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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Gameplay | #2 | 3.706 | 3.706 |
| Fun Factor | #2 | 3.765 | 3.765 |
| Graphics | #6 | 3.824 | 3.824 |
| Overall | #7 | 3.343 | 3.343 |
| Audio | #9 | 3.235 | 3.235 |
| Special Feature Implementation | #13 | 3.000 | 3.000 |
| Theme Implementation | #23 | 2.529 | 2.529 |
Ranked from 17 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
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Buddy System is a game about using monsters from other dimensions that are invading your reality. Use your phone to call them to help you close portals and collect anomalies!
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simply sublime
Thank you!
Hell yeah. I was saving this one and it did not disappoint. Always a fan of Sokoban-style games, and I'm really impressed by the sheer amount of puzzles you managed to put together before the deadline; I know how easy it can be to put off making the actual "content" until last thing in a jam, but you've very clearly avoided that! Outside of some very minor gripes (lack of an undo button, the sticky movement), I'd really just like to see some more out there buddies/mechanics - lean in to the theme's weird vibes yknow? But yes, great fun.
(oh, and "Attracula" was a nice touch!)
Thanks for the review! Fair criticisms. An undo button would have been nice, but implementing history with how everything interacts with each other when Frogmen moved on their own was a bit much for me.
I was very proud of the Alucartta pun, so I'm glad it didn't go to waste haha. Thanks for the kind words and thanks for playing!
controls are a bit uncomfortable, nice but simple graphics, I like it.
Fair enough! I should have thought them out a bit more. Thanks for playing!
Really nice game. The puzzles are nice and challenging, nice music. Movement seems a bit off, sticky?.
I understand what you mean. I've never done grid based movement before, especially with all the sliding, so movement was certainly a challenge to implement! Thanks for playing!
I love the aesthetic, and the pixel art is really cute! (Though i thought the frogman was an owl to begin with. lol) Puzzles really made me think, and i was overwhelmed with the variety of ways to complete levels. Beautiful game!
Lmao, now that you say that, I kinda see it. We'll just say that frogs and owls were fused together in the alternate reality that he came from. Thanks for playing!
Wow the puzzles in this game are really elegant! Fantastic work on this.
Thanks so much! I had a few more ideas for levels, but not enough time, unfortunately. Glad you liked it!
I love this game, the puzzle are creative, there's a lot of levels, the art is very charming. I don't see how this has to do with reality is breaking. I love the chill music.
Thank you! The idea is that portals are opening up from other dimensions and letting monsters into your reality, and you're trying to work together with them to fix it.
i really liked the puzzles in this game!
I'm glad! Thanks for playing :)