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Nice Art

This is super pretty and I love the animation especially (idle one is so fluid, and when she disappears under the floor after using up all the moves). The design and colour palette are masterful, it's such a pleasure to look at!

However, I felt confused right in the beginning; I've tried bringing everything and checking if items can combine, but nothing seemed to work :( Maybe some hints would be helpful (you can put them into description, not game itself), some more explanation on the gameplay/concept, and I would love to give it another try then!

@kanity Yeah, I get it. I've already added a short description on itch.io. I also think I should make the interactive objects easier to spot. They already have green outlines, but they're a bit too thin to notice.

Clear 'where the budget went' :) nice fluid animation. Good mechanics. The combinations were a bit unclear. Perhaps because I didn't recognize all items? Did I get paper from a bucket of water? More future levels would be fun

@strong99 There's a combination (papyrus plant + water = paper). Yeah, I should've labeled all the items, but I just ran out of time. There are also a couple of bugs when picking up items, but I only noticed them after the compo ended. Luckily, they don't prevent you from finishing the game!

@dreamerkaj

Oh I think I musunderstood the assignment, now I got it and swiftly completed the game! It's so neat, every time I finished the level using up all my "steps". It feels rather satisfying :)

The drawings on the walls are cute too!

Combinations are a bit of guesswork, but most of them made sense.

I guess we got a typewriter by the end? With the artstyle as well, I think it ties well into the theme!

The graphics Is beautiful! But I just can’t get past the first level. I brought everything I could find to the campfire, but I still couldn’t figure out which item is supposed to be highlighted in green. Sorry!

@sanechekz
Objects outlined in green (sorry, the green outline is a bit hard to see. My bad):
1 scene - a campfire
2 scene - a bucket of water
3 scene - a campfire
4 scene - tools

@kanity Спасибочки большое, приятно! Хотела сделать временную развертку. Типо сначала рисовали углем на стенах, потом придумали бумагу, далее глиняные дощечки с буквами, а после печатная машинка, в планах было все закончить компьютером, для этого был специально отрисовал слиток золота, золото + печатная машинка = компьютер, но я не успела. Из-за того, что добавила так много предметов, многие запутались, моя недоработка.

The graphics are beautiful, and I think there's an interesting game mechanic here, but I couldn't quite figure out what it was. I know that I was combining items to make new ones, but I had a hard time figuring which items combined. I finished the game, but by the end, I was resorting to trial and error. I think it could be a really fun game though if the rules were a little clearer.

@dreamerkaj Концепция очень интересная! Мне кажется, не страшно, что остановилось на печатной машинке, в целом всё равно проект выглядит отполированным и завершённым, в два дня очень тяжело много всего уложить. В плане геймплея я правда сначала запуталась, но объяснение очень помогло и уже легко всё прошлось :)

couldnt personally figure it out past the second level but I really dig the art and concept!

@shimmerscale Yeah, you're right! Quite a few people have mentioned this, so I'll definitely work on it after the jam results are out.

My idea was to show the evolution of information-sharing technology, starting with cave paintings, then moving on to paper, clay tablets used for printing, and eventually the typewriter.

The idea is to combine the correct item with the green-outlined objects.

@walk thank you! Yeah, I know the green outlines on the objects are a bit hard to see. I'll make sure to fix that later! Objects outlined in green: 1 scene - a campfire, 2 scene - a bucket of water, 3 scene - a campfire, 4 scene - tools. Сombine the correct item with the green-outlined objects.

@kanity Это точно! Два дня - это мало, потому что ничего не успеваешь, но мы молодцы, мы справились! У вас тоже наипрекраснейшая работа, рисунки от руки, прям уважаемо!

@dreamerkaj Спасибо большое ^v^ И - да, сделать игру за два дня - это уже самое по себе достижение! Мы молодцы :)

the art and animation here are gorgeous, the idle motion is so smooth and the color palette is lovely, it feels like a hand crafted little storybook. i also like how the character sinks under the floor when the moves run out, it's a small detail but it gives the whole thing personality. was the move limit the core puzzle idea from the start, or did it come in later? really charming work.

Loved the sprites and the music was also really good.

Was a bit confusing to find the right items, did i miss some hints or was it intended to be trial and error?

@perrarancino Thank you, that really means a lot to me! Yeah, the move limit was planned from the very beginning. There is a small bug with picking up items, though, which causes some moves to be left over after crafting an item. I'll fix it after the jam.

@thoastbot Thanks! That's my bad. I added a green outline around the item, but it's a bit hard to notice. Also, the hints on the walls aren't very clear, so I'll have to rethink them after the jam.

Congrats! Gorgeous pixel art with a tight purple and green palette, and I love how the wall fills up with cave drawings, papyrus and paper as you solve each level. Planning a route down to the very last move is so satisfying. Great job!

The concept of tracing the evolution from a simple charcoal sketch to a sophisticated machine is really creative. Watching that progression across the levels provides a great sense of narrative and really rewards players for figuring out the item flow.

@milq Thank you, I'm really happy to hear that!

@eugenik Thanks. I'm glad you didn't run into any issues while playing the game!

Really nice entry... took me a while to figure out tho 😄 Good job 👍

@purpledartfrog Thanks!