zookatron 2021-10-04 19:44
The game needs more instructions, I wasn't able to figure out how to play. I could pick up leaves and bottles and put them down places but couldn't figure out how to combine them into potions.
Foon → Ludum Dare Explorer → LD49 → CHEMYKAL
By ricardobusta
| Category | Rank | Score | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 3.25 | 8 | ||
| Fun | 3.00 | 8 | ||
| Innovation | 3.83 | 8 | ||
| Theme | 2.75 | 8 | ||
| Graphics | 3.66 | 8 | ||
| Audio | 3.00 | 7 | ||
| Humor | 1.87 | 6 | ||
| Mood | 2.75 | 8 |
The game needs more instructions, I wasn't able to figure out how to play. I could pick up leaves and bottles and put them down places but couldn't figure out how to combine them into potions.
Thanks @zookatron ! I added description in the text above, also uploaded a fixed version of the game where you can actually deliver potions in the cauldron.
It was a hard game to learn and it really needs a tutorial level or something like that. But to be honest i enjoyed how it turned out to be after realizing what you need to do to create such potions. That is very clever, congrats!
I liked the idea ~~but I couldn't figure out how to make 50% and 75% colors (diluting affected only the Alpha channel) so I got stuck after a few levels.~~ Update: I figured out, the canvases explain it, just need to combine the diluted potion with a white one 😅
On my webgl version, I had a bug(?) where this was what happened when I hit play. Let me know if you fix it!Capture.PNG
Omg! Soo cool idea! I would like to see such a game in the store) And i really have fun to play this game! Thank you)
I had the same issue as nerdandas, playing in Chrome. The ingredients appeared fine, but the room graphics were all corrupted.
I was able to play through a bit of the game anyway, but ran into the same issue as Wendel regarding dilution - I couldn't figure out how to make a 50% Y potion.
I think there's a good hook to the "unstable" theme in this, but it needs more narrative dressing to sell it. I want to be a kooky witch throwing "eye of newt" and "fuzzy bat wings" into the cauldron while it bubbles, then just as the cauldron's about to explode I ladle out a fantastic potion and hand it to some creeped out villager in the doorway. The core mechanic is solid, though. (:
Thanks for all the suggestion guys! I have no idea what this graphical glitch is, will see if I can reproduce it myself, but it runs fine on my chrome/windows setup :thinking:
Will see if I can make an improved version as a post-jam thing.