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Cute design and an interesting mechanic system. As others have said it's not the most intuitive to use. I second the idea that the bars shouldn't reset when you fail. This has the potential to be expanded on as a game. Good work!

The visual style is simple but cute. The ambience gives the game a nice calm feeling. I think this is a good creative take on the jam limitation and theme. The gameplay is not my type, as I found it too simplistic, but then again, it's a game jam and for this genre I think that's fine. Nice work!

It was certainly more challenging to have to choose between firing and dodging or else your kickback would send you right into an enemy, or maybe would help you escape them. I think a handful of sound effects would have made a big difference here

Nice art. I would have appreciated a few sfx to make it feel more immersive. One combo I made came up as saying "Blank" and did nothing

A neat prototype. Looks very polished. My suggestion to gameplay change is that moving only one tile is pretty slow. Maybe you can have the slow units move 2 tiles, neutral move 3, and fast move 4. It made the beginning feel slow. Still, it's a neat concept

Unfortunately I also could not figure out how to progress past the house

Really nicely polished. I thought it was an interesting take to make the player itself a weapon while also being vulnerable to damage. You managed to execute that in a way that works well. I got confused about some of the powerups and which ones did what. I got one powerup and randomly started shooting bullets despite not having an upgrade to activate them. The same thing happened with the lasers too. 

It's a cute art style and I liked that it got me thinking creatively to pass the levels. I did have some issue remembering which key I needed to hit to go in a certain direction. I'm afraid I'm not very used to isometric games like this unless they're RTS games. I'm not sure if it just didn't play or if there's actually no sound, but at least a few sfx would have been nice

I thought this was a very fun and unique concept that was well put together. I thought it was funny how it said "You're fired" any time you die. The visuals were pleasing and the level design was good. Nice fluid mechanics. My only gripe is that because some spots are really tight to work with, I would have preferred if the hose only was active when the mouse button was pressed. I found a few times where I tried a quick click to give myself a tiny boost but the water kept going half a second longer and made me miss my target. Other than that this was great!

Surprisingly well put together for a 72 hour jam. That's not a lot of time. Reminded me of Lego Rock Raiders with the limited oxygen supply

Just played yours. Honest, even if negative feedback is most appreciated. Rate Deckades by Noah Wesley for Brainless Mini-Game Jam - itch.io

You certainly captured the old school feel with the looks, but I found it rather basic. The sometimes pixel perfect movement requirements became frustrating at times. I'd find myself clip a spike and be thrown immediately back to a previous location. A half second delay to help process that I died might have helped. There were a few occasions that I immediately ran off an edge because I hadn't released the movement key fast enough. I might suggest making the character less floaty as it generally feels more responsive, but I think you used that to your advantage during level design. As a small note, I really appreciate that you made a sound for when the character runs. I find that small detail to make a big difference.

I actually enjoyed playing this through from start to finish. You did a good job of keeping a simple game engaging. The music and sfx were a great fit for the game. I think my only issue is that with how pixelated it is it was hard to read the text sometimes

https://itch.io/jam/brainless-mini-game-jam/rate/4190853 The more honest the better!

I liked the way that you used a sort of ragdoll physics mechanic to make the player wield the sword. It a bit more active than a lot of other games of this type. I actually found myself playing for much longer than I expected. Well done

I wouldn't mind a few more opinions on mine if you haven't seen it already. I'm in the Mini Jam #202 so any input could help me with the next one. https://itch.io/jam/brainless-mini-game-jam/rate/4190853

Thank you! I wrote it a few years back and thought it would fit well here. Glad you liked that cards!

I'll take that as a high compliment! Already done my good sir! :)

This is definitely like the Papa's games. I did find myself playing them a good bit. You did a good job recreating the feel of one. My biggest gripes would be that the timer in the back was small enough that I didn't even notice it the first time around. Once I did though I channeled my inner McDonalds worker and slapped those burgers together without much care! The other thing was that the music felt a bit too repetitive, but it definitely hit the right vibe.

