Gavin's Small Backpack

Very well done for your first complete game ! It does feel complete and I didn't notice any bug or issue that could hinder the experience.
I expected some kind of rpg but it actually was an interesting puzzle game. I can easily see how it could evolve with maybe optional missions and different outcomes depending on the equipment you used.

It was an enjoyable experience, gg :smiley:

@adamsmccall thanks soo much for the feedback, It really means a lot to me. I'm happy you enjoyed it! :smile:

I really liked the mood! I got stuck with iron ore as last available quest, even with torch and pickaxe I could not go (cave was too dark). Still, great submission!

@shad Wow, so we have the first bug haha, I'm going to try to replicate it and solve.

Just to be sure, the message after completing the Iron Gathering mission starts with "The cave was dark, but the torch made it " if there is a sword in your shelves, you completed the quest

@coffeup-studios no, definetely could not progress, even with torch in backpack

:( Idk what to do, I can't reproduce that bug, I'm trying, but no success, in what order did you made the missions? it should be fine to make then in any order as long as i tested, but maybe it have something to do with the mission system

@shad I think I solved the problem, if you want to try again, feel free.

the explanation:
the gather iron mission is actually not the same mission of the gather wood for torch, when you end the torch mission it would change your current mission to "gather iron", but if you went to the board and accepted again the mission, in reality you would be accepting the "gather torch" mission, now it's solved(i think)

Nice game! I didn't run into the bug, so it looks like you fixed it. I had fun going out with the different stuff to solve the problems. Super simple, but sometimes that's better, and in this case it was great. Super tight, well-polished game. I can't believe this is your first jam (and even first finished game)!

@thefoppian Thank you so much! The thing is that I've been studying game design for years, but I never felt like I was ready for really making nothing, but this jam I decided that I would go trough and make to the end no matter what! Thanks for playing my first baby, I was nervous and insecure about it. Thanks for the feedback and for your time

I have to admit that the game was not really fun at all. It was just grab the obvious item, put it in the bag, and then go grab another mission. The graphics and the music were fine, but the font was quite hard to read without any kind of outlines or a contrasting background.

I think the potential was there to make a good puzzle game, but it's just not there.

@coffeup-studios This time I was able to finish the game! Thanks :)

Even though the font didn't really do it for me, I had a nice little time ! It kind of made me think of this story about the guy who exchanged things starting from a paper clip, and ended up with a house, except that in the game you get to keep the paper clip and all the other stuff ^^ Congrats on your first jam, I hope you'll do some more !

@shad happy that I solved the problem, thank you for finding it for me.

@garymarance Thank you. I'm happy that you had a nice time. It means a lot for me.

A neat little game with a nice concept, congrats on finishing it!! I think it has a lot of potential to evolve into an intricate puzzle system, if you chose to expand on it. I would have liked to play in Portuguese but I don't live in Brazil, so a language selection option would have been nice, rather than just detecting location. There are Brazilians who live in other countries ;)

Hehe cool game and simple nice job guys

@quandtuniverse Thanks for playing and giving feedback! I hadn't thought about that, I think I'm gonna make a language menu later. I'm with no time today, but I appreciate your suggestion! :smile:

@anton4ik-dev thanks, happy that you liked it :smile:

Interesting game with really relaxing sound. Only the font was hard to read for me. But everything else is nice and fun to play.

Neat little point and click puzzler, great first entry!

Nice job finishing your first game! It took me a minute to understand what was going on because travel never went to a different location visually. Would've loved to see more settings when going on the missions, and would also be nice if the items stayed in the backpack when going out to the mission board. But super cute artstyle, really liked the way it looked! :)

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Nice game! So impressive that the first game by your own in the game jam have such integrity. Really remind me of the time playing RPG and thinking about what to take in a limited pack.I'd love to see some more stories and some fun outcomes when player pick some proper wrong items.

@janinna21 Thank you :smile: I'm glad you found it fun!

@delauraen Thanks :v: I was kinda insecure about it for being so simple, but some people are enjoying, and it really makes the deal for me!

