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This was fun! I really enjoyed the music, and the puzzles had great design. You might not have noticed that one of your levels doesn't have the "current size" meter present on screen. Art style was great too! Nice work!

Thanks for leaving a comment! I'm glad you're enjoying the game!!

Adding an option to disable the screen shake is not something I'd considered, but now that you've mentioned it, I will definitely be including that in a later update.

As for ingredient choices, you've pretty much stumbled upon the ideal strategy for the current patch. Rebalancing the ingredient prices and effects is at the top of the docket. Ideally, we want to create an experience that different strategies can be viable for different runs.

Thanks for playing, and stay tuned for more updates!

- SwAAn

Thanks! If you want to stay up to date on future updates and help us bring the game to a full release, feel free to check out the Blood X Thirsty Discord!

Thanks for playing :)

- SwAAn

Thanks for the detailed feedback, we really appreciate it! I'm sorry that the game triggered memories of your work, and I hope you were never attacked by any werewolves irl.

It seems like you really understand what we were going for here, especially with the brewing system. We're thinking about turning this into a full release, so we'd love to hear some of your feedback for what that could look like in the Blood X Thirsty Discord!

Thanks for playing, I'm glad you enjoyed the game!

- SwAAn

Wow! Thank you so much for the super-detailed feedback!

It seems like people have really been enjoying the game, so we're thinking about turning this into a full release! You had some awesome points and ideas here, so I'd love to hear some of your thoughts on what a full version of BxT would need. We just started a Blood X Thirsty Discord Server, so check it out if you're interested in sharing some ideas, showing support, or just checking out what we're up to!

Thanks for playing, I'm glad you had fun!

- SwAAn

I'm glad you enjoyed the game! If you're interested in checking out a full version, we're currently discussing what that might look like in the Blood X Thirsty Discord, so come hang out if you're interested!

Thanks for playing!

- SwAAn

I just want to say that at the time we clicked "publish" on this game, I sincerely thought it wasn't possible to survive past around Night 13. I was losing sleep over this lol. So seeing you post this insane feat absolutely blew my mind.

I'm really glad you had so much fun with it! As game devs, this is our ultimate goal in what we do.

We're thinking about taking BxT and turning it into a full release, so if you're interested in seeing what we're working on, showing some support, or sharing some ideas, we'd love it if you check out the Blood X Thirsty Discord!

Thanks again for playing!!

- SwAAn

Thanks for the great feedback! We would definitely like to rework the combat system somewhat for a full version of the game. If you're interested in checking that out or sharing some ideas on how we could improve the game, feel free to come hang out with us at the Blood X Thirsty Discord!

Thanks for playing!

- SwAAn

This is some awesome feedback, thank you for taking the time!

After the positive response to this, we're thinking about taking the game for a full release, so we've started a Blood X Thirsty Discord Server to get feedback from people who have played the game, and share what we're working on! We'd love to have you join us!

Thanks for playing, and I'm glad you enjoyed it!

- SwAAn

I'm glad you enjoyed it! If you're interested in seeing a fully-fledged version, feel free to check out what we're working on at the Blood X Thirsty Discord!

Thanks for playing!

- SwAAn

Wow! Thanks for the super-detailed feedback! These are some great ideas.

We've got some really positive feedback on this, so we're thinking about rolling this into a fully fledged release. If you're interested in checking out what we're working on or sharing some ideas on how this can be improved, we'd really appreciate if you check out the Blood X Thirsty Discord!

Thanks for playing!

- SwAAn

Thanks for the great feedback, I'm glad you enjoyed the game!

We're currently talking about rolling this game into a full release, so if you're interested in showing some support for it, sharing some ideas, or just checking out what we're working on, feel free to come hang out with us at the Blood X Thirsty Discord!

Thanks for playing!

- SwAAn

First off, thanks for playing!

The control scheme is something we changed up a few times, but we eventually settled on this Binding-of-Isaac-inspired twin stick feel. This is something we're considering changing for a full release.

If you're interested in seeing a full version, or sharing some ideas on how the game could be improved, feel free to come chat with us at the Blood X Thirsty Discord!

Thanks for the feedback!

- SwAAn

First off, thanks for playing the game!

Improving the shop UI to make it easier to understand is something that we iterated over a few times, and it's definitely an area the game could still be improved further.

We're thinking about rolling this into a full release, so if you'd be interested in sharing your ideas or just checking out what we're working on, feel free to come hang out with us in the Blood X Thirsty Discord!

Thanks for the great feedback!

- SwAAn

I'm curious as to what genre you would call this exactly, as even we're not too sure lol.

These are all very good suggestions, thanks for leaving this feedback! We've already updated the look of the progress bars, and we're talking about what we can do with the sfx.

We're thinking about finishing this game up for a full release, so if you're interested in checking that out, showing support, or sharing some ideas, come hang out with us in the Blood X Thirsty Discord!

Thanks for playing!

- SwAAn

Thanks for revisiting to leave your feedback, we really appreciate it!

We're thinking about finishing BxT for a full release, so we've started a Blood X Thirsty Discord Server for people to share their ideas and show support for the project. Feel free to check it out if you're interested!

Thanks again for playing, I'm glad you enjoyed it!

- SwAAn

That's an interesting mechanic I hadn't considered, you've got my gears turning for how to fit that in thematically...

We're considering finishing this for a full release, so if you're interested in showing support or sharing some ideas, feel free to check out our new Blood X Thirsty Discord Server!

Thanks for playing!

- SwAAn

Adding a tutorial is definitely something we would have loved to do for the jam, but just didn't have time for. I think a full version of this game would really benefit from this!

We've started a Blood X Thirsty Discord for people to share their ideas and show support for a full release, so if you're interested in seeing what that might look like, feel free to check it out!

