automathan 2025-10-07 14:04
Fantastic! Love the layers of learning both a language and rules simultaneously!
Foon → Ludum Dare Explorer → LD58 → GLÜBOP
By kristinamay
| Category | Rank | Score | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 558 | 3.28 | 23 | |
| Fun | 664 | 2.83 | 23 | |
| Innovation | 47 | 4.02 | 23 | |
| Theme | 603 | 3.26 | 23 | |
| Graphics | 482 | 3.47 | 23 | |
| Humor | 215 | 3.42 | 23 | |
| Mood | 591 | 3.21 | 23 |
Fantastic! Love the layers of learning both a language and rules simultaneously!
Sorry brother but when you have to fight the documentation and then the in game help is written in scribble then I just couldn't play the game.
There are hundreds of games to play and the average player spends maybe 10 minutes tops playing a game. The minute I have to start messing with the documentation of the controls then I move on.
@automathan thank you!!
@beebster-games Not sure what "documentation of the controls" means but thanks for the feedback! I'm aware that a game like this is quite niche but thanks for giving it a shot.
Very original game. Is this easy to master, hard to learn ? Thanks for the various hints, i was feeling stupid :p
It's a cool game, but i had a really hard time understanding it at first (i mean that's kinda the point isn't it)
That's very interesting! I loved the idea and i guess I've never played such genre with deciphering before. I managed somehow to win first round but need more attempts to figure it out and beat the next one, definitely coming back to crack it!
@divarium @ericns it's definitely meant to be difficult! I might have made it too difficult, but I decided to stick to my guns and just provide lots of hints below if it was too opaque. Playtesters were able to figure out the gist without hints, but they know me so were more willing to give it more time. :) Thank you for playing!
I love the concept of this game! Perhaps I am not patient enough though.
Love the idea. After a few minutes I noticed that I started to understand a few words! I think I will come back to this game from time to time. Love these kinds of puzzles.
If I had a nickle for every person who made games in a language they invented, I would have two, which isn't a lot but it is weird it has happened twice. Me not knowing how to actually play is a major skill-issue but won't rate based on that fact. A simple but sweet game, nothing major to complain about.
What a wild idea!
I don’t mind if the game has its own language or is tough, but players really need solid feedback to help them figure things out. I didn’t really feel that here, but still a cool idea! Nice entry!
It's very interesting!
yeah @ueighti I agree, it was really hard to get that level of polish in this time frame. I think even some sounds indicating things one way or the other would have helped, but not enough time :crying_cat_face:. Oh well, better to be ambitious and fail, right? :D
I like your initial idea! I tried something like this in a past jam, and it's super hard in a jam cause 3 things: You have little time to polish it (and it needs a lot of polish), players will only be spending minutes on the game, and players that wouldn't normally be interested in this sort of game will try it. This is why I think you went for something too hard/complicated even if you managed to polish it exactly as you wanted.
Here, what I think would have helped: Rely less on understanding text (learning 2 things at once is hard and confusing). Starts with matches with one card, so players have a chance to figure out what cards are better than others, then move on to two cards etc. Don't hide the board after match end, so players try to figure out why they won/lost.
That said, it's well made, looks cool and clearly a lot of thoughts went into it. Congrats!
I'm sad, I was really excited to try out this game for wich I really like the concept, but there is a weird screen ratio issue wich make it impossibe to click on the game buttons :( perhaps that's me not understanding that it's also a game mechanic ? anyways, I really dig this game's concept and wish I could have played it correctly !
I appreciate all the feedback, y'all! @amande-dooce could you please send me a screenshot of the issue? In all my playtesting I haven't come across that issue at all and would love to fix it for you.
I watched your game about a week ago, but I didn't understand anything. Now I've decided to go back and try to figure it out and rate it.
I think I'm starting to get it... you're crazy! In a good way. Yes, I also turned on the Hollow Knight soundtrack and got the hang of it.
Thank for work, best wishes!
Very interesting game: I like the "try to figure out the rules while also trying to win". Good work!