This game was assigned to me as part of the thatgamejam Feedback Pairing Form, but I’m sorry I have no idea what’s going on here. 😭 These look to me like atoms with electron clouds surrounding them with valencies and bonds, except I could not really understand what to do with them. Moving them around brings up a distribution slider, but again, I’m not sure what I am supposed to do here. I somehow passed the first level just by random trial and error but it made no sense to me. I don’t see the fingertips that are mentioned in the description, nor can I figure out how the game relates to its title Dita di Dama, which I’m guessing means Fingers of the Lady. I would strongly suggest adding a tutorial section of some kind, perhaps either one inside the game or even a written one, or maybe even a gameplay video so players can understand what they are supposed to do to progress. Right now my honest opinion is that it feels like a fever dream. Sorry I couldn’t provide any better feedback because unfortunately I just cannot fathom the vision that’s behind this. I wish you good luck with your future endeavours.
Thank you so very much for your thoughtful and detailed feedback, which is gratefully appreciated. The game is, of course, very rough and very experimental. Thank you for highlighting both aspects of he imagery we had in mind, namely, electron clouds with (multiple) valencies and bonds and a fever dream. We congratulate you on passing the first level and building the short sequence if prime numbers, it is not easy at all, not even for the level designers (currently there are a number of levels, and after completion, it cycles again through them with increased difficulty). Yes, the game would benefit greatly from a tutorial and from animation, but, of course, there were two weeks and we had other committments. Again thank you for playing our game and for taking the time to review it and share thoughtful and genuine feedback, as well as for your kind wishes. We also wish you good luck and success with your future endeavours and with everything in your life.