Huh, this seems neat, but I gotta be honest, I didn't get it at all :D Took me a while to realize that the display on the left was a knotting machine and even after that, while I did realize that I needed to balance numbers, I didn't really understand how the system worked (I suppose it's something base-4-y, but then there's also this thing with the empty knots and stuff, so maybe it's just math beyond my understanding). I guess this is a discovery game so I wouldn't be too on the nose with tutorials, but I'd still like some better player guidance. Maybe have some more examples of working setups that players can use to derive rules from? Apart from that, this seems interesting, and the cat is very cute!
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Knot a Math Game, I Promise!'s itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Artwork | #1246 | 3.857 | 3.857 |
| Audio | #1289 | 3.429 | 3.429 |
| Creativity | #2361 | 3.643 | 3.643 |
| Narrative | #2726 | 2.607 | 2.607 |
| Enjoyment | #3973 | 2.893 | 2.893 |
Ranked from 28 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
How does your game fit the theme?
The game revolves around doing math with knots, like a khipu, which are made using loops of rope!
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https://scrabling.itch.io/pixel-isometric-tiles - Tileset
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SShad0W - (shadow)
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Thanks for the feedback, I appreciate it! You're really close to getting it, so I'll leave you to try if you'd like. I'm working on a bit of an introduction, trying not to be too on the nose, as you said, cause it's not a system that's too straight forward. I'm glad you liked the game! I hope you try it again after the post-jam update!
Absolutely love it! Really cool idea, like others have said, a little tutorial would be welcomed. Maybe have a little space where you can temporary put the ropes, had trouble picking the rope I wanted sometimes, I believe it's last in first out, but maybe something like outlining it and being able to choose would be a nice quality of life. But other than that this is super cool! Art is soo cute! Love the rope physics and the sounds. A Lot of levels for a jam! For now I go stuck on a level, for some reason everything is green, but door doesn't open? I feel like it's not the solution, but probably just a bug. I'll comeback to try and finish it. With little work, I can see this being a full game, impressive work!
1 year ago (+1)
Hey, thanks for the amazing feedback! I didn't think of highlighting the rope that you're picking, sounds awesome! Yes, they are last in first out, I should be able to make it your choice! On the bug tho, there's a programming oversight in which there are more combinations that get the slots green than there are ways to open the door, cause its checking fewer components (the sum of the ropes divided by the amount of slots is equal to the first slot and it makes everything green. works for most cases, bugs if threw linked cause there's cases like yours there...). It was a known bug that I didn't have time to fix lol. On another note, I'm glad you liked the game! I'll work to remove these known bugs and put the tutorial in so it's a completed product!
1 year ago(+1)
Thanks! I'm glad you liked it! I'm working on a tutorial level to hopefully make the puzzles less confusing
1 year ago(+1)
Thanks! There's some stuff working weirdly with the levels that have multiple rope catchers (slots). There are some unplanned mechanics on activating them and so on, but they majorly worked ok, just some visual bugs that I remember. Could I ask for a print of the bug if you found it, and are able to replicate it? It'd be greatly appreciated!
Got it! It's working as intended, tho! The mechanics may not be as clear as I hoped, I'll work on something to make it clearer! To try to get it, I'd suggest you go back to the "Friends" level, that should explain it! I'll make some more levels with this mechanic as well, so there's a better learning curve ^^
1 year ago(+1)
Thanks, I'm glad you liked the loading screen animation, I did put in a good effort on that! The game does not have clear instructions, indeed, I'll be working on a brief tutorial level to put in the game when the jam's over!
1 year ago(+1)
Thanks for the feedback! I tried to leave a little bit of a tutorial on the description, but the game really needs a tutorial as it seems... I'll add it as soon as the jam ends!
1 year ago(+1)
No worries! I put that in after your feedback, tho, so thanks for that! I'll design an actual tutorial for the game as soon as the jam ends, so it stands completed!
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