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God's Apprentice

By kimday, Bronino and lyamgtt

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Overall3183.8184
Fun2863.7885
Innovation3743.5885
Theme8753.2784
Graphics3384.0486
Humor1263.9683
Mood2553.9383

Comments

leozero 2024-04-15 19:37

Nice game, I had a lot of fun trying each scenario and I finnish the game at 100% :smile: The graphics and music are great, it reminds me the "eyemaze" flash game ^^

groseilledodue 2024-04-15 19:38

Good concept ! I would have loved to have more levels even though it was already nice to play

lyamgtt 2024-04-15 20:08

Thanks a lot @leozero! Happy to know that the objectives were fun enough :)

lyamgtt 2024-04-15 20:10

Thank you @groseilledodue! We ran out of time but happy to know that you would want more levels!

justin-pena 2024-04-15 20:12

I like the use of the theme. Reminds me of the "Grow" series.

zubspace 2024-04-15 20:13

Very cute game! I love how those small stories are evolving. It's a simple concept, well presented. The colorful sprites are really nice.

All the stories were quite simple except one ;) I won't spoil it, but it was doable with some trial and error. Had fun! Thanks for the game!

chii 2024-04-15 20:15

What a great game! Reminds me of doodle god. The graphics are super cute and the endings are hilarious!

lyamgtt 2024-04-15 20:27

Thanks @justin-pena! I never played it myself, but I'll check!

lyamgtt 2024-04-15 20:29

Thank you so much @zubspace! Really happy that you liked it!! Thanks for your time testing it :)

lyamgtt 2024-04-15 20:31

Thanks @chii! Definitely one of our inspirations indeed :) Happy that you liked the endings!

locksmitharmy 2024-04-15 22:24

This is just a charming game you can get lost in for a bit, great job :)

naplz98 2024-04-16 04:06

Love the art! The concept is really interesting, I had do much fun playing this. Congrats guys, great game!

metagen 2024-04-16 04:11

Simple and gorgeous

colinweiss 2024-04-16 06:45

A WORK OF ABSOLUTE GENIUS, with a nonsensical game style that is very interesting and the graphics are very cute; I think this is the most exquisite work I have seen so far.

colinweiss 2024-04-16 06:47

When I was just feeling sad, it really made me laugh

benjaminw 2024-04-16 06:55

Super cute! I like this kind of game, the puzzles are really clever and would love to see more.

lyamgtt 2024-04-16 08:47

@locksmitharmy Thank you! It's a challenge to create something that provide quality game time, we learned a lot in the process!

@naplz98 Thanks! Happy that you had fun with our game :)

@metagen Thank you so much!

@colinweiss Thank you for your enthusiasm!! Really happy that you liked it! Bringing fun is definitely one of our objective!

@benjaminw Thank you! Time was challenging but we would love to have more levels as well!

deloriand 2024-04-16 09:17

Great game, really chill. I love the graphics and the music. It's so nice to play and try to find all the solutions, even if I didn't understand the "cutest takes it all" one xD. Really nice work !!

sstyles93 2024-04-16 11:49

Really fun, cute and clever! Same as Deloriand, can't seem to understand the "cutest takes it all" but otherwise objectives are clear. Only bad point is...I want more levels ! Overall I love it ^_^

dekara 2024-04-16 12:38

Cool Art. Nice Concept. Was really fun to play and try the different combinations. Great Job!

corgiz 2024-04-16 12:50

Had fun! Congratz !

meru 2024-04-16 12:54

Super cute and great concept. It is of such high quality!! You seem to be a great team!

bittripbrit 2024-04-16 13:04

Really fun concept for a game, I would love to see more levels - it has a lot of potential to expand into further puzles. I like the idea of having multiple separate outcomes and objectives for each level as well! Great job.

litterattus 2024-04-16 13:06

Overall I liked. Very similar to Storyteller.

The graphics are nice and consistent, and the puzzles are pretty cool.

Notes: - Some of the interactions are not very obvious, so towards the end I felt more like I'm just guessing at random instead of trying to figure out the puzzle. - Would be good if the objectives were visible inside the level as well. - Would be cool if all interactions had some meaningful result, but that's probably too big for a jam game. (Storyteller does this with an actual simulation system, not hardcoding.)

