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Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
Gameplay | #5 | 4.091 | 4.091 |
Overall | #10 | 4.068 | 4.068 |
Story / Writing | #17 | 3.068 | 3.068 |
Use of Theme | #18 | 3.841 | 3.841 |
Balance (Challenge and Fairness) | #19 | 3.455 | 3.455 |
Concept | #32 | 3.750 | 3.750 |
Visuals | #33 | 3.705 | 3.705 |
Audio / Music | #37 | 3.250 | 3.250 |
Ranked from 44 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Team Members
Me (All SFX and music is from freesound.org, credits in game)
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Yes
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This is a masterpiece (I could never get through floor 2)
Thanks :]] And wow that kind of stinks, even on easier mode?
I was pleasantly surprised by a game that takes inspiration from Isaac! I'm not the target audience due to that series' theme, so it was nice to have a Touhou counterpart. ^.^;
The visuals and audio all fit really well, too! I did notice that Reimu doesn't have any walk animations, although it didn't detract from the game at all.
This also isn't a necessity, although as somebody who enjoys Peglin, I do like how that game's items ("relics") have counters easily visible on the screen at all times, to tell when they'll proc next. If there's a way to somehow cram collectible items into one side of the screen, that might be a fun way to build on the Isaac formula.
Otherwise, the game had a lot of fun surprises, even from just the first floor or two
(and a lot of attempts).This was excellent!Wow, thanks for checking it out! Super cool to hear your thoughts. And yeah, the game can get pretty hard, (sometimes too hard). That’s why I added an “Easier” mode (it’s not called “Easy” for a reason though :)) ).
As for the lack of a walking animation, that was purely a time constraint. Also the counter for certain items is definitely a nice QoL feature I might add in a future patch. Thanks for the amazing feedback!
Two things that I hated were the fact that item containers were hard to destroy (wich I understand is a reference but it ain't fun when there's too many)
And the Marisa's hitbox compared with the needles, it's so hard to hit her that the final battle becomes an accuracy test.
Other than that I had a great time on stream, not a big Isaac fan but I love the game and it's difficutly, and the cards seem balanced enough to not pick only one side, so congrats for the result.
Hey, thanks so much for playing and for the feedback! :] I hadn’t really considered the needle issue, but that’s a great point, I’ll definitely keep it in mind for a future patch. I get what you mean about the item containers too, I see how they can get frustrating in large numbers. Really glad you still had a great time on stream! :]
It was a pleasure, keep the good work.
I don't know if this is an issue with my controller specifically (I haven't run into issues with other games), but sometimes I get stuck moving up
As an Isaac fan, this is a really great rebuild of the game in such a short amount of time and has some pretty solid gameplay! Also as an Isaac fan, I do find myself wishing it did a little bit more to separate itself from Isaac. While not the only example, I think the biggest offender here is the setting - Touhou isn't really known too much for brickwork and stone dungeons and while there was a short narrative blurb justifying it I just think it'd feel a lot more impactful if we were descending into old hell, or a nuclear reactor, or many other iconic locations.
My own minor gripe aside, good job on this!
Yeah that’s perfectly fair, I was in a big hurry to finish the game so I just threw together some super generic and basic stone rooms and called it a day :/
thanks for making a Mac version!!! game hard but fun good job!!
Did you try out the easier mode, or was it still too hard? Thanks for playing btw :]]
I switched to easy mode after getting killed by the first boss encounter way too many times (cries)
Tim_M You little goober
You made a master of piece with your silly Karrmic scale. Its f**King Fun this goofy game I will not become back my four star review I hope you will in your next time a happy man on a fumo farm you cool guy