Not sure if the boss can be hit, but I got to them and died multiple times! :D
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I get what you're putting down here.
There's definitely some tweaks and improvements you could add, but the idea definitely adds a more character-focused style of TD. If you had some towers that more aided, rather than were the focus, it'd be a fun TD game- it kind of reminds me of like "Orcs Must Die".
And congrats on finishing your first game! :D
I tweeked the controls a ton while working on it, as well as the levels. It was a hard choice to balance it right. Would I say it was balanced enough? Probably not. lol
Some of the later stages do get pretty precise too.
I had a bit of a rule, if I couldn't do it 1/10 times for the first few stages, and 1/20 for the later ones, I made it easier by widening the gaps.
The funniest thing is that the last section was the simplest to make, but the most difficult to play.
Just keeping a steady altitude was a massive challenge, and the last level tested that.
Huh. Once you tune the two antennae and the knob, it should clear up. Maybe there's a bug there or something.
As for the web upload, I sort of neglected it because I had some issues getting it to work. And from past experience, having an unplayable web build could be almost as big a problem as having to unzip it. Granted, I use the Itch App now, and it only takes a few seconds to download games on Itch since it's a single press of the "Install" button. Me being used to that might have also added to the neglect, now that I think about it. lol
So, I was able to get the game to play. The download didn't seem to work, so I went back to the web.
There was a slight issue though. The E then space thing worked, but I had to constantly use the Windows key to free the mouse, then use the mouse to interact with the buttons to play the tapes.
Eventually, I reached near the end (I assume near the end) where it gave me 2 items, but I couldn't find the 3rd, or where to go to put them together. I clicked and went everywhere! :V
But the mechanic was neat and could probably explored more! :D
It took me a while to realize what was going on- to see what the game was about before reading the page itself.
Eventually though, I started getting the idea, though some feedback for interacting would be nice- maybe a highlight now and again.
But the idea of a kind of trick-or-treating management game sounds pretty cool. Definitely worth experimenting more on as it's not something I've really seen.
Didn't realize I needed to die multiple times to play the other games- unless it closing/crashing wasn't part of the game. lol
Really liked the perspective of the game showing it from one thing's view, then getting into yours. A few other games have done it this Jam, and it's always a really cool look.
I ended up trying it again and it still had the issue.
Runs were much longer though, so I was able to do more in the game.
From what I got though, I'd say it was pretty fun- quick, but fun.
I can see something like this doing more, though you might want to fix some of the follow behavior, because it gets easy to line them up so that the Sticky Rogue isn't much of a threat.
Originally, it was going to be a line and a dot on the TV screen, but I looked at the time when I was working on it, saw it was WAY too late, then inspiration hit! :V
Flappy Bird was def an inspiration as well as those helicopter games where you lean to move.
If you get closer to the end, the window also lights up, as if morning is approaching. Not the BEST-looking window, but I really wanted that full feel of staying up so late. lol
Thanks for playing!
Web version didn't let me move at all, so went with the exe.
It was a little odd seeing the pig guy just standing there in one of the areas before I triggered him at the TV, but figured he was some mascot that suddenly went crazy. idk lol
I eventually reached the end where it said you won- but he didn't stop chasing me! The true horror! :V
I then ran into the candy again and it just lagged like crazy, but eventually I was able to get to the credit scene with Esc- which I wasn't able to read in time!
Fun chaser game. Good show! :V
Loved the art design, but the communication and feedback between animation and mechanics could use some work.
Hit feedback is a must, both when enemies hit you and when you hit enemies.
And I wasn't sure if I could kill the flies before they hurt me. At first I thought you just had to duck under them, but the third one hurt me while I was ducking underneath it.
I also got the rat down to 0, I think, since it stopped going down after attacks, and I eventually died because it didn't die. lol
Not a fan of the control scheme as old lessons have built up a modern scheme, but I think I get why you put it in, although it definitely could use some tweaking. I will say, it sort of felt like a more free Grimrock style of movement.
Looking lower constantly made getting used to it more difficult, as the screen didn't fully follow the mouse, so it was a headache trying to click on really low things.
Enemies were also introduced WAY before I got used to the controls, which meant the pain point of the time to restart hit me each time. But that could be more an issue with how long it takes to restart than the enemies' timing.
I do like the Blue Prince style though! Never played it myself, but seen some stuff on it, and it's neat to see a jam version of it!
Took me a while to see it was E to interact with the stuff, after clicking a ton, then looking at the controls on the page.
Seems to be a few games that use E instead of a click, which is surprising as a control scheme.
I tried a few more times and got Asteroids to work, buuuut I'm not really a big Asteroids fan. Or rather, not when it doesn't do much to change up from the original game. It needs its own twist, else it just becomes a game everyone has played, (Or made, in my case, which definitely adds to my "dislike" of Asteroids) and for me, personally, I want newish or twists on a classic!
So seeing how long it was going to take to reach the highscore, I kind of stopped after dying a few times.
Though the look and ambiance of the game was really nice!
I didn't have a pen and paper on hand, but I did try and play it.
I was really enjoying the idea, and I love puzzle games, but tuning the radio was taking waaaay too long, and that kind of caused me to drop off of it. Especially since it took me a good minute to realize how the timing for the button presses worked.
It'd have been better if I could just click on the radio to go to the stations once I found them- which, speaking of clicking. I don't know why clicking wasn't used instead of E.
As for the puzzles themselves, I was sort of stuck and their vagueness made me feel like I'd have to guess for some solutions- in particular the line puzzle, as I didn't know if they repeated. I may try it again later on, but for now, I have to move on to the next game.
Enjoyed this one, but that's mostly because I enjoy card games!
Overall, the game was fun and I was able to beat the game with my patented Candles + Pendant with +2 draw! :V
At times the upgrades were a big gamble, as I didn't know what I was going to get, and I fell for the Stats only giving max HP- not sure if it gave anything else, but that was what it kept giving me.
It kind of reminded me of "Nobody's Home" or "Sorry, We're Open". Similar vibes.
Not a big fan of mazes myself, so I'm definitely not in the target audience. lol
I also didn't finish the maze after getting too bored AND lost.
Also. There was this weird constant turning the camera was doing. I had to keep adjusting my mouse. Not sure if it was due to my controller that was plugged in, or something else causing it to drift like that.
Fantastic game! Loved how the camera zoomed in when running and it made it that more frantic.
It did cause me to not see some of the geometry though and I died a few times by getting trapped on edged. Quick redo though, but could also be fixed with more fences since some of the gaps weren't clear with the trees in if you could step through them.
Loved how you walked in front of the tv too. Made me laugh. lol
Took me a while to find that R was to toggle the TVs.
Died the first time by stumbling into the lady standing still. lol
Then ended the game when I found the one in the kitchen- or it looked like it ended.
Also fell through the floor, I think, after going through a door upwards.
I like the idea of a toggling "weeping angle" of sorts.















