File Defender

Overall★★★★★★★★★★2.76
Fun★★★★★★★★★★2.71
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★2.66
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.68
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.18
Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.18
Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.66
Mood★★★★★★★★★★2.74
Computers have limited storage, it is up to you to make sure the hard drive is clear enough!

First Game Jam, Constructive feedback welcome!

https://canyon-212.itch.io/computer-cache

Game wouldn't load right, here is itch ^^
Tools: Unity

Comments14

floralvikings
floralvikings3 Oct 2023, 14:12
Enjoyed it, the UI elements could use a little bit of scaling to be more readable. I also wasn't super sure what I was supposed to be shooting and what I wasn't at first
LDJam user 372231
LDJam user 3722313 Oct 2023, 14:16
​I like the idea! But I die every time like after 15 seconds or even less. Maybe I'm doing something wrong or there are spawning too many files. I also like this simple design
hierarch
hierarch3 Oct 2023, 14:26
Cute game. I loved the custom voiceover. It wasn't clear that I could move before I read the control. Also I thought it kept bugging out when I took damage because I couldn't move or shoot but I realised it was intended feature. It causes a bit of a death spiral, but more that that it would be nice to have some indicator on screen what I can and can't do so that I don't have to suddenly realise I can no longer move.

Also the files pop in a bit suddenly either enemies teleporting behind me or good files teleporting into my bullets. I wish there was a bit of a fade in or grace so that I wouldn't get pwnd by rng.
Wander_dev3 Oct 2023, 22:26
Nice idea, but it feels kinda unfair when error spawns right on you or empty folders spawns on your bullets. Because of this, getting zero system time seems impossible.
He Li4 Oct 2023, 07:04
I am dying so quickly! Drawings and audios are fine. Also sometimes I stuck at a point. Don't know if it's an intentional design.
TomKnocker44
TomKnocker444 Oct 2023, 07:05
Decent idea but maybe make it so that enemies can't spawn on you. The system error thing is also kind of annoying since it always happens and makes it very hard to move. Also I died without touching anything so I'm not sure what I'm supposed to do.
Christian Zommerfelds
Christian Zommerfelds4 Oct 2023, 07:18
Nice take on the theme. You get all points for that :)

Some ideas for improvement:

* I kept getting system errors without touching anything. Not sure if it was a bug. Couldn't really play the game without beign confused.
* It would be nice if you didn't have to spam the mouse button. A hold option would be useful!
JamesW
JamesW4 Oct 2023, 14:14
Good concept. Apart from the troublesome system, I have to do a click for each shooting, which is kind of cumbersome. But overall great job for your first game jam!
Lachlan James
Lachlan James5 Oct 2023, 12:34
Movement feels good! Being able to hold mouse would be really great. Cool take on the theme.
The 'system error' thing was hard to understand - I feel like I'd play for a couple of seconds then get smashed with system errors and die :'(
Good stuff for your first jam mate, keep at it!
xett
xett7 Oct 2023, 20:36
Had a lot of the same issues a lot of other people are mentioning, but I really enjoyed the voice sfx and the style, good job!
Daniel G10 Oct 2023, 13:24
Very good idea for this theme, like it!
Netarion
Netarion10 Oct 2023, 14:04
I don't vote on this one cause it's too buggy. Same problem as the others. Hard to know what to do, attack just the corrupted files or every files ?
Keep it up, it's a good start
TheMiSta92
TheMiSta9217 Oct 2023, 17:46
Really cool concept. Sadly game "progresses" a bit too fast, you can't really fight the system errors as the green files (which I assume give back some controls) come in too late. Wish I didn't need to break my mouse playing it xD. Good first entry, congrats!

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