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I really wish I could play this because the atmosphere in the screenshots really caught my attention. Unfortunately, my low-end 5-year-old graphics card just couldn’t handle it. It was struggling to even reach 15fps. lol. Also, 740MB I think is a bit of a high barrier for entry for a jam game.
I think for fairness’ sake, I won’t leave a rating since I didn’t actually get to play. But I’m leaving a comment to let you know I gave it a try!
It took a while to understand how to get rid of the corruption cubes but at the same time I'm not 100% sure if I understood how it works correctly. Going around to collect the takodachis is interesting but getting lost in the jungle is a bit frustrating as I can't go back to base.. It also feels like map is blocking off paths as I keep circling the same path over and over.
Visually impressive! Appreciate the honesty of what you've modeled, but it still takes alot of skills to arrange it into this whole scenery of a forest where everything looks so lush and alive (I know I wouldn't be able to achieve what you have here even with all the same assets given to me)
Gameplay wise, I'm not too sure what I am supposed to do. I feel like I am missing out alot, but gathering takodachis doesnt feel like it does anything other than assigning them to guard Ina. Found corrupted cubes, but nothing really happens when I click on them despite them glowing green.
Also, 700+mb is a little scary
This game is really cool! The mechanics are very interesting and work well with the story, music, and art.
Its a bit hard to figure out how it works, though. I think having a tutorial that tells you how the takodachis work, how to assign them to protect the priestess, how to defeat the corruption, and how the torii gates work, would help a lot. At least adding that information in the description would be nice.
I also think its a bit too hard. I think it would be a bit better if the corruption didn't respawn and/or attacked less frequently to give the player a bit more time to explore, read the story, and familiarize themselves with the mechanics.
Other than that, its a really good game!
Glad you enjoyed it! I had a lot of fun working on it.
Fair enough, I used the notes to explain some of that, but there were certainly gaps in it. I just expanded the description to include how to control the takos a bit. And I might update it to slow down the difficulty curve, although I'm alright with the idea of it taking a failed run or two to figure out what's happening.