I'm absolutely head over heels for this game, I've finished it so many times now (my current high score is 137730). It's insanely addictive and I just can't believe I'm still constantly discovering new things. My favorite part of this game has to be the visual design and style, it is so well-established it definitely boosts my enjoyment playing it. Not to mention just how much I loooove Jack, he is so cute I cannot get over it.
I suppose my one issue is (I think this is a bug?) If you collect a lot of the apples/"objects" and then lose them, they don't seem to change anymore after that which sort of softlocks me to lose a run since I can't pick them up anymore after the letter change.
Though this is my favorite game by far out of the entire jam and I love it to bits!
Hey, I just released a slightly updated version on a different Itch page that has this bug (and some others) fixed! Let me know what you think :D
https://happycrazywild.itch.io/smart-attack-game
This does not count toward the ratings for this jam, of course!
Yup, the bug is definitely fixed! It takes quite some time to be able to recover after losing a ton of letters, but I think that is fair especially since you (the player) loses a life. Although personally I find the first UI design to be nicer to the eyes, since the apple letter being on the top right and Jack on the bottom left helped balance it out for me, being that they're the biggest elements of the UI. Overall though I love the fixes!
(I got a higher score but I lost xD)
OMG thank you!!!! 🥹 That warms my heart, I'm so glad you love it so much!
As for the softlock issue, it's possible that is a bug 🤔 Have you tried moving to the other side of the screen and coming back? The Items all regenerate and change to something else when they are far away from the screen. So if you put a lot of distance between you and those items, they should be different when you come back, and a certain percentage of them will always be correct! (Again, unless it's a bug lol)