The Ritual

secretjuice 2024-04-15 15:06

This was a really cool entry! At first all the new stats and info felt confusing, but after completing a couple phrases things made way more sense. I'd say that the effect of the Fish Man and Celestial vampire wasn't quite clear to me, as they seemed to add way more mana/blood than I expected them too (like, my first or second phrase summoning the sleeper i used the fish man spell with 8 or so active mana and no blood (i think) and I expected to get 16 but ended up with 200 something somehow haha)

I had a couple moments where I was on my very last spell in the phrase or I was sitting at 6 corruption where I was like "I just need 1 more mana!" or something, then ended up getting it haha, that felt really good

Overall, really well done

locksmitharmy 2024-04-15 15:58

wild, great work. I really enjoyed it

rhewid 2024-04-15 20:54

Finished it to summon the 100/100 ritual. Interesting concept. At first I just went with drawing until corruption is capped and was hoping for gold to buy new cards. Nice entry. Rare to see Java games :D

noobman64 2024-04-16 01:16

Great game! It initially confused me but in a good way, like I was intrigued and wanted to figure it out. Kind of like the start of Cult Simulator (2018) where at first you're just exploring how cause and effect works, before you can plan out your strategy. It took me 3-4 tries but I was able to get last ritual done. I like the mood and eeriness too, very lovecraftian!

givit-game-studios 2024-04-16 09:12

This is a fun little game.

icaka 2024-04-16 09:13

good game, i like it, tricky at the start but rly enjoyable, interesting graphics

dudubertoldev 2024-04-16 13:39

i really love the graphics and the mood! Congratss for made it alone and in a short time!!

torte478 2024-04-16 17:07

A very well-designed game for 48 hours. Great job

ellaris 2024-04-16 17:25

Not exactly my kind of game. Was confusing at first, but then when I learned the rules it felt frustrating, because I knew what I had to do but couldn't do it. You don't have money you get money spells which clutter your spellbook and making all of this drains your sanity. Maybe a bit too much corruption in the start spellbook.

farawaydrip30 2024-04-16 17:28

From what I've played it seems interesting, but to tell the truth I didn't really understand a lot of what was happening. The basics, sure, I'm adding to a dice that will have random spells every button press, and I'm trying to use that to earn mana and blood to summon a creature, which I can use to create more mana and blood, and I can add more spells buy buying them between rounds. What I'm not quite sure about is anything else. Is it good when corruption is full? Should I end the spell before I go over the spell limit? If I do, I'm not sure what happens, and when do I fail the ritual? I'm sure it's all a very well-thought-out game, but I feel like it's just a mess because I haven't been told or shown what anything does. I think that's my only complaint, I'm sure I would've enjoyed it if I just knew what I was doing.

kirass 2024-04-16 23:04

I really liked this game! You guys are great!

2024-04-16 23:05

Balancing strategy, intrigue, and a touch of mystique, you've crafted a game that challenges and rewards in equal measure. Fantastic job on creating something that stands out and captures the essence of discovery and mastery!

manicthenobody 2024-04-17 02:18

Very fun concept and good execution of a lot of moving parts for the time limit. The sound effects were a bit harsh to my ears. I'm a sucker for a good deck builder and this has all the makings of something quite interesting.

nwoknu 2024-04-28 14:16

My very first round was a failure, as I immediately tried to summon the sleeper and didn't watch your explanation gif beforehand, but I learned enough to win (accidentally) in the second game :D (and a few more times as of now, because of the fish-man and vampire granting 100 mana/blood immediately bug) I like that you can discern the different spells by sound after a short time (or at least know if something is corruption or not ^^) I also got the feeling that this game was planned if "Push your luck" had been chosen as the theme instead ^^

If there was more time, I believe the biggest gain would have been by adding just a few extra screens explaining when something happens, like when you hit the 7th corruption, instead of just entering the shopping section And then maybe leaning a bit more into the "push your luck" aspect, like giving extra benefits for good spells while you are at 6 corruption, if you choose to draw more spells instead of ending the phrase I mean, which performer of dark arts could resist to "maybe" gain even more power when their sanity is at risk already? :D