Very interesting game. The awkwardness of the controls reminded of Qwop, sort of a 'the controls are meant to be tricky' kinda game. I loved the relaxing music. Very chill.
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LowRez Kayak's itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Audio | #40 | 3.842 | 3.842 |
| Overall | #115 | 3.500 | 3.500 |
| Authenticity (use of resolution) | #123 | 4.158 | 4.158 |
| Graphics | #136 | 3.316 | 3.316 |
| Gameplay | #174 | 2.684 | 2.684 |
Ranked from 19 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Comments
The idea is really great. I couldn’t really steer well but I’m not a good player. :) I rated objectively. I liked the graphics and the resolution is also good implemented.
Maybe you want to play mine, too?
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Funny LandQuite Chill, controls were a bit fiddly but I got the hang of it, found I got stuck a bit too easily on the edges of things (like a real Kayak!) Great checkpointing and the audio and SFX made just wondering around a nice experience.
Good job!
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Knight-a-gotchiThe sound effects and music give this a relaxing atmosphere. Good job!
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VoidvasionThe controls were a bit strange at first but once I figured it out, I enjoyed it very much! I love the SFX and Music. Pretty relaxing concept
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Super Street BrothersThe controls here are a bit awkward. I’d have loved to have more ‘standard’ modifiers than Ctrl and Alt. I feel like I got the hang of the controls after a bit of tooling around. I got ~10 minutes up the river, but eventually got to a part where no matter how fast I got going, it would just push me backwards. Not sure where to go from there. I’d also love for the camera to stay a bit ahead of the character. Multiple times, I’d have good speed, only to have a rock or tree pop out right in front of me and kill all of my momentum. Overall, this has a lot of potential for a fun QWOP-like experience with a few QOL tweaks.
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ToboiroThis game really has the feel of an older game in a great way, fun, but simple. My one comment is I wish the numbers in the time were spaced out just a little bit more as they sometimes were hard to read when touching each other, but that didn't impact my enjoyment of the game.
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A Poem for the KingNot every jam game needs to be action packed, and this is a good example why. Its relaxing to paddle around with the sound water flowing and some quiet music playing. Though it is a bit hard to find where to go, as I got stuck after paddling out to the open area.
I like the vibe. Great submission : )
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Occult GunnerGreat musing and sfx, and a relaxing color palette.
In my opinion, the kayak was a little too large for the screen in this resolution and the turning camera messes with my eyes a little. But these were not true shortcomings for me personally, because they created to a disorientation very similar to sailing on open sea; they just improved my immersion. :-)
I would have appreciated it if there was some practice or tutorial area at the beginning to get used to the controls.
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