I'm probably gonna delete this game soon. I don't know why I tried to make a game in a new engine then submit it when I knew it was horrible. I am going to stay with my normal engine so I can make decent games.
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Just watched the stream, you were supposed to shoot at the red squares that would shoot back at you and the challenge was mirroring your bullets to shoot enemies that go behind you but the spawning system was broken. I admit it was horrible (being my first project in that engine). I agree with a lot of the points you made but this game is just something I made for the jam and I don't plan on going back even to fix it. Thanks for the feedback!
No, save polish for last. Work on gameplay mainly. Trying to make a visually appealing game and not focusing on the gameplay will make the project fail. Save visuals for last, gameplay is the most important part of a jam game. This is my 7th jam and I've been using Unity for a year but during my first jam, I made these same mistakes. Also, it doesn't need to be story focused. There are many types of games and I would NOT recommend story focused games to a beginner.
If you need any help, feel free to ask me.
This is my 7th jam so I have some experience. I would recommend you scope low and focus on time. You won't have time to finish everything so prioritise important mechanics and leave polish for any extra time you have. Don't worry if it looks nice, the people who vote are also devs so we all understand!