Marxy 37

Alchemist by Jacksendary 2020-04-22T23:39:33Z

Man, this game is addicting, i probably need to stop playing and rome some other games, but my brain wants to find what all the combinations of herbs do..

[Add some text of congratulation on fun, graphics, audio, innovation and mood]

Ok, heres what i have to say:

1) Be more clear with the objective: add a little reminder that tells what you need to pay of taxes, and possibly a counter that counts how many days you have before the tax collector arrives. (Also, the tax collector don't actually take money, so fix it ASAP =O)

2) Dynamic Enviroments: This is just a my suggestion, but wouldn't be cool if, instead of a button where is writter "search erbs" you had to click the forest (or any scenario on the screen, if you want to add other places), and instead of "craft potion" you have a little table on te bottom right with all the erbs an when you combine out, you craft a potion and so on??? If you done that it would be out a great mobile game, and maybe even sell it for a buck...

3)When i try to perform an in coplete action (craft potion with one ingredient, sell nothing, etc) the time will still flow (This is a bug, right?? If not give the player a line of text like "my experiment has failed!!!")

4) Add some special text to "non potion" item, because in my first run i was almost selling one. (Little suggestion: maybe use "non potions" items to be sell as "fake potions", but of course at the cost of some reputation)

5) Infinite games are ok, don't try to add an ending in a game that dosen't need one... If you still want to keep the ending, at least pair it with a nice story/main objective, because otherwise it's just an extra skipped dialogue

6) Why let others test my potions when i can test it myself??? Add some deadly potions, or some sort of negative impact on harmfull ones, otherwise this feature it's useless...

...And that's all that comes to my mind!!! (Sorry for the big wall of feedback XD)

...Also, i will take some inspiration on how to write a cool description in my future games, thank you!!! (It's actually cool how you subdivided the description in "little" segments and described your experience, i really like it...)

Dad's Breath by Jungle 2020-04-21T23:13:48Z

It's kinda sad how the sanitary system works in america... Why ruin a family's life just because they can't afford a a treatment that should be granted by default for everyone... Oh, you said we are for the game, and not to discuss of politics of a region, of which I know little to nothing about... Sorry about that, pretend that didn't happen...

The game relies on a moody storytelling, and what a mood it gives away... The filter somehow enhanches the saddens of the situation... The music is great too, but for some reasons i find it not too much stunning than the other things...

The only thing that i don't like (and i don't think is intencional) is that if i don't like a choise i made, unless is a major choise, i can just leave the room, re-enter the room and redo the conversation again... But what can i say???

Division Decisions by Sn4pi 2020-04-21T14:05:17Z

I feel like the events that show up on the map need do gime more feedback of what bar they increase/decrease.

Overall very neat idea and fun game. (Especially good mood) Good Job!!!

DJ Data Bender by binroot 2020-04-21T17:58:09Z

Fun little game!!! =D

The Lockdown by loudrasiel 2020-04-23T16:27:47Z

We did it boys: we killed the france!!! (I have nothing against the French and it's people, that was just a bad joke... All clear???)

But in all seriousness here's the BIG problem: Big chunk of tutorial text = People don't read them = People don't know how to play = player don't play in the intended way (like i did) = player lose = player angry and frustrated because they don't know how to play = player blame the programmers of the game for their own errors (not me :3)

So, never, NEVER big box of text as a tutorial: split it up, add images (but again, don't add too much information on one screen), and if add playable tutorial (especially if the game has many rules, like this), to make sure the player understand well how to play, even better if it's done in the design of the levels

Flame Keeper by codexus 2020-04-25T18:32:45Z

Cool Game!!!

Life of the Party by jelch 2020-04-25T19:03:40Z

I dont know what to say... It was a fun little party, i guess??? Well, this is akward... (Just like my social skills... 🤣)

Keeper Of Light by Wuceng 2020-04-22T14:07:39Z

It said "the fire went out" but really i just ran out of time... =\

Really cool game, all was done well (graphics, music, etc.). This is exactly what i was expecting when i read the theme...

