Bored in Class

Bored in Class is a very short game I built over the course of 2-3 evenings for the Godot Wild Jam #78, which had the theme "Erase".

I ended up getting sick a few days into the game jam, so unfortunately music, shopping and any additional polish and levels I would've liked to add didn't get to be made. But you can still play the game on itch.io.

Synopsis

Picture yourself back in primary or high school, bored out of your mind in your least favourite class... 

To pass the time until next period, you and your friend came made a few doodles and came up with a game. 

Armed with a character cutout glued to a popsicle stick in one hand, and an eraser in the other, you're ready to face any obstacles that come your way. Your friend starts moving the sheets of paper that your drew the levels on... it's go time!

How to play

  • Use the spacebar to jump. 
    • You can also hold down spacebar to jump higher.
  • Left Click on anything in the game to erase it.
    • Careful though! You can only erase a few things per level.
  • Avoid the skulls at all cost.
  • Try not to get stuck behind blocks.
  • Collect coins to purchase upgrades (or fun cosmetics).

Reception

Although I didn't get to finish the game, I still submitted it.

As expected, points were docked for the lack of music and polish, but overall the feedback was quite positive! You can see all the comments and ratings on the itch.io submission page.

Here are the scores that the game received, based on 18 ratings from other participants:

Criteria Rank (out of 136)  Score (out of 5)
Theme #14 4.278
Fun #37 3.278
Originality #40 3.667
Graphics #54 3.333
Overall #56 3.143
Controls #60 3.111
Accessibility #72 2.611
Audio #110 1.722

 

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