That starting animation was so good!! Howw?!!??! I really liked the concept, though I'm unsure whether it was a bug or a feature, that when I spammed the invest button without damage that I'd lose my money. Either way, fun idle game and I'm curious to learn more about the story behind how the hellmouth got opened and why ^-^
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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Visuals | #3 | 4.263 | 4.263 |
| Overall | #7 | 3.484 | 3.484 |
| Gameplay | #7 | 3.421 | 3.421 |
| Fun | #9 | 3.368 | 3.368 |
| Theme | #12 | 3.526 | 3.526 |
| Audio | #17 | 2.842 | 2.842 |
Ranked from 19 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
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Thanks for playing!
In case you're curious, the invest button was originally supposed to add all of your damage to your money, but PICO-8 has some issues with changing big numbers easily or quickly. (Everything is a signed 16-bit integer, meaning that the highest number you can store without some math magic is around 32000. This is why the upgrades don't get more expensive past 30k.) So I decided to change the mechanic to delete any remaining money before adding, which I hoped would add a little bit of strategy while also fixing stuff behind the scenes... I do kind of regret not making it more intuitive though.
Visually, it was excellent. The audio was a bit controversial though — by the time I was going up in 300s, my speakers were about to explode 😅
But gameplay-wise, I really enjoyed it. 100/10.
I hope I get the pleasure of playing another one of your games in a future jam!
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Portal Point MakerReally cool art style! I had a good laugh when I upgraded to the gun and threw it in lol
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Jet-Set JonnyVery simple idle game, but I love the flavour and design of it!
Great retro feel and straightforward fun!
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Red and Blue PortalsAt some point it didn't recon my keys and buttons and my dng stackup like 3k :D This is a cool concept! Great afford!!
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