Apocalyp Snow by keln 2020-04-25T18:06:55Z

I find the game a little bit random in my opinion... (I know that's the nature of the game, but still...) maybe if they are many snow piles, increment the fire card probability, or maybe don't give more than one up card if you have a snow pile or nothing to move above you, or something like... at the moment it's too easy to get stuck in a state where there is snow piles everywhere, and where isn't there's ice... Also a tutorial wouldn't have hurted...

But still, that's a really fun little game, whit really cool graphics... maybe would be cool as a smartphone game... =D

A Wild Yeast Appears! by mortus 2020-04-21T14:23:12Z

Honestly, i didn't understand what i had to do, so i just, screwed around with the ingredients until i ran out of money...

Do not give up on the game after the jam: the game can have potencial if done right!!!

Pizza with a Pulse by slimabob 2020-04-21T23:26:04Z

I'm the only one that finds the controls a little bit cluncky??? No??? Only Me???

Well, whatever, the game was fun undeless, so... Good job!!!

Tiny Fragments by Daniel Moreno 2020-04-21T15:12:44Z

Excelent Game!!! All was great!! The level design, the graphics, the mood, the music... (Although i wished there was more than 1 track, but whatever) All of it!!! It's (almost) a perfect game!!!

Egdar's Blobs by Noa Calice 2020-04-21T15:28:37Z

The Blob is super cute and the level are amazing!!!Great Music and Graphics!!! The only thing i would say is that the controls feels a little bit cluncky and unresponsive with a mouse, but it isn't a big problem!!!

The joys of parenthood by IronyGames 2020-04-22T11:30:50Z

I wish i had a choice, because i cerantly dont want to keep that "baby" alive...

In all seriousness, the game was excellent, very fun and all, but explain better to the player how job works, because if i didn't read the description i wouldn't even known that there is a +money/-joy mechanic.

Keep the good work up!!!

Peck Beach by matfernandestt 2020-04-21T14:55:27Z

I like the "2.5D/Paper" graphics style you chose for the game. Music and Mood are good too... It feels like a very polished game, almost level of triple A games... But Gameplay speaking there isn't much to do, and the small amount of enemys they don't feel balanced at all...

But don't get me wrong, it's a great game, but i felt like the scope of this game was way too ambitious for a 3 day game jam, even for a team... (Did you worked on a team? Otherwise you shold be proud of your accomplishment, man)

Anyway... Great job!!! Keep it up!!!

Defenseless by Cocosar07 2020-04-21T21:35:58Z

I get the mosquito... But why the mages??? [Great game overall, nothing to say...]

Hacking is Probably Not Like This by sayumeki 2020-04-24T01:17:27Z

I didn't get it what it had to do with the theme but that's ok...

Also, i LOVED the various minigames, so that's a plus!!! =D

O.D.E.N by trit_techne 2020-04-23T17:11:40Z

When working with a high performance game (like most of the 3D games) please add some sort of graphics settings... It's a shame that i can't play this game because my pc it's too old and the game runs at 1 fps... :\

(Obviously i will not rate this game, it's unfair to rate a game that i haven't played...)

Bibou by PostMeridianGames 2020-04-22T14:37:53Z

The gameplay in my opinion is too repetitive: fill water, fill food while red panda drinks, repair piano while red panda eats, fill water while red panda plays piano and repeat from step 2, each cile even faster.

I suggest to spyce things up: add variety of food, drinks and toys from the panda, add more scenario, and let the player change them every now and then, add some minigames, etc. (btw I got a LOT of inspiration from Nintendogs: I used to play it very young and i like it. Maybe that's why I'm very critical judging on this game)

However, for a game jam, this is not bad, indeed it is very good. I hope you will continue to work on it after the jam...

