Scrabdackle

I have been enjoying the heck out of this game. The humor is really silly with a cast of wacky characters including living peanuts and very aggressive ducks. The combat has been surprisingly difficult (there are different difficulty settings, don't worry) but not in a way that felt insurmountable. You can kind of go whichever direction you please but without finding the right upgrades you might struggle in some areas. There are lots of secret little areas to stumble upon and quite a lot to do even tho only the first act of the game is out at this time. I like the art style and the different spells I've managed to collect so far. Can't wait to see what gets added to the game next!

I really love Scrabdackle!! Silly but also very beautiful pixel art, really good music, and also shockingly well-designed mechanics. The spell system has a kind of mana bar that forces you to think about how quickly you attack in order to output more damage, and that alone adds a lot of strategy to combat I think. Area design is very efficient, with you having to go to previously explored rooms with a new ability and finding a new path there, or finding shortcuts or secret passages leading to new rooms and rewards and whatnot. There were a lot of challenging parts of the game where I honestly struggled more than I thought, and it was so satisfying to get through them. And there are difficulty settings that you can change mid-run if you ever want to. The story also ends up being a lot more fleshed out than I expected, especially near the end of Act 1, which just makes me so excited to see the future acts. Lastly, the worldbuilding in Scrabdackle is very thought-out and detailed. You can scry flora and fauna (and a lot of interesting objects) throughout the world, each time giving you information about them, which also shows you how much the protagonist knows about the world. Additionally, the game uses a base 8 number system, which like obviously not-base 10 number systems exist in real life, but it's just cool to see that here. Anyway, I think this is a great game, has amazing combat and exploration, wonderful worldbuilding, awesome metroidvania.

Overall a good game with beautiful graphics and great atmosphere and sound design. I like that you can choose where the stickers go. However, there are some cons: - The game dumps way too much exposition from the beginning. If you need a tutorial on how to select dialog options, maybe the dialog system should be more intuitive (why can't you select options with the mouse?). From the very beginning you have so much stuff you can go through from the menus, and maybe they should have been introduced one by one (for example, finding your notebook in the same way you find your wand). Also I don't feel like the writing is good enough to justify there being so much of it, especially at the very beginning. Going through the dialog sometimes feels like a slog. - There are some QoL annoyances. For example, the fact that nothing persists when you die and you just go back to your last save. The most egregious example of this was at the very first area when I died, and when I respawned I had to go through all the dialogue options for the first peanut you see to get all the markers back in my notebook. When you die, you have to redo talking to people because that's progression you can lose! I'd prefer if most other things saved too, but having to redo talking to people? That's just frustrating. The game has potential but maybe if you're considering it, you should hold off until the developer polishes things up a bit more.

i love this game!!! so much to explore and so full of fun and joy. super excited for the future acts

really kewl

Its just kind of a delightful game. The world is colorful, the characters are fun, the gameplay is solid. I had fun playing, and I'll definitely be keeping an eye out for me.

I had a lot of fun with the first act of Scrabdackle. The characters are charming, the soundtrack is great, and the boss fights are really cool!

it good

This act 1 is more fleshed out than most indie games. The writing is surprisingly good, and the world is fun to explore

This game oozes charm from the moment you select your difficulty and only gets better from there. I came for the hand-drawn animation and left with both anticipation for the next chapter of the story and a newfound appreciation for a style of game I hadn't played much of in the past. Like everyone else has said, it feels very complete for an early access game, each area of the map is packed with so many details that it makes exploring for the sake of it both fun and rewarding. If anything about this game catches your eye, check it out! Its worth your time.