I, being the evil bastard I am, also placed one of the batteries in a (practically) unreachable place.
In any case, I do think you're right about there being too many mechanics, however, I don't think it was an option for any of us to "dumb it down" at any point during development, we just liked the idea too much, and it's sad we couldn't manage to finish it.
Even though I gave up at the first town, I have to say it was pretty fun(ny). The spork alone makes it a game everybody needs to play. The biggest problem with the game was the almost guaranteed one hit KO, as mentioned above.
LD26 — Minimalism (1)
S.A.M by Lafolie 2013-05-01T15:47:00
I, being the evil bastard I am, also placed one of the batteries in a (practically) unreachable place.
In any case, I do think you're right about there being too many mechanics, however, I don't think it was an option for any of us to "dumb it down" at any point during development, we just liked the idea too much, and it's sad we couldn't manage to finish it.