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Don't Stop The Party by SilverlyBee

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made by SilverlyBee for Ludum Dare 50 (JAM)

dstpbanner.png You are the dancing queen and through the power of dancing you can keep the party going! Find out what the coolest dance moves are and combo them to get even more points during the limited time you have. Of course, you can always keep the party going by dancing away and showing everybody that the party doesn't stop. There are 6 different moves for you to discover, just be careful not to bump into other people, that's a big no no in dance parties.

RULES

Dance on the dance floor and find out the dance moves to earn points and more time for your party. Combine different dance moves to get combos. Don't bump into strangers, that will cause you to lose your accumulated points.

CONTROLS

WASD/Arrows - Movement

Link https://silverlybee.itch.io/dont-stop-the-party
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/50/dont-stop-the-party

Ratings

Overall 966th 3.315⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Fun 798th 3.278⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 318th 3.667⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Theme 1177th 3.115⭐ 28🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 860th 3.444⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Audio 840th 2.808⭐ 28🧑‍⚖️
Humor 531th 3.179⭐ 16🧑‍⚖️
Mood 1102th 3.067⭐ 17🧑‍⚖️
Given 22🗳️ 25🗨️

Feedback

terylangosh
05. Apr 2022 · 16:44 UTC
I got a score of 57. The graphics were cool, and the music was lively! :))
🎤 SilverlyBee
05. Apr 2022 · 23:31 UTC
Thanks for playing @terylangosh my highest score has been about 300, but I had a cheat sheet on all the dance moves ;)
Lachlan James
06. Apr 2022 · 01:00 UTC
Nice art! I think for having a dance based game having a really strong backing track with a pulsing beat etc would be really beneficial.
Nate_Bit_Games
06. Apr 2022 · 01:00 UTC
Very interesting concept, I like it. Was fun trying to figure out all the dance moves.
Sawyer
06. Apr 2022 · 01:03 UTC
I had a really hard time figuring out the moves but after a while I got it and I like the concept.
Tobius
06. Apr 2022 · 01:05 UTC
Fun! Liked trying to figure out the different dance moves but man did that dance floor get packed quickly. I liked the art and the music was alright (definitely fun and chaotic). I definitely appreciated the "open-ended" puzzle-ness of it. Good job!

One improvement would be to make it easier to keep track of your character via a more distinct appearance or highlight. Unless that was part of the game, it just didn't feel great to lose myself like that, haha.
HungryCatGames
06. Apr 2022 · 01:10 UTC
Took a bit to figure out what the white, green and red meant but once I did it was fun trying to discover all the options. Not sure if I did find all but enjoyed trying to.
LDJam user 261538
06. Apr 2022 · 01:15 UTC
this was fun! discovering the moves and then having more options each time when the board gets really full is an interesting way to pace the game and let the player improve each time. Nice work!
Fromage
06. Apr 2022 · 01:26 UTC
I felt super boxed in super quick. I liked trying to find the combos though, and the graphics are pretty fitting
🎤 SilverlyBee
06. Apr 2022 · 03:29 UTC
Thank you guys for playing and for your feedback!
@nate-bit-games @sawyer @hungrycatgames @amberfall92 @fromage There are 6 moves in total and yeah, once you got them figured out it's way easier (still a bit tough when the crowd's full though)
@lachlan-james I agree, some cool beats would do great on the game, I tried my luck at making a song, sadly I'm very bad at it lol
@tobius I agree, sometimes it's a bit hard to see, it wasn't intentional. When I noticed it, it was too late to update all the graphics so I went with it, but if I were to expand on it I would make the player clearer and also keep track of all the moves the player has found
Fnessa
06. Apr 2022 · 11:30 UTC
Good work. I felt like the music on a dancing related game could have had a bit larger presence, and as you already commented, a list of discovered dance moves would have been nice. But until now it was probably the most fun game i've played from this jam.
Golam
06. Apr 2022 · 16:54 UTC
i don't understand this game
hechi
06. Apr 2022 · 16:55 UTC
The theme is on point! dance mechanics feels good :smile:
Confidant17
06. Apr 2022 · 17:01 UTC
games awesome., concepts great. the name for the move, al thou not showing the keys to press gave a good understanding of wwhat moves to do. only issue was that when i moved up for example and an enemy was at my left it gamve me that bad move as if i have someone up, but the square was free. so i think that the bbox u use to check in the grid gets a bit confused there.great job overall
🎤 SilverlyBee
07. Apr 2022 · 02:12 UTC
@golam you just move with WASD/arrow keys and try to make the dance moves (the top is a guide: red - wrong move, white - the sequence is okay, green - you completed a move).
@confidant17 thanks for the report!
Rost
07. Apr 2022 · 18:12 UTC
I liked the graphics, but I didn't really understand the how the dances worked. I only found 2.
darwyn
07. Apr 2022 · 18:22 UTC
Fun to play, nice idea. I find the realism ingenious ... reflects my reality exactly :D
bobridze
09. Apr 2022 · 02:36 UTC
Very unusual, I really liked it!
Suchista
10. Apr 2022 · 11:56 UTC
Fun game, but I'd like to see how many moves I have discovered and how many are there yet to discover. Anyway I like the idea, that sooner or later you must bump into somebody at the party lol.
LDJam user 279546
10. Apr 2022 · 13:19 UTC
Really cool concept and execution. My only problem was that I had a hard time finding myself as the game went on. Maybe a border around the player so you don't lose yourself. Good game otherwise. Nice job!
LDJam user 280755
10. Apr 2022 · 14:33 UTC
Interesting concept! Gets really difficult really quickly. I like the idea of discovering the dances, but I found it difficult to do anything pretty quickly even after I knew two dances (are there more?).
Skruffye
10. Apr 2022 · 14:55 UTC
Unless I'm missing something, there were no moves that started with left or down (or that I could find that would take you in a particularly leftward or downward direction)...? I really like the idea of having to learn the moves and then strategically chain them both to score points and to avoid other dancers, but having to break combos to run over to the other side of the dance floor really broke any sort of flow you could get into.

Again, cool concept, well executed on a technical level, I just think there needed to be more options for how the player is able to move around the dance floor without breaking combos.

Good work! :slight_smile:
Applestreet Games
10. Apr 2022 · 15:07 UTC
Sound effects were a little overpowering. Could have used a few more dance moves to pull off. I only managed to find like three different moves and none of them started on left or down. With some polish this could be a great arcade-style score attack game.

Thank you for sharing!
pcmaster
11. Apr 2022 · 13:18 UTC
The floor gets crowded pretty quickly and the party inevitably ends. A nice little game.