[Nitro Here]
Since you are 3 I'll say it in 3 languages: Mulțumesc! (Romanian, my native one) Dhanyawaad! (Hindi, Raj's native one) Cпасибо! (Russian, a random generated one)
I can't thank you enough for how helpful your opinions are for us! Thank you for the in-depth critics and for the fact that you took your time to understand the story behind the game!
Here's my response for all 3 of you:
(S1nner)
You're right. The simple way of approaching the game gave us much more time to focus on other things such as the sound, which was very important. As for the exit button, this was intended 😂 Raj was the one behind the masterpiece. "If you don't see the exit button you're less likely to exit the game." This is why it is kinda "hidden" in the settings.
(Well, that if you don't know about Alt + F4, then we're done for)
(DeadGhoul)
You got it on the art side. We tried giving that old-fashioned look to both the game and the hats. As for the death menu, the reason why we only have a death menu just for the bunny is because this is related to the game story itself. The Twins Will Never Kill You. Never. The Bunny, However, Can Only Be Controlled By Food. (or candies, in our case) We might create a sequel for it... That would explain more 😁
(Buss)
Yeah... The "Reading" has been mentioned a couple of times about this game (actually, it's the main suggested thing). As for the goal understanding, the game is designed to be a little bit vague, not to guide the player in every part of it. To give an example, in the second shift you must push both the bad and good twins down, while not touching the bad bunny at all. In the third shift, you must not touch any of the bad twins, while having to push ALL rabbits down. The only missing thing is that that mechanic is not written on the stage 3 paper (that you don't need to push the bad twins back anymore). That confuses the player and makes him lose at least 20 candies in that shift, preventing him from getting the perfect score from the very first try.
The game can be completed with max candies from the second try (for the new player)
Again, thank you for everything. You guys are very good at giving feedback and I think you will do very well in the game dev industry. We might meet once, yeah, but that's far away from now. Who knows what the future has for us?
As for the laptop issue, I'll give you my personal experience. (you have the twist below that line) 👇
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I had my very first laptop at the age of 9 (actually I was using mother's laptop, which was already 10 years old by then). Now I am 15, and I can say that laptop lasted me 2 more years, like until I was 11 (it did its job really well. Not all laptops resist 12 years). This one was VERY weak. I only remember it had an inter core duo inside it.
My second laptop was my very first personal laptop: Acer Nitro 5. I got it when I became 11, and it was very good. At that time, it was the best gaming budget laptop. And my guys, this laptop never disappointed me. I mean, I knew what it could do, and what it couldn't do. It could render blender animations, render particles and volumetrics, but I just had to know its limits. As far as I stayed between them, It never dissapointed.
I had Nitro (from which I got my nickname (fun fact :) ) ) for 2 years, after that I got a LENOVO LEGION 5, which was a VERY big upgrade from what I had before. The specs were huge, the price was huge and it just destroyed the limits I used to have with Nitro. (I gave Nitro to my brother in the meantime, and it became his personal laptop). Legion did not last EVEN A YEAR. It started having problems, heating, up to the moment I replaced it with my current Laptop...
My last and current laptop is ASUS ROG STRIX G15 with RTX 2070. Not a gaming budget, but I wanted something better for game dev as I became better and better at graphics... I've only had this one for about 8-10 months, and it never disappointed me.
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Now, here's the twist: Remember Nitro? Yes, that 4 Years old laptop is STILL working just as in its first day. It started having some lag, but after a full factory reset it became just as in the first day.
For this reason, I consider ACER NITRO 5 the best budget gaming laptop. It is good for code, good for graphics and affordable. Trust me when I say that you won't regret one penny going out of your pocket for this laptop. It's about how long it will last you while still maintaining its performance, and for that, I can say I had a really good experience with him (and still have, it is still working, my brother just played fortnite on it last night for 4 hours straight!)
Now, here's a bonus tip to help your laptop last more if you do buy it: get a cooler, and a good one. Coolers will help your laptop soooooooooooooooo much, you won't even imagine. You can extend your laptop lifetime with 1-3 years by just getting one.
Now, all I said was for budget, but you could go further and make a b=very big investment into a better laptop. Since you're 3, I'd suggest instead of buying a very good high-specs one to get a budget-gaming one for 2 so that 2 can work now.
That's all up to you, guys, and if you're interested in Nitro 5, here's a link for you:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Acer-AN515-55-53E5-i5-10300H-GeForce-Keyboard/dp/B092YH...
Remember what i said, though: Get a cooler! It will help you soooo much in the long run, you can't even imagine.
With that being said, thank you for everything and I hope I'll get to see a new game coming from you and that you will solve your laptop problem... Stay tuned for something coming out soon! 👋🤗