Elementalist

risminator 2024-04-15 17:15

Great game, especially for a first jam (and solo)! Really like the potential strategies on what runes to choose and when to use the bottom circle.

At first I was confused about what rune and enemy does what, and then realised that our base (book on the right) is clickable. It might help to highlight clickable objects (as you did with runes). Also it'd be very convenient to be able to replace the rune on the circle without the need to put it out every time. It is also quite easy to figure out one optimal strategy right now, as earning money is not a problem here.

I am a fan of this gameplay loop, though; adding some variety in difficulty and/or combinations might make this a really enjoyable chill tower defense game. Nice job on this game!

arkadia-5 2024-04-15 17:20

Well done on your first jam game! First off the art + audio are really cute (and for some reason makes me hungry for popcorn...) The concept is pretty good, looking at the book of runes and planning for the next wave is compelling.

I feel like the difficulty curve needs to be tweaked, very early on you can always fill every rune on the table at every wave and the challenge is over. Without something incentivizing the player to mix runes up, I felt like I'd seen everything very early on. Still a good job though!