Saturna's Hand

0x0961h 2024-04-16 18:38

That's quite a great puzzle mechanic for a card game within the theme with some pretty graphics! Combining cards to adjust the pointer within the zone is pretty fresh, at least I haven't seen it around that much. I would personally maybe made the drop zones a bit bigger so dragging cards towards them would be easier and the score counting either faster or actually showing during the summoning process in order to see and combine cards in a better way. But those are merely nitpicks, great job! :muscle:

pusheeneiro 2024-04-16 19:49

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Great Job!

gabrimer 2024-04-16 20:26

Really interesting idea of a game! The game loop makes me wanna keep trying to get the best combos I can. I love the aesthetics too, the music was matching really well with sounds and the art of the game. Screenshot 2024-04-16 172301.png

alldee 2024-04-16 21:56

The card game's puzzle mechanic is quite fantastic and refreshing, especially within the theme and with those good looking graphics ! (The style immediately reminded me of the game Inscryption and that's what made me want to click on this game!)

dekisenpaitm 2024-04-16 21:57

Love the puzzle mechanic and the overall setting is also super neat :D 10/10 would summon again!

chiara-sanviti 2024-04-16 21:58

The most original game I've played so far. The thematic idea on how the points are calculated to then summon the demon is beautiful. The mood is also very cool. TOP

kristirose88 2024-04-16 22:05

Very cool! Gave me major Inscryption vibes!

zablas 2024-04-16 22:08

Absolutely an amazing game! Make sure to expand upon this idea. Could be the next Balatro ;)

laulau 2024-04-16 22:33

super fun to play, even if i didn't quite understand the gameplay right away. worthy enough of a few replays. music's amazing too. only bad thing i could notice is that it's easy to accidentaly burn a card when trying to place it on the upper right corner (or maybe im just bad at using my hands

pattedecanaard 2024-04-16 22:33

The concept is very clever. I love the fact that the cards come out of the demon's mouth! I also really like the mechanic of burning the cards. The graphics and music create a very polished ambiance. I enjoyed it a lot. Well done!

tristan-doell 2024-04-16 22:35

I enjoyed this game. It's got a lot of strategy and I like that you can take the cards back so you can change your move later. I don't quite understand the way the points work. I think you make rings of the same and on the other side make them the other way. the first time I caught 0 of them but after a few tries I was catching them all. can be hard to catch a demon with a demon they end up so much more powerful than the other cards, but it is a nice balance mechanic because they also score a lot. I liked that you are weighing scoring over getting another demon.

Also want to add thank you for not making it timed. I don't have the fastest reaction times so having no timer is nice! All in all, fantastic puzzle game my high score was 600 something when I finally got some of the demons rather than them all getting away. Thanks for the great game!

josion 2024-04-16 23:03

Coupled with beautiful graphics and a fitting soundtrack, you've created an engaging and memorable experience that players want to return to. Great work on crafting something fresh and enjoyable!

kirass 2024-04-16 23:04

I really liked this game! You guys are great!

joriska 2024-04-16 23:47

I'm a bit dumb, so I didn't immediately realize how to play :) But the concept is so great! The graphics are stylish and atmospheric. Great game and work!

nidjo123 2024-04-17 07:18

Really like the overall feel of the game, it is nicely polished.

sobad 2024-04-18 02:00

I think the tutorial text could've sacrificed some flavour to become more clear. I made it through quite a few summonings before I finally understood what the goal was. I don't think "Sigils combine to form a protection rune, trap the daemon by creating the binding sigil" actually means anything to someone playing the game for the first time. (But it makes sense in retrospect!)

That being said, this is an **excellent** jam game. The lighting and animation polish is great, and I loved the card burning mechanic! That in particular felt so "discovered". The core gameplay is a very neat idea, and once I understood the larger goal, it was fun to solve each puzzle.

Really good stuff here. Well done!

parkuhrmd 2024-04-18 09:56

@sobad Thanks for the feedback! Yes, the tutorial could use some improvement, maybe we can expand on it a bit :)

dishwand 2024-04-19 03:42

love the presentation, the music and graphics fit the theme very well!

the mechanics are thoughtful and well-designed, and play together off each other. i think it's a little too "analysis paralysis" for me, with being able to redo your entire turn. but some others might like that zen aspect of it!

anachrone 2024-04-19 06:35

Very fun to play, love the mechanics :)

helicule 2024-04-19 18:10

Really great game! Every aspect is nice and polished, I had a really great time playing it!

saprina289 2024-04-19 23:30

I loved this game! It was so interesting and well-designed and also it has a lot of cool mechanics! I like that summoning the demon is not the same as building up said demon's strength and it requires balancing both! I also liked burning the candle to singe the cards. The graphics, music, and overall mood was really amazing!

meranolean 2024-04-20 08:59

Hey! That's one of the best card summoning game I've seen on the jam! You made really intersting system with finding the best solution for getting more score. In the future I'd really want to see how I summon some units and if I did it inefficiantly the penalty would be death and game over:)

Thank you for your great game!

wendel-scardua 2024-04-20 15:22

I liked the mechanics a lot - at least when I finally got the hang of them :) (forgot to capture the screen but I got 6 demons and 512 points)

Only thing that I found a bit weird is that there were two different goals that (apparently) don't talk to each other - the score and the number of demons captured. Maybe the demons should add a large bonus to the score, or failing to capture them should cause a penalty, etc.

This doesn't stop me from thinking this is a very good entry, though. Very polished. :)

ps: I hope you all have a great day too 😁

mremmele 2024-04-21 11:32

Great job! The graphics are really cool. I adore the combination of pixel art design with 3D, especially with all those lighting effects. It was a bit tricky for me to grasp the rules of the game at first, but eventually, I found it quite addictive. After my first try, I immediately wanted to play again. The sounds are also very atmospheric.

And yeah, my highscore is 411 with 4 demons captured.

custodi 2024-04-23 15:39

Awesome idea. Really enjoyed playing this game, nice concept.

prismapunch 2024-04-27 18:58

Cool idea, really liked the layout and graphics. The card mechanic is fun and encourages a lot of replayability and experimentation to figure out what produces the best combos.