Foon → Ludum Dare Explorer → LD55 → Cauldron Crafters
By cibums
| Category | Rank | Score | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 268 | 3.09 | 29 | |
| Fun | 271 | 2.98 | 29 | |
| Innovation | 189 | 3.27 | 29 | |
| Theme | 146 | 3.70 | 29 | |
| Graphics | 266 | 2.94 | 29 | |
| Audio | 153 | 3.26 | 28 | |
| Humor | 110 | 3.28 | 27 | |
| Mood | 267 | 2.92 | 28 |
Heyo, I'm not sure if I'm playing it wrong, but I'm stuck on the first stage where I THINK i need to duplicate an item, but it keeps duplicating the banana instead of the boots. :-/ Is there a way to get 2x sturdy without duplicating an item?
Really solid concept and pretty fun to figure out the right order to put things in to optimize the effects. I'm getting some text scaling that make some of the item effects hard to read, but good otherwise!
Really fun concept! I enjoyed learning how to chain items together to create the desired effect. The audio is really cute too. I did run into a case where the game got stuck, I think the items I combined may have created a loop or something. It was on the level where I needed to make a mystical creature, but I don't remember all the items I put in that caused the issue :/
@lexgear To be honest, there could be a glitch with the duplication effect. Tests have been made, but of course there could still be stuff that I've missed.
One thing I want to mention is that the duplication effect is for items that are already in the cauldron, so if you put an item in afterwards, it should not duplicate.
If you're still stuck, try the Golden Apple before the boots, if you have that unlocked. It doubles the effects of items that are put in afterwards :)
And thanks for the review as well
@maymay I have seen that happen before. Unfortunately, I noticed the bug very late because it seems to only break in the webgl build. So I did not have time to fix it.
Thanks for the feedback, and I'm very glad you liked the concept :)
Ohhh interesting. I DID try that. I put the mirror in before the banana but it still didn't duplicate the boots that went in first.. At least i'm 95% sure.
I loved the music and mechanics. Mixing and matching items in an attempt to satisfy a customer was a fun challenge and I like the freedom to pick and choose in a desperate hope that I got it right. I did have problems reading the tool tips and after a little bit felt like I was just looking for the keywords to throw in and hope it worked. The music was a fun addition as well!
Hi! Really cool game, loved the idea of combining items with properties.
I apologize to my customer for not providing a HELLA sturdy creature, rather only a regular sturdy one :( oh and also bookmarked the DAW you used for the music. Seems like what I'm looking for so gonna give it a whirl!
This is so cute, I love it! XD
Cute little entry! I enjoyed watching my BIG FIERCE MONSTER be just a cute looking slime. The chaining of items to get different effects created a bit of a puzzle element, had me thinking at times! Responsive game/UI. Did you have any plans for more (both positive and negative) side effects on items?
@kepsert Thank you for the kind words! :)
I had a lot of ideas. I wanted some actions to affect shop items, unlock one item temporarily, and many other things. There actually are some negative actions implemented, but no items that use it. Unfortunately, the time just wasn't enough for that. After the jam and the rating period, I will probably add more content in general to make it feel more complete
All customers were satisfied, no need to apologize :) It was fun and given what you did with your pixel art, it would be even better if the summoned creature changed form, I see event more potential if summoning the creature becomes a puzzle (like if you add some effects that cancel/empowers stuff given a set of conditions, I think that that were you were heading) ! Nice music too (and the voice was cute) !
Interesting concept and nice little game! Nice art on the items and good background music, it's a bummer that the later content didn't work out, would've liked to see more!
Nice game! There are a lot of similar games this jam, about guessing summoning ingredients. But displaying precise cause-effect relationships made this way more fun for me and added a layer of strategy that was properly engaging. Good job!
Cool idea for the game! I really like the design of the ingredients. It would be nice to see different types of creatures maybe. It's a good concept worth developing. I'd like to see more!! Good job!
Cute game, I like the silly voice
Nice game, the graphics are simple and well finished and the sounds are really cool. Good job!
I feel like I'm a great chef! Good game!
Funny game, the concept is quite good, it's a good game.