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A jam submission

Rewind - Brackeys Jam 2023.1View game page

play this platformer game BACKWARDS! made in a couple hours
Submitted by SimplyCyclops — 6 days, 12 minutes before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Innovation#743.5383.538
Theme#1933.1153.115
Game Design#2613.0773.077
Fun#2882.9232.923
Overall#3302.8272.827
Graphics#3932.7312.731
Audio#6131.5771.577

Ranked from 26 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

How does your game fit the theme?
the game is played in reverse. it starts at the game over screen, persumably after another player ragequit, and moves backward in time back to the start of the game

Did you write all the code and made all the assets from scratch?
yes. everything was made by me

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Submitted

Nice, simple original concept.  Would like to see this idea fleshed out more!

Submitted

How many hours did it take  to code this game?

Developer

I'm not sure exactly how much time I spent on this game but I'd say it was about 6-8 hours over 2 days

Submitted

Nice concept. Loved it. It would better if you mark the ball which is player and which is a shadow type thing of it. Kinda confusing to understand controls. Overall awesome idea.

Submitted

Great game concept, good job!

Submitted

This had a really good concept it was a bit confusing at first but once it made sense it was really fun good job!

Submitted

I like the idea of the game, but it's just sadly too confusing. Nice job tho

Submitted

I love the idea of the game. Unfortunately I can't figure out how to make the first jump

Developer

yeah I made the game in a couple hours so I didnt have time to properly set up a tutorial or instructions. Oops!


You have to press space right as you land

Submitted

Ok, cool, finished it :)

Submitted

I don't totally understand the game idea, but the idea of playing the game in revers is fun.

Submitted

Dont know how jump actually works but it is a nice game

Submitted

love the concept! it was v hard getting my brain to adjust lol

Submitted

took a while to figure out what to do but when i did i really liked the game

Submitted

Good game...

I rate it.

Please Rate my game broo;

Here is my game-https://itch.io/jam/brackeys-9/rate/1933204

Submitted

Very unusual puzzle platformer!! Short but on point with the theme.

Starting with the end really got me.

Great work!

Submitted

Awesome game!! I was really surprised that the game started with "Game Over." Actually I'd not understand how jump works, but go backward gimmicks are really cool and I love it!!! I hope you have a plan that update more puzzles and maybe, stories? It will be great!

Submitted(+1)

A really cool and innovative platformer.

Pros: to me, this is a near-perfect jam entry, and if you had been able to spend the full week on it I think it would be a perfect 5 across the board. It uses the theme in an unexpected way, it introduces a completely unique mechanic, it takes just enough time to fully sell that mechanic, and it's just challenging enough to feel like a game. The graphics are simplistic but they work for the design, the gameplay is smooth and the platforming feels decently polished.

Cons: some backgrounds and graphics beyond just default shapes would have been nice even if they were still very simplistic, the need to jump when you land isn't explained in the game anywhere (it's explained on the page so it's not a huge deal but some instructions/tutorial would have been nice), I really wish you would have had time for some music and SFX

Overall given you only spent one day on it this is a hella impressive entry and I would love to see what you can do with a full week.

Developer

Thank you for the feedback! Glad you enjoyed the game :)

I really wish I had more time to work on graphics and make the experience better altogether

That will definitely be the focus of my next game jam as I'm not very good at it yet...

Submitted

Good game.

Submitted(+1)

That was very fun, especially for a game submitted only a day into the jam. It would have been great if it was a little longer, but I understand if you didn't have time because of other things or if you just wanted to challenge yourself to a one day build.

Developer

Thanks :)

I had a day off from school and saw that there was a jam so I tried making something in one day lol

Submitted

Cool game!

Submitted

The concept is creative. You could add some more explaination, though, so people wont get confused for too long.

Submitted

This is totally mind-bending! It was awesome to see how the game worked around and trying to understand it. The confusion seemed to be the charm of this game and is the reason why I enjoyed it so much. It was specially rewarding and satisfying to see the final part (which is actually the very beginning if it was not backwards) and see the title logo there. Amazing game!

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