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A jam submission

JohnmagatchiView game page

A virtualpet / idle game based on the theme "John"
Submitted by Tibzilla — 1 day, 3 hours before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Theme#44.2864.286
Graphics#63.5713.571
Originality#63.7143.714
Gameplay#102.2862.286
Audio#111.1431.143

Ranked from 7 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

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Submitted

Don't doubt your humor, my team and I were laughing all the way to the final unlock. We saw the John Cena joke coming a mile away but didn't love it any less for it. This works very well for a first language first framework game. If you were to expand on this, a couple suggestions:

  • With the John unlocks, this definitely has an idle game vibe, but it lacks the exponential feel of the JPM, that may just be a matter of some small tweaks to the numbers.
  • There's not much reason to choose different types of food other than a bit of variety, but it would be really fun if hunger satiation or JPM boosts were based on selecting the right kind of food for that John.
  • If this is an idle game meant to be enjoyed on the side, consider a slower burn on those stats and a slower JPM overall. If it's something you want people to primarily play, you may consider a mechanic that's kind of a time-killer while the Johns sleep or use the John. Watching them or clicking one of three options lacks the long-term engagement if you decide to add more Johns to unlock.

Overall, this is a lot of fun. Great job!

Submitted

Loved the take on the theme.  Would like to see more of a gameplay element though, but this is great for first C# game.  Doing gamejams is great for practice :)