Thank you for the detailed comment and posting it on social media!
As for the two minor issues you had, I agree that they could both be worked on in the future if I make a full version. For the first problem, maybe I could have a little trash can appear in the corner of the screen when the player is holding a block to erase it. I believe I've seen something similar in other building games before.
The music was kind of a last minute thing, I was originally going to make my own but didn't have time. I was looking through a bunch or music I had licenses to and could only find cinematic, calm, or chiptune music. I chose the calm music as I thought it fit best, but I would probably make it more cartoony if I did a full version.
Thanks again for playing, I'm really glad you liked the game. 😄
Always love a good Monkey Ball style game. I sadly couldn't get past level 7, but the levels I played were all really well made. I did kind of wish the game had the presenter saying "Ready? GO!" like in Monkey Ball when the each level started. 😁
The only bug I could find was the music didn't loop so it went pretty quiet when it finished. I really enjoyed the game though and could see it being developed into a full game with multiple course.
WOW! I love the idea of balancing the game for the player. What an absolute amazing use of the theme!
I love pretty much everything about this game from the art to the music, and Lilmonster was a great playtester.
The only issue I had was that the last game (match 3) was a little hard to balance as it was completely randomized. Sometimes Lilmonster would beat the game on his first move, other times he wouldn't be able to beat it even with a big advantage.
Overall though, this game is one of my favorites of this jam. Bravo! 🎉
A really cool game. It's like sudoku as a puzzle game. The UI is also really clean and the background music is really relaxing and fit well with the sounds. Well done!
Cool take on the theme! I wish that the tray would rotate based on how much weight was on one side or the other, but that may have made the game too hard.
A fun and simple game, and I like the art too (I also used Inkscape for my game 😁).
The music and art of this game are amazing and I love how they work together. I wasn't really sure what to do at first, but after reading the description on the itch page I figured it out. I had a few graphical issues, but nothing major. I also really like how you incorporated the theme.
I like the idea. It's really hard to try and do both tasks at the same time which makes it a fun challenge. I wish there were some more minigames for variety, but the game is really fun regardless.
Angry Birds in reverse is an interesting way to describe it. Building a tower to protect pigs from evil birds would be a really fun level. I might try making it if I ever do a full version.
You can erase individual blocks by holding the right mouse button in edit mode when nothing is selected. I didn't have time to make a tutorial so the controls are in the description below on the Itch page for the game.
Hope you still enjoyed the game regardless, and I'm glad you found it well-designed. 🙂
I'm glad you liked my game. I am planning on maybe making a full version as this is by far the best feedback I've ever gotten on a game jam (and I also really enjoy the game). A level editor is a good idea, I'll have to look into that.
I didn't want to limit the blocks as I wanted to give full control to the player to build whatever they want no matter the size, that's why I put bonus stars for beating the levels with a certain number of blocks.
Very nice game. It reminds me a lot of a minigame in Wii Fit U called Dessert Course just with a fantasy twist.
The two biggest problems I had with this game was the lighting as some areas were really dark, and the interactions as it didn't always work unless I was standing in a particular spot.
Overall, it's a really fun game with just a few minor issues, but I'm extremely impressed at what you guys managed to make in around 2 weeks.
Really cool use of the theme. I had a very good time with this game and played every level, even the extra hard one. Some puzzle games suffer if the levels are too easy or too hard, but I thought you had it perfectly balanced (no pun intended).
I was able to beat the first few levels with the help of the hints, but the game is still super hard. I think if the sensitivity or movement speed was lowered it would make it a bit easier. I also agree a grace period would help tremendously.
It's a good concept though, and I like the audio and sound effects that give off a café vibe.
Ah yes, working at a Burger King serving burgers until the Pizza Hut employees show up and I have to take care of them. Just another normal day. 😆
All jokes aside, this is a pretty fun game and I'm impressed that you guys made so much in the 2 week period. I especially like the bitcrushed voices which reminds me of older games like the original Mortal Kombat (FINISH HIM!).
To say this game has such a simple concept, It's REALLY fun!
I hope you continue working on this game as it has so much potential for more. Such as multiple enemies, different books with different abilities, unique dice, the list goes on.
Everything about this game is really well made and polished and it is definitely one of my favorite games of this jam (so far). Bravo! 🎉
Thank you for your kind words. My original idea was dropping blocks from a height onto the stage as well, but it became difficult with gravity, collisions, etc. So I decided to go more for a level editor approach.
