FUZE 2020 Advent Calendar
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"Missing Mike and the many coincidences" by Jongjungbu
When I think of outstanding FUZE creators, I think of Jongjungbu, I really do. Easily could have picked several games from you alone - the reason I didn't was just that this one is by far my personal favorite.
[status: December 2020 --- Still no trace of Jongjungbu. Not giving up hope. We are collectively enduring the drought as long as necessary. Your return will be legendary!
On a more serious note: Yeah, I mean it is a shame that you're absent at the moment. I do hope, however, that people aren't going to take this as a negative - after all, the reason why the community is so great is the fact that there is no pressure. It better stay that way! Personally, I'm just happy that your games don't seem to be broken due to updates and stuff, and it's just personal reasons.]Going back to the game! With most Fuze games highlighted here in the past weeks, it's about gameplay concepts or innovations. Story games are a rarity, though. I know that some people are hard at work with those, and to make a story game feel complete is obviously a task that takes time!
That really goes to show the accomplishment this game is. 'Missing Mike' has a complete little story with well-written characters. It's even more impressive considering Jongjungbu managed to fit that stuff basically into a bunch of dialogue options, and not much more was needed! The storytelling is perfect, and the point-and-click gameplay is relaxed yet entertaining. I didn't even mention graphics (we kinda need more 3D games with fixed camera, it looks spectacular), flawless presentation, creativity, you get the picture.TL;DR this game is a 10/10, play it.
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Another awesome game! Fuze needs more story focused games.
I also hope @Jongjungbu comes back to the community whenever he feels ready. He made some great stuff indeed.
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"Panic Buy" by spt games
Any look back on 2020 would be incomplete without The Pandemic©. I know we all just want to forget that this is a thing (or at least as long as Christmas lasts). But today is the day before the Christmas days, so I'd argue we can take one look back.
As you know, we had the Virus Gamejam around May time, which was an attempt to view the whole situation with some humour. Even in darker times, that should always be something to strive for, in my opinion. And the game that I personally enjoyed the most from that Gamejam, happens to be 'Panic Buy'. What's so funny about this one is just how it shows us that we as humans tend to go crazy quite easily. I wanna stress that I don't mean that in an offensive way (and the creator didn't either)! It's just that there are some hilarious habits in human nature, like, you named it, hoarding toilet paper.
With that being said, let's all just agree to wipe 2020 out of existence, and move on to a hopefully better 2021. Lastly, as mentioned earlier, I hope everyone is able to forget that virus for the next few days.
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"Game of Life" by starshine vixen
Merry Christmas everyone!
Christmas Eve, a special day, is upon us. Time really does fly. No matter if you are celebrating Christmas or not, it's THE time for some positivity!
For that occasion, I wanted to highlight a special game. It is not an actual game, to be completely honest, rather a simulation. Furthermore, 'Game of Life' doesn't even originate in FUZE, instead it's an invention of a guy called John Horton Conway (who sadly passed away this year). So what does this have to do with Christmas?
When religious people think of Christmas, they think of hope, of life. Maybe of endurance of humankind. I feel like everyone would value these things, really, but it's never more apparent than during Christmas time. And for me, Game of Life is a celebration of life, hope, and endurance. Sure, on a structural level, it is merely an algorithm that showcases the emergence of structures from a basic pattern. But what we derive from it is what matters! If you are reading this, consider giving this game a go today.
All you need to do is paint a number of boxes in a grid, then start the simulation. You don't need to understand why some blocks get deleted and others don't. Just take a few minutes to try all kinds of setups, and just watch what happens. You might end up developing a deep fascination for the concept of life if you accept the beauty of these structures that seem to come out of nowhere. For me, 'Game of Life' perfectly represents the Christmas spirit.
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"Wormhole" by Xevdev
Merry Christmas!
After going philosphical yesterday, this time we're going back to praising the awesomeness of FUZE creations. I wanted this to be the ultimate conclusion to this Advent Calendar, so how to make the choice for the last game?
It all comes down to my personal favorite Fuze game of the year. Simply put, 'Wormhole' is just that. Now this is a statement!
For me, 'Wow Factor' is something that makes certain experiences to stick out from others. Frankly, the first time I saw this game in a Game Jam stream, it blew my mind. The technical aspect of this game is something otherwise unseen in Fuze. Those who have already played this, you know exactly what I mean.
