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- This game played very well, it was nice and easy to learn, hard to master. I like the art, it is very nice, very well done and makes me want more. Not being able to see the land after you go high enough seems a bit odd, maybe adding a camera zoom out if you go high enough would help. The sound effects were a nice touch, it helped to let me know if I hit an fruit or if my scale hit something.
Link to your Game Design Doc on Google Drive.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/135E7rH-0N-GJtsm-JVQFQBJ61LxUMPNpz020bJvEqP0/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!
You're a tiny dragon fleeing from some big bully dragons, even though you weren't even stealing their fruit at all. Your only offense is a good defense: throwing pieces of your tail at them, lizard-style, so that your spiky scales and sharp feathers stun them long enough for you to escape.
The terrain is procedurally generated and the environment and creatures are all hand drawn artwork.
Please explain how your game fits the theme:
In my game, you literally are the "weapon", as you must yeet chunks of your actual body to injure and deter your enemies. Using pieces of yourself is the only mechanic available to you besides diving.
Is there anything you'd like the judges to pay particular attention to?
This is a solo project that got repeatedly interrupted by several horrible emergencies, unfortunately. It's not as polished as I hoped, and it's missing a few details I planned for it. I also apologize if it doesn't run as smoothly as it should.
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this game brings me back to my toilet days spent on the tiny wings grind. (which I still have on my phone) I love playing this but man do i suck at it.
Thank you for playing, Tiny Wings Toilet Time was a thing for me too. Apparently that's true for a few others as well, lol!
Nice fun little game ! 153.31 m! .. really cool!
Love the concept and the graphic! really addictive in a good way ! :3
Thank you for playing, I've added you to the leaderboard (not technically top ten but pretty close)! <3
Nothing beats the feeling of getting just the right momentum over and over! Could play this for hours. Great job!
Thank you for playing, I'm glad you enjoyed it <3
Loved it!! The music is so sweet and I love the aesthetics overall and the game. Good job here!! :D
Thank you so much, I'm glad you liked it <3
I played this game non-stop for hours... You nailed it with the addiction 🤣 help, I need to stop and play other people's games!!
Thank you for the sweet comment and for playing my game, it means so much to me <333
amazing! i love the style, the instructions were cute xD so much fun good job!
Haha someone actually liked my instructions, I am shocked. Thank you so much for playing, I'm glad you liked the style <3
This game is super cute. I would love to try and actually get good at it! haha only got 3.92 meters (jkjk)
Love the art style and the changing scenery as you go along. The music fits really well. I really had a tough time timing my jumps to get max momentum. Guess I'll have to ask how the heck some of the others go about it, just a skill issue on my part.
Cool looking submission.
Thank you for playing, I'm sorry the jumps were tough, lol.
Yeah I'm just really bad at tinywing likes. It's fun seein all the pros
Fun concept! Only got to 30 but the physics were fun to learn.
Really fun but would like it if it zoomed out so you could see more when high. Only got to like 89
Yep the zoom out got nerfed when I switched my camera, sorry about that. I will fix it for after the jam. 89 is pretty good actually! Thank you for playing and giving feedback :3
Top 3 babyyyy
was addicted. Never touching it again
Thank you so much for playing, I'm sorry I didn't see this yesterday, I had an emergency, but I've updated the leader board to include you now!
Played too many tries than I needed. If the retry works perfectly then this might be even worse. I guess to that sense it was a blessing. Got a best score of 163.64 eventually.
Jokes aside, loved this game so much. It's really simple and addictive, reminds me of the wonderful days as a kid playing flash games such as Burrito Bison, ah memories. One minor nitpick that I really want to raise is the land and background turning pink at the same time, making the whole landscape really unreadable. The game is also a bit luck dependent, but I guess such is what this games usually about.
Anyway, good job!
Thank you for the feedback and for playing my game! Did you send me this score before? It belongs on the leader board, so I'll go ahead and add it. Sorry if you sent a screen shot that I missed!
