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A jam submission

Hocus FocusView game page

The quest for the good kush
Submitted by Van Dunks, Shadoallcaps, Bardybum, Can Richards, DamianGG — 3 minutes, 33 seconds before the deadline
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Names and Email Addresses of ALL Team Members
Chris O'Brien - chris.sacs@gmail.com
Can Richards - CanRichards@outlook.com
Zara Hartle - the.bard.of.arts@gmail.com
Damian Grobler - Damian@eudatech.com
Cale Adamson - cale@adamsonfive.com

Categories Your Team is Eligible For
All (Student, Diversity, Art/Audio/Humour/Narrative/Technical; 72 Hour game)

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Comments

Submitted

Firstly, the design of the game, makes my little heart very happy. Vibrant colours and fun looking characters. The game was fun, needs a bit fixing on the difficulty spikes but not a big train smash. Loved playing the game!

Submitted

Really nice art and characters :) I can't draw a straight line to save my life. I was a bit unsure about what "battle" entailed but it was a fun loop!

Submitted

I don't know what was going on or why I needed to press keys but I appreciate that the game was reasonably forgiving of my inability to draw in straight lines. A bug I noticed is that during the practice(?) sessions in round two the clock seemed to freeze on 30 if you made a mistake. As many have mentioned, the buzzer sound is rather loud and harsh but that aside the sound/music design is really good, as is the art.

Submitted

Amazing artstyle you guys got going in this game I really liked it a lot. Think the cursor should be a bit smaller just so the player can more easily see where he's going and some balancing here and there, but still a great entry to the jam. Well done!

Submitted

The art elements of this are great. There's a lot of charm to the character, aesthetic, and presentation! I like the idea behind the gameplay, although some sections felt extremely punishing whilst others extremely forgiving. The buzzer sound could also be a bit softer. It's rather jarring. xD

Overall, a great entry! I wish you the best in the jam! :3

Submitted

Some things to polish, exit functionality, sometimes the controls feel very giving or way too harsh, particularly with the big cursor size it felt like on the gun in particularly I was nowhere close to that section and it was prompting a button press but if I was slightly left bound it was more accurate.

Overall very funny, and interesting concept.

Submitted

I did not know what was going on at first, but seconds later i was getting the hang of it.

It was fun to move the magic wand and and wait to respond on the key that needs to be pressed as fast as possible.

I was banging my head while playing the game thanks to the music.

The art is soo cool and the sound effects are great.

I recommend adding an exit function or button for easily quitting the application .

Overall a fantastic game   👌🤩💯.

Submitted

Humor-wise it's up there. Rather playful and a bit silly.

Nice concept, gives HP vibes whilst mixing in some Stick of Truth. The sound might need some altering in places.

Submitted

Sick art. Very memey. loved the wizzard with boobs
I dont know if you guys played the original harry potter games (im old) Jump to 3 min in the video.

You just had simmilar mechanics and I thought it was funny you both went for the wizzard theme. 

Sometimes the patterns wouldnt let me go in a certain direction, but other than that, it was a very clean game. Well done <3



Developer

Thanks! That was absolutely our inspiration! You're not that old!

Submitted

HAHAHA! YAY I'm glad to hear it <3

Submitted
  • Loved the art. The buzzer sound was a little loud and  jarring.  
  • Narrative and humor is fun, however I found the gameplay feels a wee bit unintuitive.
  • Perhaps a help tooltip that shows up if that player fails too many times on the first level with an explanation of how the game works or a hint or two would have improved the experience.  
  • I felt the defeat screen a tad too quick for slower readers. Also, I think I broke the timer by going back and forth in the middle of the line on the first level
Developer

Thank you so much! Really appreciate the feedback :D I think our Dev team ran out of time for UI by the end unfortunately (hence the narrative sadly not being as integrated in the current game build) but I definitely agree that a How To Play screen would be super helpful. Otherwise, definitely proud of how the game turned out, doing art and writing for this was a super fun experience! Thanks so much for playing :D

Submitted

Beautiful art, filled with lovely little visual jokes, well done!

Developer

Thank you so much! :D

(+1)

Fun game and interesting/ humorous art. Needs some polish here and there and could use in-game instructions. Although it all makes sense once you get going.

Developer

Thanks William!

Submitted

Nice game and lovely art! Wish I could use my mouse or drawing tablet

Submitted

Very cool! Awesome art also!
Sound effects hurt my ears a bit with the headphones haha. 

Submitted

I'm going to blame my terrible spells on sleep deprivation and not my obvious skill issue. Love the art style!

Developer

Rest young wizard, the kush remains!