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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Execution | #11 | 2.739 | 2.739 |
| Polish | #15 | 2.478 | 2.478 |
| Innovation | #17 | 2.261 | 2.261 |
| Overall | #17 | 2.493 | 2.493 |
Ranked from 23 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
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Element mixing is always a fun concept, and it could be even more cool if players could combine elements dynamically during a run, similar to Invoker in Dota.
I wanted to do something similer but the deadline didnt give me a change, maybe in the future, thanks for the support😊
Loved the idea of combining elements. Can see the base concept making a phenomenal game.
thanks, im happy you liked it😁
Really cool and innovative take on the "Built Different' theme! I loved the ability to smash together different elements to make completely new characters. Awesome stuff. The fighting did get a little bit repetitive after the first several levels, but that's nothing that some sweet character powers and a bit of narrative couldn't fix. Overall this game rocks! Very impressive what you were able to put together in only two weeks!
thanks im happy you liked it😊 The problem is most of the time was spent on the characters and their abilities, not enough time was spent on the enemeis so the combat feels repetitive after a while, also I added to much levels,a few good level is much better than a lot of repeated levels.
This is true! A few really solid levels would've been the sweet spot. This is why I love game jams - you learn so much with every game that the next game gets better and better
The mechanic reminded me of Xayah, the League of Legends character who collects her feathers. Or at least, the one I played had a certain level of difficulty, but it was very good!
im happy you liked it😁 I wasn't a Xayah player tbh but maybe i was inspired by it for the attract ability without realising.
The raven was a mix of fling and attract (the blue and purple fragments)
You can try different characters by choosing different abilities/fragments
fling and attract (blue and purple) raven
There is also
fling and burst (blue and orange)
burst and attract (orange and purple)
you dont have to play the whole game, just try the characters through the tutorial room, and im sure you're gonna enjoy them 😊
The home screen is gorgeous and I think it's cool that there are different characters depending on your build. The fighting got a bit repititive but I think if you expanded on it it could be super fun! Great polish and effects :)
thanks im happy you liked it😊 The core idea of the them is that the characters are built differently depending on the abilities/fragments. I tried to make each character as fun and unique as possible, so most of the time was spent on the characters and their abilities and tutorial. The problem is that the enemies aren't that interesting, which made the combat feel repetitive. I should have added fewer levels, more levels don't always mean more fun, especially if the enemies are the same. I hope I can expand on it by making more fun and interesting enemies 😁
Totally get that, we also ran out of time and did the opposite of you, so we use one super polished level only 😂
I finished the game with the samurai crow, werewolf, and Ahri. I really, really enjoyed the game. It lacked character skills or something like that, but I really liked the game's aesthetics and the character selection system. I hope they continue developing it; I would love to play more of this game and make Scarecrow even prouder of me.
ahri? we found ourselves a lol player 😂
thanks im very happy you liked it😁 the main core theme was the different characters built through different fragments/abilities, so I tried to make each character as different and unique as possible. What the game lacked was interesting enemies, other than the 4 zombie which were just the same enemy with different sprites and things like damage, speed, health, etc. There were 2 skeletons, which were kinda interesting compared to the zombies, but in general, having boring enemies made the combat not that interesting overall. I hope I can expand on it by making the enemies more interesting and fun.😊
The characters are great, and the gameplay feels smooth and pleasant. Combat is satisfying at first, but after a while, I got bored with fighting the same enemies over and over. Maybe there’s more depth later in the game, but I didn’t reach that point. Even so, I enjoyed my time with it, and the overall experience was solid.
im happy you liked it 😁 the core idea of the theme was different fragments/abilities building different characters, so I tried to make each character as unique and different as possible, unfortunately not enough time was put into the enemies, which made the combat not that interesting overall, I hope I can expand on it and make more interesting enemies😄
holy man the idea is actually so good i played the game and had a lot of fun. fav character was the crow samurai one. and everyone having unique abilities and everything. there was a good amount of levels too loved it
thanks man im happy you liked it🥰 The core idea for the theme was the different characters through different fragments/abilites, so I tried to make each character unique and different as much as possible. though I didnt get the chance to make interesting enemies so the combat wasnt that interesting, most of the time was spent in characters and their abilities and tutorial.
so I hope and can expand on it by making interesting enemies and combat. 😊
cool game, I liked that there were actually different characters depending on some of the combinations.
Thanks😁, it was the core idea of the theme that you can build different characters through diffrent fragments/abilities, so most of the time was spent on the characters and their abilites and tutorials, sadly the enemies were too boring so the comabt overall wasnt that interesting, so I hope and can expand on it by making interesting enemies and combat. 😊
Neat game!
im happy you liked it😁
interesting take on the theme! I can see this having a lot of potential and replay value if you expand on it! good job!
I'd appreciate it if you could play/rate my game as well! :)
Thanks, im happy you liked it😊 The core idea was different characters by different fragments/abilities, so I tried to make each character interesting and different in its own way as much as possible.
Though the combat it self wasnt that fun unfortunately, since most of the fucos went to the character in a short deadline, since the characters were the main idea of the theme 😅
I hope I can expand on it by making fun enemies and making the combat more interesting in general. Thank you for the support, your game was fun as well😁
I love the art! so good!!!! also has replayability by choosing different combos, well done.
Thanks, Im happy you liked it😁 the art was a mix of assets and Photoshop.
The replayability of different characters was the core idea, so I tried to make each character interesting and different as much as possible.
The combat it self wasnt that fun, unfortunately, since most of the fucos went to the character in a short deadline, since the characters were the main idea of the theme 😅
I didn't realize there were multiple characters until I tried to replay with a different combo. Really cool! The fling/burst combo lady though seems to have some interesting animation for what looks like breathing? Lmao. Had a little trouble getting through the tutorial but overall cool game and great art.
Thanks, I'm happy you enjoyed it 😁 The art was a mix of itch.io assets and some Photoshop.
sorry its isnt unity so im afraid to play game
It's just Gamemaker 😅 it's in a normal zip file dont worry, the same thing happened to me the first time I downloaded a game from goddot 😅
oh okay, il try it
Very Cool Concept
thank you 😊