I needed a couple of runs to get the controls, but it was fun afterward. I wish the game would zoom out a bit when at a fast pace so you could see if you align with the hills. Artwork is nice, music and sound are fitting. Like it a lot, good job!
Crazy addicting. Once you understand how the game works, it gets REALLY fun! There's something very cathartic about getting a big strong boost. Outside of some of the things mentioned by the others, I'd also like to suggest allowing the player to retry using the keyboard, since having the hands on both SHIFT keys and Space to then go to the mouse for restarting didn't feel as intuitive!
The art is very stylistic and reminds me a lot of your game from last jam, and that's not the only similarity I got! This game also feels similarly relaxing, even if you have three speed demons flying after you. I also love how both our dragon and the evil dragons look. The game absolutely exudes a magical energy from it.
The gameplay itself also ends up feeling relaxing because of the way you're supposed to move. Doing those waveform movements makes the gameplay itself feel quite beautiful in a way. The music choices also play a big part in how good the game feels in terms of atmosphere.
I enjoyed this a lot. It's fun!
You're too kind, thank you so much for playing my game and being patient with it's flaws. All the feedback will definitely improve the game after the jam <333
Lovely artwork and theme! The diving mechanic is fun to try and time just right. I found myself wanting some way to see the hills when I'm high in the air. It feels more up to luck than anything whether the slopes align just right for a good jump. Nice work :)
Yeah the camera lost some of it's zoom out when I converted it to perspective from orthographic and I didnt have time to tweak it. I'll change that after the jam ends for sure. Thank you for playing!!
80.4 hahaha!! Very beautiful game. If I get caught with the dragons killing me too soon in a loop I refresh the game and it seems to help(?) Very fun.
Yes, refreshing the game fixes that bug! Thank you for playing! 80m is pretty good, maybe I should put 10 slots on the leaderboard instead of 5...
I am legitimately charmed by this and reminded of my time on various flash games back in the day in a really positive, refreshing way. Cute and addicting once I got the rhythm down. I think my only real issue is that it's so hard to recover from hitting the upslopes, and occasionally the color of the mist matches the color of the slopes, so it gets hard to see where I'm landing. Still, addicting and fun. I'm gonna have to actively tear myself away from this one to play more from the jam, which is a great problem to have
Yeah I need to adjust the mist cycle. Thanks so much for playing and leaving a comment though, I'm glad you were still able to enjoy it <3
Oh hey, I thought I was the only one who took inspiration from Tiny Wings!
This game has a super cool idea, and I really like the interpretation of the theme. The art and music are really, really nice too. Just wish the camera behaved a bit better to show where the hills are, and the start of each run is a bit abrupt. This game is great, just missing that tiny bit of polish I think!
Oooh another Tiny Wings style game? I'm on my way to check it out now! Thanks so much for playing, I hope to give it a bit more polish after the judging :)
Such a fun game! Definitely going to try to get a higher score when I get off work. Managed to reach 124m! Love the art
Thank you so much! Your score is allllmost enough for top 5 right now!
Well I just had to go and beat it to make top 5 then!
Wow, nice! Thank you so much for playing (multiple times) and for sending me your screenshot. Warms my heart lol, I've added you to the leaderboard <3
I found the game very hard, but really mechanically interesting. It might be nice to have the hills generate a bit more forgivingly at the start. Super cool game though, and the art is beautiful!
Yep, I've accidentally made a rage game. That's what I get for being the only playtester! Thank you so much for playing though :3
I instantly recognized the Tiny Wings inspiration the moment I saw the tutorial. It gets pretty hard once you get going fast since it’s hard to see the ground, I do wish there was a fullscreen mode and/or camera pull away so I can anticipate my next jumps. Absolutely gorgeous artwork, great job!
Aw thank you, yeah I somehow turned innocent Tiny Wings into a rage game. Oops!