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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Controls | #7 | 4.154 | 4.154 |
| Accessibility | #10 | 3.615 | 3.615 |
| Fun | #17 | 3.846 | 3.846 |
| Overall | #45 | 3.390 | 3.390 |
| Graphics | #47 | 3.615 | 3.615 |
| Audio | #57 | 3.154 | 3.154 |
| Theme | #133 | 2.962 | 2.962 |
| Originality | #140 | 2.385 | 2.385 |
Ranked from 26 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Godot Version
4.4.1
Wildcards Used
N/A
Game Description
A match-three puzzle game where you help a chipmunk collect food.
How does your game tie into the theme?
Your goal is to help a critter (the chipmunk) collect food for winter.
Source(s)
N/A
Discord Username(s)
programmeroncoffee
Participation Level (GWJ Only)
3
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Hey, very solid.
Game looks nice, plays nice, good satisfying combination feedback.
A bit questionable choice of colors, took me a while to even notice that symbols glow, when hovered. And even while knowing about it, still hard to see. Background really doesn’t help.
Not sure if I skipped that part during tutorial or it was not intentional, but was sure normaly in match 3 you can’t make swap, that wouldn’t result in combination. Not the case here. Changes balance of game to way easier, if intentional.
Balance is nice, all levels took 3-5 tries.
Good game, was fun.
Only bug I got is one (?) letter doesn’t have proper symbol in font used in cutscenes.
Thanks for playing and leaving your feedback!
I apologize if the colors gave you trouble. I'll make the board and tiles easier to see, and I'll also add a proper outline around highlighted tiles.
That swapping behavior is intentional since I ran into a few cases where making a match was impossible. I may write logic that will prevent those cases in the future, but that would have taken too much time to add during the jam.
The missing letter is a web issue. It's actually a newline ("\n"), but I have no idea why it renders the way it does.
Fun, pleasant art and sound design.
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Nice match-3 game. :)
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Nice polish on the UI and feedback when matching 3. It took me a few tries to get a hang of it but I managed to get through the levels fine after that. A well put together game.
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Very satisfying with the audio and the animations, felt very smooth and polished. Exactly what you want out of a match-3 game. Not really much to critique, it feels complete. Nice job and keep it up!
Thank you for the kind words!
This was a cute and fun match-3 game. The level progression felt good, and I beat all the levels without too much issue. The pretend chipmunk made my giggle in the best way. I had this delightful mental image of a chipmunk deciding it was too much work to actually get up out of the bush so I would just have to talk to them through the bush, which seemed to fit their personality perfectly. I also liked learning how long I took when I finished and talked to the chipmunk again.
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That's exactly the kind of personality I was trying to present.
I was wondering when I would come upon the missing chipmunk game! Even with the stub "art," this game was super cute. I beat all the levels on my first attempt, but I play a lot of royal match (and before that, candy crush, and before that bejeweled... ). Nice job!
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It's polished enough, simple and enjoyable. Something you would play to kill time. Good job.
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It may have been done before, but this is a tidy execution, well done! I attempted level three… three times before quitting 😂 But it wasn’t unfair.
Thank you for playing! I apologize if it's a little unbalanced.
Not at all. It was tricky in a good way, and it got me replaying it!
Really fun game which is easy to enjoy, well done!
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It took me multiple attempts to finish the first level of a Match-3 game. If you'll excuse me, I'm now going to disappear into the forest, never to be seen again.
I enjoyed that! There are a few nice little touches - I especially liked the rustling of the bushes in the cutscene, and the way the chipmunk tells you how long you took.
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Okay, this Match 3 game was awesome, LOL. Very enjoyable, great art and aesthetic.
Could use a tad-bit of "puzzle music" to go with the deep thinking needed to clear the levels(others have already mentioned this ad nauseum), but otherwise the SFX was very apropos.Liked the integration of the narrative intro as well; gave the game a lot of flavor, and provided a context for why?
Only improvements I can suggest are pausing a tad-bit after each elimination and emphasizing where the match 3s are when they occur, otherwise sometimes the combo happens, and you have no idea why because the eliminations fly by so quickly. Also, selections could use highlighting / outlining. Was initially confused how to swap tiles (thought it was click -> click, and not click + drag).
But aside from those nitpicks, a perfect jam game, and one of my top picks thus far. Great work on Forest Foraging!
Just a heads-up: I continued to play this game after leaving my review, but got a "level failed" after just crossing all three thresholds in my last turn:
Destroying all of the stumps is one requirement for success. It is stated at the start of the level, but I didn't indicate it clearly during the level like I did for the foods.
I'll add a stump counter alongside the food quotas. Sorry for the confusion!
Good to hear some of my feedback was helpful. Finished the third level today!
Again, very fun Match 3. :)
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I appreciate the detailed feedback. I'll be sure to incorporate your suggestions.
Wow, I am officially addicted to this! Chimpmunks will never go hungry again! :D
I really loved that you added an intro to add context (even with the unfinished chimpmunk)!! The game only lacks some background music, and maybe more levels for the addicted here :D
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I ran out of time to make music and more levels, but I'll likely add some after the jam ends.
Ooh, I love a good match three! This is a simple game but well-made and I had fun with it. Scored 6440 and the hyper realistic chipmunk seems satisfied.
(Very minor) feedback would be that the background is a bit too bold and it makes seeing some of the icons harder than it should be. Also I’m not sure if being able to swap tiles that don’t make a match was intended, or if that’s a bug, but it helped me get out of trouble so I’m not complaining :D
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I'll tweak things to make the tiles easier to see. I did intentionally allow that swapping behavior because I encountered a few cases where making a match was impossible.
Fun take on those match 3 games :) great job!
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Cute game! Gameplay is solid, controls are nice. Overall a good game!
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Very fun! The controls are super intuitive, and I got a laugh out of the chipmunk stand-in text. The audio was nice and satisfying whenever a match was made. Background music would definitely add to the ambiance. All in all, a very relaxing game that took me back to when I would kill time with Bejeweled.
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Background music and the chipmunk were the two things I didn't have time to make. I'll likely release an update after the jam that will add both.
Nice game! I missed background music, you should add it next time. But the controls were nice and intuitive. Well done, overall!
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I wanted to add music, but I didn't have the time to make any.
Match 3 is a very chill and relaxing experience, and I'm glad you made one. Good game, well done! Really wish you add more power ups though.
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Power-ups were something I considered, but I didn't think I would have the time to implement them. I may add some in a future update.
Loved this one, the graphics are super charming, the text chipmunk is really fun, and the game is overall really polished. Congrats!
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