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That migh have been a bit too ambitious for a jam!^^' The combat doesn't feel responsive, and is mostly laborious. I didn't have the patience for beating the boss. I like the idea of playing Simon Says during a boss fight though. I think it could even go further and ask for more constraining tasks (like no attacking or never stop running for example). But I think it's be easier to iterate on the idea with a simpler game like a 2D one. Still congrats for finishing it in time!

Nice pixel-art! Although it can be difficult to see what is interactable or not. While for the item it participate in the "hidden object" game-design, for other things like the recipe book or the cauldron it makes it confusing to not realize they can be clicked. I also spent a lot of time trying to find what is "the bottling station", and only found it by accident.

Another small problem I had was the perspective of the broom. I didn't seem clear to me where I should drop an item so that it lands in the cauldron (and not behind). But otherwise, it was satisfying to spot the ingredients and prepare each potions. nd I like how smooth the movement is! I guess the game could get challenging with time limits in the vein of Overcooked. Congrats for releasing this!

That was a pretty sweet slice of life experience. :) I like the 3D environments. Their minimalist abstractions and color palette make them compelling. And the camera movement following the cursor make them more immersive than most visual novel.

Also great work on the music! In term of pace, it's strange that second half of the game consists only in lestening a playlist. But the songs are pleasant to hear. In the end, the lack of narrative cohesion or conclusion made me feel like I was just witnessing a nice day in someone's life. It's kinda soothing. Congrats for releasing this game!

This was sweet! I'm not sure what the basket ball and the red card were for, throwing them didn't seem to have an effect. But otherwise it's a nice mini-game. I like that the aiming is not accurate, and become challenging with the distance. Also turning the class into a competitive field was satisfying. Well done!

Woah, I see I wasn't the only one who made a level editor! Congrats! It's pretty intuitive to use, and quickly gives satisfying results.

I really like the space this game create. Combined with the color evolution across levels, it's kinda hypnotic to fly through them. I always enjoy spaces without clear up and down. The movement felt nice, although I regret that bumping walls can be very punitive and discourage from going too fast. But overall I had a very pleasant time with the game!

I also got stuck after exiting the bathroom. If there is a puzzle, I didn't solve it.^^' The atmosphere put me on edge though! The sound-design is minimalist, but efficient.  Im glad there wasn't any jump-scare.^^'

Very hard to win. But I managed to do it once!^^ The trickier part was to get all necessary parts. Most of the time I'm missing one or two elements to get to the second part. Got also some issues with the drag'n drop of the hairs. Globally I like that the controls are chaotics (so that I can't predict easily what the face will look like), but they could be more responsive.

Then remembering which pieces I picked was a challenge, but a fun one! And it was rewarding to eventually get the victory.^^ I like the idea, and even if the execution has flaws, it's short enough to be fun. :)

Woah, excellent wok on the art! I loved the atmosphere and music. I was also surprised many times by how the concept was used in creative way. The puzzles escalate nicely at each level, and the ending gives a solid conclusion both in term of level design and presentation. Fantastic job!

Loved the voice acting! :D And you did a pretty good job on the aesthetic. It was a pretty fun experience, with just the right length. I stumbled on the boss solution purely by accident, but the combat was still satisfying.^^

Neat concept! It feels a bit like writing a regex. The generated monsters are also charming!

However accessibility-wise, as a colorblind I had trouble playing it. ^^' I couldn't distinguish the read aura from the green ones, especially on top of a blue background with alpha. Fortunately I eventually noticed that the green ones are marked with stars (which is a really nice solution). But it wasn't enough, because then I had difficulty telling the colors of the body parts... ^^' I could differentiate them, meaning that when seeing one I could point where it was used elsewhere and tell it apart from the other. But giving them labels like "blue", "purple", "orange"… That was really challenging, and I failed because of that. ^^' For example Some eyes felt yellow to me, and some body looked grey, but those weren't options, so I guess I was wrong. :p And reciprocally when I was choosing "Purple", I couldn't know before validating what "purple-looking" color it would match. ^^' So yeah I really enjoy the concept, but the UI could be improved to be more accessible. :)

I like that aesthetic! It's minimalist, but works very well. The physics are a bit finicky. Sometime I wasn't sure if I had the right solution for a puzzle. Also the high mouse sensitivity made it a bit hard to navigate. But overall it was still doable. I had a nice time discovering the different powers. Good job!

Great work on the visuals and music! I particularly appreciate how the tracks transitions from the title screen to game , and reciprocally.^^

The game is really hard though. I could only complete the first level. It's not the first time I see that concept in a game, and to be fair it's a challenging one. But one feature that works well is to preview the trajectory of the ship. It reduces the fastidious repetition of trial and error, and allow to manipulate faster the configurations. However I have no idea how this kind of UI is implemented (it's still magic to me!). But I could see it work well for this game. :)

I should read the description a bit before launching a game. x) No wonder I had troubles figuring out the rules! :p

At least the UX feels already great. I quickly got that I could grab and place the bars, it felt responsive, with nice visual feedback. Curious to see what it will become.

Chaotic, but fun! I like how it transcribes the feeling of getting overwhelmed and rushing the work.

Oh, so that's how they're doing it! Of course.

This was pretty fun.^^ Nice job!

That was interesting! I first I wasn't sure how it was fitting the theme, maybe the horizontal warping. But after several attempts the "special" bubbles started to appear, and it was like the game was cheating by adding new rules!  ^^ I also wondered why sometime the screen was getting almost empty, but then I figured out the invisible rule of how the bubbles were repeating, and I was able to use that to strategically eliminate them so that I was able to spawn the next wave while being in the middle of the screen.  In the end it was a nice experience of trying to outsmart the game by retro-engineering its rules, while dealing with the rules breaking of the game itself with the colored bubble. This is pretty clever! And it was fun to play.