Technical note: the graphics don't scale very well outside what was probably the intended resolution. Here's how the game looks on a 4K screen (scaled down):

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pauljs 2024-04-16 13:09

Very cute game! Congrats!

namnam 2024-04-16 13:14

Loved it ! Remind me of storyteller. Very nice entry, i had fun experimenting

saintchristopher777 2024-04-16 13:15

Lovely game! Simple idea, and the execution is 100% charming! Love the art, especially smarty-pants kitty!

ben-toosey 2024-04-16 13:17

Fun game, completed at 100%, though must admit I had to use some trial-and-error for the zombie/smart cats achievement! Lovely art/music, and loads of potential with the gameplay mechanic for future level development! Great entry!

monogatari 2024-04-16 13:23

Nice game and nice idea, reminds me a little of Storyteller hahaha.

josemwarrior 2024-04-16 13:34

It reminds me The Sandbox of God

0x-void-x0 2024-04-16 15:02

this was an easy 5/5 innovative game. simple and really fun! especially with the mouse and cat level and the many possible combinations it took me a while to get all objectives. the art style is really sweet and fitting with the game idea and the music is nice although a bit distracting at times. I really like how engaging this game it, you totally did a great job!

shlolo 2024-04-16 15:41

Awesome game! It's a really fun and interesting idea. The graphics a very cute as well. A small improvement could be to display the objectives inside the levels, so you don't have to jump in and out of levels in case you forgot what you had to do. Overall you did a great job!

loki-drams 2024-04-16 17:59

Les français !

Beaucoup aimé le jeu, visuellement sympa, un peu drôle et un gameplay clair et efficace.

Niveau critique, comme a dit d'autre, petit problème de résolution. Pour 3 à 4 cartes cela n'est pas important, mais dans le futur un undo serait un obligatoire si il y as plus de carte, et peut-être aussi un indicatif sur l'ordre des cartes que l'on as mit.

Aussi faire attention au résultat, pour le "cutest take it all", comme en peut le voir dans les autres commentaires, les gens n'ont pas compris que les rats éliminer les humains, parce que cela se fait que lorsque ils ont la fusée (donc la fusée et les rats provoques leurs morts ? il faudrait que des qu'ils y as des rats, les humains disparaissent) et aucune indication sur ce qu'il arrive aux humains. Pourquoi aussi le chat intelligent ne peut pas aller dans la fusée si il y as des humains (pt rajouter un détail que si humains et fusée, un panneau interdit chat) (des petits indices de si et la).

Sinon c'était vraiment cool, il y as quand même de quoi faire ! j'ai fait le commentaire en français, mais si vous préférez en anglais vous dites.

Hâte de voir la suite et bravo !

cresceda 2024-04-16 18:00

I second the reminder this gives of the Grow series. It's really cute, the art style especially! Couldn't figure out the last one ("cat takes it all") despite trying for a bit T-T.

sven-walter 2024-04-16 18:26

Simple concept with a lot of potential. Graphics are absolutely gorgeous :)

bronino 2024-04-16 18:46

@deloriand Thank you! Sorry if the last objective was a bit unclear (the aim is to make cats leave the planet), glad you still loved our game.

@sstyles93 Thank you for your kind words. Sorry if the last objective was a bit unclear (the aim is to make cats leave the planet)

@dekara Thanks for playing our little game.

@corgiz Thank you.

@meru We are glad you enjoyed our game.

@bittripbrit Thank you. We would also have loved to put more levels in, but we were too short on time...

bronino 2024-04-16 18:50

@litterattus Thank you very much for this detailed feedback. I agree that interactions are not always obvious and may sometimes seem random. We were short on time but we really wanted a 3rd level. Sorry for the resolution inconvenience, we are Godot beginner. I hope it was not too much of a problem for you.

zombiewalrus 2024-04-16 18:55

Cute little game, reminded me a bit Storyteller! Great job!

bronino 2024-04-16 18:56

@pauljs Thank you!

