Welcome to Hell’s most dysfunctional workplace - *the Summoning Department!* Where the coffee is always cold, the paperwork is eternal, and the office drama is hotter than a demon’s morning breath! 😈😈😈
Your job is to correctly decipher and type the summoning incantations coming from the mortal realm using the sticky notes as a key... and no coffee breaks allowed!
This game was made in 1 day - all art and sound was done by us.
Credit * Shuhmo - gamedev * JaakkoOhr - gamedev * yakkocmn - music & sfx * Pxlanni - art
Fonts used: - Alagard by Hewett Tsoi - DS-Terminal by Dusit Supasawat!
This is one of the most amazing games I have played. Every part of the experience is so polished and balanced. From the start the music introduces the player into an immersive experience and really allows them to understand the environment. Speaking of the environment the art is so perfect, the font works well and the details on the desk (like the engravings and blood) really bring it all together. Beyond the environment the core game play loop is solid. The difficulty ramps at a great pace and really allows the player to familiarize themselves with the prompts and the decoding. Multiple times I was able to recognize prompts I had recently had which was really cool! There also is not "too much" going on at any given point. The symbols are manageable in the way that they are not overwhelming but not too little that they can be easily memorized. I think I spent about 40 mins on this game but I was only able to get up to level 7 (i'm not the fastest typer) please let me know how many levels there are so I can make a goal to beat it!
@brandon-mcdonald there are infinite levels. It just keeps getting progressively more difficult and the goal is to just get the best high-score you can :) really glad you liked the game.
When I saw it was typing game I knew I was in for a treat! The graphics and presentation is perfect. Sound desing is amazing and well fitting. Simple but FUN gameplay is what LD entry needs, very well done!
I had just one problem, I couldn't guess this one letter :(
Man, concept of this game is really simple, but sticky notes create new set of challenges, like you need to focus on words and keep in mind where symbols located (And i can't write regular words quickly, especially with this mechanic 😆)
Died on level 6, works really well! The only improvement I would see is not to use keyboard symbols as fake symbols because I initially thought it was what I was supposed to type! Great exe!
Nice game! Sound works great and art is nice too! Only qualm is that some letters look very similar, e.g. U and V, and the replacement for T looks similar to a normal C
This is like a perfectly formed sprint jam game. One mechanic, a handful of art and sound assets, all executed at a really high level so they're all you need. That scoundrel Carlsen.
But I showed a non-jammer friend and he made a good point: the invocations being in latin and repeatable raises the skill ceiling in an interesting way. I did a couple by memory from looking at them.
Amazing presentation! Beautiful art and kicking tunes! Game concept was super clever! The amount of non-symbol prompts in the start could probably be reduced some. But great submission!! 5 stars!
Really love the look of this game. One really nicely made background, cool font choices, and a fun animation just looks really clean. The gameplay itself I found to be fun, because I like typing :^) Overall, good job, I love the aesthetic and vibe
I've always wondered what presidents do after they leave office...
Love the game, visuals, and music. Fun prompts make the game super engaging too! The voice transition into music at the beginning of the song was super sick.
I really liked this game! Graphics were excellent and the music was great. Typing games were never my thing, but this puts a unique twist on the genre. Great job!
Cool game! Great work on the graphics and audio in such a short timeframe! I wish the flavor texts would go by faster so I can get back to typing but no complaints otherwise, good work!
It is a very unusual and atmospheric game, the visual is quite interesting, it looks stylish and restrained! Good luck with your project, I would have played it more than once!!!
great little typing game, not pretentious and super well polished. The graphics are super cool and the music is really cool too. My only problem is that when I put it on a large screen, the game remains in a small window and as I have poor eyesight it spoils the experience a little but otherwise it's super nice.
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Beyond the environment the core game play loop is solid. The difficulty ramps at a great pace and really allows the player to familiarize themselves with the prompts and the decoding. Multiple times I was able to recognize prompts I had recently had which was really cool! There also is not "too much" going on at any given point. The symbols are manageable in the way that they are not overwhelming but not too little that they can be easily memorized.
I think I spent about 40 mins on this game but I was only able to get up to level 7 (i'm not the fastest typer) please let me know how many levels there are so I can make a goal to beat it!
I had just one problem, I couldn't guess this one letter :(
(And i can't write regular words quickly, especially with this mechanic 😆)
Nonetheless i like this one
@ruruie ya that would be cool. we just tried to keep the scope as simple as possible to have time to polish it properly.
@alpacalypse The prompts are procedurally generated so what did Carlsen do? :D
But I showed a non-jammer friend and he made a good point: the invocations being in latin and repeatable raises the skill ceiling in an interesting way. I did a couple by memory from looking at them.
Loved the game-loop
Game concept was super clever! The amount of non-symbol prompts in the start could probably be reduced some. But great submission!! 5 stars!
Love the game, visuals, and music. Fun prompts make the game super engaging too! The voice transition into music at the beginning of the song was super sick.
Good job, one of the favorites this jam!