Interesting puzzle concept. However I did manage to exploit the game I guess, by just using the white ball to follow and adjust the ship. If you add a limit on times you can move a hole / white ball, and make it so you have time at the start to set it up before the ship takes off that would make your game better I think? Overall, the mechanics are pretty solid
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Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
Innovation | #46 | 3.689 | 3.689 |
Game Design | #108 | 3.557 | 3.557 |
Theme | #153 | 3.590 | 3.590 |
Overall | #163 | 3.311 | 3.311 |
Fun | #176 | 3.279 | 3.279 |
Graphics | #285 | 3.049 | 3.049 |
Audio | #291 | 2.705 | 2.705 |
Ranked from 61 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Comments
Great short game! I like the physics puzzles and spacey atmosphere.
Only complaints is that the sound effect when near black/white holes are a little jarring. Also, you can manipulate black/white holes while the ship is moving, so you can cheat by guiding the ship mid-flight. (Maybe that is intentional?)
But all in all, good puzzle game about black holes.
I liked the game, graphics are good and can you rate us please?
Very nice game! A little improvement and the game would be great.I enjoyed playing it. All the best and Good luck! Do check out our game we need the feedback! - https://itch.io/jam/brackeys-3/rate/574293
Aargh!, I was doing so well (I solved level 2 in 30.71 seconds), but the Tutorial/Credits/Volume panel is covering the level 4 and 5 buttons. Is there a way to get the game to go full screen (which might help) or to hide the panel that's blocking the buttons?
Really nice game. Reminiscent of the galactic pool from Red Dwarf :-)
Cool game, but the long iteration times got a bit frustrating. The ship was so slow, and every small change required you to wait five odd seconds to see whether what you've made works or not. The holes had such a huge range, so even the smallest change to config could completely change trajectory, which is okay, but the slow iteration time made fine tuning your setup slow. It would be nice if the ship could be sped up, reset instantly, or better still, if a live trajectory could be shown that immediately updates. The goal could also be bigger to reduce the need for fine tuning.
Otherwise tho, the game was very innovative, and the physics of the system was pretty cool. Nice work with the simplistic graphics. It was also really neat how the sounds of the black holes were '3D', with the volumes in each ear adjusted to make it sound like you're in the space craft. Good job with the game, hopefully you get a good rating for this!
Great game! Love the graphics and the design, good job!
Very cool game just a few issues with resolution and that the holes should be restricted within the camera space. Overall one of the most fun to play game of the jam.
Nice game! tutorial is too much text, that you could easily fix by not overwhelming the played with everything at once. you could add a level with only black hole first, then only white hole and then both.
wish I could play those last 2 levels as well and you might be able to fix it by changing default resolution to full HD in itch settings. all the best!
But I can't play level 4 and 5 because the settings menu blocks the buttons
A couple people went down the route of a gravitational puzzle game, and this one's by far the best. Feels nice, good visuals, really nice I can see the trajectory of the ship too. Only thing I'd wish for is a button to send the ship but other than that a really really well done game. And your first jam too!
Such an original and well designed puzzle game, I love how fun it is to play with black and white holes, giving the player the chance to pass each level using different strategies. Also, the rockets movement feels so smooth and it is very enjoyable to watch.
The graphics an audio are cool and fit well within the game, the only advice I would give is to polish a little bit more the UI.
Congratulations again on your submission, it is an amazing game and Im sure you will do great in this jam!
Fantastic game. I think the audio of the black and white holes was a bit ear piercing, but otherwise this was really well made!
Some of the sounds are really headache inducing.. other than that it is a really nice concept!
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