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A jam submission

Old Man ZeusView game page

Prove that even a retired deity still has the power to shake the heavens!
Submitted by octave.cpp, ovandodevsxr, iCeeker, maschiaT — 13 hours, 10 minutes before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Use of Theme#53.1253.125
Overall#72.3752.375
Presentation#81.7501.750
Enjoyment#82.2502.250

Ranked from 8 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

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Submitted

Congrats for finishing making a playable game for the jam! I liked the house and the lightning effect. I was able to find the alarm.

Looking through the previous comments, I'm amused by the number of people who don't bother to read the description page of a game jam game before playing it, and the absurdly nitpicky level of feedback that some people give on game jam games. Most jammers already know what they could improve upon, and what they didn't have time to do or get working in the limited time of the jam.

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Started up the game and got groped by a bunch of bulls people for 5-10 minutes, had to go to the game page to figure out that you need to put your hands in an electrical outlet, Unfortunately the game made me 10 feet tall so i could barely reach them but i managed to play the game crouched down, tried putting my hands in an outlet and got some power but as desperately as i would try to kill the angry bull people it would not work, Can't say i enjoyed the experience but i'm glad you guys took the time to make something!


My suggestion would be to add some sort of tutorial before the game starts and make the shooting / collecting electricity easier and more consistent, Also there's light coming through the walls and ceilings.

Submitted

lol AI Generated skybox?  I have no idea what im supposed to do here- no tutorial no signifiers to point to what I'm supposed to do. 

Submitted

The idea of the game is good, but I think it lacks explanation. Without the gif I'd never have understood how to charge myself using the electrical sockets. The enemies don't make any noise and that makes it hard to spot them.

Zeus totally goes with the theme.

Submitted (1 edit)

** EDIT July 2nd: New Playthrough upon discovering power source!

I really liked the cloud main menu, although it was a bit of a trip to look down.  Great title screen/signage/art.

Once I figured out I could 'charge' from the electric outlet and then zap the minotaurs with my electricity, we were cookin'.  I was able to gather enough souls to explore my house, (nice library) and then fall out of my back yard door.  (Why gravity, we're Zeus!?)  Lol.  

It's a fun level layout, and once I could fight back, could enjoy what you've put together.  I do wonder why Old Man Zeus needs to recharge his electricity from something as mundane as humankind's puny replacement for his power, but the mechanic worked clearly and directly, tying into the theme.  Electricity as a weapon!

 Some sort of instructions might have helped clarify what you were intending, but the idea of Zeus in retirement fending off minotaur home invaders is definitely unique.    (I played the PCVR version using Virtual Desktop with the Meta Quest 3).

Submitted(+1)

I don't think the .apk works? Looks like you set the XR management android options to openXR, plays windowed on quest3,  The PCVR worked though! Could have done with a little UI info giving an idea off what to do controls, didn't even see that wrist menu, until now! Will go have another try :)

Submitted(+1)

I like the idea of the game but it didn't feel quite polished, for instance the zapping didn't do much damage from closer spaces + the minautors went at the same speed as the player which made the game not very satisfying until we understand it as there is a lack of feedback on player and enemy health.