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Mini Jame Gam #15

Hosted by tiimo, AcidBurritos, AmiableVegetable, FranklyFied · #jame-gam
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A jam submission

Shovel GolfView game page

Submitted by eowindil — 57 minutes, 40 seconds before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Graphics#93.9443.944
Audio#123.5563.556
Fun Factor#193.0563.056
Overall#223.1763.176
Gameplay#252.7782.778
Special Object Implementation#293.3333.333
Theme Implementation#522.3892.389

Ranked from 18 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

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The characters are a family of shovel working together to save the last born from an evil pickaxe

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opacheSubmitted1 year ago(+1)

Spirtes were really cool and I loved the idea of having different 'golf clubs' to smack the ball around. I did find actually hitting the ball was a little fiddly but once I got it, it was good.

Nice job for your first game!

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Dog Dash
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SteackSubmitted1 year ago(+2)

Pretty fun :D

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Dune Dashers
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Yurga1 year ago(+1)

Sprites looks great, very well done! It took me a while to get the controls and hit the ball correctly, but after i got it  i found it quite relaxing. 

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popo-gamesSubmitted1 year ago(+2)

Great visuals and sound! Cool idea how each family member has their own unique mechanic.

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Together We Dig
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EnotoButerbrodoSubmitted1 year ago

The graphics and music are nice, it's a little unpleasant to play. There are too many actions to hit, I would like to just hold down the button, choosing the force of impact and direction. Then squeeze and hit the ball.

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Shovel Brothers
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eowindilDeveloper1 year ago

I 100% agree with you, i wanted a "everybody's golf" system, but selecting angle, selecting shovel and starting the shoot bar should be made with one hit on space^^

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Fun DeliverySubmitted1 year ago

I like arcade golf games, and this one might be not so bad.

But it lacks a feeling of control over the ball, and I didn't get the purpose of the bar at the bottom. The shots looked just random.

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Yin&Yang
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eowindilDeveloper1 year ago (1 edit) (+2)

Yep there's no information about that.
- White zone = perfect shot
- Red zone  = slight variation to the angle and power
- Totally misses = between 0.6x and 0.8x of your selected power and random angle

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Veins1 year ago(+1)

Interesting game. I like the graphics, but sometimes it is hard to tell what is an obstacle, as rocks, bushes and trees have the same colors.

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eowindilDeveloper1 year ago(+1)

I definitely agree, there's not enough contrast between foreground and background tiles, especially on level2

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BakenGamingStudiosSubmitted1 year ago(+1)

I really like the concept.  The meter for power  and accuracy was quite difficult to see at times.  The game was probably harder than it needed to be, but overall I liked it.

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The Collapse
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plackettSubmitted1 year ago(+1)

took me 61 shots, very frustrating that the shovels don't replenish and the power meter is kinda funky.

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Grave Keeper
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eowindilDeveloper1 year ago (1 edit)

That's the point :D, we aimed at a little replayability, so you can use the right shovel at the right time

edit: I did a little fix on the shoot bar

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