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It takes a bit of practice, but you can get the hang of it (my highest score was a little higher than 1700). It didn’t maximize for me, which made it a bit hard to gauge sometimes.

Maybe throw some alpha/translucency on the knives to see the needed slices underneath? I get why they’re so close together, as you can line up the slices, but they also feel in the way a bit.

I also find it interesting what games decide to ‘punish’ and what just gets a pass. So I let it play out and there’s an end where it stops, making it a score attack, so it sort of makes sense to not break a heart over a not completely sliced object. But then you can ask, why have hearts at all?

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grublady2 years ago(+3)

Thanks for playing our game!

I wasn't as involved with the coding, so I can't say much about the fullscreen issues, but it might work better in a different browser.

You bring up an interesting point with the hearts. I believe the idea was originally from earlier in development, before variable scoring had been implemented, to prevent the player from simply spamming cuts for a perfect score. We might have revisited the concept of the fail-state if we'd had the time, but at the very least we didn't think the hearts detracted from the game enough to justify removing in the end, considering what little time we had.

Though, I think they still somewhat serve their purpose, especially in the context of a jam where reviewers might not be as familiar with rhythm games. If there were no hearts, someone who is not concerned with score might simply spam inputs and hit every cut, thereby "winning" the game in their mind and moving on without really experiencing what the game is about.

(Also, just to flex, my highscore is over 3000--though, I did write and chart the song...😉)

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remco2 years ago(+2)

Aaah wait, it was a rythm game? I just thought it was nice music! I was lining up the knives visually with the cuts! X-D

Haha, maybe I’m too tired and overheated (very hot day here) to be rating games…

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42triangles2 years ago(+1)

Just to chime in as well, the hearts were actually added after the scoring was to... disincentivize spamming. I actually personally prefer it with the hearts in there, because then I know exactly how much leeway I have with trying to get a certain cut or not, though that's just my personal preference of course.

(my high score is 3089, so *barely* over 3000; the maximum score you can get is 4000 - there's 40 cuts, and you get up to 100 points per cut [though for 100 you'd have to be frame perfect])

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