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I love the game and the art is really cute! I've played for about an hour with 2 deaths. The upgrades seem a bit pricey. Unlocking the rails doesn't seem like it's that useful, especially since you can't keep the rail system if you die. 

I do agree with some of the comments that the difficulty might be too high because one slip means complete reset. I kept thinking that maybe if there was an upgrade or an item to withstand a single blast it would be less stressful. Maybe there could be a cooldown on using the upgrade/item that is based on amount of blocks mined or works like the rails where you buy the upgrade to unlock the consumable item. 

Alternatively, maybe the upgrades that you unlocked could carry over between runs? 

Maybe one day there could be a permadeath mode (this version) and a more casual one with some forgiveness.

Overall it was very fun and I wishlisted on Steam! 

This pack is beautiful! I especially love your water tiles, simplistic and easy on the eyes! Your animations are so cute, amazing treeeees <3 

Fun game! It was a bit challenging at times but I liked your level design and SFX.

Omg this game is amazing! The final boss was really cool too, especially with the effect you put. I absolutely loved the powerups and the swarm mechanic. The only issue I had was with the grenade increase causing me to bomb myself if I wasn't careful lol. Great job! I would love to see more levels and an expansion! <3

Haha, thank you for checking out our game. I'm happy that you enjoyed playing! <3 

Thanks so much for the feedback. I'm glad you enjoyed it!

Thanks for playing!

Amazing visuals, SFX, and background music! Unfortunately I suck at snake so I never got to the end after numerous tries, but it was still super fun to keep trying. Your Itch page is also very well done!

I think this house is haunted! xD Neat idea for the theme.

Very cool game! It fits the theme perfectly. My only issue is that occasionally the letters merge together a bit while they are escaping which can make it a bit hard to read. It generally wasn't a problem, just made a few typos trying to figure out the letters if I hadn't memorized them well enough. I liked the tutorial a lot! 

I ended up making a mistake, but the Back to Menu button didn't seem to work (retry worked though).

Congrats on finishing your project!

Cute art!

Super fun game! Great music and SFX choice. Unfortunately, the shuriken shape beat me up pretty hard.

-SWA

Very interesting approach to left/right walking animations compared to the standard 4 or 8-directional animations. I wanted to make something like the right-down style but I didn't like how it looked while walking right and up diagonally. Your sprites are a perfect compromise for top down styles. Thank you for the sprites! <3

Apparently Godot 4.3 is much more web friendly. I recommend updating if you can! The new version also makes tilemaps a lot easier to manage.

I loved the simple background music and the SFX. I wish there was a different SFX for when you get all of the orbs in place and can enter the portal zone. I also struggled a bit with the zooming in and out, it was a bit hard on the eyes. Other than that, I really liked the concept, very unique style.

I absolutely love this game! The slight movement of the rulers when you land on them was fantastic. I loved your interpretation of the theme and the cute SFX. The pencil spikes were amazing as well. Great color choice, I give it a 10/10! <3

I'm glad you liked my suggestions and if you ever want to brainstorm I'd love to contribute! My favorite part of game dev is the idea phase and art! :P I also encountered time issues when it game to animations and improving on gameplay concepts but I think you have a great start. I like the backpack idea, especially early on. I think it also makes sense that an alchemist would be able to make some buffs for themselves.

I can imagine the customers throwing their arms up out of frustration and essentially T-posing their way out of the shop. 😂 Feel free to DM me on Discord at any time if you want a playtest or anything! <3

Thank you for playing and for the feedback! I did make all of the art and animations during the jam, and the music is from Tallbeard Studio's Free Music Loop Pack. I'm really glad you liked the intro animation! It was my first attempt and although it needs some work I'm still super happy with how it turned out. :3 If the game gets an update (which I hope it does), there will definitely be some improvements in the gameplay and art departments with more emphasis on puzzles and exploration.

<3

I loved playing your game! It's definitely very relaxing and I enjoyed trying to even out the flower variations. I would love to see this expanded with some additional mechanics and art, with the ability to end the run and save a zoomed out snapshot of the planet you created. I can imagine a few more levels with different kinds of plants, like mushrooms or trees, and maybe even different animals with higher/lower jumping capabilities. 

I like the combat system and I think this is a cool idea. I agree with some of the other comments here about the 2x2 layout of the QWER attacks and the room to the left. I had no idea what was causing the teleportation and decided to stop playing. I knew there was a puzzle, but I didn't know what it was. I think an animation of falling through the floor would have given me an indication of the puzzle type.

