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ObsidianBlk1 year ago

A fairly decent classic of a game. The mechanics that are there work well. I think the eagle screeching does kinda get annoying, especially with how often the eagle spawns in.

Am I correct that there was no engine used to make this game? I saw unpackaged, raw assets and an exe, which suggested this is a fully custom coded game build… if so, I am quite impressed with that! That’s a rare thing these days!

If you are interested in watching some random internet slub play your game, I did play while live streaming recently.

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TAB54321 year ago(+1)

Thanks for the review! You are right - I used no engine to create this game. It was all done with python and pygame (which is easier when starting but can be hard to make fast). Do you have any suggestions for how to deal with the eagle screech? 

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ObsidianBlk1 year ago

In regards to the eagle screech, the two best options I can think of is either have multiple different eagle screech audio recordings (which is probably really hard in this particular jam) and randomly play one of them every time the eagle spawns. Alternatively, you can use the same audio, but maybe pitch it higher or lower randomly so it sounds different than last time it played. You could also mix both options for the most variety.

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TAB54321 year ago

Thanks! I've just watched some of your stream. I think I will implement some code to make sure the coins don't spawn on top of the obstacles, however in play testing (since I implemented pixel perfect collision with masks) it was possible, yet challenging, to collect the coins and hearts that spawned on top of the obstacles. You had to utilise jumping at the right time.

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CrankyCranton1 year ago

Another thought: The eagles come in less and at random intervals so that they feel more special when they do appear.

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TAB54321 year ago (1 edit) (+1)

I might make it slightly less - however eagles are a large part of the difficulty curve of the game. Nice suggestion though! I'll try and implement additions when the jam ends and upload a new version. I'll also probably add the code for anyone interested.

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