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Design Statement
The moment i heard the first seconds of the track -i thought of a purple-blue world and musical magic, and so i went from that! I also thought that the instrument of the main melody sounded similar to a kalimba, so i tried to record my own sound effects for the first time by playing my kalimba.
Game Instructions (launch steps, controls, and gameplay overview)
WASD - move
E - open song list
Q - open music box
SPACE - interact/progress dialogue
F - play your instrument
SHIFT - pause.
Gameplay consists mostly of fetch quests and quests you complete through playing your songs from the list.
Gameplay walkthrough video
https://youtu.be/pFIcnqOVmCU
Did your project use any AI tools or assets? If yes, please specify.
absolutely no AI was used
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Very cute game and relevant to Ocarina of Time Remastered just dropping :) although, I do wish there was a way to revisit dialogue!
I loved the art and its characters.
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\ O / < So cool!
(I reached the part after you give the broken flute and fix it; I couldn't find the missing mushroom on the circle. I also tried using the cooking song on the kitchen and for the ghost, but I got stucked)
Really nice concept and very cute aesthetics, felt like a small Zelda quest playing your Ocarina around town! Just one player feedback, I felt I had some trouble figuring out the exact timing to play the music (sometimes I'd play them and it didn't register, it seemed like I needed to do it faster but I wasn't sure). Really good jam entry, congrats!
Thank you for playing and for leaving feedback :]
I see how you couldve gotten stuck there, the playthrough video might be helpful in this situation, but I was hoping that the instructions inside the game would be clear enough. About the song not working, it might be because you weren't close enough to the character, only after submissions closed I realised that the song zones should've been bigger. The notes do have a short period of time in between when you cant play the next one, I get why it might be troubling when playing.
Im glad you enjoyed my game!
The mechanic is really cool. Love how different combination of notes can be used as tools to solve problems. Would love to have more hints or recall assists, because the dialog with npc could only be triggered once, its hard to recall the exact content or instructions.
Thank you for playing, im glad you liked it! Unfortunately a lot had to be done last minute and only after submitting i noticed where extra guidelines couldve been added, thank you for your feedback on that! :]
The art is amazing and the game is cozy. Congratulations!
fun, cozy and relaxing game. Really good experience playing this!
it feels nice and cozy to play
love it