Hi! I played this on stream: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1834468660?t=00h01m47s

The puzzles were fun, and I liked the last 2 where there was a time limit for one of them, and a jump mechanic for the other. They added a different pace to the puzzles that made it exciting, compared to the earlier tutorial ones where I could take my time, at a slow pace if I wanted to.

One suggestion is to split the tutorial into missions. Instead of one long tutorial teaching everything, maybe have a bunch of "easier" missions that slowly introduce the new mechanics. The story could potentially be largely the same, maybe with some small tweaks, so it doesn't feel like a long tutorial. I think the order and pace of the puzzles are good.. it's more of massaging the story so it keeps moving forward through missions, so that the player feels more accomplished rather than "finishing the tutorial" :)

I liked the little animations the characters have when they're standing, like they're breathing, blinking etc. I think the characters look nice overall, except the Ucogi's breasts seem... disproportionate.. the other woman looks more proportionate :)

Really nice puzzles, both the puzzle process and artstyle remind me of old flash escape room games i used to play over and over again~

The cypher puzzles themselves are fun but I'd prefer if they were more related to other puzzle solving elements like the map and clock puzzle at the beginning rather than straight cypher grids at the end. The QTE and non-standard grid at the end were nice additions though, and I did like them too, though I was a little surprised the demo ended so quickly on a comparatively "fast-paced" note.

The password feature to return to certain parts is very on brand for what the game is, but at the same time I wonder if a chapter select after completing the required section/finding the required password wouldn't be more convenient. I realised at some point I really only commit the latest password to memory, which is fine for progress but not as great if I wanted to revisit older puzzles. The same would apply for the new spicy pics.

TLDR: Other supportive puzzle elements nice, chapter select not a bad idea. Good game.

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A nicely designed puzzle game, with an intriguing story.

Art direction: I'm not a fan of anime fanservice, but I understand the appeal for the target audience. The style is ok and overall coherent. Puzzles are easy to read. Maybe a bit of polish in the UI and QTE section could help.

Game loop: puzzle design is solid, I love the idea behind it. I enjoyed the more complex puzzles with a timer in the second part of the demo, as they require quick thinking and planning. The mix of Sudoku and Picto is clever and works really well.

Audio: the weakest part of this entry, it does its job but does not stand out.

Controls: controls are fine, but a keyboard key bind for dialogue skip and the QTE section could help immensely. The dialogue manager could be improved by not skipping the entire dialogue after clicking the arrow but rather having it finish to appear (this happens in parts of the demo, like the tutorial, as in others the text just appears immediately).

Side note, I encountered a couple of minor bugs:

a) when you are doing the first tutorial room with 4 puzzles, after failing you have to go through a dialogue. In the last sentence, even after pressing the arrow, the game does not continue. You need to go back to the menu and insert the relative password to get back.
b) the tutorial puzzles can be brute forced by closing and reopening them: the game does not keep the progress.

Other than that, I have a small suggestion: the password system is fun and a refreshing way to replay previous sessions without having a dedicated save, but it could help in being randomly generated, otherwise one could just skip everything with a guide.

Overall a really nice puzzle game with clever and refreshing rules. Good job!

Cypher Grid https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1822735755

Addicting AF! To be completely honest, I try to steer my content to be as family friendly as possible, so I was hesitant to try this game on stream. But it's actually not as fan servicey as I was expecting. You jumped right into the gameplay, explained the core mechanics, got down to business, and let us solve some fun puzzles. An absolute blast of an adventure! Everything came together so well and the only critique was maybe an animation on that clock. If you are reading this comment and love Sudoku or interesting puzzle games, you need to play this!

Hello from tonight's stream!

I don't really have much feedback beyond just enjoying this and not having any real negative feedback (in which case I wouldn't post because I typically don't unless I feel something can be improved), but I chose to write this when I found out it was made in Flash. I'm kinda shocked. This doesn't take away from the fun of the puzzles, though. Really challenging for me.

Hi I'm from the Feedback Quest! I played your game and reviewed it on my Stream.

Here's the VOD: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1820605598

Though most of the feedback is in the VOD. Here's some of the points I can make. The gameplay loop is interesting. I LOVE this old school Flash Era game and artstyle. Its so nostalgic and I enjoyed it very much as someone who played Flash Games from the olden days. 

My only gripes with the game is that the image hint for the puzzle, wasn't entirely clear. I think that's the only time during the training that threw me off. The Music Note was just not that clear. Still I could attribute it to my skill issue. 

On a personal note, the game was fun and interesting and I hope you enjoy the VOD.

Personal Rating: 4/5

I finished it. I think the challenge level was fine for me, I don't understand tutorials well but I figured out things from the interface. As was said, using Space, optionally, for dialog would be good. I thought the gameplay was a tiny bit boring for me but it's clearly a good  game overall, let me know if there's something specific you wanted feedback on. It made me smile to see Adobe Flash in the taskbar, I used to program some Actionscript, it's been a long time.

OK, I surprisingly LOVED THIS GAME! It was a lot of fun. The puzzles were a blast, and I really liked the interactive story that unfolded while solving them. Here's some of my critiques, though:

1. When selecting the two objects to determine the password... (i.e. "chair")... you should have the first tile you select glow or have a box around it. I didn't realize I clicked it and clicked it again... which caused me to fail.

2. I know mouse is used to complete puzzles, but space or enter on keyboard would be nice to get through dialogue.

3. Sometimes guessing the picture/object didn't make sense. Like... for the A. I understood Atlas but... the open book...? This might be challenging for many players.

THE GOOD:

1. Artwork is really nice.

2. Dialogue is well written and makes sense. Good grammar.

3. Puzzles are unique and challenging. I like this.

4. Music is catching and fitting for the theme of the game.

Overall great job! Hopefully this game gain more attention because I did enjoy it!