Thank you for the video! Now the parkour-challenged can also enjoy the story :P

Really cool music and art. I absolutely love the inspiring and upbeat tune of the intro and the first few levels. I bet there is more music later that's just as amazing. I didn't finish it myself because the puzzles are a bit too hard for personally (haven't even finished Hollow Knight lmao). 

I watched Fixel001's speedrun for the story and I hope the Owlchemist can defeat the bank--I mean the shadow money gang now that he freed his tower!

I think you have a great working prototype with a solid idea. I liked the animations, especially the hair movement and the cauldron sprite looks really cool. I think the story outshines the gameplay at the moment, but I think you can make a great game out of this idea. 

I saw your posts about wanting to add obstacles, which is exactly what I was thinking about while walking back and forth in the large open area behind the counter. I like your rat idea, perhaps they could eat some of your ingredients! 

For even more spin off of that idea, perhaps you could save up money to get a cat that will help you fight off the rats, but might break the potion vials? I also think that the door to the south could become some kind of shop restocking area with its own minigame. I think you have so many options open and I'm excited to see what you implement in the future.

I wished there was a bit more of an ending if you fail. I only tested failing on the first quota so maybe there's more if you fail on other days. I also really liked how the customers slide backwards to the exit when they get impatient xD

Great job! <3

Cool tower defense concept! I had a hard time hitting the enemies sometimes (mostly a skill issue :P lol). I liked the ever-creeping shadow and the potion abilities. I think this could be a cool mobile game if you decided to continue working on it!

I also like the design of your GDD. I can definitely see the Don't Starve inspiration in the pixel art.

This is an amazing game and I really hope you make a full release on Steam! I love the music and animations, the lighting, everything. I especially liked how you made your GDD into an idea board more than a pitch document. 

Thank you for the review! I am not sure what you mean about forcing fullscreen. The game should open in a new window which is a standard mode provided by Itch that several games use. Pressing F11 is an option to toggle fullscreen if you want to play it like that, but it is not required. 

Thank you for the feedback! I'm glad you liked the art and we will be sure to change up the mechanics if the game gets an update, especially the lighting, maze, and the alchemy portions. I checked out Ominous Darkness and I really liked the lighting that your team used. This is what I had in mind for Shadowtail, but I ran out of time to figure it out. The next game will definitely have improved mechanics and lighting though! :3

I loved exploring the dungeon and the mechanics. I was incredibly confused at first on how the crafting system works because I accidentally skipped the message. 

In the first level I placed all of the torches before I realized they needed to be closer to the center of the darkness so I had to reset. It also felt a bit odd to both place the torches with space and select items for crafting with space. 

Overall I think this is a really fun game with cute art and music. I loved the concept and the lighting was especially awesome. Great job!

Really cool tower defense game! I liked the player's art and the enemies a lot. I didn't experience any lag at all on Firefox. Great job! :3

Thank you for the review Drakonkinst! I'm so glad to hear that you liked the art. I poured everything I've learned over the past year into making the sprites. As a fellow cat lover, the most I could do was add a cat as a puzzle piece and to the wall art.  

We tried to make the world feel alive, like an alchemist actually lives in the house. I'm happy that you noticed those extra details! If there is an update to Shadowtail, the maze, visibility, and navigation in general will get an overhaul. I would love to see this game turned into a full exploration puzzle game with a quest system and many more levels to explore and things to do. <3

Haha thanks, I'm glad you were able to rescue Whitefoot! :P I tried to make the mice and cat as cute as I could. Unfortunately, there weren't any secrets (this time around).

Thank you! I'm glad you liked the cutscene and exploration parts. :3

Thank you for the feedback! I did struggle with the perspective and scale while making the art so I'll be studying quite a bit for the next game. <3

Thank you! If you want more Game Design Documents to check out for reference, the PirateSoftware Game Jam required all submissions to come with a GDD  :)

It took a bit of head scratching, but it wasn't too bad once I figured out the key element on the bottom left :P

I used Firefox to play it. Good luck!

Thank you! :3

This game was really cute! I liked the concept and that you included a tutorial. Great job doing a 3D game in Godot! <3

I loved the concept and the art! I think this is a wonderful take on the jam's theme and the abilities are really cool.

However, I got stuck in the fire level. I tried it a couple of times, with the same result in the same spot (image attached). After resetting the level a third time, I got stuck at the beginning as well, unable to move in any direction, but I could jump.

I love the puzzles and the narrative, awesome job! I like how the levels progress gradually in size and complexity to give players time to understand the mechanics without feeling frustrated.