Each unit has a different skill and keyword. I ran out of time to add the proper descriptions for the keywords but they are as follows: Spearman hits on 3+ and moves faster than the other units. Knight hits on 5+ and has a chance to block successful hits. Squire hits on 6s and gives units within a radius of 3 +1 to hit. The Doctor hits on 5+ and has a chance to block a unit within 3 of dying. Adventuer hits on 4+ and runs away after attacking.
The units certainly aren't as balanced as I'd like them to be and I'd say you are very correct in saying spearman is the best unit. I am glad you enjoyed it though, and congratulations on beating the game!
There is meant to be a button on the bottom right, I must have messed up the anchoring on GUI sorry. Once the jam is over I'll be posting an update to it if you are willing to hang around and try it again then! =)
Ive made a fair few games in my time and for ease of use I regularly bundle my own assets for use down the road. Mostly stuff like saving serialization and the such. Would I need to credit myself if I use them?
I am also excited to see the option for player content and will probably spend the next week making things. I've already spent 30 hours playing and for the price I paid all I can say is thank you.
I got your game when you released your latest video and I am in love. There is something profound that strikes me when I see the end of day long simulations. This game has been my obsession and the hours on my steam account show that. With that however I'd like to add a few things.
I'm not sure if you take suggestions or anything but it would certainly be neat to have more sandbox maps. Or alternatively different settings that help make the map more extreme. The temperature setting is a good way to encourage change.
However change across a species into very different ones can take a long time through mutations. I'm not sure how possible it would be but a map that has some form of a continental drift could help encourage mutations that drastically alter a species into several in a shorter amount of time. I see water level changes already with temperature so altering that to follow some sort of noise as well could work.
I also think aquatic life as animals and plants would rock, especially if they are able to transition onto land. I have no idea if this would be possible or how you would even begin to implement it.
This game is amazing and you should be immensely proud. I am so glad it is early access not because I think it needs more, but because I am excited to see it grow.
The Sapling is something I will come back to time and time again and is an absolute bargain for the price you are selling for. You could easily double the price and the quality of your work and the entertainment of your game would still be worth it.
I think, probably the best thing you can do for new players at the moment is make the intro quests more descriptive. For example "Get 5 Plant Fiber (Check Bushes)" I personally had a hard time figuring out where to find it, and spent much too long whacking grass looking for it.
The quality of any VR game can be deemed with how long it takes you to injure yourself. 5 minutes and I was already punching a wall. Wonderfully fun game, fits the theme well, and pleasant to play.
Wow, not only an amazing game but we both had the same sorta idea for our game mechanic. Yours is so polished though and I have to commend you for the amazing art. Keep up the good work!
I'm going to talk about this game in regard to the rating criteria for a more in depth review.
Fun - The game is fun but quickly becomes the sort of fun you get from rage games which isn't my cup of tea. The lack of checkpoints made the importance of platforming all the more higher and I am unfortunately not the best at that. 3/5
Simplicity - The core mechanics can be a little confusing but they are easy to learn once you have played it for a while. The simplicity is there without losing depth. It's just a shame these mechanics aren't explained. 4/5
Visuals - They are stunning, work well together, and are stylized in a lovely way. 5/5
Sound - The music tack and sound effects work well. The sound track is definitely a highlight. Though the sound effects aren't anything that break away from general sound design and don't feel too special. 4/5
Creativity - The bug mechanics in this game are top tier creativity and are executed well. 5/5
Topic - See Creativity 5/5
Overall, by averaging the other scores, this game gets a WOWIE score of 4/5 from me.
Fun to play but with a learning curve a little steep this game is one of my favorites from this jam. Checkpoint would be nice though.
I'm going to talk about your game in regard to the rating criteria for a more in depth review of your game.
Fun - The game is fun though after a little bit the game loop can feel repetitive. However with this game I feel like the little things help make it a better experience overall, like the troll on the start screen. As soon as that happened to me I knew that I liked your game. It has charm. 4/5
Simplicity - The game is as bare bones mechanics wise as a top down shooter can be and it works well. There is enemy variation which works well though I am not sure if the enemies vary more than just visuals. 4/5
Visuals - The visuals aren't the best though they aren't awful either. However they are consistent which is very important for immersion. 2/5
Sound - The sounds are decent, though they quickly become jarring after hearing them so often right after one another. 3/5
Creativity - The game isn't the most creative and follows the structure of a top down shooter closely, however it does this well and I will give the developer credit for that. 3/5
Topic - With the sprites of the game being the only real bug of the game loop itself I would have given this 3/5 for being there and being obvious but not quite going any further than the bare minimum. But the title screen and it's little gag sold me on the fact that this game IS bugged. It was so enjoyable of a bug that I'm giving this 5/5.
WOWIE - My overall score is just going to be an average of the stuff above so 3/5.
The game is fun and I did enjoy it. I would like to add that with such a slow firing gun crowd control was very important and the lake on the map became a very close friend of mine.
