Get to the end of The Silk Trail and make as much money as you can along the way.
\nThrow your items at incoming bandits to survive by pressing the left side of the screen.
\nPress once to start throwing, again to confirm angle, then once more to confirm power and release.
\nYou can swap to the next item by tapping yourself on the right side of the screen.
\nIf you have no item in your hand, you can tap the left side of the screen to catch incoming items.
\nThis game is really hard to play. I felt like the three-click action wasn’t very intuitive or easy to grasp.\nThe shop is a little confusing too. How am I earning money?\nThe music and sfx were really nice and the graphics were cute despite their simplicity.
\n","games":["Market Street Tycoon"]},{"at":348114546,"re":347858617,"author":"Daniel Whiffing","login":"dwhiffing","gh":4886651,"url":"http://directive.software","text":"Thanks for playing! I struggled to make the game intuitive as I ended up adding too many systems and not having enough time to bring them all together clearly. I also agree the throwing system could feel better. I’m glad you enjoyed the art and audio though!
\n"},{"at":347897305,"author":"Grav","login":"merlinvsalfonso","gh":144820721,"text":"It’s a very good entry once you understand it. To anyone who is a bit overwhelmed, the goal of this game is not only to reach the end, but make as much money as you can. Weight of items plays a huge role, it determines how far you can throw the item, and how quickly enemies catch up with your cart. You can actually finish the game without facing any enemies if you carry nothing, but you will “fail” in that you made no money.
\nThis game’s systems are very well integrated I think, as you need to make decisions on how many enemies you want to face vs how much money you want to make vs how far you think you will need to throw items based on how many enemies will catch up to you. Good job!
\n","games":["Merlin vs Alfonso"]},{"at":348114639,"re":347897305,"author":"Daniel Whiffing","login":"dwhiffing","gh":4886651,"url":"http://directive.software","text":"Wow thank you for the insightful review! I was disappointed that I couldn’t get the game feeling more fun, but you understand the design of my game perfectly! I just needed to put more time into refining those systems, and I think there could be a cool little gameplay loop here. I really appreciate your time and kind words.
\n"},{"at":348244364,"author":"Steven Lambert","login":"straker","gh":2433219,"url":"https://stevenklambert.com/","twitter":"StevenKLambert","text":"Well Done:
\nFeedback:
\nThanks for playing my game and thanks for making Kontra!
\nI’m glad you liked the visuals and music. I agree the game itself is unfortunately broken and the gameplay unintuitive. Had less time than I expected closer to the end of the jam.
\n"},{"at":348310016,"author":"Joanna Jardine","login":"epicjoanna","gh":127295327,"url":"https://joannajardine.com","text":"Pretty fun game! Sound effects and audio were nice, with simple graphics. Would’ve loved seeing more polish on it, but nonetheless a great entry! Well done :-)
\n","games":["FREEEDOOOM!!!!!!!"]},{"at":348543260,"author":"Stiggstogg","login":"Stiggstogg","gh":53380538,"twitter":"Stiggstogg","text":"Nice game. I really like the music and the trade-off decisions you had to make between weight and the weapons.\nI think it needs some more balancing. If I did not buy anything I was always faster than anybody and never had to engage in a fight. For desktop I would have also added some keyboard mechanics. I think the tapping on the screen works very well for mobile, but I is a bit cumbersome with the mouse, especially if you have a large screen. One small detail: I would place the “Next” button (between cities when you buy stuff) always on the left side, this is more intuitive.\nAnyway, I really liked the game and with a bit of tweaking it will be very good!
\n","games":["Cathedral Master Builder"]},{"typ":2,"at":348705212,"author":"Taufik Sani","login":"tictacx-gm","gh":106235867,"url":"https://linkedin.com/in/taufiksani","twitter":"gorilatictacx","text":"I like the player progression within the game - buy/sell weapons on the marketplace.
\nThe game has a bug where if you throw the purchased emerald, your screen becomes this and game gets stuck: https://ibb.co/dgh7ssL (Uploaded image on ImgBB so you can look into it)
\nInteresting choice with the audio - doesn’t feel 13th century, feels very “space” like.
\nControls UI can be refined to make it easier for the player to aim.
\n"},{"typ":2,"at":348801878,"author":"Tom Harris","login":"tomhcrazy","gh":128033392,"text":"I liked the music but it didn’t feel like it fit the setting of the game. It wasn’t always clear how things worked nor the most intuitive, but it seems like there is some complexity to it. I had some issue where the enemies were never reaching me and the level was finishing without any battle occurring.
\n"},{"at":348901909,"author":"Mohammad Jawad","login":"mhmdjawad","gh":22205462,"url":"https://pdemia.com/","text":"i can see a bright future for this if shaped well and polished, keep working till you reach the point where it be best version of itself
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