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rogual 2026-04-20 13:15

I didn't realize at first that you have to tune in enough that the game recognizes it and then wait for the little pie chart to fill in. I was so confused at first because I was tuning to where I could read the text, but not enough for the pie chart to appear, so I thought that was all there was to see. But with the bottom guys, if you tune in properly there's extra text and you can press Z, and get the radio upgrade!

Your tune-in mechanic is a genuinely great idea. I think it's my favourite use of the theme I've seen yet. It feels like something they might put in an Animal Crossing game or something in that genre; perhaps not as the whole idea of the game, but just like for one or two quests. I've never seen anything like it. It's really nice.

Too bad there isn't more!

baturinsky 2026-04-20 20:29

Pretty good implementation, and fits the theme well. "Fiddle the knop until you get it right" mechanics is a bit used and predictable, though. Could use a bit more of twist/depth.

frib 2026-04-20 20:29

That was pretty fun! When I could finally communicate with the strangers, I was interested to see what they had to say. Then when one of the strangers said they miss their family, I felt sad for a brief moment. I don't know what I expected but it wasn't that, lol

Good job :D

frogravity 2026-04-20 20:44

Managed to reach the end of what's currently in here!

Honestly, I really liked it! This was such a cool gimmick, especially when you added the horizontal signal manipulation! There were also definitely hints of a further story here, I wish you had more time to complete it... Although I can't imagine having to match signals every single time you want to talk to a different person is very convenient for the occupants :) But even for what's here, the main mechanic felt very good & polished, and I liked the art and sounds! I did get a bit lost at the beginning, but after just talking to everyone I managed to progress. Overall, pretty cool concept!

oddballdave 2026-04-20 20:55

The concept for this is awesome. I don't think I've seen anything like it before, and it was very intuitive to use. And I actually wished there was more when I'd done everything so that's good. I so want to get that little guy back to his family. Good stuff :8ball:

henk 2026-04-21 20:24

Good idea and a solid implementation. Two things: - I move faster diagonally for some reason. This isn't too weird on its own but the effect remains even when walking against a wall (so for example starting in the top left of the map, if I hold right and down I move faster than if I only hold down) - The modal interface for interacting with the radio doesn't seem ideal. Maybe wasd could have been used for movement so that the arrows always control the radio?

mithka 2026-05-02 14:49

Very fitting of the theme and unique idea by literally moving characters

2026-05-03 10:27

Cool characters and graphics. The setting and gameplay are also interesting. I would change the music a little bit, because after a while it starts to put a lot of pressure on my head.

flightless 2026-05-07 17:42

Wow, very creative with the gameplay of decoding. Really unique and interesting. Skärmbild 2026-05-07 194139.png

euler-moises 2026-05-07 22:53

A very good idea and the implementation is excellent. A great mechanic to explore. I thought the radio upgrade was really cool. I thought I wouldn't be able to understand the pink characters. Luckily, I won't go to sleep with that question unanswered.

The music is very chiptune. It reminds me of the first NES games.

Congratulations!

pkenney 2026-05-08 14:27

Short but sweet - got to the end! Nice job with the music and the distortion effect. Art was also good. Of course there could have been a little more scope to explore further, but I thought you did a good job tying up what scope you did hit into an appropriate bite-size experience that I enjoyed. Nice!

oadt 2026-05-08 16:56

Cool idea! Wished there were a few more dialog after my radio was updated, but loved the music. Nice work!

zozieee 2026-05-08 18:32

So cute and great for the theme!

infinitywhile 2026-05-11 22:49

I love this concept and I wish the game was longer. It made talking with NPCs really satisfying when you needed to tune radios to them