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Word Whirlwind's itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Enjoyment | #1448 | 3.357 | 3.357 |
| Creativity | #3409 | 3.000 | 3.000 |
| Overall | #3579 | 2.857 | 2.857 |
| Style | #5440 | 2.214 | 2.214 |
Ranked from 14 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
How does your game fit the theme?
As you progress in levels, the damage, health, hp, number of letters, and amount of time you get all scale to be larger and larger.
Development Time
96 hours
(Optional) Please credit all assets you've used
Word list from YAWL (Yet Another Word List): https://github.com/elasticdog/yawl/tree/master
Background art by "bevouliin.com" on opengameart.org: https://opengameart.org/content/bevouliin-free-mountain-game-background
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This game was very enjoyable! I love playing wordle and this game kind of reminds me of spell cast from Discord! Thanks for the wonderful 10 minutes I spent playing this :)
So glad you liked it! :)
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Its a wonderful idea, but I wish I got to use more letters! Maybe I didn't get far enough, but if that's the case, give me more letters to start with! Still a fun game though and an even better concept. You should develop this idea further.
Thanks for the feedback, this is really helpful! A friend I showed this to also said it was harder with fewer letters, so I'll keep this in mind for future work on the game
I beat normal mode, somehow ended the last level and got rid of the opponent's health by more than half with the word "ASTIGMATISM", that was fun
Wow that's a great word!! Well done and thanks for playing!
I am following you on Itch.io so I can see if you update this! :)
Thanks :) I'm thinking about where to take it next so stay tuned!
I tried to do a word puzzle game a while back, but I never figured out how to do recognition of what the player typed. I am super impressed you got that working all by itself!
Honestly I think the theme was not implemented to a great degree, but on the other hand it was one the most fun games so far
Fair point, and glad you enjoyed it! :)
LOVE the art style and game, but OK isn't a word
Thank you! Haha finding a good word list was tough, but I prefer lists that have too many words rather than too few - when playtesting I got mad when a word I thought should count wasn't being accepted. Maybe I'll find a better word list in the future
Making a word game into a battle is such an interesting idea. Would definitely be interested to see more of what you were going for with sprites and such. Nice work for a second-ever jam!
Thanks! I may slowly keep working on this post-jam. I'll check out your game once I get a chance!