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thanks!!

Thank you so much! I’m glad I was able to get the concept across—I was going to make this in RPGmaker but I didn’t think it would work as well despite being easier to make.

thank you, glad you liked it!! improving the attack timing UI is good feedback, I’ll keep that in mind

thank you!! I always hated not being able to eat your opponents when I played rpgs

that recipe mechanic is such a good idea...! I really want to try that now. since I only had time to make two levels, I figured you should get access to the upgrades as quickly as possible each wave, but if there were more I think that's a great extension of the morbid cooking theme.

thank you for the other feedback too! defeating the red arm first does make it so you're usually gaining more health than you're losing... balancing the second battle was more difficult because I had to consider both upgrades from battle 1. and glad you liked the simple controls, I was going to make them more complicated but I didn't know how to make it feel good to play so I didn't lol

very cool game!! I really like the artstyle and music, and the puzzles were super creative. I did have a bit of trouble starting out: on the second screen, there's no indication of what pressing the button does, so it took me a while to figure out that it opened the exit on the right side and that that was where you were supposed to go. similarly, I didn't notice on the third screen when the icon at the bottom lit up, so I didn't know if me pressing 1 was doing anything (I was trying to press 1 and right click at the same time, press 1 then right click the icon, etc). 

this all could've been solved if I had read the description before playing, but I wanted to just jump right in, so I guess it's understandable. once I figured out the mechanics I had a blast!

I left a rating a few days ago, but apparently those are disabled now, so I'll leave a comment!

this game is super fun!! it picks up in difficulty fast and makes you feel the pressure, but not in a way that feels unfair. the burst attack is my best friend and my savior; actually, it might be helpful to have the player's sprite flash or something when its cooldown is over, because usually I'm too busy trying to desperately navigate my character to glance up at the corner of the screen.

thanks for leaving a comment! glad to hear it plays well despite being difficult; there's a lot of randomness involved with how much damage you take/deal since I wasn't sure how to balance it. 

the concept for this game is really neat! combining the orbs in battle really feels like alchemy, and I love the designs of the enemies' shadows. having the music transition fluidly between the overworld and battle is a nice touch, and the art is great as well!

unfortunately I think I am not smart enough for this game. I didn't retain any of the info from the battle tutorial, so it took a while for me to realize: 1) that I could only use sticks at the beginning and no other element combo (I was trying to combine water and air to make mercury on the blob because the paper said water + air = mercury, I didn't realize that meant something else), 2) that I had to go to the obelisk to get new attacks, and 3) that I had to capture enemies by using the same type on them (I know 'resonance' got brought up multiple times but I didn't think about how that translated to battle mechanics until I was beating up fish with branches over and over to no avail). I looked at your GDD and the systems in this game seem really complex and interesting, but I wasn't able to pick up on much by just playing (the lore books were helpful, but again I didn't get that they were trying to tell me what to do until I literally couldn't progress any other way).

super impressive game once I eventually understood it though!

super cool!! the music change in the light/dark versions of the world is easily my favorite part, but I also really love the artstyle. also I like how many different ways the central mechanic is used to solve puzzles and get star fragments! noticing the start fragments around the world and trying to think of ways to get to them was very fun. I did get stuck in the top-left of the light version of the wagon room: I got the star fragment in the dark world then went to the light world, but couldn't use the lantern to get back again. but overall a really enjoyable game so far, especially for your first game jam!

honestly incredible vibe. the controls for keyboard took a little while to get used to, but the fact that I had to learn them on the fly while enemies were attacking from all sides and the crazy music was playing actually made it fun to be under pressure! although my one issue is that I didn't have enough materials to make anything after the first wave—not too big of a problem, I just think it would be cool to afford a tower or something else right away so you can decide whether to spend it immediately or save up for something stronger (idk if the materials enemies drop are random, so if they are that explains it lol). overall great job!

really neat idea!! Thinking I knew the layout of a room only to throw a potion and open up a new area was a super cool moment. I also got the bug where the character was rotating constantly, but it wasn't much of an issue--honestly the only other problem was that standing on a moving platform didn't move the character with it and I fell off. The ending was a very nice touch, too!