@namnam Thank you very much. It was absolutely one of our inspirations.

@saintchristopher777 Thanks. I agree with you, our two artists nailed it.

@ben-toosey You went for the 100% ! Thank you so much. Glad you loved the game.

@monogatari Thanks. Storyteller was for sure one of our inspirations for this.

@josemwarrior I do not know this game, I'll have to check it out.

@0x-void-x0 Many kind words for our game, we appreciate it a lot.

@shlolo Definitely something we would have added with more time. Thank you for playing.

bronino 2024-04-16 19:00

@loki-drams Merci pour ce retour si complet ! Content que vous ayez aimé notre jeu.

On n'avait pas forcément pensé à un undo, mais c'est une très bonne idée en effet. Comme répondu plus haut, on tenait vraiment à avoir un niveau 3 mais pour que ca rentre dans les temps on n'a pas pu le faire parfaitement. On est conscient que ca manque de feed-back au joueur et que certaines interactions sont un peu tirées par les cheveux.

Merci encore.

bronino 2024-04-16 19:03

@cresceda I played the Grow series when I was younger too. I did not thought about it during the making but you're right, there is a similar vibe. Thank you for the kind words about the art.

@sven-walter Thank you for playing our game. Our two artists are very talented, they nailed it.

@zombiewalrus It was one of our inspirations. Thanks.

coderaurus 2024-04-16 20:37

Very cute puzzle game. All of the aesthetics and music fit together well. I could easily imagine some mouth-based sounds added to the bunch as well. Managed to solve all but the "cutest takes it all"

Nice work!

collopi 2024-04-16 21:18

The art is very cute! I really like how there are multiple ways to complete the levels. :thumbsup:

she-wrote 2024-04-16 21:35

The vibe is super cute! There is a lot of creativity, and the art is amazing. I had a lot of fun! Well done!

kirass 2024-04-16 21:44

Interesting game! I like it!

chiara-sanviti 2024-04-16 22:01

Very original. Even graphically it is pleasant and fun

gnum 2024-04-16 23:13

Vety cool game!

yoruvii 2024-04-16 23:23

Mixing all the elements to see what happens was fun very clever game all I can say is that I kind of wish there was even more I had fun with this one:)

albatross 2024-04-17 00:18

Brilliant, it's such a simple game yet it was so fun to play through! Good vibes.

merb1000 2024-04-17 00:53

Really fun and cute game, as has been firmly established by the other commenters already. I think one improvement I would make is to the final level. It was a bit unclear what the goal was and in restrospect I think there could have been multiple paths to get there rather than the exact sequence that was required. It could also be helpful to show the name of the mission you are aiming for (such as in storyteller, which it seems like you have played ;D). Great job here!

olddog 2024-04-17 02:05

funny and creative game! love this one so much,wish for more content to play,3 levels are too simple ,level 3 is little confused,art and music is so good as well

lestat 2024-04-17 02:11

I like all the posibilities.

fenix131113 2024-04-17 08:03

Very cute little game. Full version of it can be on steam i think. I love this art and music!❤️

oddballdave 2024-04-17 14:59

I liked this a lot. Great fun. I wasn't even bothered by the length. The cute graphics were wonderfully whimsical. A little more feedback when you spawned something would have been nice, as it wasn't clear to me at first that the cat was eating the rat, or the rat scared off(?) the humans. But that is only a minor gripe. I enjoyed it none the less. Good stuff :8ball:

nick-blackwood 2024-04-17 16:26

The "I'm not eating that" got me :D I was not able to get the "Cutest takes it all" one though. Making the humans leave, then placing the cat after the rat sounds like a logical solution to me, but I might be missing something. Overall it's a cool concept, would love to see it expanded!

firellon 2024-04-17 17:36

Haha, nice spin on Doodle God :)

Glad to see the Summoning interpreted in a different way!

lyamgtt 2024-04-17 18:13

@coderaurus Good idea! Thanks for your feedback :)

@collopi Thank you so much! Happy that you had fun trying out all the successes!

@she-wrote Thank you!

@kirass Thanks!!

