Crazy how many plays this got when there's definitely games out there which deserve it more
A lot of people have already said a lot of things so other than that the core loop just isn't interesting, I guess i'll say that the multi-harvest upgrade is pointless. If you're holding down click (which is still the easiest way to do it), you'll stop moving as soon as you come within range of one tree and just never hit a second. Hitboxes are janky enough that it's not worth trying to always hit a second tree, you'll just be slowing yourself down doing so (and needing significantly more attention for that slower speed!)
Extremely buggy in its current state. Im randomly teleporting around and getting stuck in the fog, spawning into a level with no trees, or having my movement locked to a single direction that requires a reload to fix. Upgrades are both too expensive and not impactful enough. Very repetitive. However I do like the premise and the art style. Needs more time in the oven.
OK cute game, could be an awesome game. So I'll point out stuff I see to see if it helps.
1. I run around the camp and saw a table that said "$80 to unlock" and I was like "ok, lets get 80" so I went to the forest, farmed for like 170 and came back. The bench was unlocked but the cheapest thing to buy was $300... that was a bit frustrating, why would I even need to farm for "at least 80" when the first upgrade costs 300? there was no point in that, either the cheapest upgrade should cost 80 or at least say "300 to unlock" so ] don't go back and forth for nothing.
2. The campfire says 130 to unlock, I have 170 and I can't do anything. So instructions are not clear, maybe it's a bug? or maybe I ALSO need a match or something? maybe it unlocks after a specific day? if so, please specify it in the label, otherwise it's confusing.
3. Economy can be improved a bit, upgrades are too expensive at the beginning, it feels too slow (and boring to be honest) for the first 5 minutes. Then after you buy the first woodcutter it gets interesting but I'd argue you need to capture the player's attention immediately. Upgrades are expensive, like 500k or 1.8k... Having them farm for like 10 minutes just to get an upgrade that doesn't really improve gameplay it's not right.
Other than that I really feel you have something interesting in your hands, it's a nice and polished proof of concept, keep it up!
Thank you for playing and leaving interesting feedback! Lots of great stuff you've mentioned, will take them into account while creating the new version!
-I don't know what the bar at the bottom of the screen is on the forest scene, there's no indication,what is this bar? trees cut? trees left?
-It says "day finished" after you cut trees for some time but I don't know what triggers it, there's a timer at the top of the screen but it's not counting hours so I don't know why the day finished or how much time I have left.
-There's a goal at the bottom of the screen, that says xxx/50.000 why is there a goal? is it a limit? why is there a limit? what do I gain if that limit is achieved?
Keep in mind the player knows nothing about the game, it might be super obvious to you why there's a 50.000 limit or what the bottom bar is, but people who don't know the game probably won't find it obvious.
The good news is that those things are easy to fix, maybe add tooltips explaining what they are or why there's a timer or what happens with that 50.000 limit or title the bar with that ir meassures.
If I find more stuff I'll post more, hope that helps!
not bad but yeah too little content to be called a game yet. Now for what i see some times the rain day appear with no trees at all to cut, unless a joke that's not cool. but i am not sure what content could be added to be honest. well i will look at it again if there is something interresting coming up.
Really a good game! A bit repetitive, but I’m not worried since it’s a first version. Maybe you could add something that breaks this loop during a run. I won’t influence what you should add, or even whether you should really add anything—after all, you’re the artist ^^.
I also had a strange feeling about progression. It’s not unbalanced, but at times I felt like I was stagnating while waiting for an upgrade, and at other times a single upgrade made me progress much faster. You could add an upgrade that makes trees grow faster, or something along those lines to stay within the game’s theme—maybe scout NPCs that allow you to expand the map to always have a dense area, etc.
The aesthetic is good. I’m not really a pixel art expert, but I find it simple and effective. Good project!
First, thank you so much for playing and giving so much feedback! There's definitely missing some mid round "glue" to make the game less repetitive and I already got some plans on improving this! (The features are already in but disabled since they're not fully done!) Keep an eye out on updates, since I will update the web version until it contains all features as a demo. And then release the full title on Steam!
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Crazy how many plays this got when there's definitely games out there which deserve it more
A lot of people have already said a lot of things so other than that the core loop just isn't interesting, I guess i'll say that the multi-harvest upgrade is pointless. If you're holding down click (which is still the easiest way to do it), you'll stop moving as soon as you come within range of one tree and just never hit a second.
