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VimJam 2: Boss [8 Bits to Infinity]

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A jam submission

Brawl in the Dark DesertView game page

VimJam 2 Entry: Fight a pig and your shadow. At the same time.
Submitted by Crisptian — 7 days, 20 hours before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Music/Sound#1003.2673.267
Fun/Design#1013.3333.333
Overall#1263.1073.107
Theme/Limitation#1433.0003.000
Technical Implementation#1492.9332.933
Graphics/Animation#1753.0003.000

Ranked from 15 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

How does your game apply the limitation (and optionally, the theme)?
There is a boss, and it can hurt an enemy that follows your trail (thus fullfilling "on the edge" in two ways, since you have to be next to the boss to damage the shadow).

Team Size

Solo (1)

What main engine/tool/language did you use to construct the game?
Scratch

Which diversifiers did you use, if any?
Quick Run - It's literally just a single two-phase boss fight, it'd be harder to not fall under this diversifier.

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MatSubmitted3 years ago

I love this game, the idea is so great

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Tiki Quest
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vieiraguiSubmitted3 years ago

just played yours , had a great time with it. Really like the idea of a "nemesis" that mirror your movements. With a brainstorm, this idea can end up turning into several cool levels. Nice Done ! 

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Leap of Faith
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BadDevVarunSubmitted3 years ago

GG!! retro style looks cool.

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Agent Square
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Hallowd GamesSubmitted3 years ago(+1)

Awesome game with a retro feel. Felt like I was playing an old arcade game. The art and animation was great and I can't wait to see more from you. Also trying to get the little enemy to get hit by the bosses attacks was a great idea!

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Last Stand
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arustedknightSubmitted3 years ago

fun quick little game, like the mechanic of having the boss hit dark you. 

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Existence: A Short Story
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clemonadesSubmitted3 years ago(+1)

The fact that you pulled this off in scratch is really impressive!  It had great music and controls, and you gave the player lots of feedback to figure out what was going on and how to beat da boss.  The art's pretty good too, I especially like the bosses animations (his roll looks great).  Great job!

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Assistant to the Regional Monster
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wedgiebeeSubmitted3 years ago(+1)

that was a really quite subversion of the theme! having 2 bosses but needing 1 boss to kill the other?? really enjoyed that aspect of it. putting myself in harm's way but then evading at the last minute was really cool and felt very intentional and satisfying when pulled off correctly. i don't have much in terms of constructive criticism game design-wise! maybe adding another move to the boss's moveset could have shaken things up a bit. great job!

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SKEETER AND THE SKATE STUMP SHOWDOWN
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CrisptianDeveloper3 years ago(+1)

I’m not sure I’d call this shadow mario lookalike a boss, but sure. Still, glad you enjoyed the concept so much! I could’ve added another move to the bosses kit, but aside from obviously taking more work it’d also make it harder for the player to learn the boss. I figured keeping the moveset simple would be better (at least for the jam), especially with the shadow getting added partway through the fight.

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KinggrizzlySubmitted3 years ago(+1)

Some great game music!  Awesome concept for a game, keep it simple and avoid the main baddie!  took me a couple tries to figure out what was happening but once i got it, i rocked it!  Thanks for a good time

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Warehouse Boss
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EndmarkGamesSubmitted3 years ago(+1)

This was great! The game started up and I thought, OK, pretty simple art and animation. Nice, but nothing crazy ... then that sound kicked in! This game has some of the best sound design of all the jam games I've played. Really well done implementing that.

I was having fun just  dodging the attacks, but when the shadow character dropped in and I realized what his pattern was, I was having a blast setting him up to be the punching bag in my place.

Great entry! Perfect jam length. Good work.

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Chonky Bam
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CrisptianDeveloper3 years ago

Thanks, I’m glad you enjoyed it so much! I actually took some time before the jam to look for some music that could work, and it seems to have paid off.

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akunaSubmitted3 years ago

im not sure if i missed somthing but i didnt know how to attack i guess there wasnt an attack no idea.

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Last Night
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CrisptianDeveloper3 years ago

You cannot attack - maybe there’s something else you can use to deal damage…

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PixelatorGadzySubmitted3 years ago(+1)

This is a pretty cool concept. I like how the boss and player look, though the pink-ish red background is a bit eh. It controls well and only got caught on a wall once. For a game made with scratch, it's pretty cool

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Carris (Jam Version)
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