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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Fun Factor | #35 | 3.019 | 3.375 |
| Visuals | #36 | 3.466 | 3.875 |
| Overall | #53 | 2.683 | 3.000 |
| Originality | #58 | 2.571 | 2.875 |
| Audio (Does not apply for Physical Games) | #72 | 1.118 | 1.250 |
Ranked from 8 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Is your game a video game or a physical game?
Video game
Was your game made solo or in a team?
Solo
Did you use any third party assets, if yes what assets did you use?
Assets listed in credits at end
Did you use choose from one of the optional secondary themes?
No
Does your game contain 18+ content (Nudity, Gore, Language)?
No
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Really nailed the feeling of the armored core games, so it was cool to play through this. I really would have liked to see this with a more complex level, as well as a way to reload your gun.
Thanks! That's exactly the feel I was going for. Doesn't get me points for originality haha but oh well. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Loved the visuals, would love to see this expanded further!
As an Armored Core fan this ticked all the right boxes for me.
Impressive for 7 days, but it unfortunately needed much more time.
Hi thanks for the feedback! I'm embarrassed to say that I actually did spend 2 weeks on the game. I also uploaded this for 32 bit jam which started before mechjam 2, but I spoke with the host of mechjam 2 and he was cool with me only working it for the duration of 32 bit jam, since that is also 2 weeks in length.
I pretty much wasted the first week learning and trying to model, rig, animate and texture in a retro style, which I should've practiced before the jams started as I ran out of time for sound and any little bits of polish I could've added.
Reminded me of the beginning of Shogo: Mobile Armor Division, which was cool. The movement has a solid zippy-ness to it kinda like Armored Core, and I thought it was very well done.
I repeatedly found myself wishing there was a way to see through the top of my mech or see more of whatever my reticle was hovering over. I found myself wishing for more weapons to try, as I also couldn't get Q and E to do anything and ran out of ammo when I tried to kill everything. At the same time, zipping through the hail of shells on a replay without getting hit once just so I could take down the boss-thing was a lot of fun.
Solid foundation, you could easily turn this into something more!
For anyone else having the resolution issue on Windows:
Alt + Enter should trigger fullscreen mode in most cases
Hey thanks for the feedback! Yeah for the level you're equipped with only a chest mounted gun, in game reasoning being that you're a rookie and they didn't want to spend more than necessary for a test mission. I figured that it was "alright" since in games like armored core, unless you manage your ammo and/or equip a melee, you're boned if you're out of ammo. I did want to add a melee but ran out of time.
Thanks for the solution to the resolution thing! Like I said, I'm not too familiar with configuring UE4 to be played in different resolutions and aspect ratios >_>
Cool game and it definitively has that Mechwarrior vibe to it.
i like the wasd mouse combo controls, fits perfectly for this style of action, i had a similar issue where i didn't seem to be able to switch weapons with the Q/E keys and since i couldn't i also ran out of ammo at some point.
Other than that it has a nice presentation and solid controls, just too bad it doesn't seem to have sound :(
but regardless nice entry :)
Hey thanks for the feedback! I've actually never played a mechwarrior game before but I've seen gameplay of it! My main inspiration was armored core, hence the faster pace and zippy movement.
Yeah for the level you're equipped with only a chest mounted gun, in game reasoning being that you're a rookie and they didn't want to spend more than necessary for a test mission. I did want to add a melee attack for a last resort but I ran out time/didn't manage my time as well as I should've. I figured that it was "alright" since in games like armored core, unless you manage your ammo and/or equip a melee, you're boned if you're out of ammo.
No problem, time constraints can be quite hard on a project so i totally understand anything that gets cut :)
I was mostly reminded of Mechwarrior from the low poly look, and funnily enough, i'm in the opposite case where i know Armored Core from reputation but seen a bit of it in videos online but never played one XD
Cool retro aesthetic and effects! With fun dodging/movement mechanics
Though I had a hard time trying to read the story text when dodging bullets! And by the time I got behind the main gun I was out of ammo and couldn't seem to switch weapons with Q/E?
Great work overall though :)
Hey thanks for the feedback! Yeah for the level you're equipped with only a chest mounted gun, in game reasoning being that you're a rookie and they didn't want to spend more than necessary for a test mission. I figured that it was "alright" since in games like armored core, unless you manage your ammo and/or equip a melee, you're boned if you're out of ammo. I did want to add a melee but ran out of time.
That is a problem with just text, I ran out of time for sound and I don't have anyone to do voice acting >_>.