@chiara-sanviti Thank you! Happy that you liked it!

@gnum Thank you for your sypport!

@yoruvii Thank a lot for your feedback! Happy that you liked it even if it misses a few more levels :)

@albatross Thank you so much!

@merb1000 Thanks for your feedback! Totally agree with you, we were lacking time, but it would definitely need more guidance about what's happening when you combine elements, like for example when you put humans & rats together, humans disappear because they got sick (we have a lot of lore that we didn't had the time to implement in the game)

@olddog Thank you so much for your feedback!

@lestat Thanks!

@fenix131113 Thank you so much! It's the best compliment!!

@oddballdave Thank you for your feedback! Definitely missing a little animation or explanation each time something happens (like for the meteor)!

@nick-blackwood Thank you so much! A little tip: the cat needs to be smart in order to use the rocket :)

@firellon Thank you! We tried to play as much as possible with the theme!

lyamgtt 2024-04-17 18:16

A huuuuuge thank you to everyone who spent time to try out our game and leave a feedback, it's a pleasure to interact with you all and try your games!!

salanyel 2024-04-17 21:45

Very fun concept. Quick and easy to understand. Very good idea to try to find the alternate ending!

gabriel-bissonnette 2024-04-18 01:30

Oohh I started this game saying "If this is what I think it is, it's going to be awesome". and indeed it was awesome. LOVED the concept, that is the kind of small puzzles that I like. Simple and fun. Awesome game, good job

dogshroom 2024-04-18 08:39

Very cute game!!!!

hammerer 2024-04-18 08:54

It's a cute game with humor. I enjoyed it. And I closed all the endings :)

nsadie 2024-04-19 19:04

Very nice, I loved the art! I had a good time figuring out the combinations. With a bit more time you can really expand on this!

rob6566 2024-04-20 02:53

Cute game - loved the art and music! I also couldn't figure out "Cutest takes it all".

lyamgtt 2024-04-20 07:39

@salanyel Thanks a lot! That was indeed one of our objective to create a game that is simple enough to understand the concept quickly :)

@gabriel-bissonnette Thank you so much! Happy that you enjoyed it! :)

@dogshroom Thank you!

@hammerer Thanks! Well done for finding all the endings!

@nsadie Thank you! Definitely, it would be awesome if we had time to add a few more levels but that's the challenge! We learned a lot during this Gamejam, specially on time management :)

@rob6566 Thank you so much!

fabula-rasa 2024-04-20 09:10

Very cute and meditative experience! The graphics are nice and charming, with some great color work! Music is well-chosen and very fitting to the atmosphere. It's fun to play around with the order of events to try to find different outcomes and do all the objectives.

Great job on the game and congrats on finishing your first jam! Long live the Dinos :grin:

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flying-butter-studio 2024-04-21 10:34

Cool concept and interesting takes of the theme! :smile: Fun to play, congrats for this cool game! :wink:

lyamgtt 2024-04-25 09:01

@fabula-rasa Thank you so much !! Happy that you liked it! The dinos are the best obviously :) @flying-butter-studio Thanks a lot!

erlioniel 2024-04-25 17:33

A nicely done from visual perspective and I really like the style. Tho the gameplay felt a bit flat and like.. dunno like a bruteforce? I do understand that probably that's something quite typical for alchemy-typed games, but anyway.

Some things which might be worth considering: - More significant 'objective' outcomes rather just combination of things which are there (like in cats vs zombie make a science cat attaching zombies, not just standing by default) - Some progression - like additional components after achieving some goals - More predictable hits / outcomes especially for main ones (I didn't beat 'Cutest takes it all' because it's just not clear what's actually expected)

Overall I think it has a potential and I like the style & mood of the entry! :smile:

smidgens 2024-04-26 13:27

Great concept and gorgeous art. I'd honestly love to see this as a full game. Maybe just tweak the gameplay a little such that combining items involves less guesswork. Surprising/silly combinations are fun, but needing to try out every permutation can wear you out after a bit. It's definitely less satisfying that way when you eventually find the right combination. But yeah, just some tweaks like that, some more content, and you've got yourself a solid game!