Thanks for playing, and for all the kind words. I'm glad you had fun!

- SwAAn

A tutorial is definitely something we wanted to include before clicking submit, but of course, we just didn't have time.

That's definitely something that the full version of this game would benefit from though. We're thinking about seeing this through to a full release, and so we started a Blood X Thirsty Discord Server for people to show support and share their ideas! Would love to hear from you about what a final version of this could look like.

Thanks for playing!

- SwAAn

Thanks for playing, I'm glad you enjoyed the game!

If you're interested in seeing a full version of the game, feel free to check out the Blood X Thirsty Discord. We're currently talking about what a finished version should look like, and seeing support and hearing from people who played it would be awesome!

- SwAAn

Thanks so much for the awesome feedback! I'm glad you had so much fun playing :)

It means so much that you think this is even close to shippable! We've been talking about finishing the game and what a complete version would look like, so we started a Blood X Thirsty Discord so we can get suggestions from the players directly. We're hoping that by getting a few people in here to show some support and share some ideas, we can deliver an awesome game!

Anyway, thanks for playing!

- SwAAn

Thanks for the feedback, I'm glad you enjoyed the game!

If you're interested in seeing a full version of the game, feel free to check out the Blood X Thirsty Discord. We're thinking about finishing the game for a full release, and seeing some support and suggestions from people who liked this version would be super helpful.

Thanks for playing!

- SwAAn

Thanks for all of the awesome feedback! I'm glad you're enjoying the game!

If you're interested in seeing a complete version of this, feel free to check out the Blood X Thirsty Discord! We had just planned on letting this be a jam game, but after the super positive response, we're talking about finishing the game, and what that might look like. Getting some folks in the Discord would show us that there's support for the game,  and getting some feedback there could show us what we should focus on for the full version.

Either way, thanks so much for playing, and for the kind words!

- SwAAn

Thanks for playing! If you're interested in seeing a finished version of the game, feel free to join the Blood X Thirsty Discord to show your support and share your thoughts on the game!

Thanks for the awesome feedback! I'm so glad you had fun!

Adding accessibility features, especially full gamepad support is very important to us, so we're always looking for ways to improve that experience. In our most recent update, we added a list of ingredients that you can access from the "How To Play" menu.

Because of the super positive response we've gotten for this over the course of the jam, we're seriously considering seeing this through to a full release! If you want to share some of your thoughts on the game and get updates on changes and progress, we'd love for you to join the Official Blood X Thirsty Discord: https://discord.gg/vHvSQ8ea

Either way, thanks for playing!

- SwAAn

Thank you for the kind words! If you want to see how this plays out, feel free to join the Blood X Thirsty Discord Server: https://discord.gg/vHvSQ8ea. We'd love to continue working on this, and we'll know that there's a demand for it if we can get a few people in there. We also really want to focus on building off of community feedback, so your thoughts would be well appreciated!

Either way, I'm so glad you enjoyed our game :)

This game is a blast!! Definitely reminds me of playing oldschool JRPGs like Chrono Trigger. The art style, music, and sound effects are all AMAZING. The combat system is a lot of fun (the animations especially are super satisfying), but I could mostly just damage blitz the enemies without worrying about dying. Awesome game!!!

This is my favorite video game. The only problem is I was playing this at work while my coworkers were trying to have a serious conversation with me, and now I'm in trouble.

Absolutely incredible game.

First off, the presentation. The art visual effects, music and sound effects are all stunning. But the best thing about this game is its incredible puzzle design. The tools you created for this metroidvania-ish game are incredibly unique, and with deep mechanics. You clearly have an amazing talent for level design. The mechanics are introduced gently, but built up into complex and satisfying puzzles. This game is what all puzzle platformers should strive to be. Amazing work!!

This is a seriously amazing game. The idea of programming your own controls as you on its own is just astounding. You learn the game's central mechanic in the opening main menu?? Genius.

The music, art, and sound effects are all terrific.

You perfectly captured the theme in a way that I don't think I've seen any other game in the jam achieve.

And on top of all that, you melted my heart.

Amazing work!! I only wish I could have figured out how to get the final friend!

This is genuinely a great idea for a game! I never considered making the Knapsack Problem into a video game lol. With a little bit of love for music, sfx, and art, this could be a really fun game!

Super fun!! The lighting and visual effects are amazing, the gameplay is tight, and the vocal sound effect was hilarious and unexpected lol. If this had some more content/variety I would pay money for this game!!

Great start! Found a funny bug: if you're sliding down the side of a brick wall and move toward the brick wall, you'll stick to it. Could be fun to figure out why that happens! Next up is a climbing game xD

Great design and visual effects! Nice work!

This game is awesome!! I could easily spend myself spending hours on end trying to get as far as possible. As far as suggestions go, I really don't have much. For games like this, it will only get better with more content added. Also a stats screen at the end would be great!

Thank you so much for taking the time to write this out!! We love all of the feedback we've been receiving, and I can't tell you how happy I am that you enjoyed our game. Drop a follow and we'll make sure to keep you posted with any updates in the future!

Thanks for the suggestion! If you want to try this, you can always rebind the buttons for Pick Up and Place Down in Settings.

Thanks for playing! If the keybinds feel off for you, you can always rebind them in Settings.

Great character designs and audio! The vibe of this game is great. Also the contrast between the heavy metal battles and ambient walking music is hilarious.

Is there any reason to not just spam the magic attack?

edit: Also just noticed the title should be D.A.V. if it's "Destroy All Vermin" lol

The gameplay is awesome! Controls feel great, music is on point, and the art style is fun and simple, yet still very informative. I would love to fight some more bosses!!