Hitboxes are janky enough that it's not worth trying to always hit a second tree, you'll just be slowing yourself down doing so (and needing significantly more attention for that slower speed!)
Extremely buggy in its current state. Im randomly teleporting around and getting stuck in the fog, spawning into a level with no trees, or having my movement locked to a single direction that requires a reload to fix. Upgrades are both too expensive and not impactful enough. Very repetitive. However I do like the premise and the art style. Needs more time in the oven.
OK cute game, could be an awesome game. So I'll point out stuff I see to see if it helps.
1. I run around the camp and saw a table that said "$80 to unlock" and I was like "ok, lets get 80" so I went to the forest, farmed for like 170 and came back. The bench was unlocked but the cheapest thing to buy was $300... that was a bit frustrating, why would I even need to farm for "at least 80" when the first upgrade costs 300? there was no point in that, either the cheapest upgrade should cost 80 or at least say "300 to unlock" so ] don't go back and forth for nothing.
2. The campfire says 130 to unlock, I have 170 and I can't do anything. So instructions are not clear, maybe it's a bug? or maybe I ALSO need a match or something? maybe it unlocks after a specific day? if so, please specify it in the label, otherwise it's confusing.
3. Economy can be improved a bit, upgrades are too expensive at the beginning, it feels too slow (and boring to be honest) for the first 5 minutes. Then after you buy the first woodcutter it gets interesting but I'd argue you need to capture the player's attention immediately. Upgrades are expensive, like 500k or 1.8k... Having them farm for like 10 minutes just to get an upgrade that doesn't really improve gameplay it's not right.
Other than that I really feel you have something interesting in your hands, it's a nice and polished proof of concept, keep it up!
Thank you for playing and leaving interesting feedback! Lots of great stuff you've mentioned, will take them into account while creating the new version!
More things :-)
-I don't know what the bar at the bottom of the screen is on the forest scene, there's no indication,what is this bar? trees cut? trees left?
-It says "day finished" after you cut trees for some time but I don't know what triggers it, there's a timer at the top of the screen but it's not counting hours so I don't know why the day finished or how much time I have left.
-There's a goal at the bottom of the screen, that says xxx/50.000 why is there a goal? is it a limit? why is there a limit? what do I gain if that limit is achieved?
Keep in mind the player knows nothing about the game, it might be super obvious to you why there's a 50.000 limit or what the bottom bar is, but people who don't know the game probably won't find it obvious.
The good news is that those things are easy to fix, maybe add tooltips explaining what they are or why there's a timer or what happens with that 50.000 limit or title the bar with that ir meassures.
If I find more stuff I'll post more, hope that helps!
Please do continue posting more if you have more feedback, it's really helpful!
not bad but yeah too little content to be called a game yet. Now for what i see some times the rain day appear with no trees at all to cut, unless a joke that's not cool. but i am not sure what content could be added to be honest. well i will look at it again if there is something interresting coming up.
This sounds like a bug, there should always be trees. Keep an eye out there will be more content soon!
the game aesthetics are really cute
Thank you!
the game didnt save progress for me. after closing the browser and then coming back later.
game seems alright I guess. not sure I would consider it a 'game' yet though. will check back when the game is more feature complete
Thank you for playing, and sorry that there‘s no saving yet. Please do check back! I will continue updating the web build with more content soon.
Awesome game. I love the setting and feel. The only thing it lacks is... hats! :D
Haha, thank you!
Really a good game! A bit repetitive, but I’m not worried since it’s a first version. Maybe you could add something that breaks this loop during a run. I won’t influence what you should add, or even whether you should really add anything—after all, you’re the artist ^^.
I also had a strange feeling about progression. It’s not unbalanced, but at times I felt like I was stagnating while waiting for an upgrade, and at other times a single upgrade made me progress much faster. You could add an upgrade that makes trees grow faster, or something along those lines to stay within the game’s theme—maybe scout NPCs that allow you to expand the map to always have a dense area, etc.
The aesthetic is good. I’m not really a pixel art expert, but I find it simple and effective. Good project!
First, thank you so much for playing and giving so much feedback! There's definitely missing some mid round "glue" to make the game less repetitive and I already got some plans on improving this! (The features are already in but disabled since they're not fully done!) Keep an eye out on updates, since I will update the web version until it contains all features as a demo. And then release the full title on Steam!
It's simple but enjoyable. Keep it up.
Thank you! I will! :D
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