this is pretty neat! great art and sounds!
i was really confused at first, but i eventually found the menu and the color guide (after losing a few of my babies!) which did help quite a bit. i probably should have looked at the tips on the game page as well before playing!
as someone with mild color blindness, it was a bit hard to tell what my chameleons needed. if you use reds and greens try to make them different values/saturations from each other (same with blue and purple). those are the most common colors for people with colorblindness to distinguish between, and making them as different as possible will help us a lot!
i would suggest cutting down a bit on the pixel noise/texture and using more areas of flat color. i think that will help make the condition of the chameleons more readable. you might also consider using some icons above the chameleons to tell the player what they need.
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Chameleon Care's itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Audio | #25 | 3.778 | 3.778 |
| Overall | #44 | 3.736 | 3.736 |
| Graphics | #61 | 3.611 | 3.611 |
| Gameplay | #69 | 3.167 | 3.167 |
| Authenticity (Use of resolution restriction) | #70 | 4.389 | 4.389 |
Ranked from 18 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
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Thank you very much for this detailed and constructive feedback. I did consider reducing noise and using icons but didn’t because I was already behind schedule. Your advice re: colour blindness considerations is also very useful as I go ahead and make post-jam adjustments and improvements in the near future. Thanks again, Dan
The jumping to fullscreen on desktop is quite annoying, but after switching to a mobile it certainly worked a lot better - which feels like it's target platform; taking your phone out to check on little Timmy while at the bus stop!
I wasn't particularly cut out for keeping the little ones alive either, sadly.. enjoyed it none the less!
Cute game. I like the idea of a Camelion tamagochi. :) It's also fun to see them grabbing the flies. I must say I was not sure when to feed them or give them water. Is there a particular goal in this game? Nevertheless, good job!
Thanks for playing and for the feedback. Glad you enjoyed it. The goal is to get them to breed and then to get the egg to hatch. You do this by keeping chameleons alive and within a sweet spot of conditions. The chameleons’ needs are conveyed through their colour. A colour guide can be found in-game (but is not obvious to find and this isn’t something I admit I need to change) for instance, red is hungry, blue is thirsty, green is happy (more likely to breed), light shades are warm temp and darker shade are cool temps etc. There is also a YouTube video of how to get to the guide on the game’s page.
Thanks again for your feedback!
I like the sound effects and the fonts very much, there are well implemented. Cute Chameleons!!
Well done, great entry!
The first time I played I didn't get it, but then I played a second time and it's actually pretty funny. I have one question. The animation of when they're changing color, is it done in real time or is it an animation done with by yourself? It's a nice entry btw. Well done.
Thank you for playing and for the feedback. I was concerned this may be an issue and will make this a priority when I update the game.
For now:
It’s a tap styled game, everything apart from naming to be played using mouse clicks or touch.
The aim of the game is to care and breed for chameleons, using their colors as a guide to their needs. The chameleon and egg colour guide can be accessed in-game by touching the chameleon button icon (top left) to activate and then touching again to pause and open statistics. Touching the chameleon ? Icon will bring up the colour codes for you to learn to assess chameleon needs intuitively.
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