My Game Jam Experience by RickSquanchez 2020-04-22T14:21:39Z

Cool... I made a game for a game jam in a game done for a game jam... Uh, never expected that...

PS: The game is somewhat accurate on how a game jam works... Good job!!! =D

Lich Clicker by Fictions 2020-04-21T23:55:07Z

Honestly, i enjoy play short, funny clicker game (I mean, look at my first game: even that is a clicker), and this is exactly that!!! Plus, it has some sort of story/mologue on top, and that's neat!!!

Life Plug by JuanJ7 2020-04-22T13:45:39Z

I like the concept, but i can't pass even get to the first container... I'm so bad at this... XD

(I would have liked to experiment with the main mechanic a little bit, before going into the game)

KidPunk by Squeele 2020-04-22T22:07:27Z

Escort mission aren't usually fun, so i was concerned before playing the game...

...I'm gratefull i played anyway!!!

One question: What was the point of the third inventory slot??? (Asking this because i was hoping for a new object to be introduced, and kinda dissapointed when it wasn't...) There was some sort of object that was cut in mid production, an object that is planned to be implemented in future builds or just an oversight\spare wheel???

It was inevitable by Joel Rochon 2020-04-23T16:07:35Z

It needs more polish, but the game is fun!!! =D

Keep It Alight by Lamasaurus 2020-04-24T00:59:23Z

Wall Jump + Double Jump = OP, You can go (almost) anywhere

Great little platformer: Especially like the cave reverb effect, with that alone you nailed the mood of the game!!!

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Also, i found something rather peculiar messing around... [Sometimes the LD site dosen't send images and gifs propelly, so if the image isn't loaded, let me know :3]

Chromasphere by Vladadamm 2020-04-21T15:38:06Z

This game lacks 3 major thing: a tutorial (for teaching how to play and the "refill" mechanic (it's not very intuitive)), feedback (for when you try to shoot whitout "ink", or when you hurt a enemy ship whitout destroying it) and explosion (for when the enemy are destroyed, of course)

But the playable menu is cool!!! =D

Don't Let The Wave Breakout by Sabeurre 2020-04-22T13:22:46Z

Fun and challanging game: I like it.

I wish there was a tutorial, even reading the descrition it took me a while to understand how to play it...

Don't Let The Wave Breakout by Sabeurre 2020-04-22T13:50:02Z

@keithdae Yeah, no problem, i figured anyway how to play, end it was blast then.. No biggie =D

It's Just a Burning Memory by Kent Reese 2020-04-21T17:21:43Z

At first i tought i had to put the wine on the glass, so maybe be more clear with the player (or add some sort of objective list)... What else can i say??? Oh, yes, the atmosphere was good and well made!!!

Root Quest by thebreakfast 2020-04-21T17:52:08Z

The thumbnail scares me a bit!!!

Cool game, i like that i have to search the level, like a plant has to search for water, although maybe the level are a little bit to find (and can be frustrating if you don't find any for a while): mayby dark the color of the dirt arounfirst level entrance, to direct the player in the right direction, and let know them what to look for next...

Story of Lost Demon by Epsulon 2020-04-21T16:04:05Z

The game is good: great graphics, music and story. But it has a serious lack of checkopint: If you die, you have do do miles before you can continue (also, enemy and hazards shoudn't reset when you die?? just saying...)

Also, give some general feedback for what happens on the screen (Possibly with some sound effects)

Story of Lost Demon by Epsulon 2020-04-21T16:04:05Z

Just a duplicate comment, don't mind me... (Sorry, I don't know how to delete it...)

Friendly Fire by very dark lord 2020-04-24T12:36:29Z

Well, because i'm stupid, after i gave the log to the fire and "that" happens, i didn't see the small clouds above the fire and ran all the way up to the big dark cloud... That was akward... 😅

This game is amazing, btw!!!

