MAGICAL JUGGLER EXTRAORDINAIRE by benskca

What goes up must come down!
MAGICAL JUGGLER EXTRAORDINAIRE is a physics-based arcade game in which you attempt to put on a juggling show using a variety of magical spells. How much of a show can you put on before it all inevitably comes crashing down around you?

The game is controlled using only the mouse, and there's an in-game tutorial to help you get used to the controls! :slight_smile:
Tools used: - Unity - Paint.net - BeepBox - SFXR
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Enjoy the game and want to play it on the platform it was really made for? You can get the post-jam build on all android devices here with a host of new features, including a total overhaul of the wind spell, balance fixes, QoL improvements and more!
| Original Web Build | https://benskca.itch.io/magical-juggler-extraordinaire |
| Link | https://www.dropbox.com/s/9k7j6xspx8icfkg/LD50.zip?dl=0 |
| Post-Jam Android Build | https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bensc.MJE&gl=GB |
| Original URL | https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/50/magical-juggler-extraordinaire |
Ratings
| Overall | 40th | 4⭐ | 45🧑⚖️ |
| Fun | 37th | 4.047⭐ | 45🧑⚖️ |
| Innovation | 202th | 3.558⭐ | 45🧑⚖️ |
| Theme | 202th | 3.826⭐ | 45🧑⚖️ |
| Graphics | 101th | 4.023⭐ | 45🧑⚖️ |
| Audio | 104th | 3.721⭐ | 45🧑⚖️ |
| Humor | 112th | 3.558⭐ | 45🧑⚖️ |
| Mood | 93th | 3.75⭐ | 44🧑⚖️ |
| Given | 41🗳️ | 66🗨️ |
pls rate my game
Also, it's impressive that this game looks so complete. That feeling of "Oh, this has potential but the time just wasn't there to make it" is completely absent. Nice work!
I didn't run into any issues, though with Wind it was kind of hard to lose. Solid entry :)
And the fact this was all made for COMPO is just mindblowing. Amazing stuff.
Not a negative thing per se, but maybe something you can consider changing. The "wind" spell is a bit overpowered, as you can basically keep the ball in one position for as long as you can, I also tried to cheese it with the side screen, so the ball was generating points for no effort.
Also, to make it a little bit more challenging, I think it would be better, if there was some kind of line where you can cast your spells, instead of being able to cast anywhere. Because this way you can keep the ball as high as you want and it may never fall lower.

Very good entry and very polished, the music made me smile right away and I think that your interpretation of the theme was very good jeje.
Thanks for this entry I enjoyed playing it :)
Very good entry and very polished, the music made me smile right away and I think that your interpretation of the theme was very good jeje.
Thanks for this entry I enjoyed playing it :)

I just found very difficult to control the ball with magic when it is almost down (I wasn't able to save it once). Although I did very bad, I still played more to try to improve the score.