H3X F0R H1R3 by cakeknuckles

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made by cakeknuckles for LD 40 (JAM)

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what do you do when you're a broke witch, but you want the newest gaming console? you do a little freelance hexing.

but be careful!

what goes around comes around...

Ratings

Overall 96th 3.972⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Fun 183th 3.75⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 8th 4.278⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Theme 850th 3.056⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 171th 4.184⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Humor 93th 3.917⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Mood 106th 3.944⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Given 25🗳️ 7🗨️

Feedback

05. Dec 2017 · 03:23 UTC
Way unique! The idea is really fun and I would definitely enjoy an expanded game with more to do and more to earn.

The only small thing is that I don't think the negative effects were negative enough, or at least I didn't get too many before I won. I loved the popups though.
Miguel Polvora
05. Dec 2017 · 23:48 UTC
Really neat idea, awesome job, congrats!
Bartol44
06. Dec 2017 · 00:06 UTC
Oh boy, that game is hillarious. I loved intro, all the names (The void, ms pain and so on). And beside all, "always remember to have a safe hex". Drawing symbols is cool, but I didn't have clear feedback if I do it ok or not. Couldn't really feel negative effects, and it was more like "do more good things than bad" than "the more you have, the worse it is". As it always is with those games, is insanely fun at start, and once you discover everything it gets tedious. Anyway, it's insanely fun and moody, good job!
GeraldFIngBurke
06. Dec 2017 · 00:09 UTC
This is one of my favorites this Jam. Hands down. Incredibly well put together and very original Loved the game. I only ran into one bug. Right before I would have won the first time around, I had the game freeze on me and the attachment sound effect looped rapidly. I waited for longer than I may have in another game just because I thought it might be part of it. That's the only negative thing I can say here. Great work!
Dudum Lare
07. Dec 2017 · 18:00 UTC
First of all, omg this is great!

Concerning the graphics you did a very great job, I have always loved pixel art and have high expectations when it comes to it. You did not disappoint me. I’m so impressed.

Concerning the audio it was great. I especially liked the sound effect when you threw something into the void. It was so satisfying! The music was great as well of course.

The ms paint application was the most fun i think. I tried to stick to the lines but it was hard. I managed to complete a whole picture! Here it is:
![Namnlös15.png](///raw/0fa/9/z/e331.png)

Overall I like this game so much. I had an amazing time playing it. Thank you so much for this experience and good luck in the future! Have an awesome day, and I hope to see you in the next jam!

// Isak from @liquidbrain
Baconinvader
08. Dec 2017 · 22:08 UTC
this was really professionally done and super fun + entertaining to play without a single bug for me and it is one of the most fun things I've played thus far.

one thing i think you could improve on is making it a bit clearer on how to play the game (even though it didn't take long to figure out) but it was pretty confusing on what to do at the start

anyway super good game and i hope to see more games from you guys in future!
glitchroy
09. Dec 2017 · 01:44 UTC
That was fun! Very solid entry overall and cool idea!
NNNIKKI
09. Dec 2017 · 17:51 UTC
Cool game, but boring. It wasn't really fun and that's why I didn't like it. I also don't see what it had to do with the theme. Not minding my personal preferences, great game.
rodobodolfo
11. Dec 2017 · 22:49 UTC
I really love the art sound and overall design. It a very well polished entry ! I dind't get the theme either. Good job!
Nathalia Hohl
12. Dec 2017 · 03:48 UTC
The idea was genius! I just felt the need of more explanation. Is money received based on precision of the drawing? I guess red hexes pay more but give you more bad vibes, but am nor sure. I spent some minutes trying to scroll down the wiki page, expected to have more information.

Visuals are so very good... and the opening was nice. Very inventive as well.

Could you please explain more to us how the game works? It may make the game so much better, there's some potential here. More people have to play this!
IllaBom
18. Dec 2017 · 15:41 UTC
Very nice game you have here! I like the graphics and the sounds are good. Great concept. Goodluck!

Check out my game if you like!
https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/40/virus-detected
Gama Croma
25. Dec 2017 · 17:23 UTC
Great concept, maybe needs a bit more challenge, don't know in what form
There is a similarly styled RPG called Kingsway that uses overlapping windows to make the job of finishing a task harder, the spiders are scary but I don't see how exactly they bother you or are just visual feedback.
Pavel Kouril
25. Dec 2017 · 19:15 UTC
Interesting concept. I liked it, but it seemed to be a little bit too easy to beat?

Some of the menus etc. seemed cut off, was that intentional? And some tutorial would be nice, nobody wants to read walls of text. :(