Cleaning Chaos by Dvlv 2020-04-23T16:37:34Z

The "dog" is too fast for my legs!!! Anyway, i think i have cleaned my house, soo... everything is fine, i guess???

KungFu Grandpa by YiNian 2020-04-24T14:48:42Z

Here's some tips:

Clicking with the mouse and quickly switching to the mouse keys is hard. Give the player some buffer time, Rend combacts more quick if you plan to keep it non interactable (Also, the enemys remaining counter is missing). Also explain to the player what each skill does. Exapmple >> Str: Strenght: Increments Grandpa's Power. The training minigame is fun, but too repetiting, and boring after a while. Spyce it up, maybe with some collectables...

And that's all I have to say. As always, great game!!!

This is Fine by D5R 2020-04-21T22:22:52Z

Never expected one of those, but this is fine, i guess... (Get it?? Because it's the title... Ok, I'll admit it, I'm not good at this...)

Also, this is the first game to which I give 4+ star to all ratings. Congratulations!!! Great Game!!!

Cardboard Frank by Beardmage 2020-04-23T17:35:15Z

I had some trouble with the sensitivity of the moviment, but the game was a blast!!! Great graphics too!!! =D

Crystal Goblin Storm by Hermitao 2020-04-24T15:14:35Z

Infinte shooting assault rifle + Super OP rocket launcher + Can play after game over = Infinite Fun!!! =D

Eveleen by isayneigh 2020-04-25T17:49:07Z

I played the game 3 times already now and got the same ending, even when my choises weren't the, ahem, "healtiest ones"... Is that supposed to happen??? (Maybe i'm just bad at making choises... 🤣)

The game is great, great art syle, excellent mood and story writing (altough the same finale really made the whole experience a little bit more flat in the secondary runs if you ask me...) and overall a great little gem... Good job!!! (And please, be happy. Here's a big smily face: 😀)

Switch.tv by Mahou 2020-04-24T01:58:39Z

How to Win the game (3 easy steps*):

-Rage

-Switch

-Repeat

*: May need an audience first (I think 30+ people should be fine); Don't do it too oten or the chat bot can find you, and delete your account. Keep away of the reach of children under 60+ years.

Joking aside, what a game do we have here?? Seriously, i loved every bit of it, especially the chat jokes... it really felt like be in a stream...

platformEGG by Tricky_Fat_Cat 2020-04-22T22:28:17Z

Honestly not jumping while holding the egg, to me, feels pretty unintuitive to me... even while knowing that i can't jumping whit the egg, i still keep trying to jump while holdig the egg (and keep dying trying...).

Maybe if it was some more heavy object (dunno, a metal egg??) maybe it will feel more natural... Or maybe just some sort of feedback that keep reminding the player that it can't jump... Maybe it's even better than my first idea...

Oh, and the game was great... (For the little that i have played...)

A cake to grandma's house by AVSC 2020-04-21T16:44:37Z

There is too little choces to do and for that the gameplay is very short and the fun ends quickly...

AMT: Alien Medical Technician by No Grapes Games 2020-04-22T21:40:41Z

I Loved the artwork, and the game kept me playing for a long while... Honestly this dosen't even feel like a game jam game... Good Job!!! =D

Just one thing: I suggest to split the tutorial in more screen with less information, or at least reduce the amount of information on the screen, because one big screen filled with information it's overwelming and often skipped, when it shoudn't be...

Fear the Beast by Emty 2020-04-23T16:53:33Z

The wood is miles distant form the campfire, the torch last too little, and refills too little... And, but mayby this is just me, the wolfs are annoying in general, but especially their sound effect...

I dont know what to say... The game was ok, i guess... :\

Boring Simulator by vivienw 2020-04-23T16:59:25Z

Is this even a game??? Or it's just some sort of "evolution" simulation, like the ones that you found on Youtube??? And what the different shape means??? I don't get it... :\

DiscoPuzzle Flooring Inc. by Marxy 37 2020-04-21T18:10:01Z

@marcio-miranda There is a legend that shows all possible color combination. You can find it on the right side of the letter shown at the start of the game. :3

Another way of knowing if a color can connect with another it's to look if the two colors are analogous colors...

