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Mini Jam 104: Cascade

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A jam submission

Arcane CascadeView game page

​You are a wizard. Your spells bounce, your spells bounce, your spells explode. Try to destroy everything you can.
Submitted by rubr (@therubr) — 4 minutes, 8 seconds before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Enjoyment#44.2614.261
Concept#64.1744.174
Presentation#64.2614.261
Overall#143.8593.859
Use of the Limitation#452.7392.739

Ranked from 23 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

Team members
ruby/rubr - https://twitter.com/TheRubr

Software used
GameMaker Studio 2, Aseprite, Audacity, Bfxr, FL Studio

Use of the limitation
Finite Quantity of Colors! The game uses a strict color palette with exactly 5 colors.

Cookies eaten
A whole pack!

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mniknSubmitted2 years ago(+1)

Simple idea but works pretty well, I enjoy playing it! And the art is good, well done!

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Rhythm Sumari
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rubrDeveloper2 years ago

Thank you lots!!! I'm glad that you enjoyed it :]

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FaMeYSubmitted2 years ago(+1)

cool i need this game to phone

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Different World
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rubrDeveloper2 years ago(+1)

Haha thank you, I'll see what I can do about  that! :]

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FaMeYSubmitted2 years ago(+1)
when you release it to announce me
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DriiftySubmitted2 years ago(+1)

I love this so much! Super fun gameplay.  The only thing I'd add is maybe having a limited amount of moves you are able to make on the level. It is very precision based/puzzle like so something like that could add a nice layer to it. Or maybe just a point system that tracks how many moves you made in a level so players could try and beat their score/get the least amount possible?

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Frog Falls
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rubrDeveloper2 years ago(+1)

Haha thank you, glad to hear that you enjoyed it!! Limiting the moves was the original idea, actually, but I got rid of it because I thought that letting the player bounce around as much as they want was just more fun. The counting of moves, though, yeah! That's absolutely something I should have put in the game, instead of counting bounces. I'll patch that in after the jam, thank you! :]

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MeworeSubmitted2 years ago (2 edits) (+1)

Beautiful game! It’s very fun, too. It doesn’t follow the limitation much but I think the sacrifice of the limited bounces for more fun was was worth it.

My best time so far:

(I definitely did not abuse the glitch where you press Escape right before hitting a laser to go through it.)

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Cascave
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rubrDeveloper2 years ago(+1)

Damn it, I had hoped no one would discover that bug! :p 

Glad to hear that you had fun!! :]

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pelloSubmitted2 years ago(+1)

Beautiful, juicy, fun and clever. Congratulations!

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Raistlin 2
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rubrDeveloper2 years ago

Thank you very much!

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SuikyooSubmitted2 years ago(+2)

This is really good. The concept and presentation is mwah *chef's kiss. The art and the smooth animation. The music. Ohhhhhhhh

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Dragon Gate
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rubrDeveloper2 years ago

Thank you so much!! I'm glad to hear that you enjoyed it :]

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VenSubmitted2 years ago(+1)

When I saw the game I was hyped and expected a really well-made game, and oh boy I was not disappointed.

This is hands-down the best game in the jam!

From the mechanics to the aesthetics to the animations, this game has everything I would ask for in a puzzle game!

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Boventure!
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rubrDeveloper2 years ago(+1)

That's high praise, especially coming from one of my favorite games of the jam. Thank you very much! I'm glad that you enjoyed it!! :]

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VenSubmitted2 years ago (1 edit) (+1)

;)


Although maybe you should allow full screen for the WebGL version, sometimes I click off accidentally :)

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rubrDeveloper2 years ago(+1)

Haha, unfortunately the current solution already counts as 'fullscreen'. The GMS HTML export seems to not want to scale automatically, and trying to program it manually sounds like a new, special kind of awful. :p

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Edgar MendozaSubmitted2 years ago(+1)

Fun and juicy, really liked it.

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Golfito
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rubrDeveloper2 years ago

Thank you! ^^

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Blockhead ManiacSubmitted2 years ago(+1)

wow this was epic and fun! nice

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BarrelFall
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rubrDeveloper2 years ago(+1)

Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed it! :]

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ScalphaMissionSubmitted2 years ago(+1)

Reviewed live at https://www.twitch.tv/scalphamission. Smooth mechanics, smoother animation. This was really nice.

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Coloré
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rubrDeveloper2 years ago

Thank you very much for playing! It was fun to watch ^^

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Mariocapri01Submitted2 years ago (1 edit) (+1)

love it! I could play for days

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Fish Fall
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rubrDeveloper2 years ago

Thank you! :)

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TheDollarGameStoreSubmitted2 years ago(+1)

Nice!!! I was flabbergasted by how clever the mechanic of the third hit exploding was. Also like the idea of making your color palette the limitation.

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Bubble Bear
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rubrDeveloper2 years ago

Thank you!! As someone very smart once said: Comedy Game Design always comes in threes. :]

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theoratkin2 years ago(+1)

Wow! Really well done game. The art and animations are amazing. The bouncing mechanics is very fun and challenging, along with TNT and lasers that you have to neutralize without getting harmed. Levels are well designed and form a nice difficulty curve. Sounds and music are nice. I just can’t find anything to complain about. Incredible that you made something of such a high quality in only 72 hours! Congrats!

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rubrDeveloper2 years ago(+1)

Thank you so much! I'm glad to hear you enjoyed it :]

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snerdsSubmitted2 years ago(+1)

This gameplay mechanic is really interesting! Loved the color palette you used!

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You Are An Idiot
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rubrDeveloper2 years ago(+1)

Thank you! ^^ 

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ali3n2 years ago(+1)

Fun stuff, but I think the limitation could have been included further, with a limited number of shots per level, and it becomes more puzzle-y, good job tho the effects are great and feels polished

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rubrDeveloper2 years ago(+1)

Thank you! Limiting the player's number of shots was actually the original plan, but after a bit of testing I decided that letting the player bounce around as much as they want was just more fun! :]

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PotatomixSSubmitted2 years ago(+1)

Amazing work!

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Fish Fall
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rubrDeveloper2 years ago

Thank you!! :]

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D980Submitted2 years ago(+1)

Very Nice Game! Loved playing it.

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Fishy Catcher
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rubrDeveloper2 years ago

Thank you very much, glad to hear that you enjoyed it! ^^

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