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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Hook - Was there an interesting hook to the game? Story, mechanic, etc. | #3 | 3.333 | 3.333 |
| Overall | #4 | 3.311 | 3.311 |
| Style - Was there a distinct "vibe" to the game? | #4 | 3.778 | 3.778 |
| Theme - Was it a clever interpretation of the theme? | #4 | 3.444 | 3.444 |
| Fun - Was the game fun? | #5 | 2.667 | 2.667 |
| Playability - Was the game playable? | #6 | 3.333 | 3.333 |
Ranked from 9 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Description of your game.
The theme of 'Push Forwards' immediately suggested a block puzzler to me, but I wanted to try something a little more chaotic! The sheep really 'flock' rather than 'herd' using a Boids-like algorithm that moves them according to integrate attraction and repulsion forces. But the structure would allow further rules to be added that might improve the 'feel' of the sheep behaviour. All lovingly hand-crafted in C++ but thanks to the emscripten compiler it can be built for the browser - cool!
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A very clever idea for a game! It was difficult but I think I'd get better with practice.
It would have been good if there was more time to heard the sheep, or maybe if instead of running out of time you were scored on how long it took you, as I felt a little rushed :(
An amazing game though and great interpretation of the theme! :)
Really wool presented - the dev art more than does the job! Boids seem a tricky mechanic to gamify, but it kind works! I managed to funnel the sheep in with a dog shaped funnel, which was satisfying. Appreciate that this was made from the ground up. A+, a shear joy to play!
FILE VALIDATION - 8/4/2024 - 10:42
WEB GAME - NOTHING TO SCAN
GetTheFlock_Win_x64.zip - VALIDATED
Notable - Windows defender pops up. Scan shows no threats even from windows defender.
SHA512 1f230fa4b37fe82b9c449fc37db7c35a3508f840414dd99ecf47180bc53de7f37654248db2cdbb1318571fc03dfe1d30929d77f05a47379d83690a2f17d8acc5
GetTheFlock_Linux.zip - NOT VALIDATED
Linux unvalidated. This entry comes from within the community, likely safe.
Yes - sadly I'm too tight to buy a code signing certificate so the win exe will definitely trigger Windows Defender. Sometimes it does feel suspiciously like a protection racket... :(
I like it! It'll be great to have convenient controls (drag n drop) for dogs and more challege like obstacles (0 force) and scary and attractive objects (+/- forces).
Thanks. Definitely *needs* much improved dog controls before I added further obstacles - it is bloomin' tricky enough with no obstacles right now! :)
Nice job. I really like the art. I kind of wish there was a short cut to select the dog like pressing 1 and then clicking to move it so if I want to send it across the screen I don't have to move from one side to the other. The higher I could get was 16 sheep.
Thanks. Yes, I was working on box select to move multiple dogs at once when I realised I was running out of time, but definitely needs something to allow you to respond faster.