The goal was to have the player dart from one side to the other with their eyes quickly but it turned out overwhelming for most. Bringing the information closer together might just be the solution.
"I can squeeze in one more jam game before bed"-final boss
And it isn't just the same thing over and over but instead new types of puzzles get introduced again and again.
To be honest I did just circle behind all the enemies on the 3 moving vision blocks level, don't know if that was intended but it felt quite good outsmarting the guards skyrim-style :)
You can try out the swimming in the tutorial! It's basically just slowly alternating between left and right click with the swimmers arm showing you what button you pressed last.
You can use the walls to rest and concentrate on the left side to regain some time but you can't swim up while doing so.
Jump throwing items to the register, rangling bunnies across the store, platforming across shelves.
Amazing how much mechanical debt you managed to squeeze into a normally quite simple concept of running back and forth in a store. Great game, and absolutely love the sound of the register going insane when you chain purchases together!
Having the console unlock gradually would have made this much more beginner friendly as the first count down is much too overwhelming and confusing with every dial, display and the log going.
I can see the potential in this as I have played for quite a few launches and unlocked quite a few entries. It really needs some more visuals to unlock this potential. Even a look at the rocket on the pad while the countdown is running so you can check a few dials by eye would really boost this games fun and lower the initial difficulty.
When playing with the mouse you sometimes play a card instead of discarding it, probably because when you hover over it the card scales up and you aren't over the X anymore.
I really whish there were more levels, because it was quite a fun game!
For more satisfying aiming either don't use a projectile at all and just move the arrow along the projected lines with code OR simulate an invisible projectile while aiming to give a more accurate prediction. Physics simulations are notoriously unpredictable.
Getting into the game is quite brutal but once you figure it out it does click.
Can't say I fully enjoyed my time with it but it definitely is something I might get back into when I'm in the mood for a quite difficult, reflex based game.
With some more variety and a longer introduction period I could see this becoming more than just a Jam entry. Well done!
Hey, thank you for playing and thank you for your feedback!
If the translation is correct then you are right there needs to be an explanation where a perfect hit is.
A perfect hit is when the arrows that fall and the arrows on the tiles overlap. A perfect hit makes a sharp "ping" sound while normal/bad hits make a dull sound. The type of hit and corresponding color is also displayed for a brief moment when you hit the arrow.
I should have made that more obvious since those small details are hard to notice while playing.
Ah, yes the game is quite hard for people that aren't used to rhythm games.
To effectively swim you need to alternate left and right click in sync with the beat. It heavily punishes mashing buttons, while the argument part on the left is much more forgiving on the timing.
Quite a poor choice of font for this one but the game behind it is quite good.
I would recommend this to anyone that likes typing tests and has a good memory.
Once the jam lockdown ends you need to change the keybinds to physical because it currently doesn't respect International keyboard layouts, for example the German one where Z and Y are switched.
I liked the concept of salads stealing burger ingredients to make more salads instead of burgers.
At level 10 I realized the only thing that can kill is the floor and salads will just come to you.
Would have loved to see either the shelves or ingredients change places but for a few rounds it's quite fun, a few more enemy types and it could be a great casual game.
Very interesting concept. You can break the room transitions by instantly going back before the new room has loaded and once you gain the time addition power the game quickly breaks down (negative numbers on your life) but that is at the end so it's not a big problem. I think if the camera was simply following you and not stuck to the room there could have been more difficult puzzles but I liked what was there.
Yes the mechanic is poorly explained I definitely have to work on that. I have gotten some great tips on how to make that experience better and want to add those once the jam ends.
Thank you for the kind words. I agree that jams are great for experimentation.
Having talked with other jamers I plan to include some better explanations and rework some tutorial levels when the jam lockdown is over and I can patch the enemy movement bug that sometimes shifts/stacks enemies.
