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A jam submission

Crystal CowboyView game page

Submitted by Woots (@Nathan_Woots) — 8 hours, 4 minutes before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Playability#15.0005.000
Cleverness#2824.0004.000
Theme#6533.0003.000
Artistic Style#9703.0003.000

Ranked from 1 rating. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

Judge feedback

Judge feedback is anonymous.

  • I found the game running smoothly and very fun to play. The art style was very nice. I would like a bit more detail on the enemies. The sound effects and music are good and fit the game well. I would have liked it if the shadow theme was a bit more interactive. I really like the crystal-to-bullet mechanic that increases damage for opposite colors. Good job on the game! I look forward to seeing what you create for the next Jam!

Did you include your Game Design Document as a Google Drive link?
Yes

Seriously... did you include your Game Design Document?
Yes

Is your game set to Public so we can see it?
Yes

Tell us about your game!
Crystal Cowboy is a “Shooter Defense” game where you must use your knowledge of the color wheel to quickly vanquish your foes! (Wait... did I accidently make an educational game??)

Theme stuff:
Shadows - The enemies in the game are shadows that have taken a physics form in corrupted crystals. The player must defeat them before they reach the gate, destroy it, and wreak havoc on the town! While all enemies can be defeated with regular bullets, it is possible to defeat them quicker.

Alchemy - Players will be able to transmute their crystals into bullets, as well as combine them to create new types of crystals to transmute. To quickly defeat the shadow crystals, the player will need to attack the enemies with the opposite color of the enemy. (For example, an emerald bullet is super effective against a shadow ruby).

This game is also a test of the player’s knowledge of the color wheel, although there will be some helpful reminders in game for assistance.

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Comments

Submitted

This game is super well made and feels great to shoot!

Well done :)

Submitted

This game has an awesome style to it. Shooting feels really fluid and easy to pick up. The only note I have is that if you further developed this game, it might be good to have some sort of color-blind accessibility features. Maybe each color shadow has a different shape, and maybe there would be a way to distinguish the bullets. Anyhoo, overall this is a really fun game. I'd love to see this cowboy travel to different towns and clean up the old west!

Submitted

This game looks great and feels incredibly satisfying to play! It's very polished, and a creative take on the theme. Great work!

Submitted

Shooting mechanics and movement flows so nicely. Fanning the hammer is so satisfying. Artstyle and music ties it all together into a chef's kiss of a game!

Submitted(+1)

Very cute game, it's like somebody put a wii character skin on McCree and set him loose. The shooting is very satisfying and the graphics are super polished!

Developer(+1)

"Overwatch on the Nintendo Wii" haha

Submitted(+1)

saw the Screenshot and The Cell shading look is really Impressive! This Looks so professionell. :) 

I will Play the Game when Im Home - this definately needs more comments! 

Submitted

I played it now. And Wow, the shooting Mechanic is really well done. It feels so nice and also I liked the Concept! This is really polished! You Rock :)

Developer(+1)

Thank you! I played yours this morning and thought it was really cool! Loved the art style!!

Submitted

thank you! I only did music and UI but or writer and Artist were really talented I think. :) thank you for your Kind words.