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A jam submission

WordSmithView game page

Made for patch notes game Jam 2025
Submitted by EkIiPSE, thedeagler — 1 hour, 35 minutes before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Theme Integration#1952.7332.733
Art#2352.5332.533
Innovation#2382.3332.333
Overall#3052.0112.011
Gameplay#3421.6671.667
Sound Design#3551.2671.267
Fun Factor#3671.5331.533

Ranked from 15 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

How does your game bring our theme, The Error is the Feature, to life?
Our game directly embraces "The Error is the Feature" theme. The core idea emerged from an accidental bug during development: our RPG's inventory system let us equip any item to any slot. Instead of fixing it, we saw an opportunity. We asked: what would happen if a sword was a pair of boots, or a gun became armor? Our game leans into this chaos, making these bizarre equipment combinations a central, intentional feature of gameplay.

We also designed a unique system where linguistic concepts become game mechanics. Nouns are items, adjectives are modifiers, and verbs define enemy behavior. The player is a student who learns the "last words", of the defeated enemies. They then bring these to village elder, the "Word Smith," who can transform them into powerful adjectives, which can augment any noun. This system ensures that every unexpected item pairing or strange new adjective leads to a new and fun strategy, turning a bug into the core feature of our game.

Did you work in a team? If so, link their itch profiles.
thedeagler

Did you include a fake publisher splash screen at the start of your game?

Yes

Did you use the Audius API in your game?

No

If AI was used in your game, let us know how you used it.
Used cursor to partially help code

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Comments

Submitted

It's a clever system to augment gear, but I did think it was very short - some sound design or music would have gone a long way also. With more time, it could be a cool concept.

Submitted(+1)

Cute game, great idea to the approach. It felt a little short, but I think this would be a good idea to build on. I really liked the art style and the concept overall. Good job!

Submitted(+1)

Love this idea! Hope you spend some time with it and flesh it out.

Submitted(+1)

A good idea but I don't think there was any noticeable difference in equipping the sword in any other slot. The idea itself is pretty cool but it could have been implemented much better, especially with more variety in loot and a longer game. Hope you give this some time after the jam.

Submitted (2 edits) (+2)

Great concept! Though I can see you might've overestimated how big of a game you can make a in a 3-day jam, nevertheless, congrats on getting a game submitted! :D

Would love to see it grow into a bigger game after the jam!