Thank you!! I did make the timing for the good hits somewhat random to make it tougher; I spent a lot more time trying to balance the game than I thought I would have to, so stuff changed around a lot lol

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Hey all! I started a YouTube channel for my music that I’m really proud of, and I thought I’d share it here! Hopefully this helps bolster some actual music sharing and discussion instead of people just exclusively advertising all the time. 😅

So, here it is! Please leave some feedback, too: tell me if you like it, any advice or things you would change, or even song requests for the future! (I’m getting a growing number of those, so I can’t guarantee that I’ll get to all of them, but I still invite you to share your ideas!)

I like to keep the people I work with informed on how things are going for me. I know it can be annoying when people bump their threads all the time, but freelancing is difficult, especially when you’re just starting out. I’m just looking for others to collaborate with, same as a lot of the people on this platform! Hope you understand. 😁

Commissions have been going well so far! 

Recently freed up some more of my schedule to work on commissions/projects. Shoot me an email if you’re interested!

Well, thank you anyway! 😁 I’ll be here whenever you need.

Hey all!

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Whether you’re looking for an entire soundtrack or just one song, I’d absolutely love to be a part of your project! What’s more, my rates aren’t just negotiable: they’re *good*. Single songs are as little as $5, and multi-song orders are always priced specifically with your project scope and budget in mind.

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Up to you!

The art is really good, considering the time you had to make this! Simple, fun, and enjoyable to watch.

The characters themselves are alright, I think, aside from being somewhat repetitive (Many characters, like Dad, Karkat, and Kanaya, have to run in close to their opponent to deal damage as fast as they can with a close-range attack. Characters like Roxy and Jade with bigger attacks and a more unique playstyle/use feel more fleshed-out as characters as a result.) I might be wrong about some of that, though, and that's the thing: I mainly found them lacking simply because I didn't fully know how to use them or what they did. I really liked playing as Roxy, but I couldn't consistently use her perfectlygenericobject-punch attack and ended up having to just run in and mash A and B. The biggest thing you can do to help your game, in my opinion, is add some explanation of how different characters work- what their moves are, how to use them (are directional inputs involved?), and maybe a general playstyle.

I totally approve of making Jade a really good character- the movement stuff she can do is some of the most fun I've had with a game like this!

Can you link me to the SBARGv2 games you mentioned? 

Interesting story! Your art is also really good.

This game is so cool! It feels very Homestuck, and the combination of the art with the storytelling style is fantastic. It references a more complex world, which is why its short playtime can be a little frustrating. I can tell you put a lot of effort into this, though, so great job! "None Pizza with Left Beef" as the third epilogue option is hilarious.

Also, during the John walkaround, I was able to walk all over the sky. I don't care if this is intentional or not- sky John filled me with so much joy.

Fun, not bad-looking, simple; I love it! My record is a whopping 16 seconds on Trickster mode.

Very cool concept! 'Strife Simulators' have always been favorites of mine, and this one is no exception, especially since I got an excuse to break out my Xbox controller. I enjoyed unlocking all the different characters, and the design wasn't bad. I was confused on how the mechanics worked, however, and ended up just pressing A and B over and over again. My biggest issue is that the game feels unfinished and unbalanced: as far as I could tell, some characters had more attacks than others, and the physics were a little weird sometimes (I'm henceforth a Jade Main, and her current 'meta' is attacking from across the stage with the A attack while the AI walks up slowly, then moving forward and pressing B, which launches her to the other side again). The Condesce fight was a sharp jump in difficulty compared to the others, and the tutorial didn't actually tell me how to play.

I would love future updates! I still had a great time with the game, and would love to see it grow.

A little confusing, but very cool gameplay once I figured it out. Nice idea!

Such an amazing game! Very homestuck-esque time shenanigans, cool artstyle, funny dialogue, and short enough to complete in a few minutes. And great music, too. The music is really great.

Awesome concept and good dialogue, but the tutorial is just a somewhat complicated explanation of the mechanics with no demonstration/action on the player's part. The END command also doesn't work, unfortunately breaking the rest of the game. The dialogue really was good, though, and this has all the makings of an excellent game if it worked properly: decent music, a complex battle system, and noticeable effort.

Looking forward to the full game!

Very homestuck. 

Amazing story; very engrossing! I enjoyed your use of aspects from the comic, and although they weren't always the main focus, they were well integrated. Visuals were somewhat lacking, but I gave you two stars because of the incredible detail in the storytelling (and the cover art. Really sets the mood).

Fun to play!