DFuxa Plays Failed-7DRL 2024 - Duck in Pengsuit
This was a failed entry, but it was one that the developer likely should have marked as successful. I go through it to show it off in full.
Honorary ranking:
3 Completeness: I said 2 in the video, but you did have the instructions saying Bot's can't be tickled so that was obviously intended
2 Aesthetics: Hard to tell which way stones are rolling, lots of unintentional level changing, hard to see tiles behind enemies
2 Fun: Not really enough of a hook here to keep me coming back, but entertaining enough to kill some time with
2 Innovative: We don't see a lot of Hex-Grid roguelikes! But it isn't that different from something like Hoplite.
2 Scope: Flesh out stat system a bit, maybe add items, or something else new and interesting - at least if you also want to up innovation score too!
2 Roguelikeness: I said a 3 in the video, but honestly this 'is' very puzzle based and lacking in depth of gameplay
Final thoughts:
This might be a game that could work good on the phone as it is quite simple; but the playfield might be a bit much to fit on the screen. You might take a gander at broughlikes and think about minimizing the area the player has to move in and balance the amount of enemies for it. Maybe add a warning about jumping down a level, perhaps have some animation or wording to note which way stones are tumbling.
Overall, it was an entry that I personally would have given a score above 2.0.