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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Cohesiveness of game elements | #5 | 3.750 | 3.750 |
| Unexpected or surprising elements in the game | #10 | 2.750 | 2.750 |
| How well did the game follow the constraint | #10 | 2.750 | 2.750 |
| Quality and fit of sounds and sound effects to the game | #11 | 3.500 | 3.500 |
| Overall | #11 | 3.125 | 3.125 |
| Overall uniqueness of the game concept | #12 | 2.750 | 2.750 |
| How well did the game visuals follow the SNES theme | #13 | 3.250 | 3.250 |
Ranked from 4 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
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- Pros: Fun concept, story / game was easy to follow. Cons: The constraint was only applied at the beginning and very roughly at the end. Some dead-ends in the game (right after the 3 monsters on the left).
- This game does a neat thing of not quite being SNES while still somehow feeling SNES. The game was easy to pick up for the most part, and overall was fun to explore.
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The music is interesting, it gave the game a dreamlike feel that I really liked.
I thing the gamplay would work better if the character moves faster and more obstacles to jump. I also didn't know what to do with the objects I collected, I may have missed something.
I liked the models with sprite like textures.
Thank you so much! I'm glad you like it! And good for asking that it not be obvious, but when you are a single person, a month is not enough if you have to do everything... I think the game is clear since if you are missing an element you cannot get the potion and, Therefore, Arion cannot defeat Thalos no matter how much you want to... It is explained in the intro of the game (but I guess you skipped it). But I can explain it to you if you want. You need a sword (as it appears in the video) with certain powers (because Nyx uses magic, "the balls she shoots"). To do this you have to get the horns of the enemies and mix them with the elixir and sacred fruit of Zhandarya (let's use kryptonite to kill Thalos). When you have everything, you can get the potion that enchants the weapon and finish him off. I hope it has served as clarification for you! Thanks for your feedback!!^^
interesting game... Not sure how I feel about the generated music... Wasn't really sure what to do either
I accept your feedback, but nowhere did it say that I couldn't create MY OWN base with AI parameters (in terms of music). In addition, it is free of use rights. As for the game, the video explains what happens, the lore is important if you skip it, it's like everything else in the adventure!! But I'll summarize it for you, Arion is the only one who can defeat Thalos. He comes to you because he trusts your help and his powers. To do this you must make a potion that enchants the weapon that kills Thalos. So for the potion you must get the sacred elixir, the fruit of Zhandarya and the horns of the species to be finished (in this case, the minions of Thalos). When you have everything, you will need to get the sword that you enchant and you will get the potion for it. After this you can kill Thalos or let them kill you and let him win. In the cave the representative statue of Zhandarya gives you clues if you don't bring everything, as does Arion. I hope the clarification has been helpful! Also, thanks for the feedback ^^
When I played the opening actually didn't work for me I thought it was a mistake so I skipped it (it was a white screen) so hopefully you can fix that soon. I know it says nothing about AI parameters in the rules. I am a composer and personally would prefer if games used music made by people rather than generative but that's the future (it's already in Unreal). Hope you understand why I feel the way I feel. Good luck with your project if you continue it.
I've seen that problema when my boyfriend plaed the game and he tells me "the video doesnt work" and me "what?" So i posted a answer in page web to explain what happen. When the Jam finished i will fix It, now i see the error. I understand you i'm an artist but only i was me to do this Game so the music is importante to create the atmosphere but i did i can do it in little time with my resources. If i've has a week more i Will do somethimg better with this but.. u.u I'm frustrated and sad because i can see to work in my pc agg u.u