Its pretty neat with some cool level design, but it really needs some instructions. You have controls listed, but it doesn't say how to actually play the game.
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The Outpost is Needy's itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Aesthetic | #17 | 3.955 | 3.955 |
| Harmony | #27 | 3.455 | 3.455 |
| Sound | #29 | 3.182 | 3.182 |
| Ambition | #30 | 3.182 | 3.182 |
| Horny | #30 | 3.318 | 3.318 |
| Overall | #42 | 2.936 | 2.936 |
| Play | #44 | 2.909 | 2.909 |
| Stealth | #47 | 2.364 | 2.364 |
| Novelty | #51 | 2.773 | 2.773 |
| Kink | #55 | 2.545 | 2.545 |
| Narrative | #69 | 1.682 | 1.682 |
Ranked from 22 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
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On an Xbox controller playing via the browser under Chrome on Windows, the “south” and “east” fire buttons are exchanged relative to in-game prompts. But my inputs are shuffled totally differently relative to this Picotron Gamepad Tester thing, which doesn’t agree with either layout! Bizarre. Not sure if it’s something weird about my setup, Picotron being a moving target across its revisions, or what’s going on here…
Engine is a good start, although “jump” on dpad up doesn’t feel great on a controller. (It’s fine on a keyboard.) Best of luck developing this further if you choose to do so!
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FLEDGLINGThe animations are really compelling and have some great momentum to them. I'd love to see where this goes, the feel of running around and harvesting modules is great. Made a mountain of them for fun
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XXXRodeo - demoLove the idea of being a service bot, of course. I'm guessing any mechanics relating to the modules besides just getting them (and them affecting your sprite) are unimplemented, but i can see the beginnings there for being able to upgrade or expand them, or to have a spare when they break like the page says. For me, my rhythm game brain took over and i instinctually did what was intended when the circle popped up, but yeah, you already know that should probably be conveyed ahead of time somehow or other.
I think this game is cute and if you do expand upon it more later i'll certainly be in favor of it!
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JoypadLove the pixel art, this game looks great. It's also sort of funny to put yourself into the first NPCs shoes, where the sexbot arrives at the outpost and immediately charges you. With the implementation of the mechanics you've described, this game could really go some places.
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Drone CaféNice demo! I'm curious about what the final game would have looked like.
I had a bit of trouble understanding what to do with the white circle (I figured it out after reading the comments here). It would be nice if this were explained in-game for new players.
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My parents aren't homeIt's a very promising little demo! The combination of solid platforming controls and sound effects for actions is very satisfying. The spritework is pretty and detailed. I couldn't figure out how not to disappoint the customers or if there is anything I can interact with. I like the ambient background noises in different areas, they work very well with the detailed tileset to create a strong sense of place and atmosphere!
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Haunt the VaultI love the concepts in play and the graphics are well made and adorable (and a nice satisfying sound for the modules bouncing on the floor too). It is, sadly, just a tech demo at the moment, like you said, but it's a neat one.
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Cold VesselWoah! This looks so cool! I really wish there was more to this. I'll have to keep an eye on this if you continue working on it!
All I'll say is that (at least for me on my XBOX controller) the prompt to Swap and Grab were swapped according to the button prompts, but the Eject button appears correct.
But yeah! Good game! Love how it feels, even in this early state!~
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Contraceptive BotThat's weird. I tried it with my own XBox One controller, and next and eject are swapped, and interact is correct.
Guess that's just some Picotron weirdness. It is still young software. If I'm not mistaken the order for non-Nintendo controllers is south, east, west, north, but apparently Picotron is south, west, east, north? Idunno. The last two buttons don't even have names, yet, so it's just gonna have to be weird garbage until Zep sorts it out.
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