You did a good job (or at least I assume since I've never played a souls game) of making Dark Souls in an 8-bit retro design. My only grip is that since there were so many controls I often found myself forgetting which button did what

This was a very cute and funny game. I enjoyed it despite its simplicity. Well done

That was a decent twist on the flappy bird gameplay. I do think some sort of rope would have been helpful so I could see how the rotation was affected by where the character was (if it was at all). Either way the visual feedback would have been nice

This seems very well put together. The CRT filter is a nice touch. I did enjoy this

I might suggest that if you're going to go for a parry mechanic as the main mechanic, a top down approach would be better suited to that playstyle. 

I have to say I thought I wouldn't like it based on the extremely simple graphics, but it actually works to it's advantage. The minimalistic design and old school sounds work well together. The game is very responsive and all the little details that give the player feedback are well designed. Well done!

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed the cards. I agree with you that I should have added more audio and visual feedback. I didn't have the time to add those features and I see how often that has confused people. You really get to see how important the small details like that change the end user experience. I realized that I did not make it check HP on every turn swap, just the player turn, and I see how that allows for the CPU to make a last ditch effort to keep going or at least get one more round. Although there may be a place for that since the player goes first. Thanks for playing and giving feedback! I'll sort out the end screen eventually... I hope

Glad it was a better experience! Yeah, sorry about the end screen. I accidentally randomized it with my code. For now I'm working on another jam so I'll have to get to it later. I plan to add more once the judging period is over. My thought was to add a deck from each decade (hence the name) for at least the 90s, 00s, and 10s. I'm not old enough to know the 80s. lol. Thanks for trying it again!

Thanks for fixing the file! The art is cute and it has the potential to be a cozy game, but there are some kinks to work out. The movement was a bit buggy and I could pass through trees. It became a bit jarring visually when I'd bounce between them and my screen would shake. Maybe use an invisible wall if putting the trees too close looks weird. A minimap would have been helpful (although I understand the time crunch may not have allowed that), and some nice ambient music would have helped. I know it says 8-bit music in the description, but it didn't work for me (windows build).

Well done! You somehow managed to make it feel like an improved old Gameboy game. It looks like one but feels much smoother. The graphics are nice and the audio blends it all very well. Great job!

Not gonna lie I wish there were more levels. Nice job!

A bit basic, I must admit. It wasn't terribly apparent to me as to how to pass through the first door. The jump sound only played in the left ear for me, which was weird. The boss wasn't anything more than a bullet sponge, which was a bit disappointing.

I'm not kidding, you should turn this into an app. My wife loves to play simple but engaging games like this. Reminds me of sudoku. Definitely keep developing this after the jam. Good visual style and audio feedback. Keep it up!

Cute visuals, but a tad too easy.

A cute idea and well executed. Well done!

Thank you! Glad you found it entertaining! I had at least 4 more cards I wanted to add but I didn't have time to build the special categories they'd require. I plan on doing at least a little more work once the jam is done just for funsies. I actually enjoyed both making and playing this game more than I thought. If you have any suggestions for more cards let me know!

Thanks for recording the gameplay! That's actually very helpful. I had no idea it looks so funky on a different aspect ratio. I'll have to look into fixing that. I might have forgotten to fix the random end screen issue... but it could be worse. There's a card that deals damage over time and one that causes self damage in exchange for extra armor. I probably should have added some more visual feedback for those. Your feedback has been greatly appreciated and most helpful!

Whoops! I thought I has fixed that but it's still triggering the end screen randomly. My bad. Glad you had a good time though!

I like the way that people popped into crazy monkeys. It was a funny contrast to the music. I found the aiming to be a bit annoying with the smoothness increased so much, but maybe that was lag on the web version

Cute game. I liked the music and the general vibe. Had some issues with the player speed getting faster all of a sudden.

I think this was actually pretty creative mechanics and it stumped me on one of the levels. Really got me thinking. Nice work! I'd say keep developing this one