it’s amazing that you are still improving this game! The character selection tool looks great!
Mark Li
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- This game has some very interesting visuals. Good job to the person who did the level design.
- The Japanese voice acting caught me off-guard and is very fun to listen to. Well done!
- The soundtrack, character illustrations have very high quality, especially considering the short time you guys had, so well done to that!
- The gameplay probably needs a bit more work, but the core concept is there and it's really a matter of polish.
- Overall I love the game's absurdity, and quite frankly it suits Suika's character.
- The character illustrations are very cute and the characters feel very lively. I also like the texture of the paintbrushes.
- I noticed that character has a "dodging animation", which is a nice touch.
- The synchronization between the soundtrack and the falling of musical notes is hard to implement, but this game does it fairly well, so kudos to the programmer and musician who implemented this.
- Something that has been mentioned many times in the comment section is the lack of visual effects and an indication of how well the keys are being hit (e.g. perfect, good, bad, or miss). This is understandable considering the tight schedule, and adding it post-jam shouldn't be too difficult,
- The gameplay concept is very novel. I like the idea of combining the dodging mechanics of bullet-hell games with a rhythm game. It may be just me, but the dodging action feels kind of separated from the action of hitting the musical keys, so the player has to think about 2 different mechanics at the same time, which kinda feel uncomfortable (or perhaps this is a multiplier game meant to be played by 2 people at the same time?)
Thank you for the feedback! I apologize for not providing any desktop builds as they are too buggy to be played (@_@)
I modeled the Touhou models using 3DS Max during the Jam.
For the Immortal Smoke sound track, I used the music sheets I found in this link and added violin to it myself.
I'll also add these two info to the Jam Page.
Firstly, I would like to thank you for hosting this jam, and I hope you will keep hosting them in the future. Touhou has brought so much joy to my life and an event like this brings even more joy.
I also would like to thank you for the elaborate feedbacks you have given to the participants. This really helps us become better game makers.
I do admit that as a solo developer, I had cut many corners, which is reflected in the lack transition states, impact effects, and sound effect, etc. So I primarily focused on experimenting with the new art styles and see whether people would like them. However, as too many corners are being cut, I also feel that the game is quite “empty” in various aspects.
Now that the jam is nearly over, if time allows, I think I will keep working on this project, and make gradual updates that addresses the issues you pointed out here, such as the problem with the overly-easy boss attacks. I think I will also support joystick control, which will allow users to use their PS4/XBox controllers.
Once again thank you for everything!
Simple pixel art, but very compelling story telling and is visually stunning. I remember reading a manga about the back story of Yuyuko, which echos with what you have shown in this game.
Then moment when the on screen instruction says "Play", yet Yuyuko ends up killing the grandpa/ma with her power made me feel things (as mentioned by White Pikmin earlier).
I wish the game isn't that challenging though. I go stuck at one stage and I still can't clear the stage at this moment. Probably because I'm a bad player though. Will try again to see end of the story.