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A jam submission

Barrel Breakthrough SquadView game page

Break in newly manufactured gun barrels as quickly as possible!
Submitted by chibiininja — 2 hours, 39 minutes before the deadline
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  • GDD Your GDD is perfect; it hits all the marks. Great job. Gameplay Oh no, I am in trouble. I am not good at speedrun platforms. But even I got the mechanics very fast and started to run faster and faster. This is a sign of a well-designed gameplay loop. I am still slow, but not to the Cuphead journalist level. One minute was my best; take it or leave it. The variety of gimmicks on the level design was great, and it was one of the best short tutorials I ever saw. The gameplay is VERY polished. And I can see how it can be expanded, adding more gun barrels and different bullet shapes. Art The happy little bullet is so adorable; when it spins, I could hear a weeee in my head. I loved that we were inside a gun; it all felt like the entire course was run in the time it takes for a gun to discharge. And the assets were very easy to differentiate. Sound design Howdy, partner. The narration was on point; great way to break in the new guy on our operation. The BGM is very western-like; it felt perfect. And the SFX are mouth noises? That's so well done. The only thing I would add would be a gunshot noise when we break out of the tip of the gun. But that's a creative choice. Last thoughts Great concept and execution. The game is short and sweet, and it displays a lot of potential. I am eager to see what it can become.

Link to your Game Design Doc on Google Drive.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1yzYmzWiRpvfHPwoGRTnUZiHqYp9c7I_hU7OQNR53dH4/edit?usp=sharing

Have you checked that your GDD is publicly accessible ?
Yes

Is your game set to public on itch.io so we can see it?
Yes

Summarise your game!
Barrel Breakthrough Squad is a 2D platformer speedrunning game where you play as a sentient bullet traveling through barrels of guns to "break them in." There are many paths to choose from to optimize your run.
Note: I plan on adding different ammo characters with unique movement mechanics after the jam is done, hence the "squad."

Please explain how your game fits the theme:
The theme "You are the Weapon" is interpreted by making the player character's movement mechanics based on different weapons. The goal is to utilize these mechanics to reach the end of the level quickly.

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Nice job! I'd prefer another option for the dash besides mouse click. Really nice theme interpretation too!

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Mechanically I like the game. The mouth sounds  are fun and I could definitely see spending hours getting time down. needs some more differentiation between one ways and gaps and what direction one ways go. And legally district bullet from Enter the Gungeon is not legally distinct enough though he is cute.