DiscoPuzzle Flooring Inc. by Marxy 37 2020-04-22T14:56:24Z

@isayneigh Yes, that looks like a screen resolution problem. I didn't have time to do a custom sprite, so i did the letter with what i had and attached all toghether with ducktape, and not really tested for other resolution besides the intended one.

For the progression bar, when i let my friends playtested the game they said things like "the game was fun, but i feel a lack of goal" so i made a progression bar to add a "sensation" of goal, but I didn't really intended on everyone on completed it (in fact, i don't even know if it's possible to do it... XD)

@play-pause-games I would love to add some sort of special tiles (and even some accessibility settings to help colorblind people and people who struggle to remember the combination), but the truth is that at the moment nothing comes to my mind when thinking on what can i add to spyce/flavor up the game... We'll see after the jam, but i don't promise anything...

DiscoPuzzle Flooring Inc. by Marxy 37 2020-04-25T09:15:15Z

@codexus Splitting the game in mini missions/challenghes, rather than one big progress bar (which backfired terribly 😅) It's acctually a great idea. Personally i quite like the "oepn ended" mode, because i find it quite relaxing, but i can understant why some people don't like it, so maybe i'll split the game in two (or more) modes: One "Story/Mission" mode, and one "Zen/Infinite" mode

@no-grapes-games I was thinking to do something like Chromagun did for colorblind people, adding little shapes to help not only help colorblind people, but help whoever struggles to remeber the vary color combination, but maybe a togglable graph it's the better solution. I'll think about it...

Also @codexus, @jelch the main reason why you can't rotate a puzzle piece in the game at the moment it's because i think otherwise the game wouldn't have enough challange to be fun. But i can also see that it's a highly requested feature, so maybe i'll add it as an easy difficulty.

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Talking about difficulty, the original gameplay was much harder than the current normal one, and for everyone who wants to try it, it's still in the game as the "hard mode" (You can find proof of his existance in some screenshots). What i'm curios about is: Has anyone yet found how to unlock it, and maybe play it?? (Of course, i will not tell you how to unlock it, it's something I'd like to see find out for yourself... ;D)

DiscoPuzzle Flooring Inc. by Marxy 37 2020-04-26T00:43:16Z

@bulent-altinay At the start i have planned to do a game where you have to keep a conservation "alive" in a game like dominoes, where you have different topics (the colors), and different types of approaches (the side of the puzzle piece), but then i had to scap the theme entirely because i figured than otherwies i wouldn't have managed to complete the game in time, and swapped the dominoes with puzzle pieces bucause i liked the sprite more (and they were much easyier to develop too, so i'm glad i did that...).

So, yeah, the game (sadly ;C) has nothing to do with the theme. Fortunately for me, unlike some other jams, the theme was not mandatory to take part to the jam!!!

@multiplexor The game it's a weird mix of randomness and strategy\skills. The main random fact that pretty much defines the outcome of the run it's the starting piece, but generally if it has less then 2 flat side it should be fine... The amount of colors are designed to balance each other's and i don't think i want to modify that, but thanks for the suggestion...

Out Of Harms Way by Play-Pause-Games 2020-04-21T18:32:52Z

Screenshot.png I was shocked by the amount of wheapons they are and the fact that this game has multipayer (hard thing to do in a jam in my opinion).

Until i crashed. And Again. And Again.

So i gave up, and i'm sending you a screenshot of the crash: Hope it can help!!! (I tried to copy the error but he didn't copy it)

PS: I haven't rated your game because it doesn't seem right to me to vote a game whitout having played it...

Out Of Harms Way by Play-Pause-Games 2020-04-21T19:48:06Z

@play-pause-games I have not tried to change the map, nor to change the graphic settings: I will try to change that and see what happens.

