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A jam submission

HeartbeatsView game page

Find your loved one by following your heartbeats.
Submitted by Dyoxyne (@dyoxyne), Cedric Stoquer (@cstoquer) — 25 minutes, 43 seconds before the deadline
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CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Overall#34.0804.080
Game Design#64.1454.145
Theme#74.3484.348
Audio#84.1014.101
Innovation#84.0004.000
Fun#243.7393.739
Graphics#244.1454.145

Ranked from 69 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

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Submitted(+1)

Nice game! Liked the heartbeat effects..cool. At first the graphics seem simple, but they really add to the game ambiance. Nice! Music nice vibe also. And the most important part..I had fun playing and was able to clear a good number of levels :) 

Developer

Happy to hear that you liked the atmosphere / emotions by playing my game! "A good number of levels", does it mean you didn't finish it? Just joking ;) Thanks for the comment!

Submitted

Really great game! I enjoyed playing until the last level :D

Submitted

Very nice atmospheric game. The particles look so cool and the heartbeat sound is very satisfying. The red lights where a bit annoying because they only appeared once the heart was very close which lead to a lot of deaths out of now where.

Submitted(+1)

I love the music and the art put into this. It's satisfying at the end of each level to see the particles go everywhere revealing the level around you. The only question I have is: Why is there an eye to the right of the end screen? Again, cool game.

Developer (1 edit)

Thanks for the feedback. I will be honest, I forgot to remove it when I was doing the level design of the end screen haha. When I tested it, I didn't go too far so I didn't see it, I never thought that someone would go far off the screen. Let's say it is kind of a hidden easter egg hehe :)

Submitted(+1)

Very nice artistic style and great Soundtrack. Very similar to Thomas was Alone soundtrack, which I enjoyed a lot.

Developer

As you mentioned, the soundtrack was inspired by Thomas was alone :) Thanks for playing my game and leaving a feedback!

Submitted(+1)

Amazing game! I think that the difficulty was a bit too low as i completed all the levels within 5 minutes but other than that great job!

Developer

Thanks for playing my game! I am aware, unfortunately, that my game is bit too easy but at least most of people can finish it hehe. I will try to add more levels with more difficulty later ;)

Submitted(+2)

The work on the particles is insane ! Very very well done !

Developer

Thanks! You should also add some particles in your character editor ;)

Submitted(+1)

All 5/5 from me, best game i've played here so far!

Developer

Wow! I feel so happy to read that! Thanks!

Submitted(+1)

This is definitely something new, a great concept with fitting audio and graphics. You kept very true to the Theme Love is Blind and I really like the puzzle theme it has.

This is some good work you've done! :)

Developer

Thanks for the feedback! It took me some time to brainstorm and find something that fits the theme. I think I took it very literally compared to others (I don't have enough imagination to think about Superman and Blinded mole ;))

(+1)

Really loved it .. It was fun , great implementation, never felt bored to completely check out whole ..

Developer

Thanks for playing it (even you didn't participate to the gamejam)! I think I made the game not too long and not too difficult so a lot of people finished my game before they get frustrated or bored hehe.

Submitted(+1)

Really lovely game. Really satisfying looking at the  colors filling the darkness, not to mention it was also really cleverly used.  :) 

Developer

Thanks for playing my game and leaving a kind feedback :)

Submitted(+1)

You've managed to produce an emotional game using simple game mechanics, sound and music. That is outstanding! Well done!

Developer

I am happy that you enjoyed the emotions / atmosphere of my game!

Submitted(+1)

Absolutely phenomenal.

I love the way you used very subtle elements to express the different game mechanics, and the radar-effect was intuitive and an excellent use of the theme. The movement was smooth, though I might have sometimes wished that the pulses would come closer together so I could move faster. It was tough to be patient sometimes, but that's part of love I suppose? It's rare that I play a jam game all the way to the end if lose multiple times but Heartbeats kept me going with its excellent design.

Best jam game I've played in a while, and it reminded me a lot of Thomas Was Alone. ^o^

Developer(+1)

Thank you for the detailed feedback! I really like your interpretation: slowness of the heartbeat = be patient in love. I will be honest I didn't think about that when I designed it ;) I agree that sometimes the player needs to go "blindly"/"randomly" and wait (especially in the open area), I was thinking of tuning the rays length or maybe adding an action which the player can voluntary make an heartbeat :P
Well spotted, "Thomas Was Alone" was a big inspiration for this entry :)

Submitted(+1)

I honestly don’t think a voluntary heartbeat would have improved it. After all you can’t just make your heart pump voluntarily and I think the random wandering was actually a big draw of the game.

Developer(+1)

Indeed :) Thank you for your insightful comments.

Submitted(+1)

Great idea with some very fitting audio. The visuals were simple yet pleasant to look at. The levels could've been a bit more complex.

Developer

Thank you! My friend who made the sounds will be happy to hear that!
I was struggling with the level design because I didn't want something too easy or too hard. I ended up with something easy but players will in general finish the game. I will definitely try to add more levels and more depth / difficulty to it :)

Submitted(+1)

Nice music and graphics! Very good game

Developer

Thanks for the feedback!

Submitted(+1)

A realy beautiful game with great vibes!

Developer

Thanks for testing my game!

Submitted(+1)

Great concept, beautifully realised. I love the audio (feeling some thomas was alone vibes in there), it fits perfectly. 

Developer(+1)

You are right, you spotted one of the inspiration for the audio :)

Jam Judge(+1)

Brilliant concept. Overall a very good game.

Developer

Thank you for testing my game and leaving a comment!

Submitted(+1)

First game I try and its already all 5/5 from me. I really like the concept, it makes perfect use of the theme. Its one of those ingenious design concepts that, to me, is simple but at the same time not that obvious.

Developer

Wow, I am so glad that you liked it!

Submitted(+1)

5/5 Innovation wise. Actually, nothing is under 4/5 for me. Great game. This could be an interesting platformer (not around love though, that becomes dull quickly). Nice job.

Developer

Haha, I agree the love part is a bit too much for a "normal" game :) Thanks for the feedback!

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