M-ss-ng Ch-r-cters by ConnorThompson

A simple word game where you have to sacrifice letters as you go through! Work your way through 10 word puzzles.
Make sure you submit your high scores to the leaderboard at the end of the game :)
| Windows | https://kingcon.itch.io/missing-characters |
| Original URL | https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/43/missing-characters |
Ratings
| Overall | 128th | 3.923⭐ | 15🧑⚖️ |
| Fun | 99th | 3.885⭐ | 15🧑⚖️ |
| Innovation | 44th | 4⭐ | 15🧑⚖️ |
| Theme | 196th | 3.962⭐ | 15🧑⚖️ |
| Graphics | 209th | 4.077⭐ | 15🧑⚖️ |
| Given | 12🗳️ | 11🗨️ |
I was lucky enough to make it to 10/10 on the first try, otherwise I would have had to play again. I really enjoy the visual polish here. Some sounds would make this a great overall experience.
One small suggestion: when the entered word is incorrect, show the player what the real word was. It is frustrating to know you're never going to find out what that one word was you couldn't guess.
I agree with you that the idea is a bit small and therefore you think this "isn't exactly the most fun". But I think you managed to execute this idea quite well. The problem here is that the game can't really be easily expanded upon. But I can imagine this fitting well into a bigger collection of minigames with some metagame around it, something like "You don't know Jack".
I really enjoyed playing this though, nice entry. :)
Edit: re-reading my comment made me realize that it seems like I didn't want to play again. I did, and I played again. Sorry if that came across weird.
Otherwise, I loved it for its simplicity. Such simple mechanics in a smooth ui, I call genius.
Seriously, what a good time. I love all the flair you managed to pack into this minimalist experience. Perfect scope. What a treat to find. As others have said, the leaderboard is the cherry on top. I just wish the experience were a *liiiiiiiittle* longer so there were less perfect scores ;)