So just the appearance of this game is extraordinary. But what's incredible is the fact that Xevdev turned a Game Jam demo program into something truly special. With shooting gameplay and the fact that the player needs to dodge these electrical poles (which is incredibly cool in its own right), it is just perfect now. If it doesn't make it into the Showcase Gallery, I don't know what can.
Obviously, everyone has their own preferences in terms of favorite games. But I think we can all appreciate the achievement that this game is.And that's it for my Advent Calendar 2020! It was unbelievably cool to look back on all of these games. Now all that is left to say is: Enjoy the holidays as much as you can, with your family or the people you love!
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Good Choice! Well they all were really
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Absolutely wonderful list! Hopefully this becomes a tradition of some sort.
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Thank you so much, @CasualTie5, for putting this advent calendar together. You did a great job, and picked some amazing games. It was a fun look back on the year, and a great reminder to revisit some old favorites (and some new discoveries).
I will miss expectantly logging into the forum every day to see what today’s pick was. I really hope this will become an annual tradition from now on!
Merry Christmas!
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I loved this, each day I was eager to see what was picked and I played some games that otherwise I would have missed.
Thanks to @CasualTie5 what a great idea and done so well!Happy Christmas everyone!
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I’m glad I followed this too. I was missing out on some good stuff!
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Thx for the kind words everyone! Cool to be part of such an awesome community
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I hope to see this come back next year it was fun and shows off the hard work that goes into each Fuze project... It also feels great when you see your game make it into this!
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Thank you for this, i love Advent calendars, especially this one. Great work everyone.
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I felt like it was important to highlight all these games one last time. So here is my list of games and creators that I had before choosing 25. Treat it like the 'final credits' of FUZE in 2020, or something.
Here is the full list of over 100 games that could have made it into my Advent Calendar! Maybe you'll spot a few that you might want to replay?
Fuzeion - Ashton Arnold
Social Distance Simulator 5000 - Kat
GIGA - waldron
Cough - LinkCraft
Virus Shooter - Richard
Panic Buy - spt games
Faery Tail Adventure - Tim Gilmore
Circles - Qoholeth
Morse Training - Hector 1945
Alien Defense - James Morris
Paint by Number - Tod Hessong
Smack Man - spikey
Super Pong - Romain Graillot
fuzeshooter - waldron
Wormhole - Xevdev
Starfighter! - DaddyJDM
Rox - chizujin
Boom - Juanfran
Space Wars! - gilman
Bouncy Boxes - LinkCraft
Speed - Richard
Worm - Pobtastic
DaveVsTheTriffid - SteveZX81
Existential Growth - waldron
Last Worm Creeping - spikey
Caterpillar - Richard
Funky Flower - AndyG85
The growing pains of Señorita Space Worm - vinicity (Tystnaden)
Gravitational Growth - nintisonfire
Crystal Protector - James Morris
You are not alone - vinicity (Tystnaden)
Cube Puzzle Toy - Gothon
Missing Mike and the many coincidences- Jongjungbu
Subs - SteveZX81
Missiles - LinkCraft
snake - JonnyLaw
Motorway Memory - spt games
Helping Day - Ryo Hayden
Rescue - doumdoum
Chicken Aid - spikey
HELP - Richard
HELP! - Tratax
Board.blocks.stenchy.socks - waldron
GamJame - Ben
Welcome to earth - Isaac age 9
Lots O' Slime - LinkCraft
Untitled Blob Game - SteveZX81
Monsta Crystal - Jongjungbu
Slimey Sock Race - James Morris
Spin Cycle - DaddyJDM
Chompsville - Dave/ Kat
Green Whale - Gothon
Mutant Space Blobs - toxibunny
Slime Jump - Pobtastic
Fuze Fit Adventure 2 - vinicity (Tystnaden)
Control - Louis Abery
Slimy Cravings - PB__
Sock Man - Richard
SOLS - Jongjungbu
Albion T-RPG - Jongjungbu
Game of Life - Starshine Vixen
Patience Solitaire - PB__
Fuze Invaders - SwitchedOn
Y.A.S.S. - Martin
Retro Racer - Martin
DJ Fuze - waldron
Just DRIVE - Louis Abery
