Devil's QWERTY by SakuH

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made by SakuH for Ludum Dare 55 (JAM)

Welcome to Hell’s most dysfunctional workplace - the Summoning Department! Where the coffee is always cold, the paperwork is eternal, and the office drama is hotter than a demon’s morning breath! 😈😈😈

Your job is to correctly decipher and type the summoning incantations coming from the mortal realm using the sticky notes as a key... and no coffee breaks allowed!

This game was made in 1 day - all art and sound was done by us.

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Credit * Shuhmo - gamedev * JaakkoOhr - gamedev * yakkocmn - music & sfx * Pxlanni - art

Fonts used: - Alagard by Hewett Tsoi - DS-Terminal by Dusit Supasawat!

Ratings

Given 14🗳️ 14🗨️

Feedback

LocksmithArmy
15. Apr 2024 · 12:15 UTC
Wow this is almost exactly one of the ideas we came upnwith for this jam. Wild. Yall did it better than we would have tho ;)
Mhanicos
15. Apr 2024 · 12:25 UTC
Game looks wonderful, love the way you working with theme. But i don't understand how to play
Troy Korns
15. Apr 2024 · 12:25 UTC
Great concept and fun play! Nice level scaling to keep pace increasing!
Jazkottaja
15. Apr 2024 · 12:27 UTC
@mhanicos , you type the latin words with your keyboard as they come along.
Mhanicos
15. Apr 2024 · 12:39 UTC
@jazkottaja oh yeah, I just had the wrong keyboard layout
Brandon McDonald
15. Apr 2024 · 12:50 UTC
This is one of the most amazing games I have played. Every part of the experience is so polished and balanced. From the start the music introduces the player into an immersive experience and really allows them to understand the environment. Speaking of the environment the art is so perfect, the font works well and the details on the desk (like the engravings and blood) really bring it all together.
Beyond the environment the core game play loop is solid. The difficulty ramps at a great pace and really allows the player to familiarize themselves with the prompts and the decoding. Multiple times I was able to recognize prompts I had recently had which was really cool! There also is not "too much" going on at any given point. The symbols are manageable in the way that they are not overwhelming but not too little that they can be easily memorized.
I think I spent about 40 mins on this game but I was only able to get up to level 7 (i'm not the fastest typer) please let me know how many levels there are so I can make a goal to beat it!
Jazkottaja
15. Apr 2024 · 13:05 UTC
@brandon-mcdonald there are infinite levels. It just keeps getting progressively more difficult and the goal is to just get the best high-score you can :) really glad you liked the game.
Iluvatar
15. Apr 2024 · 15:19 UTC
When I saw it was typing game I knew I was in for a treat! The graphics and presentation is perfect. Sound desing is amazing and well fitting. Simple but FUN gameplay is what LD entry needs, very well done!

I had just one problem, I couldn't guess this one letter :(

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LDJam user 388487
15. Apr 2024 · 15:48 UTC
Graphics and Music are great!!! Gameplay is fun
Feynallein
15. Apr 2024 · 16:43 UTC
Everything's great with the entry! Just an amazing entry.
LDJam user 384578
15. Apr 2024 · 18:41 UTC
Really cool, really hard at a moment. I really like the overall ambiance, the sound, the design
AlphaShadows
15. Apr 2024 · 19:15 UTC
Loved the sound, the typing game and the graphics of this game ! Really good job. The sound is repetitive but not annoying, it is perfect !
DKooPK
15. Apr 2024 · 20:38 UTC
Man, concept of this game is really simple, but sticky notes create new set of challenges, like you need to focus on words and keep in mind where symbols located
(And i can't write regular words quickly, especially with this mechanic :laughing:)
pauljs
16. Apr 2024 · 01:01 UTC
Died on level 6, works really well! The only improvement I would see is not to use keyboard symbols as fake symbols because I initially thought it was what I was supposed to type! Great exe!
DrPepperIsGood
16. Apr 2024 · 01:20 UTC
level 6 is where it gets hard. Great art, Great music, Great sound effects, Great mood, very very nice.
Talon24
16. Apr 2024 · 01:25 UTC
Nice game! Sound works great and art is nice too! Only qualm is that some letters look very similar, e.g. U and V, and the replacement for T looks similar to a normal C

