Quite fun! It was a bit slow to start, but once the money starts coming in things ramp up quickly. I found the yellow shooter/enemy concept pretty interesting! The red shooters feel a bit op, especially later in the game, but there is strategy involved as it's a bad idea to buy them at the start. Overall, really enjoyed it!
Very understandable for a game jam! And yes, I did finish all the puzzles (though it took a bit to complete the one where you jump on a box that you're also dragging up)
Really interesting interpretation of the theme! It would be nice to have a counter telling you how many downs were left till the door opens, as I found I lost track whenever it reset, but I guess that might subtract from the experience of counting the downs yourself.
I had fun trying out the various shooters, though it would be nice to see the cost of upgrades and shooters before buying them. Also it's cool to find someone who makes their own music! I couldn't figure out what the yellow shooter does, was it an unfinished placeholder?
Really made count and value every keypress! I personally feel that some mechanics, like falling over and the time limit, work against the puzzle aspect of the game. Also I found that the doors blended in with the background, making them hard to see. Overall, I think its an interesting concept!
Agreed, I did consider making the enemies into various home appliances, but my artistic skills aren't great. Funnily enough, the way the shapes are animated makes them nearly impossible to screenshot XD
I never thought of adding upgrades to pong! I personally think you could get away with only showing three upgrades and letting the player choose one, as I reached the goal of 50000 quite quickly. Other than that it was pretty fun! Also, I might have gotten a bit carried away... yeah
This was quite fun! (even if it was a bit weak on the count down theme) I found the school level much harder (which I enjoyed), having two rooms and less time. Just out of curiosity, does the game keep getting harder, or do you win if you reach a certain level?
I had a lot of fun with this! I think you have exactly the right amount of dialogue, to get the story across without it feeling too cumbersome. I would definitely play more levels! (Also, who says two colors is enough? I'm sure the average monkey could handle at least three...)
Interesting concept of using your clones to solve puzzles. The limited number of lives does make it a bit punishing, as once you mess up once, you may not have enough lives to complete the level and have to restart, deleting all your previous clones. (maybe have an option to restart just the current clone?)
Fun concept! Would be nice to have some difficulty levels, as I personally found it a bit easy.
On a separate note, if you're planning to release more games made with pygame, I would recommend looking into Auto Py to Exe, which lets you compile .py into .exe files (so people don't need to install python/pygame), or pygbag, which (for a bit more work) lets you run your games directly in the web browser. Happy coding!
Love this concept! You might have added this already, but it would be interesting to have one of the bad upgrades add a ticking sound that's out of sync with the main count down.
It might be helpful if the countdown for the gameplay elements was displayed, which I feel would make that aspect of the game a bit clearer. You could potentially expand this into a puzzle game, with certain timers needing to be triggered before others, but that's just my opinion.
Yeah the battery drain increases every 60 seconds. Having the battery drain increase when you buy apps is interesting, but I was worried that would discourage players from buying apps.
Looks and feels really nice! The quit button in the web browser is a funny detail that made me laugh. It does get a bit repetitive, but I understand that you were short on time.
Thanks! The idea with having fewer checkpoints was to increase the amount of clones that would crowd around an area, but yes, completing the landmine maze four times can be a bit tiresome.
