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Very similar to this one. Which is a good thing, as I really like the idea. :) Love the variety of faces, like the highscore mechanic that rewards you for being quick and found it especially clever, that you can also miss the target, if you're not aiming carefully. Fits the theme ("only one shot") and prevents you from only focusing on the features displayed in the sidebar and aiming with peripheral vision only.

My game: https://njamster.itch.io/wonkey (playable in browser, not mobile friendly)

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Matt Glanville5 years ago

Oh wow, it's remarkable how similar they are! I hadn't even seen that game until now.

Interesting that you liked that you could miss, because I'm really not keen on that myself. I feel like it's too punishing and puts too much focus on precision aiming, not identification. It does add an extra 'only one' element though as you say. I'd be inclined to make it lock your input for a few seconds as a compromise. :)

Thanks for the review! I'll check out your game now!

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njamster5 years ago

Yeah, temporally locking the input ("reloading") sounds like a perfect compromise. Prevents you from being too careless, as it will cost you some points, but isn't overly punishing unless it already took you too long to decide what to shoot in the first place. :)

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