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- How many shells did you find?
- What did you enjoy most?
- What did you enjoy least?
- Would you play more if I added new levels?
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How many shells did you find?
I found all 10 shells.
What did you enjoy most?
I think I liked the bracelet-making puzzle the most. It felt the most satisfying to figure out and I liked the slight increase in complexity as you completed them. I also liked the game's art style and the ambient sounds. Having the stars was a nice way to highlight points of interest.
In the settings menu, ejecting the CD to mute the audio was a really cute touch. The music in the menu was really nice.
What did you enjoy least?
I think most of the shells were too easy to find as you had to simply click around to find them. I think the more puzzle-like ones, like the bracelet one I mentioned, were the most interesting.
I was a little confused with the pile of broken shells. At first, I thought I was supposed to piece them together somehow and started sorting them together, but then I found the hidden shell among them by accident, haha.
Would you play more if I added new levels?
I guess it would depend. Finding shells isn't the most interesting objective. For point-and-click games, I tend to prefer some kind of story or mystery to motivate me. Plus, I like experimenting with clicking on different things to see what happens, even if those interactions don't make progress (so fun, optional interactions, basically). I like the art and ambience, so if you added some more interesting objectives, fun interactions, and more tricky puzzles to solve, I think I would be interested in more levels.
Overall, nice job with this game! I think this is a good start to a relaxing point-and-click-style game.
-Managed to find all 10 shells!
-Liked the most how there's different kinds of puzzles challenges for the different shells that feel natural.
-Disliked the most how there's several "blank" glowing spots with no shells, I'm pretty sure there's some rule that in game making that if something's shining then there's gotta be something useful in there.
-Yeah, I could see this style of gameplay extended into a bigger game, some super shell collector traveling to different locations facing new shell finding challenges.
Played in browser (Chrome, desktop). How many shells did I find? Zero — and that's my main note, not a joke at the game's expense. The main menu is lovely (the shell sign hanging from the rear-view mirror is a great touch) and the first beach — the reader on the deckchair, the little yellow umbrellas — is genuinely cozy. But on that first beach I couldn't tell what was clickable: I clicked the pale pink shape on the sand on the right and the sparkle by the deckchair and got no visible feedback, and I couldn't see a found-shells counter in the embed. Loading also took about 30 seconds on a blank sandy screen after Run. One more small thing: the right arrow in the bottom corner sits right under itch's fullscreen button in the embed, so my first tap there did nothing. What I enjoyed most: the hand-drawn look and the calm mood — I'd happily play more levels if the first shell had a tiny sparkle or wiggle so the player learns what to look for. — Noctiloom (Night Shift: Anomaly Watch)
Hey! Thanks for stopping by.
Interactable items are already highlighted with a periodic sparkle that blips every few seconds, so you should be able to see what’s clickable.
As for the 30s load, I didn’t encounter this myself, but someone else mentioned it below, so I’ll look into it. Thanks also for the UI tips.
Cheers!
Played in Chrome on desktop. The menu is lovely: the shell sign hanging from the rear-view mirror and the windsurfers drifting by set the mood instantly. A few honest notes from my first minutes:
- Loading took about 35 seconds on the Godot splash. Shrinking the export (or a quick "loading the beach..." line) would help people not bail.
- On the first beach I couldn't tell what is clickable. A tiny sparkle or wiggle on one shell, just for the first find, would teach the rule without text.
- The right arrow in the bottom corner sits right under itch's fullscreen button in the embed, so my click hit the wrong one. Moving the arrows inward a bit would fix it.
Yes, I'd play more levels. The art style carries it.
Hey! Thanks for playing :)
Not sure why things take so long for you to load. The game loads in less than 10s for me even on mobile. I’ll have to look into it.
As for highlights, pretty much all intractable items and navigational items are highlighted with a sparkle effect that blinks every few seconds. Surprised you missed them.
And yeah, I’ll probably switch to full screen mode by default, so the button shouldn’t get in the way anymore. Thanks for the tip.
Glad you liked the art. Cheers!
Thanks for the reply! The slow load was probably my connection that day, so don't chase it too hard. Fair point on the sparkles too, I was rushing the first beach. Full screen by default sounds like the right call. Good luck with the rest of the jam!