what a lovely game!! enjoyed the puzzles a lot (even though I'm normally incredibly bad at puzzle games), and the art and sound design were a delight :) my compliments to the chefs!
I didn't realize this was a jam game, and just thought 'wow, what a lovely lil vertical slice/demo'!! I really enjoyed it and would def play a 'full version' :))
omg, thank you so much!! <33 I'm glad you found the humor in it hehe, AND that you got to see her go all crazy!! I feel like that's gotta be a rare one to get, lol
at the start of the script, I defined a 'deaths' variable
$ deaths = 0
then, whenever you died, I put in a
$ deaths += 1
for the death count UI, there was a custom gameUI screen (first called when you come up to the castle), that only contains a frame & vbox in the top left with text saying
"{image=skull.png}deaths = [deaths]"
and when Eulogy references the amount of deaths you've had, she just says
"(...) you died [deaths] times!"
so it's all just referencing the variable :)
but I think for your idea, since the deaths are different and the player is meant to collect them all (let's say there r three), I'd put a
at the start of the script, then each death I'd change the value to be true
"you died in way A!" $ death_A = true
(...same for B and C)
and then at the end I'd put a STACKED if statement, like
if death_A == true and death_B == true and death_C == true:
"congrats! you died in every way possible :)"
# secret ending time
else:
"aw... try dying more next time!"
return
2. loooove to hear that you liked it enough to go through 12 deaths, oh wow!! I'm glad you also saw the humor in it, I tied to make them more comedic as time went on :)) and yes pls, use it in ur game!! and show it to me when you do pls, we could all use more games with failing as a game mechanic lol
3. oh yeah, I used scrolling sooo much when testing to see if all the variables worked properly, it almost became part of the experience for me :D I think it's a good idea to give the player options to try them all on though, maybe I could re-make the menu after the jam votes are in to include a last "ready to move on" check before leaving for the date... thank you for the suggestion!
4. aw, thank you for liking my lil barista!! she says thanks (with a cheeky smile) :))
5. for the font, I think I just thought it'd match the 'low-res' art made with a jagged square brush... but by the end of it all I did wonder if it was making it look less polished than it would've with a more gothic/serif font... guess it's something to consider for my next jam!
anyway, I didn't expect anyone to like my silly little that much and give it such in-depth feedback, it really means so much!! <33 thank you again!
omg so I actually LOVE this, the art is beautiful, the dialogues are charming n funny AND the rhythm sections make it so easy for my bad brain tm to stay engaged & entertained!! great job! <3
omg nooo LOL, I'm guessing you chose sage & myrrh??
thank you for the kind words, and if you ever feel like giving it another go, I can tell you there's a loooot of content left after those first few choices :)) cheers
HAHAHA loved the aesthetic, loved the character, love the concept and humor. The first time I played I accidentally went out of bounds in the first second and couldn't escape the dark hole, but after a quick restart it was very fun to play!
Congrats on submitting your first jam! :) I think it's a really nice concept and the game definitely works, but I wish there was some more feedback for when you stamp the boxes. like a SFX playing or your stamp hand moving up and down. For the first couple tries I couldn't see the change in the box textures and was super confused why I kept exploding :"D
lol I love my little basketball bomb! Really fun lil game, and I think the little red line showing how you angled your previous shots is a great touch :)
Thank you so much for your kind words!! I really appreciate you sharing your reading of the story, and am really glad the takeaway is that of true love <3 cheers!
