mechanicallife 2014-12-09 11:42
That was really nice :) toke me a little to figure out, you shouldn't hold down LMB to move things about.
once i had that down it was very intuitive :)
Foon → Ludum Dare Explorer → LD31 → Alchemist
By oscalbal
| Category | Rank | Score | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coolness | 3 | 53 | ||
| Humor | 292 | 3.00 | ||
| Innovation | 328 | 3.31 | ||
| Graphics | 383 | 3.52 | ||
| Theme | 464 | 3.59 | ||
| Mood | 593 | 2.92 | ||
| Overall | 624 | 3.07 | ||
| Audio | 637 | 2.16 | ||
| Fun | 651 | 2.86 |
That was really nice :) toke me a little to figure out, you shouldn't hold down LMB to move things about.
once i had that down it was very intuitive :)
Nice to make a game on linux !
Fun game but fairies are so hard to kill.
It was fun, but it would be nice if the faeries either moved slower, or were easier to kill.
Good game, a bit confusing at first but very interesting. I really liked the graphics!!
./Alchemist_linux_32.bin: error while loading shared libraries: libssl.so.1.0.0: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
Scientific Linux, will try on home PC later
The game crash at launch on Window 7 (32bit).
Nice entry :)
Worked well for me on OS/X. I love the art style! The fairies were unnecessary in my opinion, and introduced an element to the game that just ended up being a frustration. Still a cool little game though. =)
This was a very interesting entry, but unfortunately has some flaws that make it difficult to play.
In terms of balance, the fairies are kind of overpowered. It would be nice if I was given some time to figure things out before one arrived, and if the pace of them arriving was a little slower. Second: I really don't see any reason to try to fight them -- the worst thing that happens is they eventually explode and I lose a customer, but the only way to fight them is to make something explode so I lose a customer. Maybe if I could just swat them that would be an acceptable mechanic.
There are some bugs and issues with lack of feedback. Grabbing things felt finicky, possibly due to the small size of the reagents. I ran into an issue where customers sometimes didn't take the bottle. I think I was setting the bottle directly on the counter instead of "dropping" it on the counter, and make that's the difference. When I was able to get a customer to take a bottle, I noticed the "score" screen in the back, but that really should be visible all the time. How much gold am I making/did I make?
Finally: this game is almost impossible for the color blind. The colors you've used for the reagents are too similar and the boxes of color too small for me to tell between them a lot of the time. I know time is short, but this feels like the perfect opportunity to use shape in addition to color (better-contrasting colors) to differentiate the reagents.
Leaving detailed feedback because I really do think this is a neat concept. Best of luck!
Can confirm it works on OSX 64bit.
I think you've got something promising here and you should continue to iterate on it, I'd love play some kind of alchemy game on my tablet. The first thing I would get rid of though is those fairies, they add nothing to the game other than frustrate the player, you could still leave them in as ambiance. Also I had to wait a very long time for the customer to pick up the potion, I should know if I'm right or wrong as soon as I place it on the counter.
In summary though you've made a great looking game, with promising mechanics in less than 72 hours! I'm impressed and I hope you continue to improve it.
Nice Idea, I love this kind of games. But It wasn't really responsive in the commands.. I found difficult click&dragging items around 3/4 times click didn't work.
But in overall a good game, well done! :D
The game is nice. Definitely works on OS/X 64 bits. I kinda liked it, but unfortunately the controls are a bit clunky. It sometimes i hard to select the items. Also it took me a while to figure out how the game works. As some already said it is easiest to just let the fairies have their way and ignore them entirely, as their hit boxes seem to be quite weird, which makes them hard to catch.
Original game! The bugs are annoying ;)