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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Technical Implementation | #78 | 3.361 | 3.361 |
| Fun/Design | #118 | 3.250 | 3.250 |
| Theme/Limitation | #143 | 3.000 | 3.000 |
| Graphics/Animation | #171 | 3.056 | 3.056 |
| Overall | #191 | 2.778 | 2.778 |
| Music/Sound | #366 | 1.222 | 1.222 |
Ranked from 36 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)?
You are the Boss of a company whose Machines have to stand on their edge. Also by programming them, you are the Boss of the little robots.
Team Size
Solo (1)
What main engine/tool/language did you use to construct the game?
Unity with C# and Clip Studio Paint for Art
Which diversifiers did you use, if any?
None
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I wish the programming screen is a bit transparent to see the map, also i hope it wouldn't erase all when I restart it. Even though it's a bit simple, I still liked this game and had a fun! Nice work!
This is pretty neat. I do wish there was more of a tutorial with limited things to do so that it can teach me, but overall I think it looks cute and is a nice puzzle game. Needs sound!
Really amazing idea, once I got the hang of it. Could have done with some music or sound, but the visuals were nice and it played well!
nice take on the theme
it took me some time understand what is the game about
Nice game ! plays well !
Little feedback : maybe had some transparency to the punch cards when you open them so you can still see the levels and don't have to toggle them too much.
Appart from that solid implementation ! good work :)
The Game Is Funky, The Controls Aren't That Great. That Game Idea Is Fun. I Like Playing The Game Even With Its Funky Controls. Good Idea And Work! Hope You Keep Making Games And Having Fun!
I like the concept, but for me the music and sounds would be a great addition and a little tutorial would be nice too. The graphics are really clean though!
It's a nice concept but it needs a bit more work to be really enjoyable.
Thanks for playing and for the feedback!
I completely agree with you. Generally it didn't turn out exactly how i wanted it to, I struggled getting the movement working at all and the time ran away. But I'm happy I could get something working at least.
Yes, that's the spirit! The more you do, the better you become right? :)
Absolutely, this is only my third ever game, so there is still much to learn :D
I definitely will do a bit of learning how to do sound next.
This game was pretty fun. I like how you have to make them move with the punch cards and that you have to have a good memory when filling out the punch cards. Nice work! the only downfall is that you don't have any sound to make it feel more like a game. I hope you keep at it and build more for everyone to enjoy.
Thanks for the nice comment. And yes I will definitely work on sound in the future.
A charming little game!
Sounds would be lovely, as would be more animation on the robots. I feel like you've got solid mechanics, and a little more juice would really take it to the next level.
I really appreciated the grid in the background, once I noticed it.
Thank you for playing and for the feedback.
I had planned to do sound and animation, but I took too long getting the rest working.
interesting game! i love programming!
Graphic is NICE!
interesting game! i love programming!
Graphic is NICE!
Fun idea with a simple and clean look.
Fun idea and has lots of potential! I know it's a jam game but i wish the boards had some kinda shortcut to open and close or maybe off the game screen cause i kept having to close them to see what was going on. Well done :)
Great game. I liked the concept and can see this being a full game if the mechanic is expanded upon.
Awesome idea for a game! loved how you had to program the robots to perform the tasks at hand. had a little trouble with lvl 3 but a good game from what I was able to play. Nice job
check out mine if you have the time https://itch.io/jam/vimjam2/rate/1200495
Thanks for the nice comment. I will definitely check it out tomorrow.
Game isn't scaled properly :(
https://itch.io/jam/vimjam2/rate/1202728
The html5 build was not properly scaled for me, but the windows build worked just fine. Fun concept for a game, only thing I would change is the UI for the input. It covers a lot of the level and makes it tough to know what commands you want to use.
Thank you for the feedback!
I thought hiding the level would add a bit of additional challenge, that you have to remember what commands you want to have in order. But I can see it getting more annoying.
Pretty good! Robots probably shouldn't be able to jump in the air though. Makes some of the levels too easy. Would be nice if the punch cards saved what you had when you restart so you can tweak it instead of remaking the whole thing.
Thank you for the feedback! What do you mean with they are able to jump in the air? Like double/infinite jump? That shouldn't work and doesn't for me...
And yes I can see that saving the state of the cards would be useful, I will keep it in mind for future games.
On the web version if I put the jump multiple times then spam the middle button I can jump multiple times in the air and only lose a little height before going again
Ah ok thanks, good to know.
I don't understand level 2. how can you get up there?
You should be able to make the robot jump with the holes for "up". Also you can go trough the platforms from underneath.
But it doesn't have any platforms under one another.
Ah that is the problem... who says you can only do one command at the time? Try Jump and Right in one row for example.
nice