Gacha by zchen

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made by zchen for LD 44 (JAM)

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Open a gachapon and see where life takes you!

Gacha is a cute, cosy game that takes the player through snapshots of a coming-of-age experience.

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There are many collectible toys to unlock and experiences to discover

We hope you enjoy it! Thank you

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Zhiming Chen

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Jewell Popp

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Ratings

Given 8🗳️ 13🗨️

Feedback

woergbi
30. Apr 2019 · 10:47 UTC
What a fun little game! The art is astonishing. Unfortunately there seems to be no sound. But I really enjoyed collecting the toys. Feels just like real gacha :D

I encountered a bug while playing where it would not show the correct Image on the side after opening the toy too quickly (double clicking essentialy).
Azargaz
30. Apr 2019 · 15:59 UTC
Really simple but cool and enjoyable game. I really like the artstyle and all the descriptions on items.

I found one bug: if you use up all gachapons in one of containers (or at least in the 1$ one) it breaks the game, there is no button to skip years and you're stuck with no money.
ave
30. Apr 2019 · 23:44 UTC
I found this to be calming, and a lovely insight into another person's life. It could have used some sound, but the art was lovely and made me giggle.
cnnmon
01. May 2019 · 02:08 UTC
this is SO beautiful and wholesome!! thank you for making this game!
barret
01. May 2019 · 02:58 UTC
I'll admit I didn't understand the game at first probably b/c I never played a gacha game before. But then it just started clicking. I really really wish there was some music to match the tone of the game especially the sad moments but the art is beautiful I really love it and love the cozy nature of the game. And the replay-ability to catch all the toys was a fun touch.

I just hope I don't get addicted to gacha games now lol
Drauthius
01. May 2019 · 14:35 UTC
Very cute and well made. I like how you tied together the theme.
hadesfury
01. May 2019 · 14:36 UTC
Well done .. good idea .. has to complete sets :)
Goomboo
01. May 2019 · 15:08 UTC
The art is amazing ! It makes me want to collect all the toys just to see their sprite hahaha
jvolonte
01. May 2019 · 17:17 UTC
Amazing art! I liked the idea and the messages for each toy were well thought. Nice job :)

Found a small bug where if you pay two times without picking up the previous toy the first one is lost, not gamebreaking at all but thought I'd let you know
TBaudon
01. May 2019 · 17:25 UTC
Lovely graphics and mood, too bad you didn't had time to add a cute relaxing musing and some sfx.
I didn't understand how to use the toy slot though
palsina
01. May 2019 · 19:00 UTC
Calming and nostalgic. The art is just beautiful.
Deprecat
01. May 2019 · 23:32 UTC
Such a cute game. Feels kind of meditative. I love all the flavor text for the gacha's!
yojammerjammer
02. May 2019 · 04:51 UTC
I really liked this. It's like a "game of life" game in a vending machine. Neat idea!
LandoSystems
02. May 2019 · 05:09 UTC
Very sweet game. The gameplay, music, and art all mesh extremely well. I really enjoyed this, great work!
rayriver
02. May 2019 · 08:27 UTC
Really sweet and cute game! I love the art style and how it presents to me.
It's a litter wierd that you gain 3 dollars every few years.. :laughing:
I also have some ideas about gacha, but it's more darker...
Duke
02. May 2019 · 15:01 UTC
Great Art and animation! Really polished and thought through. The colors and strokes really fit the general mood of the game. That said, I'm not the biggest fan of the gameplay loop, but I can see that you implemented it like you visioned it to be, so that's alright :)
graebor
02. May 2019 · 18:58 UTC
Very cute - the music is perfect and overall mood is really cohesive. Nice job!
cdunham
03. May 2019 · 02:45 UTC
Small little relaxing jam game. I like the way different sets are implemented, but since each run is only 5 rounds it might take a long time to collect all of the prizes.
Hans1203
03. May 2019 · 06:58 UTC
Relaxing and calming ,also quite interesting to play.Love the graphics.
fazz
03. May 2019 · 08:26 UTC
Incredibly lovely game.
ProdigalSon
03. May 2019 · 13:08 UTC
What a nice relaxing game and I like the many choices be it scary outcomes. :)
I'm big on Japanese culture so when I saw "Gacha" I had to play it.
Really like how that style of randomness and choice was built into the game.
Nice little sweet game. :D
Tekses
03. May 2019 · 14:56 UTC
I felt reall serene while playing this game. A beautifull idea!
Mika la Grand
03. May 2019 · 16:59 UTC
The art is nice and music creates a great mood. It wasn't all that obvious at first that you're suppose to press the "a few years later" button to continue, since it is the same colour as the background.
DeathBySnail
03. May 2019 · 20:25 UTC
What a cute, meditative experience. Love the drawings.
rodobodolfo
03. May 2019 · 22:16 UTC
wow, suddenly I was really chill and with an urge of unlock everything. Great Game, Loved it!!!
Kukareru Sekai
03. May 2019 · 23:00 UTC
I don't think I got it, but it was nice getting some gachas. The ghost series was nice.
MayChant
04. May 2019 · 04:00 UTC
It gives me a nostalgic feeling... and the art is just great and sets the mood perfectly!
🎤 zchen
04. May 2019 · 09:56 UTC
Thank you all for your kind words! It means a lot to us knowing that people enjoyed our simple, cosy game.

What would you folks like to see most in a game like Gacha? We're always open to suggestions on what people might like in our games.
johnnydalvi
04. May 2019 · 15:36 UTC
nice and chill experience, congrats.
Perhaps would be a nice idea to add some highlight mechanic on things that are interactable, it's quite hard to understand where you need to press at first
Reality Blind
04. May 2019 · 18:03 UTC
Really soothing, and as an impulsive collector, I played more time than I thought I would be playing 😁

Good job, it's refreshing to find a game like yours from time to time 🙂
aCactus
05. May 2019 · 04:28 UTC
i left the music on this running in the background.
Really liked the art and the mechanics used for this. nice and relaxing.
zanagi
05. May 2019 · 21:23 UTC
Nice and simple, and the gachas go well with the theme.