I just wanted to give overall feedback to all the games. If it wasn't for all the extra work these quarantine conditions have created for me, I would love to just be testing the heck out of all of them. I've tried nearly everyone. I wasn't able to participate in this jam, so I guess I'm not able to actually vote. I did start a project that I knew I couldn't complete, and so I recognized how hard the parameters of the two words are. but I also like the sparseness of the play.
Sorry if that came off insensitive. I lost momentum on the game and its really hard to pick back up when you aren't in "jam mode". Also, after I saw the projects, it occurred to me my story really needed to be reduced down a bit. I'll still be testing these. Look forward to hearing about future jams!
I've just finished playing the last game. Whew!
Of the 18 original submissions, one was removed because it had completely ignored the game jam rules, two appear to be unfinished and the rest are minor masterpieces! I really mean that. Most of them need a little bit of work to remove minor bugs and some of the authors have already addressed a lot of issues.
When you consider that the game jam rules were pretty harsh, the authors have done a fantastic job coming up with original storylines and intriguing puzzles. It's even more amazing when you consider that some of the authors were first timers with Adventuron and/or first timers writing a text adventure. I think you should all be very proud of yourselves. I've really enjoyed playing your games over the last two weeks. The only downside is that you've made the judges' job really hard. I think they're going to have a hard time picking a winner.
I'd like to give a big thank you to Chris Ainsley for organizing the game jam and an equally big thank you to all those of you who took time out of your lives to write your adventure and/or participate in the forum. It's been a lot of fun and I'm now looking forward to the next one.
Good. I look forward to the next one.
I must say that the jams have been one of the best ways of promoting Adventuron, getting real authors using it, proving what a capable tool it is and getting feedback to you for updates and enhancements. People on Facebook groups (for example) quite often have nice things to say about Adventuron and it seems that, in most cases, their knowledge of Adventuron comes from the jams.
