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Thank you for the kind words and encouragement!

Thanks for the kind words and feedback! I completely agree that the game is a bit overwhelming and could definitely use some guidance. Still, thanks for playing!

Thanks! I agree that a lot of stuff isn't really defined as well as it could be, and a lot of the stuff isn't clear right away, but I hope to improve on things once the jam rating period ends. Thanks for the kind words!

Thank you so much! That's great to hear. I do plan to add to it and polish it, so I'm glad you enjoyed!

The concept, visuals, audio, and gameplay were all phenomenal. It really is a great game idea and it was really fun. Amazing job!

Really fun game and full of character! It's a nice, easy to understand concept, and I think you executed it really well! The game is short but sweet, and I really enjoyed it. Nice job!

I really like the direction you took the limitation, promoting the opposite of sustainable fishing practices. Overall, it was a short but fun little game. Really well made as well. The only issue I found was that you can open multiple of the shop menus at once, but it's not like that ruins the game or anything, so it's no big deal. Great job!

Really fun, and I thought it was the perfect amount of challenge and difficulty. I did run into one issue, however, where I bounced off of a corner of a sidewalk and landed on the window of a nearby building, and the camera and player proceeded to get stuck. Overall, though, great game!

Really good job! Like a lot of the other people who've commented, I really enjoyed the combat system. It's a really novel and cool idea, and it makes for a really fun game. My first run I chose rogue, and then I think I played for at least 10 minutes straight before stopping to try the other classes. I had a good time, but without some kind of win condition or scaling to enemy damage & health, there doesn't really seem to be an end to game, making it feel a little incomplete. Overall, however, it was really fun and it was a really great game!

Thanks so much for the compliments! I will admit, the some of the risk roll consequences are a little unfair. I contemplated dropping the -70HP consequence to -60 or -50, but oh well. Again, thanks for playing!

The game was delightfully silly and fun! I'm especially impressed by how fun and engaging the mini games were. This game has a really good idea at its core and you did a great job executing based on that idea. I also enjoyed the difficulty of the mini games, even if it got a little absurd at times.

Overall, you did a really good job and made a really fun game :)

I was playing on the web version, so that could've been another cause for the issue

Very cool game! I love the idea and everything is so polished. Honestly, I'm still amazed by the full song and full voice acting. Overall, everything was great, the game mechanics and level design were very nice, and I had a good time. Unfortunately, whether at the fault of my low-end laptop or a bug (I assume the former), my mouse sensitivity was insanely high (even when turned all the way down, it was still quite fast). It didn't really detract from the game experience all that much, but I figured I should mention it.

Again, great job!

Thanks! I wanted to add a tutorial and stuff, but toward the end of the jam I really just wanted to finish the core mechanics and take a nap. I am considering updating the game in the future though.

Making a game in 1 week is pretty tough, so good job for making something playable.

On the other hand, it lacks clear elements of risk, and while the artwork and physics are all there, some sound effects and music would add to the overall experience. Although I can't rate it highly for this jam, you should at least be proud that you made a playable game with some decent level design and programming.

I'd love to check out your game (I always enjoy games about brewing potions and such)

If you want to play mine, you can check it out here: https://itch.io/jam/brackeys-14/rate/3849088

Your game looks fun! If you'd like to add mine to your list of games to play, you can check it out here: https://itch.io/jam/brackeys-14/rate/3849088

Nice job! I think the idea is really well executed, and everything felt and looked pretty smooth. Overall, it was a simple but fun game.

Your goal is to defeat as many slimes as possible. Hitting them with your dash (E or shift keys) will damage the slimes. If you haven't already, I recommend playing the tutorial, as it explains everything from controls to gameplay mechanics :)

Phenomenal game! The amount of strategy and depth that can be found in such an easy to understand system is really impressive. I enjoyed the art and sound design as well, as it really gave the game its own unique identity. Overall, I felt like I was playing a quirky puzzle game rather than a deckbuilder, and I loved the whole experience.

I'd like to improve my most recent project, Slimy Scales, a silly platforming arena fighter I made for a game jam. I believe it's a really good game, but I was unable to realize just how difficult it was to play while I was making it. I hope to make it more fun and fair for the player with the time I have during this jam. Specifically, I'll add more health, make the platforming smoother, rework some of the visuals, and maybe change up the gameplay a little.

If anyone wants to play the difficult version, you can check it out here: https://liminaldirectory.itch.io/slimy-scales

This game was great all-around, from story to art to music to gameplay, everything was great! All of the features are well-implemented and balanced, and the game certainly succeeded in making me think strategically about my choices. It seems like I missed a lot of endings, so I'll try to come back and play through the rest of them after the game jam grading period is over :)

I kind of found a small exploit: if you jump over to one side at the very start, the platform will only tilt so far, so you can stay to one side and keep gaining height with relatively low risk.

I played for way too long. I managed to reach 296m though :D

Generally, it's a good idea and a good game, but one thing you could improve on is the speed of the aiming line thing. It was just a little annoying how much time I spent waiting between each jump. Other than that, good job!

