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A jam submission

Soul OutView game page

Play as a Knight that has the ability to separate his soul from his body.
Submitted by DeveloperDavid (@DeveloperDavid_) — 1 day, 12 hours before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Theme#24.3424.342
Overall#34.0114.011
Graphics#54.2374.237
Originality & Innovation#64.0004.000
Fun & Game Design#64.0264.026
Audio#373.4473.447

Ranked from 38 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

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Submitted (1 edit) ( 1)

Little too difficult, but I like the game overall. Well done :)

Developer( 1)

Thanks for the feedback! I appreciate it!

Submitted( 1)

it have a huge potential :) sometimes i search dash after back in body :P or trap to planning. i had a lot of fun playing :)

Developer

Thanks for the feedback! I appreciate it!

Submitted( 1)

This is so neat and works well. I hope you'll continue adding to it in the future. I went through wave 4 or 5 before I stopped, but I could keep playing this all day. It reminds me of Robotron: 2084. 
Upgrades and different maps in a complete build? 

Developer( 1)

Actually, it has an ending! The game only have 9 waves. I forgot to put something to inform the player that it's not endless and there's an ending. Anyways, thanks for the feedback! I appreciate it!

Submitted( 1)

Nice game, good polish, I feel like it needs a bit more juice, more screen shake etc to feel a bit more satisfying as your shoot down the enemies, but other than that it's good fun, good correct use of collision boxes and pleasing game loop! Nice clean use of pixel style as well!

Developer

I actually put a little bit screen shake when shooting and getting hit. But I guess it's not that noticeable. Anyways, I'll take note of that. Thanks for the feedback! I appreciate it!

Submitted( 1)

A lot of good polish on this game. I liked the mechanics and only being able to shoot some enemies in certain modes. I also like that enemies go after your body when you're a ghost, so you don't feel safe splitting if there are both types of enemies around. The one big suggestion I would make is to have it so the enemies can't enter the space of your body so if you get touched you can quick jump back to your body and run away easier. The other one I can think of is to put a zone around the player where things can't spawn because it's no fun to have a bad guy spawn already hurting you. But really fun game, great work!

Developer( 1)

Thanks for the feedback! My take is to add few seconds before the enemy can move (and full transparency) to have the player few seconds to react when the enemy spawn. And the player can't take damage when the transparency of the enemy is not full. Anyways, thanks for the comment! I appreciate it!

Submitted

That sounds like a good solution that'd make the player feel like they were choosing the risk of staying close to a spawning enemy to get hits faster. Again solid game and good luck!

Submitted( 1)

I love the Arcade feel, and the nice implementation of theme into the chaotic mess of fast-paced  movement and shooting, also the art, you gotta teach me how you make such great art, this is such a polished game, it's great!

Developer

I get some of my art in a free asset online (especially character animation) then just modify the color and shape of it to fit the style. I also use an eight-colored palette to be consistent in color. Anyways, thanks for the feedback! I appreciate it!

Submitted

what is the asset pack

Submitted( 1)

Woo! I'm a great knight! I think this is the most polished game I've seen from this jam, and definitely one of my favourites overall. The "tutorial" at the beginning is a lovely touch.

If I have one quibble, it's that returning the spirit to the soul to the body seems to take just a smidge longer than I'd like given that enemies can spawn more or less on top of you: it feels as though the delay to control your body is about as long as the grace period when enemies first appear on screen, so you're almost guaranteed to take damage if you get unlucky with their placement. But there's enough health available that it's not overly frustrating to lose a point here and there in that way. Great work!

Developer( 1)

Congrats on beating the game! I intentionally make a delay before you move when separating to highlight the effect of the soul separating / combining. What I might change after this jam is to add more delay before the enemies actually move and hurt you. (Enemy Spawn) So players will have more time to react. Anyways, thanks for the feedback! I really appreciate it!

Submitted( 1)

That would be great! There were definitely occasions where I'd been too busy shooting to notice new enemies, and that's my bad. It's only really when one spawns right on top of you, you think "Uh-oh!" and immediately return to your body, then take damage anyway that might benefit from a tweak to the timing involved.

Submitted( 1)

Super polished and well made game! The mechanic is great and the gameplay loop is enjoyable. Great work!

Developer( 1)

Thanks for the feedback! I appreciate it!

Submitted( 1)

Amazing game! I have played 3 times. (Please add more lives next time). GG😍🔥

Developer( 1)

I'll take note of that. Thanks for the feedback! I appreciate it!

Submitted( 1)

Cute and tough game! Awesome!

Developer

Thanks for the feedback! I appreciate it!

Submitted( 1)

Made it to level 8 - it was tough. But what a great piece of work! I am impressed. 

You implemented the meaning of the theme so well and intelligent. The graphics are an eye candy. There are tactic and arcade elements. The gameplay is smooth and the rules are self explaining. 

The cherry on top would be some fun music. But hey, for me the game is simply perfect!

Developer

You almost finish the game! The game has 9 waves. Great job! Anyways, thanks for the feedback, I really appreciate it!

Submitted( 1)

Nice choice of colors, it really stands out beautifully! I love how the different vulnerabilities are explained in the tutorial room, making sure you understand everything and get some practice before jumping into the game. Overall, it's very solid! Great work!

Developer

Thanks for the feedback! I appreciate it!

Submitted( 1)

I love it what about art style it's a piece of art <3

Developer

Thanks for the feedback! I appreciate it!

Submitted( 1)

No need to thank you deserved it ( btw I hope you like my game as well <3 )

Submitted( 1)

Really great and innovative game! Love the art style very much! It's quite difficult for me though :)

Developer( 1)

Thanks for the feedback! I appreciate it!

Submitted( 2)

A retro shooter game with an interesting idea of separating body and spirit. The animation is fluid, it is not difficult to understand because the short tutorial explains everything right away. It's quite difficult. I managed to get to wave 6, but beyond that it was too difficult for me. I like pixelart. The ghosts remind me of the ghosts from Pacman. Maybe it would be good to introduce points and a leaderboard so it would be more competitive.

Developer

I don't make leaderboard because it isn't endless. It only have 9 waves then ending. Anyways, thanks for the feedback! I appreciate it!

Submitted( 1)

The split mechanic is well done...

I suggest you to add a difficulty option to help the novice players...

Add a color blind mode too...

Good job! <3

Developer( 1)

I'll take note of that. Thanks for the feedback! I appreciate it!

Submitted( 1)

well done :) nice concept

Developer

Thanks!

Submitted( 1)

Interesting idea, I like it.

Developer

Thanks!

Submitted( 1)

Ough! Very tough little game. Really like the visuals.

Developer

Thanks for the feedback! I appreciate it!

Submitted( 1)

Good game! Lovely pixel art and creative use of theme!

Developer

Thanks for the feedback! I appreciate it!

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