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A jam submission

Attack Of The Giant Platypus (Quarantine Jam 2020)View game page

Destroy the town! Eat People! Avoid Landmines!
Submitted by Jonathan Lorenz (@PPLorux) — 4 hours, 45 minutes before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Audio#1052.9092.909
Graphics#1252.9092.909
Game Design#1352.5452.545
Overall#1412.7272.727
Mood#1412.6362.636
Theme#1432.8182.818

Ranked from 11 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

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Comments

Submitted(+1)

The trap music is a banger. Haha. Definitely digging the Godzilla / kaiju vibe from this game (I'm OBSESSED with Godzilla). The objective and controls are communicated very clearly; although I did find it strange that destroying buildings is part of the objective yet it punishes the player by taking health away. I think the game camera could have been improved too if it didn't move left or right, but instead had a field of view that could see all 3 lanes at once. Jumping over mines felt really hard to get right too.  I do like the giant platypus idea because platypuses are awesome!

Developer

Glad you liked the music! I sampled parts of the original Godzilla soundtrack, selected some trap-ish instruments  and created a track with it.

I decrease health with each building destruction to create more decisions for the player. So he might want to avoid buildings when he's low on hp. Else, the presence or absence of a building was nearly meaningless.

Thanks for the in depth comments!

Submitted(+1)

Hmm... something is wrong with the Giant Platypus. I could not steer it to the left and right. Possibly a corona virus infection?

Developer

I hope not! Poor giant platypus, he just wanted to detroy everything and eat everyone...

Thanks for commenting!

(+1)

2/5 it's really weird, and it's just a rip off of other games

the only thing i liked i this game, is the platypus

Developer

Hehehe, at least that's one thing!

Thank you for commenting!

Submitted(+1)

This has a ton going for it. As other have said, it's very satisfying to smash through buildings. My two improvements would be to improve jumping (I'd make it quite a bit higher to help emphasize it given the camera angle), and I'd add an animation when switching between lanes as it's currently a little jarring. 

Developer

I'm happy that you guys enjoy destroying the city!

Thank you for your comments and suggestions!

Submitted(+1)

It is realllly satisfying to smash buildings. I really like this one. However, the jump feels week and I would have liked a bit more polish. Solid entry though!

Developer(+1)

Yes, I wanted to give more time to the mechanics and include, among other things, smoother movement.

I am happy that you enjoyed destroying the city :)

Thanks for commenting!

Submitted(+1)

My highscore was 510 :(

I think you can make the camera follow the player much smoother when you switch lines.

But overall it was great! ;D

Good job!

Developer(+1)

I agree for the much needed smooth camera!

Thanks for commenting!