@nanamaki Thanks for the feedback! :smiley: I spend most of the time planning it to minimize the the possibilities of bugs. I'm a big fan of RPGs myself, and I tried to make fun outcomes to enhance the feeling of failure without frustrating players.

Nice concept. Like some others have said, I would have liked to see a bit more challenge in the gameplay, though I definitely understand and appreciate your choice to focus on an easier and smoother experience rather than a more challenging one that might have bugs or less polish.

Puzzle games are difficult to make in a game jam, especially as your first time, so props to you for attempting and submitting it.

Fun game! I like the game mechanic, and the ending was satisfying. If you continue developing it, it would be interesting if some quests appeared on the board early. For example, the notice that the kingdom's jewelry was stolen could be there from the beginning, but you won't be able to complete it until the end, because it would be exciting when you finally get the ring!

@oter thanks a lot for the feedback! Next time i'm going to make a more challenging experience! :v:

@rose I'm happy you had a good time playing it! And about your suggestion, I really hadn't thought about that, but reading your comment I can see it would really make ir more fun! Thanks for the feedback! :smile:

Congratulations on your first game!

I like that you needed to think about which items to add to your inventory for each quest which was a nice use of the theme as well. One small suggestion I have is that (in my opinion) it's much more pleasant to read text that appears from left to right rather than having it appear in the center and then move.

As others have said some challenge could be added to the gameplay and such but it plays as a very complete experience and I enjoyed it :)

@konfekt hey, thanks for the tips! And I'm very glad youu enjoyed it! :smile: My next game is going to be more polished and more challenging, I think balancing the challenge level is a little bit difficult for me, but I'l do my best to get there! :v:

Very cool game! Enjoyed that you have to think about your next actions. The only problem I saw is that you can drag an item out of the house

@naphalm Nice that you liked it! Yeah, that little bug makes the game feels awkward. :v:

Oh, I liked it. Did you do the grafic?
Is this also your First Game? Its really nice. Keep up the good work!!

Really good work for your first game. Was a tad easy but its pretty common to over or undershoot difficulty during game jams when you've only got a few hours to really playtest the final product.

This was awesome. Just the right amount of polish on a Ludum Dare game.

The core gameplay mechanic was simple (in a good way) and fun and I wanted to get to the end. The mechanic was also introduced nicely and I had no issues with figuring it out along the way.

I think you did a really amazing job for this being your first game. Even regardless of that, it's a great entry!

Honestly great game. The art and music are amazing! The game feels nice and cozy, a fun short story.

@meru Yeah! I made the graphics, and it's the first thing I ever ended in my life :sweat_smile: Glad you liked!

@darkmax14 Thanks for playing, hope you had a goot time! :v:

@kobylarz I'm glad you enjoyed the whole thing, thanks! :smile:

@jdegs It's good to see that you liked it, the music I picked some no copyright song, but the rest I did myself. Thanks for the feedback! :smiley:

Fantastic first LDjam game! Really interesting idea, loved experimenting on this, short, sweet and simple and those are always the best things to do for LDjam. Great work! Highly enjoyable!

very good graphics, I liked the gameplay, keep it up

Awww, what a cute game !

I love the way the story is told, it's rather linear in the way you have to solve stuff but it doesn't feel like it. Cool art, lovely dialogues and worldbuilding, and nice implementation of the theme too ! ESPACIALLY for a first LD game.

For me, the dialogues were all in Portuguese, which was perfect, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to finish it. I don't really like narrative games, but it was cool, good game. You achieved something simple to finish in a jam, but not that simple, you were competent here, well done.

Fun and straightforward gameplay. I got the ring but I think there is one item I didn't get.

@sinclairstrange Thanks so much, glad you enjoyed it ! :v:

@alexandru-barbanoua Really thanks, I'll sure keep it up :smile:

@myrmyxo Glad you found it cute! :smile: And it's great to me that people can enjoy a little story made by me.

@lincolnsalles Thanks so much! Ou obrigado né haha

@andriybyelikov Thanks for playing, happy that it was fun for you. :v: About the first empty slot of the shelf, it's just the way I ended up coding the game, but while testing I ended liking, so I decided to leave this way haha