Puzzley strategy card game... that's my kind of game!😲
Overall, I really liked the concept for Galaxy Cards. The complex interactions between colored cards, rows, and columns worked really well in my opinion. I also liked the look of the game itself, along with your soundtrack! I actually went back and played this a second time today after playing it for 45 minutes or so yesterday! 😁
This definitely seems like a great game to have running in the background to enjoy on breaks. I also think it would be a good candidate for a mobile game! I could absolutely see myself pulling something like this up on my phone in bed.
I have a few suggestions for improvement!
- The coloring off the cards themselves was hard for me to interpret. Black/purple were too similar, and it was very difficult for me to identify the planet type before revealing their cards. It took me far longer than I care to admit to realize the info box was shaded by their respective planet's color. I'd maybe opt for a more distinct palette, and one that accommodates color blindness.
- My biggest issue with gameplay was that I felt very uninformed in my choices. I'd suggest providing the player a breakdown of overall income and its sources, while also having the actual card values update when hovering over cards to reflect the effects/synergies of your purchases.
- This suggestion is far outside of the current scope of the game, buuut... it'd be awesome to have a variation of card types/card locations so that no game is quite the same. This would provide for interesting strategies and synergies, and would greatly increase the replayability of the game.
Thanks very much for taking the time to create and submit a game to the HF 2023 Game Jam!