Holy.... to be honest this level of detail, work, music, art and of course love is what makes making games a work of art, you made me feel the need to learn how to do neon signs, and it felt like I was really learning, because I messed up so many neon signs while playing the game, the story is very touching because of those forgotten jobs that have the risk of been lost in time with the modernity... its clear that the research you did to make the game was very important, and being able to create game mechanics that were interesting to play and to learn is an amazing achievements, props to the writing team, the sound design team and of course the programing, as someone else said I am still trying to figure out how you did the bending mechanics, that some freaking cool, perfect fit for the theme, great experience in general, congrats to all of you amazing work!
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Thanks very much. It really feels amazing to read detailed comments like yours! Like a shot of dopamine.
Glad it made you feel like learning to make neon signs. We definitely put a lot of research into it. We even considered taking a small neon light making course during the jam period but haha ended up doing more art assets instead.
Bending the tubes in the light mini game is definitely pretty tricky. So we made it optional. We wanted people to be able to enjoy the story even if they'd rather not do the mini games so we made it so you can just click "Done" even if the letters aren't perfect. Wanted it to be stress-free and have the player feel it is ok to mess up. It's more about the experience.
The bending mechanics were definitely tricky. We wouldn't have participated in the game jam if we weren't able to get it working. Nyveon, our programmer is the real MVP. He coded for an insane amount of time to get it right. He also posted the code publicly if you are interested in seeing how it works!
The sound design is also one of my favourite parts of this game. Probably the most sound polished game I've submitted in the jam. Nyveon and my sister worked together to get over 60+ sounds into it. And I love the bending sound a lot.
Thanks so much for leaving such a thoughtful comment. I really enjoyed reading it. And thanks again for taking the time to play our game!