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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Enjoyment | #649 | 3.634 | 3.634 |
| Overall | #735 | 3.748 | 3.748 |
| Presentation | #882 | 3.878 | 3.878 |
| Creativity | #1057 | 3.732 | 3.732 |
Ranked from 41 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
How does your game fit the theme?
You can change protagonist!
Did your team create the vast majority of the art during the 48 hours?
Yes
We created the vast majority of the art during the game jam
Did your team create the vast majority of the music during the 48 hours?
Yes
We created the vast majority of the music during the game jam
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Comments
Fantastically executed game. Very impressive you managed to kick this out in 48 hours - the art, sound, juicy details, variety, and balance all feel spot-on!
Only con I would posit is that it's not much of a stretch in terms of flavor and mechanics - for a "role reversal" game I was expecting something along the lines of "you are the deck" or even you play as Satan trying to destroy the hero... a little more risk in the experiment.
That being said, the little twist of swapping characters is fun and everything you put into the game is super solid.
Great job!
Forgot to mention, your game was assigned via Review Swap from the Post Jam Productions Server :)
very clever, but man is it hard to play well
Love love LOOVEE the art-style of your game! What a cool concept too, well done!
Really cool concept! The game makes you carefully think about your decisions - if you don't like the current character, you can give them a weaker card so that you're able to defeat them next turn. The visuals and story are also nice. The fights need some balancing, but it's an amazing entry overall!
Fun game! There's so much design space I'm excited to see more of this, hope you continue working on it post jam!
Interesting. I like the presentation.
Fantastic entry! Unique concept, and a lovely artstyle. Great stuff!
Although card roguelites have been done before, the role switching makes this game unique. The drafting strategy is different since you don't want to make the current character too strong or you might have a difficult time later. Didn't realize at first that the characters have levels but when I did I found it easier to switch characters. Was surprised that I can also play as the boss. I'll have to play again to hopefully get the other ending(s). I love the art and sound design. It just needs some music then it would be perfect (though as it currently is, I think the game still deserves 5 stars in presentation). Great game!
Really love the game and hope you expand on the idea, also perhaps a relic system to feel the progress every few swaps would be nice.
I enjoy the art style. I think this is a very interesting concept and I think it could go in a really neat direction!
Love the swap to keep going.
Love the swap to keep going.
This was pretty cool. I like how taking a card at the end of a battle along with choosing the next protagonist add some layers of strategy. Love the graphics too.
Nice game. Would have liked some music to really bring it to life. The mechanic of switching protagonists was a good take on the theme. Overall a good game, well done.
Well done!
Very fun game, had me playing for a lot longer than I thought I would because I would keep saying: "just one more game and maybe I'll beat this zombie...". I have no idea if it's possible to beat it or if it's infinite, but still a good experience. Very polished, good job.
You can see endings if you reach level 5 and beat the final boss! (or become the final boss and beat the hero)
Ohhhhhh... I'll have to come back to this one to get to the endings then!
Cool and unique idea!
Also great pixel art.
Very cool idea and its been executed very well. Looks nice and sounds just right. If we could see the other enemy's cards before hand that'd be the icing on the cake
Nice idea for the game, switching character requires better planning of the deck
Very well made game. Feels like a good unique idea placed in a well made deck builder. Making the previous character have the first turn in the next battle is a brilliant idea to balance the drawbacks of having low health.
Well done!