bro! ^^ These words are too kind!

Submitted(+1)

The controls were really unconventional!  not sure why more games don't use the mouse wheel for things besides zooming -it was really fun to move like that! :D  Art was great too -nice job!! :D

Developer(+1)

Thanks a lot! It was a bit dangerous to put the control on the mouse scroll, because every mouse scroll is different. If someone would make movement with the mouse scroll, a sensitivity bar is necessary.  But I don't think in this jam it will be a problem, but let me know if someone's mouse wheel is too fast or slow for my game! ^^

Submitted(+1)

Really unusual way of controlling, I love it. Sometimes I even forget how to click left and right mouse to move, just scroll out of habit.

Developer

Thanks! It is great to hear that. I was afraid that the controls are too weird to actually enjoy the game.

Submitted(+1)

wow, i liked it, a very good game, with an creative use of the theme

Developer

Thanks, bro! ^^

Submitted(+1)

this was a really fun game. Partials made it really satisfying and something about the art just felt right.

Developer

Thanks a lot! These words feels very great! ^^

Submitted(+1)

definitely fits the theme! Control took a while to get used to, especially once shooting was introduced. I really like the background music and the overall game mechanics are well done! Would be cool to see some more animations in the future! Good work!

I'd appreciate if you could play/rate my game as well! :)

Developer(+1)

I'm glad you liked it! ^^ I didn't had time to make animations, but I make some in the post-jam update! Thanks for the feedback!

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