Thanks for the feedback. Glad you liked it. And yeah, that's pretty much what the hints are for in this version. Original plan was to judge it by the design itself instead of by the grid cells that are covered, like if you draw a vertical line, it wouldn't matter where it was drawn on the grid. I feel like that might make the experimentation and puzzle-solving parts easier. But that was wildly out of jam scope. I might add it back later to remove the whole grid-based judging mechanic.
Thanks so much! I know I need to work on my tutorials and explanations. Working on a different project at the moment but I'll add more of an interactive tutorial after the jam instead of the text wall. For scoring, every cell has a fixed percentage and time duration decided at loading time.
Thanks for trying the game! And yeah, I didn't have time to balance the difficulty so I just made it easier to keep experimenting for the jam version. That will have to be fixed if I work on this game further.
Thank you so much. I'm glad you enjoyed it. I knew most entries would be combat based, and most of my ideas were combat based. I was scared a cozy puzzle game might be out of place here. It's amazing to see people enjoy playing it as much as I enjoyed making it.
I think one page with question mark is fine. Or you could have a final total page number like page 2/20 to show everything pending unlocks. Or just a navigation button that moves you to next/previous filled recipe page. Just any way to avoid having to click through ten empty pages to find a recipe.
Love the clone mechanic. I thought they were ghosts of past attempts at first. I like how more damage makes you more powerful in a way. Story and art is super cute.
Thank you so much!! I'm trying to get better at explaining and tutorials. I know that's a hurdle with all the mechanics I put in the game. I'd love to know if there's anything you think should be part of the tutorial/intro part that I left out?
Yeah. There's a 100% value drawings that the hints start to unlock. The goal is to find the rune that gets you 100% invincibility. Each cell has fixed value. I didn't want drawings to be valued randomly. The hints unlock which grid cells have how much value. You don't have to use them. I just didn't have time to test or balance difficulty so they're an optional feature to prevent the puzzle being too hard.
Thanks for the review! I'm glad you liked the game.
Yeah the piano tiles sounds every time you hit the ground or wall. It was very musical lol. Are you going to continue this? I'd love to play a little candle in a metroidvania.
External keyboard did not work. Shift started working in Safari. Downdash feels fun. Still no lava form for me. :( I either have an Itch input setting somewhere that's messing with this, or I need to try a different browser. Anyway. The game is cool.