I don't seem to me to be doing anything special: - I clicked "play" - I was removing player 2 (because I have no friend =C) - I was chosing weapons (primary and secondary) - Then, the game would freeze for some time and then show me the error page

This is what is written on the screen that i sent before (because apparently the image didn't load propelly on the system):

"Error main.lua:653: attempting to index a nil value

Traceback main.lua:653: in function 'cast' main.lua:1221: in function 'draw' [C]: in function 'xpcall'

Press Ctrl+C or tap to copy this error"

As said before, I will try to change some setting and see what happens.

Nuke-A-Tron 2000 by kale 2020-04-22T13:34:20Z

Oh, man what tension!!! I don't think I can manage to operate this reactor...

The concept of the game is cool, and the minigames are fun...

...But at some point I wanted to close a mini game to play another, and the two windows they overlapped one another and he didn't let me close it, so maybe, after the jam ends of course, let the player change minigames, or at least (if letting change minigame it's none of your intection) don't let the player click on a minigame while already playing one...

Orbshot by Michael Horst 2020-04-21T16:59:03Z

Oh, my, my!!! What a lovely game!!!

But seriously, i played your game for like 20 minutes. Good job man!!!

The Gates by Pagetb 2020-04-24T00:24:23Z

Not very challanging, for a puzzle: just explore the map, power the generator, and keep doing that until the doors opens...

Honestly i didn't like it very much, but it's very well done for being your first game... Good Job!!! 👍

OwOrbit by AudreyC 2020-04-21T21:29:05Z

UwU what's this?? A cute little game?? And it's actually fun, not too much easy, nor difficult?? And it has "OwO" on the title?? SIGN. ME. IN. BABY!!!

But seriously, this game is fun as much as he's cute: And he's cute as hell, trust me. Also the music is perfectly reflects the mood of the game!! I can't even find an flaw in this game: it's perfect... :3

balloons by Mopkoo 2020-04-21T21:48:54Z

Great game, but i keep falling for some reason... (Yes, i know that is because i haven't heated my baloon, and Yes, I done the tutorial, but honestly i haven't still propely understand how to heat the baloon up...)

Keep Pit Alive! by BunnyDen 2020-04-24T00:38:02Z

What a weird game... but weird dosen't mean bad, and this is the proof of that... yes, it has his issues, but is quite enjoyable overall... good job!!! =D

Kitty King by matt2728 2020-04-25T10:07:29Z

...Did i not commented this game before??? How strange... (I was sure i had posted a commented before... Oh, well...) 🤔

First of all, i want to apologise in before for the harsh comment, i have some sour feelings about this game, and is NOT my intention ruining the feelings of anybody with my words... The pen is mightier than the sword sometimes, so be aware...

Originally, i think was going to say that i didin't like very much because it felt like an unfinished game, and nothing else than an extended version of "rock-paper-scissor", with nothing much else to do other than protect the king, that to me was not much fun by itself...

...But then i read than you ran out of time, so i assume that my assumption that the game is unfinished were actually correct, and this justifies many of the things I mentioned... Sadly, i still think that this is too much barebones, but i hope for improvement in the near future...

Again, i'm sorry for this comment... 😔

Keep IT-Support Alive! by debuggerpls 2020-04-21T16:18:49Z

Great game, but how is one supposed to know that it has to sit on the sofà to get unnoticed by the "guards"???

Crates N' Gates by HireMeDeveloper 2020-04-21T17:35:49Z

Nice game, but in my opinion it relyies too much on luck (What i mean is that it's soo easy to get do bad run, i did 10 round and all lasted less than a couple of minutes).

Also, I don't know if it was me or what, but the audio was way too low...

Cutie Chowdown by Aaiko 2020-04-25T17:17:35Z

Cute game and great concept, but at the moment there are too much enemys, therefore the game it's too easy!!! =D