Cool game with some nice mechanics. The idea is really cool, and I think it could definitely make for a great game. Overall, you did a pretty good job :)

Pretty short and the controls are smooth, but the theme doesn't really match. Still a pretty short but fun experience.

This is such a cool and innovative puzzle game, and I really love the interpretation of the theme. The level design is quite good, as the game takes the time to introduce mechanics and allow the player to understand them in the earlier levels, then asks the player to apply the knowledge they gained in later levels. Level 2 is a wonderful example of this, forcing the player to move 1 item off of an inverted space and another onto a heavy space, teaching them the function of both in one short level. Although I beat a lot of the puzzles in only 2 moves, it was still fun because of the underlying logic. I especially enjoyed level 13 as I thought that the solution was well hidden, but still discernable through the use of sufficient logic. Sorry for the rant, I just love puzzle games and yours was an absolute joy to play through (and I didn't even mention how amazing the art and sound design were! Your team's composer and artist are phenomenal!)

Artistic fish-simulator bullet-hell was not something I expected to see from this jam, but I absolutely adore this game, how well the idea was executed, and the amazing audio and visual design that was combined with it. While the fish controls aren't extremely intuitive, the way of making the player use the movement to select the level is an amazing way of teaching them the controls. Overall, I felt as if this game took a wonderfully unique idea, created a great game out of it, and then used phenomenal graphics and audio design to enhance the experience. Amazing job :)

I choose to play this game because the cover art was comical. I continued to play the game because it subverted my expectations as immensely fun. The only suggestion I have would maybe be to make the controls/instructions available somewhere inside the game. Other than that, everything was phenomenal :D

This game is immensely fun, and a wonderful example of a good jam game. The idea is simple but enjoyable, and the design of the game is very good. Amazing job!

This was quite a lovely game, although I am far too jumpy to take the time to balance the final game. Regardless, I still had a fun time, and I like how the balancing process got progressively harder as there were more and more variable to manage. Overall, this game was phenomenally designed, the audio and graphics were great, and the idea was super well-executed.

Super cool idea and a really fun game, but I feel as though the level design was a little too difficult. For example, the acid in the last level felt as though there was no room for error, which led to me taking probably half an hour to complete it. Other than that, it was a really good game with smooth controls, great art, and great audio :)

This is a wonderful jam game: it fits the theme amazingly, it's short but fun, and it's easy to understand. Overall, I can't really complain about anything as this is a pretty well-polished and complete game. I fell like the speed, sizes, and amount of numbers on screen could be adjusted, but it's a perfectly fine game as is. Well done!

Despite being terrible at rhythm games, I quite enjoyed playing this entry. I absolutely love games like this that are chaotic in the best possible way, and the theme is really well implemented. Overall, it was a very unique game and I think you did a great job :)

Very cute game with fun features and mechanics. It's very relaxing and pretty easy to get a hang of, and I had a fun time playing :)

Amazing game! The mini games are really fun and well thought-out, and even though there's only 4 of them, I still had a great time playing your entry. The graphics are wonderful, and the music as the game totaled my points had such a wonderfully happy vibe. Overall, this was an amazing entry, and I'd love to see a full game like this :)

Holy moly! Amazing job! This game was insanely and phenomenally fun to play. The gameplay was great, the art and audio design were lovely, and all of the gameplay mechanic were balanced quite well (I apologize for the pun). I cannot understate how much I love the art design, and I adore the combat. Literally everything was near perfect, but I do have a few small suggestions :)

Unfortunately, it seems there is a typo in the tutorial, where "shield" is spelled "shied," which is practically the only major error this game has; fix that, and it's golden.

Also unfortunately, while I was writing this comment, I went back to replay the game so I could look at the name of one of the cards, and once I finished the tutorial, the first card I played didn't get removed once I played it, but instead, stayed on screen. I was able to continue playing it and to continue damaging the enemies, allowing me to beat the entire game. I'm uncertain of how it happened, but I think the card that remained may have been the last one I played during the tutorial. You can see the card in the screenshot below.

Other than those two unfortunate errors, everything else was absolutely lovely and enjoyable. On my first run (which didn't encounter and glitches), I managed to make it to Apophis with 1 health remaining, got an amazing first hand with "Unbalanced Draw", allowing me to play all of my cards, draw a new hand, and balance my large scale, taking out both of the smaller snakes and half of Apophis' health. If it weren't for the fact that venom hit through shield, I would have won the fight on the second turn, but I still had a lovely time, and that goes to show how well-designed mechanics can synergize in amazing ways.

Sorry that this comment is so long, but I wanted to give my honest feedback mixed with the small bug report.

Great job! The gameplay was fun and the idea fits the theme quite well. The game was short and sweet, the controls were smooth, and the levels were pretty well designed. The graphics were a little bit lacking, but minimal graphics is better than bad graphics in my opinion. The audio was nice and relaxing, but I think it restarted every time a new level loaded, which was slightly weird just hearing the opening before the beat drop over and over again. My only main suggestion would be to fix that small issue if you do ever come back to this project, but other than that I think the game is designed quite well.