I enjoyed this so much. I loved the code puzzle and the concept of the world to incorporate the theme. The only thing I wish it did was have a New Game Plus option at the end that saved what you deciphered in the translation codex for a second playthrough. It was so hard to navigate outside without being able to update the codex, but I figured it all out and then didn't get the opportunity to update the codex before the final score! All in all, really fun challenge and fantastically coded for being done as a part of the jam. I would love to see more.
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Thank you so much!
We were just thinking about this "New Game Plus" option but felt it would distort the game experience too much. I understand that it can be annoying to re-assign letters (believe me, I've done it many times) but the translation and registration are synchronized with the progress.
For the outdoor game, that was the goal. The difficulty of navigation outside decreases according to the number of letters translated inside. There is also a coherence with the story: if you are in the middle of a chase you can't take the time to set the translator with your hands.
Thanks a lot, we had a lot of fun coding this. The experience was great and we are already coding a new one!