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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Graphics | #10 | 3.917 | 3.917 |
| Polish | #11 | 3.667 | 3.667 |
| Innovation | #16 | 3.333 | 3.333 |
| Gameplay | #17 | 3.250 | 3.250 |
| Theming | #24 | 3.167 | 3.167 |
Ranked from 12 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
What category are you in?
Novice
How does your game relate to the theme?
The main gameplay consists of repairing an old robot, whose components are broken and sparking. You are doing this to find love, hoping to feel that spark with someone.
Specify any and all pre-made assets in your submission.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1PdiAn7DfiKL55_ZU4VtZ0r201SA_l2a_-ib9uBd1C-I/edit?usp=sharing
How many team members does your team have in total?2
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The game is interesting, I couldn't finish it tbh.
It bugged. In the section where you have to solve 3 puzzles, I pressed the red button, then the dialogue came up saying "you didn't solve the puzzles" (which was true). But then I couldn't interact with the game at all, the dialogue text wouldn't go away even if I clicked or pressed any keyboard keys!
I found the puzzles a little hard, but cool too. They really put your brain to work!
Thank you for telling us about that bug. I tried my best to replicate it, but no matter what I do, I can't break it. Even when thinking about how we coded it, I can't really think of anything that would cause that, so might not be able to fix it yet.
If you'd like to quickly speedrun through and see the ending, we now included the puzzle solutions in the description, so it only takes a minute or so to beat it! Totally understand if you've had enough though haha
I guess I am very unlucky with the bug, hahaha!
Thanks for putting the puzzle solutions in the description! Unexpected ending, I love the game, really hope to play more games from you. A 5/5 game, it is very polished, especially for a game made in 3 days!
Oh, that's too kind, thank you! And especially a big thanks for replaying it and finishing it! <3
The visuals are beautiful! I really loved the aesthetic. A full game of this would be wonderful. The puzzles were really nice too, even though i didn't succeed at doing the one with the colors. My slow ass brain cannot comprehend the combinaisons LMAO Atmosphere overall was so good! Loved the music too.
Thank you so much! The music in the menu and during the intro are made by me, but the ambient noise during the gameplay is sadly just a pixabay sound effect (we ran out of time to properly create music, so we only managed to make those two tracks during the last 30 minutes of the jam lol).
And pixel art is my favorite part of the process, so I'm super, super glad you liked it!
Great concept, charming atmosphere, and good gameplay. The visuals look wonderful, and I really hope this gets fully developed!
Aaaaah, thank you!! We sadly don't plan to continue working on Love Protocol cause the code is messy and frustrating to work with, but we will definitely be making more games soon. Possibly with robots too, since they're really fun to draw!
I really enjoyed the overall concept and atmosphere, it has a lot of charm! The visuals are well made, and the gameplay is interesting and engaging.
I have to admit the puzzles were a bit too challenging for me. A few optional hints for players who get completely stuck would make the experience even better.
Overall, I had a great time playing.😄
Thank you!! We definitely should have given more hints or made the solutions more clear. As it turns out, it's easy to think your puzzles are understandable and clear when you're the one who made them haha
Glad you enjoyed it, though <3
Hello, your game is really beautiful. The drawings are the best I've seen in this competition. Follow
Thank you!
I advise you to complete this game and not leave it after the game jam.
took me ages to crack the first puzzle the num pad one? Am I too dumb gang? 😭 but 10/10 art tho and the execution was really good too along with the lore of not finding any matches TwT (too real)
The player is never at fault! We're the dumb ones for making it so unnecessarily hard 😭
noooooooo stawwwpppp trust me its my fault , I have only one functional brain cell ngl yall did a kick ass job on the game in 3 days so stoppp and take the compliment pllsssssssssss😭
Hahaha, okay, we're taking the compliment now! Thank you so much!
The puzzles were a little obtuse and unintuitive, but solving them was satisfying. Feeling that spark!
100% should have made them a bit simpler, especially for a jam game, but I'm glad you liked it anyway!
I had to rack my brain for this one 😵💫. I love the artstyle and atmosphere of the game with the music. The opening sequence was a nice touch and got me into the story as well, so the twist ending was pretty shocking. Unfortunately, Itch.io doesn't support spoiler tag in the comments for some reason, so hopefully no one reads this comment before trying out the game. This game is awesome so try it out first!
PUZZLE SPOILERS AHEAD
The puzzle were a bit obscure and would loved if there was some way to show what was "partially" right. I thought the S was a 5 so I got stuck for a few minutes trying to rack my head what the code was. I also wasn't expecting the code puzzle to be case sensitive, so I left the code at the end thinking it was finished, but that was just me not reading that "Enter" was part of the controls.
Nonetheless, great jam game!
Yes, I completely forgot to include the controls in-game, and only realized after we published haha
This is our first proper attempt at a game, so to see one of the creators of my favorite submission to this jam say such nice words (and give good feedback) about what we made, it's genuinely got me all giddy!
And I'm so glad you liked the artstyle, it was the thing we put the most effort into <3
What a cool and polished experience! I love the interpretation of the theme and the user experience. Only thing is that I didn't really get the color puzzle because I'm colorblind, so a high contrast mode would be appreciated if y'all get the chance. The art and sound direction was fantastic too
That's so, so kind of you!
And also darn it, when making the sprites I even thought "There's statistically no way someone who is colorblind plays our game, right?", and it turns out I was a fool for thinking that haha
I'm new to art, so I have never done any high contrast/colorblind-accessible adjustments before. Do you have any experience with the process or technicalities of making something like that? I'd love to include it as an option for future games.
Hmm, I don't have much experience with the process of how to add it into games, and I haven't messed around with shaders enough to know if there's a simple scripting solution.
My favorite example of a AAA game with a colorblind mode is Overwatch, as it adds the ability to customize outlines without changing the rest of the games colors. I'm already used to seeing things a certain way, and I typically don't use colorblind modes in games where it shifts the entire colorspace since it loses the intended palette. A cool thing I remember Among us doing, for the task where you need to connect the electrical wires of matching colors, is to add shapes that correspond to the colors, which I thought was neat. Although I guess its trickier in your case since the puzzle might become too obvious.
And that's actually crazy that you're new to art- fantastic job!
Thank you for some inspiration! I especially like the Among Us example, it makes me realize it would be a lot easier to just design the game in a way that doesn't rely on colors in the first place!
And thanks again, it warms my heart to hear that <3
cool! I like the idea and vibe, it was funni! i couldn't solve the puzzles though o_o but that metal is inded hunky
Thank you so much, that's so kind of you (and we definitely made the puzzles a little too hard lol)! We're excited to try your game too, once we get around to playing all the submissions! Just the thumbnail had us sold on it, we love the derpy cats <3