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Firespike333 years ago (3 edits)

I read the About section before playing, so I was well aware of that being the only way to win. That has nothing to do with my criticism.

EDIT: Actually, the way you described it is pretty misleading. You said you have to finish EVERY level with 1 or 2 hearts, but really you only have to finish the last level. I thought I was screwing myself over by completing any level with 3 hearts, which is why I complained that the game gave no earlier indication of your failure. I didn't communicate this criticism very well I admit.

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Firespike333 years ago

Also, regarding the coins: the reason they're are confusing is because they are immediately consumed to restore lost health; if you take damage and have coins, it looks like you're just instantly dying without losing any health. I spent the first few minutes in the game unsure how I was even supposed to take damage.

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Jackie Boi 5273 years ago

You take damage by going in lava or a spike, and it says that if you have coins they get converted to a heart

It doesn't matter if you finish the first level with three hearts I feel like when it tells you that in this line: "To win, you need to finish all five levels with 1 or 2 hearts."

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Firespike333 years ago (2 edits)

Again, I understand the mechanics of the game. I just feel like the way the game communicates them (not just in the About screen, but in the gameplay itself) is rather unintuitive. The coin explanation in the About screen is not sufficient, because it isn't explained that coins are converted to health AFTER you take damage. That's putting aside that game systems this basic should be self-explanatory and not require explanation in the first place.

Saying "To win, you need to finish all five levels with 1 or 2 hearts" can easily be misinterpreted because you specifically mention "all five levels," implying that this restriction applies to every level in the game. A wording like "To win, you must complete the game with 1 or 2 hearts left" would be better, although still limited in usefulness because on your first run you don't know which level is last.

None of this was a huge deal, but it made the experience a lot rougher than it needed to be for such a simple game.

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Jackie Boi 5273 years ago

mm that's probably a better wording for the about, but keep in mind, 1 this is my first game jam and 2 my second game so I dont have much experience for making games also, I only worked on this game for about 36 hours. but, thx for the feedback. And the reason why you regain a life when u lose a heart, that's to make sure u wony ever get more then 3 hearts.

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