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Yess the art was definitely inspired by games like Dragon Warrior on the GBC! Thank you, I'm glad you liked it! <3

Haha Aboyrobot did a great job with the writing for the game, glad you liked it!

Thank you <3

Yeah, I love that style of movement from old pokemon and RPGs of that era! Thanks!

Thank you! And congrats on beating it!

Nice interpretation of the theme!

Come and take it! >:3

Was a lot of fun! Surprisingly robust movement in 2.5D. The music gives a nice vibe.

Thanks a bunch!

Ooo! This was fun! :D

Love it. Ranged attacking seems super broken haha, I just took a bunch of ranged upgrades and the enemies never stood a chance >:)

I also love the art, very cute.

The hitting yourself animation was funny, I like it.

Controls were a bit janky but that added to the fun in some ways (kinda like flappy bird)! Nice submission, I couldn't get higher than 7 lol

Also here's some basic lore about the four races:

Humans are just humans.

Woodcages have wooden armor that protects them, however attacks that burn (such as the hand cannons wielded by Vagabonds) are very effective against them. They can gather energy from the sun and the crystals around Scarab, but their armor can be clunky and get in the way of daily life.

Snoutmen are empathetic to others, and tend to be faithful, but they falter against piercing attacks. Snoutmen are considered dangerous due to their claws and struggle to keep their high emotions in check, but are generally actually quite nice people.

Bouncers are quick and resemble humans at a glance, but their bodies are rubbery and can stretch. They have high stamina, but are weak to slashing attacks.

This is my very original self insert UNIQUE CHARACTER DO NOT STEAL.

but he's not a mean bug anymore

RIP mean bug 2022-2022

I think there are still a lot of balance changes that have to happen before that. So I wouldn't count on it being soon. But that's just my perspective.

That was fun! I really enjoyed hopping around and kiting the evil thingy.

Also if I had a nickel for every game from this jam that was themed around a snow globe, I'd have two nickels! Which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it happened twice, right??

The art is really cool.

The mechanic of hiding in the green bubbles was cool, it reminded me of Paper Mario. Overall it was just a really fun little game! Not too hard, but very engaging. I like it :)

The bob-ombs are SO CUTE! I love the way they squish and tilt when they walk. Literally I would just watch them for fun. Which is cool because that's what the game is for the most part!

I loved the moving backwards ""feature"" :)

I love the aesthetics. 40 is a big number, but it was fun to just relax and take in the world's vibe.

Fun game! It's amazing what you can do with very simple mechanics.

the music is a bop and a half

Really original mechanics, and the art and sounds sell the fantasy well. I could see this turned into a full game with some added strategic elements.

The flowers are cute and I like that the bouncy balls rotate and are different colors.

This was definitely one of the more creative takes on the theme.

Nice submission! I enjoy that you took a more lighthearted tone, it's a nice break from some of the darker or more melancholy works.

This poem makes me think of two things:

1. A dark, somber experience about the end of a man's life.

2. A bullet that can kill the past? EEEEEEEEEEEENTER THE GUNGEON!

Either way, great entry.

Nice game, I enjoyed it.

Ah, that makes sense. Now I can justify my senseless actions, thanks!

That's fair. I didn't put too much effort into a tutorial.

I like that you can kill your own guys for no reason whatsoever haha.

Thank you :)

Really fun and chill! I appreciated the hints, especially toward the end.

Alcohol, Orange, Lime! Oh, you weren't asking how to make a margarita? Well I remembered anyways :3

Cool game. I got relieved when I saw a margarita because I had that one memorized! Never got that confident with the other ones, though... I'd make a terrible bartender, especially since I don't drink :P

Honestly the hardest earned reward in gaming history.

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We have a channel dedicated to finding people to work with, and you can post about your development process as well.