I've finally done it! I got the tree to 100%, first try! It only took me... Multiple weeks.
I think this is the perfect level of difficulty for a puzzle game; Whenever I got completely stuck, there was another path to go down that ended up either knocking some branch out that was blocking my path, or giving my brain enough of a break to look at other puzzles with fresh eyes. The last few non-blood names were satisfyingly intuitive to all place down at once!
I also LOVE the notebook mechanic, though my one request would be to have either more tabs or scrolling/separate pages under one tab. I ended up having just enough tabs to finish, but some of my writing ended up eye-achingly small due to lack of space.
Very fun, but I had the misfortune of trying to play this on a laptop without a mouse. The controls are very much not made for trackpads, and I would love it if there were some way to remap the controls (Two keys, perhaps? Or moving the mouse rather than scrolling?) for those who don't have a scroll wheel.
(Also, I found two of the minigames, but need a hint to find the last one!)
Very fun! I wish there were some way to see what components your current gun is made of, though - It's a bit painful to buy a new part only to realize that it's replacing something better than you thought it was.
I love the game, but I'm completely stuck! (SPOILERS)
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I can't connect the SSECNIRP/ESOR/SREVOL branch to anything else while still leaving all words complete! There's only one letter of wiggle room, but I need two letters to connect it to any existing path! What am I missing?
Love the game! The challenge packs are really fun, though I think Level 4 of Challenge Pack 1 might be missing a file, and I do wish there were an easier way to navigate Home without going back through each directory... I love everything else about the game, though! Being able to guess passwords based on patterns is always fun, and I'm proud to say that I managed to get Rick's password early and beat Challenge Pack 2 without reading half of the instructions through the power of nerdy references >:)
I absolutely love the feeling of working on ancient computers, and this captures that down to the loud fans and clickity-clacky keys! Makes me want to get my hands on an old Apple and set up an escape room on its file directories...
I didn't consider the game completed until I could get the boss to that highest point and defeat it there. Really fun game, would love to see it expanded into a full project!
That ending gave me such a feeling of power. Terminal illness means nothing when you can BECOME A TERMINAL!!!
Seriously though, such a beautiful game, and such a great way to work with the constraints given! I don't even have words for how it made me feel, it's so rare that a story like this ends in such a powerfully feel-good way!
Most QR scanners will automatically show you the text, and it's actually extraordinarily difficult to get executables such as viruses to run off of only QR codes. Take this video, for example. To run something as simple as Snake, you need an enormous QR code that's nearly impossible to scan.
I can't figure out the middle level of the horizontal row of three in the top right. I'm sure there's something I'm missing with the dust mechanics, but I can't seem to get it to work?
I understand a good amount of the language, but can't buy anything? The merchants both just respond with "Di. Pu kakan [yobro/besdil]", and I'm not sure if I'm supposed to be able to say a full sentence? I think the issue may be that I can't type a space?
I love this game! I do wish it would get an update, the story mode has been mostly "coming soon" for a long time now, and I'd love a sandbox to experiment without customers and discover recipes. But the look of the game is great, and it really is just an adorable idea! Some of the riddles could be more clear as well, though...
