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Knowledge is the Key

By juin

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Innovation3103.46
Theme3523.58
Audio3933.00
Overall4503.28
Fun5803.00
Mood6882.76
Humor7232.39
Graphics8282.58
Coolness143646

Comments

indiestry 2015-04-20 13:07

Love the concept of learning by yourself, eventhough the gameplay gets a bit repetitive, but you really get a feeling of progression out of it.

douglasoliveira 2015-04-20 13:10

At first I didn't understand what I should do. After the first fight (where I had to guess how the fight mechanics works, because I was moved first by an instinct of fighting the bat, not avoid it), I understood what was the gotcha of the game. Past the last 10 minutes doing this. Cool idea @Juin! Great job =D

holyblackcat 2015-04-20 13:23

Interesting idea and nice lighting. Nice knowledge system, but I guessed all ultra letters manually. :P

leandrus 2015-04-20 14:32

Good game. i liked :)
Thanks for sharing.

tomdeal 2015-04-20 14:42

Nice idea :) I found the knowledge tab to be less effective due to the 1/26 chance to guess the ultra effective letter (then you just have to remember it)

juin 2015-04-20 14:45

I've thought about making it random or impossible until the game tells you which letter is the correct one. But since the weapon was knowledge i found it fitting that you could get an advantage by trying out the letters(gaining knowledge irl).

stephan_h 2015-04-20 15:33

Good game. Love the fact, that you as a player learn the knowledge 'how to fight' directly.
Some ideas for improvement:
Clicking on the small letters was a bit tiresome. Playing just by keyboard and using the keys itself would have been fun.
Feels a bit static with the enemies just standing where they are.

bace1000 2015-04-20 15:45

My fingers hurt from repeatedly pressing WASD :(

johngalt 2015-04-20 15:46

Love the letter attack idea. Love the knowledge mechanic. Good Job!

plams 2015-04-20 16:06

Nice game. I would've loved to be able to use the keyboard keys instead of the mouse. It turns into a memory game, but there still seems to be some internal logic to which letters are *ULTRA EFFECTIVE* :)

plams 2015-04-20 16:08

The game works in Wine on Linux by the way (otherwise I couldn't play it)

maral 2015-04-20 16:11

Nice concept, could be bit harder and more about memory. I have one big recommendation - it's very uncomfortable to control by both mouse and arrows, it would have been better, if you added clickable arrows, or even better, if I could select letter directly from keyboard, that would feel very naturally.

nusan 2015-04-20 16:24

It's a neat idea. The mood is great. Respawn to the very begining is a bit too punishing. Pikes and lasers are hard. I feel that using a sub-optimal key was not rewarding enough in knowledge but it was fun. Keep up the good work!

maunovaha 2015-04-20 16:56

Nice game and concept. This is like memory + rogue like placed together. awesome! :) With more work on the graphics this could be even better.

gamedevextreme 2015-04-20 18:25

You heard me.