This is a nice take on the theme, very original! I can see it expanded to a full fledged puzzle game. I like the graphics, the sounds, and everything feels so polished. Good job!
Great point about the rounded corners, I didn't think much about it but now I realize it's an obvious mistake. I need to improve my artistic skills :D Next time I'll also make sure to add at least some sound effects and a tutorial.
Nice game! I liked the flashlight mechanic, added a lot of tension. Maybe the mouse sensitivity is a little too high for me but I still managed to finish the game. Very satisfying!
Very nice game! The visual presentation is great and it feels good to play. Timers are tight so the player feels "on the edge" while playing. I hope I'll manage to clear all levels!
Very nice game! Loved the visual presentation with the 2.5D graphics, movement feels very good. I appreciated the story and how it is narrated. Liked the ending very much. Good job!
This is a very nice game. It's fun trying to balance all the things, the questions and the answers are smart, I liked them. It's a nice take on the theme, this kind of card game is a great idea!
Amazing. This is my favourite game of the jam so far. I just spent the last hour and a half playing it, and finally managed to beat it with 3000hp/10min and then with the default settings 2500hp/15min. It's though but fair.
Honestly it feels like a complete game. The mix of tower defence, platforming and management is so well tuned and fun to play. The theme is on point and the demonic office setting is hilarious.
You're so right, I spent a lot of time adding weapons and attacks and items trying to balance them all but there was not a lot of time to do it. Feedback to the player is something that is really missing. I hope to be able to fix these problems in the future.
Definitely, a tutorial is really missing, I should have spent more time implementing a way to explain things with more detail, because as it is the mechanics are very obscure.
Your analysis is correct, I should have found a way to streamline the number of options to avoid having too much repetition. Also right about the elemental protections, they are needed. I'll take these suggestions for future iterations on the concept. Thanks!
I wish I had the time to add audio :D I'm definitely going to add it next time.
This is the most professional looking game I've played in this jam. Everything is so polished: the graphics, the controls, the sounds, the cutscenes. Very satisfying to play, I enjoyed it. Good job!
I really enjoyed this game. Piloting the worm is so satisfying, the jumping and diving feel just right, I would play a game where you can roam free. This mechanic should be expanded in a full game, it's really good
You are right, there is a balancing problem and the example you brought is a proof for that. I wish I had more time to balance things out between weapons, attacks, items, statuses, gem costs etc. Your suggestion about the waves of opponents is actually really good and perfectly addresses some of these issues. I'll keep in mind for future developments of the concept!
Hello, thank you very much for the thorough review, I really appreciate it!
You are completely right, some of the obscurity is "by design" because I wanted the player to try and understand the mechanics as they play the game, but I realize that overall everything is just too much obscure. I really should have explained how the fight planning works and I should have added more information on the fight outcome screen.
The selected attacks are all used in the battle, and there is no downside selecting more than one attack (though selecting an attack for which the opponent has protection penalizes you in battle), apart from spending more precious gems. The zero cost attacks are weaker than the attacks which cost more, so using the zero cost attacks on stronger opponents (higher levels) is not as much effective as using the attacks that costs more gems.
I realize this information is really missing from the game. I should have explained this and other concepts at least on the game page :D
Nice game, I managed to beat it after a few playthoughs. My strategy was: first try to replenish the coffee bar to the max, then start searching documents.