Those shader look really great! I like how the outside environment is rendered. It convey well the idea of a large abstract 4D space. Too bad it's not playable yet. But it's at least an impressive tech demo!

I enjoyed the humor! :D Playing with all the combinations and see the reaction is pretty fun. However the game was to slow to motivate me to get all the endings. But at least I found the ending 5! ^^

I'm not good at those games, but they always end up fun. This was no exception! I didn't see the "twist" coming, it really add something cool. Each new power ask for new strategies, making the game more interesting than just "find the longest word". I actually want to play it again to test new configurations. Great job on the concept and execution!

Uh, I actually didn't know Snakes and Ladder!^^' Not sure if I still do in fact. Now I'm wondering how the original game actually works. :P Moving the pieces seems like a natural element of the game-design, it's what's making it interesting.^^ Although it might need some more restrictions, because I guess it could be too easy to just spam falls on the opponent.

It took me time to understand that I had to click on the black circle to move a piece. I initially thought it was drag'n drop.^^' It would be nice to have a hover status to indicate that they can be interacted with. I was also wondering if I had to throw dices first, what the number next to the faces mean, which one was player 1... But I get that there was limited time in the jam.^^' To be honest, I think it would actually work like a charm as a physical board game!

There's a lot of complexity, but the concept is pretty interesting. I like how bold and radical it is. But it also makes the game a bit too unforgivable. I like the idea of planning carefully, but less being out of option when facing a threat and knowing I'm facing a certain doom. Perhaps there lack a "last resort panic" mechanic to be able to reacts to a threat (for a great cost or as a risky maneuver). Also the size of the map makes the guard moves pretty unpredictable, making it hard to determine when I'll need to hide or escape.

But it was still fun to try beating it! The UI is clean and fast to use once you understand it. And each card explains itself very well (except maybe the diversion)! Great work also on the art and music, the game looks nice and has good feedback.

The pixel art and animations are gorgeous! I think I've already seen that concept in another game. But the tone of yours is interesting. I enjoyed the storytelling and the queen's evolution, both through the dialogues and her animations.

Very spooky! I saw some small bugs, but I don't think most players will notice them. Great job Matt!

I had a blast playing this! Every surprises made me laugh, the comedy timing is perfect!

Really cool atmosphere! I also found it to be just the right amount of challenge.

It never fails to break my muscle memory!

I am always impressed to see 3D working on Pico-8! :o The tank controls are oddly satisfying to get after a while. And I enjoy the micro-puzzle that the perspective offers.

This is a really sweet experience! I very much enjoyed the music.

Pretty nice mechanics!

This was really fun to play!

Really great game! The rules are clever, and it's very easy to get hooked. Although I wasn't very good at it, I got easily soft-lock by having no attack card anymore. But with more strategy, I feel I can get better results! Also the UX is really impressive, considering how intuitive it is despite the numerous rules.

Plutôt fun ! :) Le perma-death est un peu violent, mais le jeu est assez court et la map satisfaisante à explorer !

I had a fantastic time playing it! It's, short, fun, with the right mix of clever puzzles and challenging platforming.

Neat! The different mechanics were surprising for the genre. And I liked that some puzzle have several solutions.

Les hit-boxes je pense que c'est le fait qu'elles soient rigoureusement conformes au sprite qui m'a posé problème. Dans pas mal de shooter il me semble que c'est un cercle au niveau du cockpit, ou une zone plus petite que le vaisseau lui-même. Je pense que ça marche comme le coyote time : y a besoin d'une marge pour qu'on ait le temps de frôler un projectile et de réagir. Ici j'avais pas cette marge, du coup impossible de prendre le risque de s'approcher sinon il suffit d'un pixel en contact pour prendre un dégât. La 'hit-box mentale" était donc plus grande que le sprite lui-même ! ^^' Pareil pour les ailes d'ailleurs, elles sont larges donc c'est difficile de manœuvrer en les prenant en compte.

Found the second ending! \o/ I really enjoyed the architectures and sound-design. A great use of space and lighting.

The level of polishing is incredible! The UI, transitions, feedbacks, settings, everything is really smooth. The art and music are also lovely. the character design especially is really well done and give so much personality to the characters.

One small inconvenience I had was that on controller you can't configure joystick sensitivity, or disable it completely. I have a small (and irregular) drift, resulting in unpredictable movements. But the game was still playable on keyboard, so it's not such a big issue.

Congrats for making such an excellent fan-game!

Ah yes, I love cozy games!

Great work on the mood! It manages well to be gloomy and creepy. I like the narration that tells you everything you need to know just with a context.

It took me a while to discover the feed mechanic (for some reason I initially only tried to right click when I had a gnome in my hand). Maybe the games takes a bit too long before concluding (at some point I thought there was just no end), but I guess it's necessary to allow to discover the rules. It still has a smart and fitting conclusion!

Y a des imperfections ici et là (surtout les hit-box), et le boss final est impitoyable (j'ai dû le faire en mode invincible), mais la créativité et l'humour du jeu lui donnent un chouette cachet !^^ Les fan-game c'est quand même chouette pour apprendre le gamedev. C'est le genre de création que j'aime voir sur le web !

Et mention aussi à l'animation d'arrivée du boss final. Ça rend super bien.

This is so much chaos, I love it! First attempt were really short, but then I learned to just spam everywhere, and it was extremely satisfying. I managed to get to 69,300 by (accidentally) avoiding all power-ups and rising the multiplier to x8.

I really enjoyed the presentation! The different set of rules were really interesting to learn. I'm not sure I'm very good at this, it quickly gets messy. But I enjoyed trying it again and again.