Golf Shot Test - Tod Hessong
Joe Wick's Hero - AndyG85
Fuze Racer - LinkCraft
2048 - PB__
H.E.L.P. - SteveZX81
Spike Dislike - Jayenkai
Escape from OORT Cloud - vinicity (Tystnaden)
Duck Dodge - Stefano Lassandro
Cats Drive - spikey
BLIND LIGHT - waldron
Dave in the dark - SteveZX81
The Planet Light Blue - Jongjungbu
Dark Maze - Richard
Lights Out! - Pobtastic
Parasail Pat - AndyG85
Charge of the Lite Bgirade - vinicity (Tystnaden)
Skatey-Cat - Spacemarioedition
Shooting Gallery - SteveZX81
Jump a Face - Gothon
Box Hopper - JonnyLaw
Bird Catchers - Keliot
Worm Game - LinkCraft
Da Bean - spikey
AnimeUltraHyperJump - Jaywalker
LONG JUMP - doumdoum
J.U.M.P. - Mario Bodemann
Tanks - SteveZX81
Flappy Bird - Hector
Go Go Pogo Jo - Xevdev
Super LASER BLAST - vinicity (Tystnaden)
Whal3ree - nintisonfire
O Captain! My Catpain! - vinicity (Tystnaden)
Genial Chess Vs. - vinicity (Tystnaden)
Fuzeotron - SteveZX81
Made by these awesome people
Starshine Vixen
PB__
SwitchedOn
Martin
waldron
Louis Abery
Tod Hessong
AndyG85
LinkCraft
SteveZX81
vinicity
Stefano Lassandro
spikey
Jongjungbu
Richard
Pobtastic
Spacemarioedition
Gothon
JonnyLaw
Keliot
Ashton Arnold
Kat
spt games
Tim Gilmore
Qoholeth
Hector 1945
James Morris
Romain Graillot
Xevdev
DaddyJDM
chizujin
Juanfran
gilman
nintisonfire
Ryo Hayden
doumdoum
Ben
Tratax
Isaac age 9
Dave
toxibunny
Jaywalker
And probably a bunch more I didn't even mention.
That includes everyone that played around with Fuze for a few hours, but didn't yet find the motivation to go all out on a major project. It is absolutely normal to be overwhelmed with a text-based programming language! Only advice I can give is start small, and work your way up.
Shout-out also to all of these people that make interpretors of different languages and other advanced stuff. You're doing positively crazy work, keep it up!Thanks so much to all of you for being an awesome community!
And thank you in particular to the small but special Fuze Team!
Jon,
Dave,
Kat,
Martin,
Ben,
Will,
pianofire,
and with 100% certainty someone I forgot to mention; Sorry :DLast but not least I want to highlight Dave as the 'Face of Fuze'
Whether in tutorial videos or Game Jam streams: You're obviously doing the best you can to encourage people to achieve something in Fuze. What I admire the most is your dedication to every single game in any Game Jam stream. No matter if a game is unfinished, short or absolutely mind-blowing, you treat it with respect for being an achievement that one person put hours of work into. That is what I am most thankful for when it comes to FUZE in 2020.
Now to a successful 2021! I'm pretty sure we don't need to be quarantined in order to make games!
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I’ve also really enjoyed this - a few games I never knew existed, and a few others I’d meant to try out and hadn’t. Thanks CasualTie5 for putting the work in, and of course to everyone else!
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Impressive number of games and creators! Congratulations on your hard work Fuze game creators!
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Wow. Thank you for including my game. I do hope to finish this when my day job gives me some time. I've enjoyed your advent calendar to see all the awesome games people are creating. Makes me wish i was 13 again and had this wonderful fuse arena to find others who were just as keen as me to make games.
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Thanks @CasualTie5 for doing this!
I enjoyed seeing so many interesting games that have been created this year. In my opinion, there is definitely a lot of showcase gallery material among them..
And it's nice to be reminded that there are many talented, creative and awesome people in this community as well, so I look forward to see what 2021 will bring :-)
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Wow dude. This is such a lovely and moving post. Thank you @CasualTie5 for those incredibly kind words... I won't lie you definitely got me a bit teary there! That is exactly how I feel about each project people make in the Gamejams. Just grateful that people want to spend their time making something with Fuze, and hang out with us!
Our community amazes me non-stop.
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I wish we had a a calendar this year as well. @CasualTie5 did an amazing job last year…
