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Spell the Spell

By freso, Weine, Goofyrun and KillaccX

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Overall5823.5625
Fun6383.3925
Innovation844.0425
Theme3024.0225
Graphics7893.4125
Audio4423.4525
Humor5653.0424
Mood5493.5825

Comments

weine 2024-04-15 21:47

Can YOU overcome the limits of your imprisonment (and the game controls) to redeem yourself (by solving all three levels)? Go summon some goblins to find out!

jacob-boutin 2024-04-16 05:15

Very interesting design!

I like the gameplay, but there seems to be a common occurence where you cant fill in the last letter of the 3 letter words. This softlocks you if you are on the moving goblins and the word you cant fill is the dismount one

Still a very fun game in my opinion however!

weine 2024-04-16 07:06

@jacob-boutin thanks for trying out the game! I've seen the three-letter issue exactly once before, and only in the web player. Unfortunately there was no time to look into it before the deadline - and with some wishful thinking it would have disappeared by itself =) Now that I know that more people have the issue, I'll try to solve it tonight.

awr 2024-04-17 18:44

i've never seen a "typing of the dead" take on a puzzle game! cool idea!

makse 2024-04-17 19:14

That's a really good idea, i didn't have any bugs!

grotfang 2024-04-17 20:14

Nice take on the theme and on puzzle game overall, i had a trouble finding the word i needed to type but appart from that it's a great entry well done !

saintchristopher777 2024-04-18 02:12

Wow, great work! Art and sound design are on point, and it's a unique mechanic. Plus, of course, solving the puzzles is fun! Love it!

heretic 2024-04-18 07:04

very cool idea and realization, reminds me of the times of my first computer games with learning to type on a keyboard

minjutin 2024-04-18 08:52

What a great and innovative idea, animations are also very fabulous. I could see this being a major hit with even more puzzle elements and things to type. Really fun, but I'm not sure how many levels there is supposed to be. I got kicked out under suspicious circumstances after clearing the 3rd level. Basically, after touching the flag amy ball fell all the way down and broke.

6knowledge 2024-04-18 15:22

The idea here is good, but god do I hate the getting over it type of games. Nothing against this game, but it really does take patience to make progress.

freso 2024-04-19 06:54

@minjutin: That is the last level. But if you die by falling, you don't get the "You win" text. :)

@6knowledge: Haha, yes, I feel your pain. I agree. Maybe it would be not as irritating if one could choose to respawn at the previous place.

We got very stressed for time at the end.

roitchie 2024-04-19 11:54

This is really cool and innovative. Solving the puzzles with the summons is really fun and typing out the words to summon and move is a very unique control scheme but I liked it. I didn't experience any of the bugs personally so from my end it was all good. No complaints from my side just a nice, polished entry. Well done!

rentem 2024-04-19 12:00

Neet idea with the typing. I enjoyed the game quite a bit. Graphics, sound and feel are on point. The only thing I miss are more levels :wink: I would certainly play more

callmety 2024-04-19 12:05

Fun idea and nice execution! The animations were very cute (I really like the cannon loading & mechanics) and it felt very polished. Good job guys!

retrome 2024-04-19 14:30

Interesting puzzle concept! Requires some perseverance :) I like the graphics and sound effects, they combines into pretty nice atmosphere. Good job!

freso 2024-04-19 15:20

@retrome : I'm getting some Flashbacks to Another World from your profile pic :)

donamougou 2024-04-19 17:19

I first wasn't able to play the game as my caps lock was pressed. The idea behind the game is really cool, and deserve to be extended. Animations are really cool ! I feel like the game could be greatly improved by just a simple tutoriel, as simple as a couple of images explaining what is what and where and for what. Overall, nice entry ! Well done !

tannimun 2024-04-21 13:59

Very cool game! Maybe I'm just bad but found it tricky to land the shot on the third level (I think it was). Haven't seen a typing puzzle platformer so was refreshing

fishmasterino 2024-04-22 13:13

Pretty fun game, I liked the animation when summoning the cannon

cosmic-dust 2024-04-25 19:11

Creative game idea and interesting mechanics. I also like the atmosphere and the sounds. GJ

justmars 2024-04-25 19:58

Interesting idea layered on top of a cool puzzle game. While I can see how typing the random names of actions could get a bit frustrating in the long run, it was tolerable for the short length of the game. The puzzle gameplay was nothing groundbreaking, but it was enjoyable enough and its mechanics were implemented well. The pixel art looked nice, but the font used looked out of place. The ball sprite could have rotated or used some sort of animation when rolling on the ground as it looked a bit unnatural sliding on the floor. Solid work with music and sounds. Great entry overall, keep it up!

jojopalambas 2024-04-29 22:35

Such a cool game, nice concept! I wish there was more!