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Found you in the Sudaka Games discord, really liked the game. As someone who has made games that aren’t super easy to understand right off the bat, I think a good, deep tutorial would go a long way. Once I got most of it, I found it to be very interesting, it combines the puzzle of moving and picking the right spots to hack really well with the goal of getting everything. I think making the “main log” screen (lower left) either a bit bigger or less cluttered would also go a long way. Great job, keep it up!

I found the whole idea to be super ambitious, and the control scheme to be really innovative. I did struggle to understand what I was supposed to be doing at first, but I eventually got the hang of it. I also really liked the addition of the supplies, as they make you go outside the tank and experience that part of the gameplay before the wyrms show up! Great job!

Edit: Idk how I forgot to add this, but it looks amazing, and it’s incredibly impressive you managed to make it in only four days!

Oh my goodness!! This is so cool! I just checked it out and I’m truly honored. Thanks so much!

Hi, just signed up to the jam and love the concept, but I have a few questions. First, do we only get 1 asset or is it a set with which to make our game? In case it’s the first, can we then make extra assets ourselves or can we only use the given ones? Lastly do we or can we know if the assets are 2D or 3D?

Thanks so much, hope my questions aren’t too dumb

Thanks!

Oh wow! I’m super glad you enjoyed it so much! I would love to see your take on it! I am also a massive fan of customization, so I also quite like that idea.

Thanks a lot! I hadn’t thought of the animation thing, but now that you mention it, I’ll take a look into it! Hope you enjoyed it!

Thanks a lot for your comment! The background was one of the things I thought of adding, but ultimately decided not to, and I think it was a mistake. I now think it was possible to keep the feel of it with the added clarity. Well, you live a d you learn I guess. I’m glad you enjoyed it!!

Wow, I had never thought of the horizontal mouse motion, but it sounds like it could be really interesting! I kept the movement more restricted because I liked some of the uncomfortability, but I did get that note about diagonal movement during testing as well. It was more down to preference I suppose. Thanks a lot for the cool ideas, and I hope you enjoyed it!

Thanks for the feedback! Yeah, I thought of adding customizable controls, but I never got around to it. I will make sure to check out your channel!

Thanks a lot!!

I really appreciated seeing a more narrative game here, as there are usually few in jams. The starting sequence was great, with some pretty good cinematography. The visuals are good, and even more impressive considering the amount of stuff you got done in the jam’s short time. Only problem for me was the camera controls, which were kinda finnicky. Good job!

Yeah, death animations are one of the things that sadly didn’t quite make it in time. Thanks a lot, I’m glad you liked the vibes!

I had to come back to the comments to see whether someone had figured out the gameplay, and I’m glad I did. The gameplay is still a bit hard to understand, and there are some bugs with grabbing the objects (I think), but nevertheless, I’d be lying if this game wasn’t fascinating. From the artstyle to the language investigation aspect, to the puzzle itself, this is an extremely creative uncut gem.

I enjoyed the vibes, nice and old school. The controls were a bit tricky, sometimes felt stiff, but I think that also adds to the classic feeling. The sound was cool, and that little line at the beggining was dope.

Nice game, it nails the feel of the retro top down shooters. As said before, it has a little issue with the spawn of bosses, but that’s a little detail. Good job!

Fun game! The models were really nice, and I think the audio also works quite well. Maybe some enemy variety would add some more to it, but with only two weeks this is a solid execution of the concept

I really like the cartoon artsyle combined with the effect at the edge of the screen. Also, the beggining scene was insane hahaha. The game is maybe a bit simple, but for your first in 14 days, it’s a great job!

Nice game, it has the retro game feel nailed down. Congrats on your first game btw!!!

Really cool take on the theme, I think it’s extremely unique. I found the puzzles to be quite hard, but not unfair, and I think there’s also a lot of space for further design. One thing I could think of adding would be a small guide at the beggining, because while the concept is easy to grasp, knowing what to look for at the start would make things easier to get accustomed to. Good job!

I really enjoyed playing this game, the level design made really good use of the base mechanic without being overly complex, and the game has a lot more design space if you wanted to go further. It kinda reminds me of a Chilean game called What lies in the Multiverse. I think there might have been a way of making the goal a bit clearer without losing the confusing maze feeling, but I don’t fault you, having had 2 weeks to make it.

Thanks! Yeah, the enemies tend to clump when following you, and then they basically oneshot you.I’m glad you enjoyed it!

Funny little game. I generally enjoyed my stay at the city hall, so it already beats real life. The Midi keyboard of course was the star of the show, really cool.

It took me a minute to get a hang of the controls, but when I did it really sold the feeling of a spaceship dogfight. The visual style is also on point, the sun looks great, really impressive.

Thanks a lot for your feedback. I have seen different approaches work well with the smaller enemies, which is something I quite like. Glad you enjoyed it!

Wow! Thanks so much! I am pretty happy with the endless mode, as it adds a lot more gameplay for almost no implentation effort. I’m super happy you enjoyed it, and thank you for your kind words!

I am terrible at this game, but nevertheless it’s a fun take on a classic game, and the presentation is also nice. Good job!

Thanks! Yeah, the background was a point of contention during testing. I might implement ways to get some more clarity of movement after the jam

Hmmm, that’s also a good idea. I kind of knew that navigation clarity wasn’t the best, but I really liked the full black background, still kinda do. Maybe that vfx or some sort of indicator could be a way to have both. Really good idea, thanks!

Those are some good ideas, I think there are a lot of ways to do it as long as the enemies match up to your power. Regarding the projectile thing, I’m not really that technically savvy, but those seem like sensible improvements, and I like your implementation of the bullets as raycasts, it works well.

Yeah, I was thinking of adding controller support before, but I think the alternate control scheme would be very interesting indeed. I’m glad you liked it and thanks for your feedback!

Thanks, glad you liked the artstyle!

Thanks! Funnily enough, The Matrix was indeed one of my inspirations for this, so I’m glad you thought of it. I’m glad to hear you enjoyed it.

I like this take on the mundane based gameplay. I like how you implemented the deckbuilding element into the examination game, but I do feel once I got the money going the enemies became less and less threatening. This probably has to do with having to cut some scope, so I understand, but it would add more variety.

I’m not sure I got it 100%, but I think there was an interesting idea in there somewhere, where the other being would kinda replicate your previous actions. If that were the case, that’s a really cool concept

It’s a shame the game was cut short due to time constraints, but I have to say that the levels that were there were really well made and show off some pretty cool mechanics.

The game idea is really interesting, I like the abstract concept of it. It’s a bit buggy, especially with the duplicate action. I think with some patching up, it could be a really deep interesting experience.

This game is really complex, both in a good and bad way. At first it is pretty hard to understand, even after having read the description in the page, but on the other hand, once you start getting the hang of it, it’s really fun to try and cultivate your plants for certain outcomes and get the right genetic pool. Overall, I think the game has really good depth, and I also have to congratulate you, cause this game is definitely unique.

This game feels really cozy to play, and has a good balance to keep you entertained while building your little world. Good job!

I really like super auto pets, and this game reminded me a lot of it, but I think it’s actually got potential to be better than it. As was said before a small tutorial would go a long way, but I think this game is really cool, and would love to see where it goes if you have any plans.