Nonetheless i like this one
jver422
16. Apr 2024 · 02:53 UTC
really fun prompts, I couldn't really give it a high rating for theme but a great game otherwise
Rincs
16. Apr 2024 · 06:29 UTC
This is so much fun, even for me, who has difficulty typing! Love the overall look!! Well done!!! :D
ruruie
16. Apr 2024 · 08:44 UTC
This one's begging for a high scoreboard. Simple but lotta fun. The audio really carries.
alpacalypse
16. Apr 2024 · 09:06 UTC
This is like a perfectly formed sprint jam game. One mechanic, a handful of art and sound assets, all executed at a really high level so they're all you need. That scoundrel Carlsen.
Jazkottaja
16. Apr 2024 · 09:14 UTC
@iluvatar it is "T" (second sticky note from top right.) glad you are enjoying the game :)

@ruruie ya that would be cool. we just tried to keep the scope as simple as possible to have time to polish it properly.

@alpacalypse The prompts are procedurally generated so what did Carlsen do? :D
alpacalypse
16. Apr 2024 · 09:25 UTC
I've already forgotten :v

But I showed a non-jammer friend and he made a good point: the invocations being in latin and repeatable raises the skill ceiling in an interesting way. I did a couple by memory from looking at them.
Bananplyte
16. Apr 2024 · 11:16 UTC
Beautiful - in all regards.
Loved the game-loop <3
DavidTrac
16. Apr 2024 · 11:17 UTC
It's a challenging game, the latin really made me look fast and made it harder. Overall, nice game with the summoning theme being a typeracer game.
OldDog
16. Apr 2024 · 13:16 UTC
nice game idea and art, love this pixel art and game feeling so much
Mascoll
16. Apr 2024 · 16:44 UTC
Amazing presentation! Beautiful art and kicking tunes!
Game concept was super clever! The amount of non-symbol prompts in the start could probably be reduced some. But great submission!! 5 stars!
Emiliabea
16. Apr 2024 · 16:45 UTC
Really love the look of this game. One really nicely made background, cool font choices, and a fun animation just looks really clean. The gameplay itself I found to be fun, because I like typing :^) Overall, good job, I love the aesthetic and vibe
Dywanix
16. Apr 2024 · 17:00 UTC
I really had a lot of fun playing it and enjoyed the artstyle
Gravityflip
16. Apr 2024 · 17:24 UTC
The audio is fantastic, but the graphics are also wonderful. Well executed idea as well ❤️ Great job, people
PorChor
16. Apr 2024 · 17:54 UTC
Really nice presentation and audio! Great job!! Simple and intuitive mechanic!
benisu
16. Apr 2024 · 18:03 UTC
I've always wondered what presidents do after they leave office...

![Screenshot 2024-04-16 140115.png](///raw/b89/d4/z/63c8a.png)

Love the game, visuals, and music. Fun prompts make the game super engaging too! The voice transition into music at the beginning of the song was super sick.
CodeRaurus
16. Apr 2024 · 20:09 UTC
This one is great! I love all the aesthetics and the humor. If anything, there could be some end review or simple scoring at the end.

Good job, one of the favorites this jam!
Merb1000
16. Apr 2024 · 20:13 UTC
I really liked this game! Graphics were excellent and the music was great. Typing games were never my thing, but this puts a unique twist on the genre. Great job!
bad_fetus
16. Apr 2024 · 21:25 UTC
Cool game! Great work on the graphics and audio in such a short timeframe! I wish the flavor texts would go by faster so I can get back to typing but no complaints otherwise, good work!
Kseniya
17. Apr 2024 · 01:02 UTC
It is a very unusual and atmospheric game, the visual is quite interesting, it looks stylish and restrained! Good luck with your project, I would have played it more than once!!!
LDJam user 342640
17. Apr 2024 · 04:20 UTC
really great graphics and cool music, great job overall :)
LDJam user 372231
20. Apr 2024 · 20:05 UTC
WOW THE SOUNDTRACK! JUST WOW
PieRo_PBeS_studio
22. Apr 2024 · 11:49 UTC
great little typing game, not pretentious and super well polished. The graphics are super cool and the music is really cool too. My only problem is that when I put it on a large screen, the game remains in a small window and as I have poor eyesight it spoils the experience a little but otherwise it's super nice.