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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Mechanics | #12 | 4.266 | 4.266 |
| Fun | #14 | 4.281 | 4.281 |
| Theme | #47 | 4.109 | 4.109 |
| Sound | #76 | 3.563 | 3.563 |
| Music | #144 | 3.563 | 3.563 |
| Aesthetics | #152 | 3.859 | 3.859 |
| Story | #195 | 2.906 | 2.906 |
Ranked from 64 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
How many people worked on this game total?
1
Did you use any existing assets? If so, list them below.
All 3rd party assets are in the description of my itch.io
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https://lew1smarks1.itch.io/ghostman
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very clever game mechanics! my head started spinning at level 8 and I had to take a break at level 10, and then I came nack and found out, that you even realized a auto save mechanism? super impressive!
Thank you very much! I'm glad you came back to give it another try :D Good luck with the rest!
Easily my favorite game so far. Great work!!! The only note I would make is to include a button to rewind a couple of seconds. There were multiple times where I accidentally moved too far to one direction and had to redo a minute's worth of set up. Good submission. I would easily buy a full version of this.
Wow, thank you! I'm happy you enjoyed it so much! Yes I also 100% wanted to add one in but it was quite difficult for me to learn how to implement it at the time. It'll definitely be in if I make a full version!
One thing you could do that is potentially easier than rewinding a set amount of time is to rewind to the last time you grabbed a heart or died. Every time you die or grab a heart, you can save the positions and states of all of the ghosts, boxes, etc. The rewind goes back to the previous state. Just a thought. Hope it helps!
That's a good idea! I'll have to change a few things in my code, I currently destroy objects in the game when I can just make them inactive. Thanks for the suggestion!
Really great puzzle game. I got to the last level and reunited with the love of your life, but I feel like I should've done it differently... Came close to the flag, but missing something. I'll try again after I take a break. Very well done!
Wooo! There are multiple solutions to some of the stages so there's not really a wrong solution ^_^ Thanks for playing!
Loved it! Will return to finish it (now trying to rate more games). Stuck at level 7. BTW, does the cat do anything?
Thank you very much! The aim of the game is to find your true love ^_^ Your progress is saved so you'll easily be able to get back to level 7. You'll find more about the cat the further you get through the game ;)
Loved it! Will return to finish it (now trying to rate more games). Stuck at level 7. BTW, does the cat do anything?
This was absolutely fantastic! I love Baba Is You, and I definitely saw the resemblance. I'm very impressed that you managed to come up with your own original puzzle mechanics that still managed to clearly show where their inspiration came from, and I'm especially impressed that you managed to make so many puzzle levels within the jam time. Puzzle levels are time-consuming to make and test!
I managed to get 2 endings. I'm not sure if the others are implemented, but I spent quite a while trying to find some! I think I might have spent longer on this jam game than any other, or nearly.
I had fun and was challenged, everything worked smoothly, you have great puzzle mechanics, and I don't think I encountered any glitches. Very well done!
Congratulations for completing the game! You've completed 2/3 endings ^_^ the 3rd ending is implemented and grants you the remaining 5 true loves. I'll let you know if you do try that it is truly challenging find! Screenshot your start screen for me if you get it!
Thank you muchly for playing until the end. I'm glad you enjoyed.
Ahh, so I was only missing one ending! I was trying out so many things on level 12, trying to get as many hearts as possible, clearing out specific paths of ghosts, and interacting in various ways with the little confined rooms, just in case there was another hidden ending. :') I shall give it another try, and see if I can find it!
You're very welcome! I truly enjoyed my playthrough. A very polished entry.
Haha, I'll give you a hint since you're trying so hard! It's on level 14 ;)
Thank you! :D I did suspect there was more to this level than I had discovered, when I first completed it.
Ah... I think I see what I might need to do. Wow, if so, you weren't kidding about it being challenging! I've been trying, but I'm not sure I'm going to be able to do that, even though I really wish I could. :')
Great puzzle game - although I'm stuck on level 5 so I'm clearly an idiot.
Really nice game that last puzzle...XD
Haha, Thanks for playing! :D
What an absolutely brilliant puzzle game!
I'm blown away by the depth and amazing sprite art!
Some of these puzzles were real mind benders, I'm astonished that you were able to create these in such a short time!
Absolutely amazing!
Thank you muchly for playing!
Pretty fun game. Love it, I was about to finish the 12th level but when I reached for the heart, the player got booped outside the wall. Made me rage quit XD. Most of my issue was its hard to push the box right where you wanted, I would prefer if the player could hold and pull/push the boxes. It was hard to solve the puzzle even when I knew the solution because of the boxes. But all in all, Super fantastic game.
Thank you for playing! That's rough man, sorry about that. Appreciate the feedback. I hope you come back and give it another go!
Managed to finish the game this time. Awesome stuff!!
Wooo! Congratulations :D
Wow, what an awesome puzzle game! I love the mechanics, the music and sounds fit the theme and aesthetics so well and the puzzles/levels are really thought through. Amazing work!
Thank you for playing my man! Glad you enjoyed :)
This is a very polished game. Incredible level design, nice puzzles. I know puzzle are very hard to do in a Game Jam so much time to make sure they are interesting, fun, and good! Great Job on this entry. You also nailed the Baba is U feel.
Thank you a lot for playing! It's great to hear that you enjoyed :D
ah cool - I liked this game! - keep it up!
Thanking you muchly! :D
Great game and a great adaptation of some of the BaBaIsMe elements. Also very nice progression of levels and complexity. Reached level 10 and am stumped at the moment. have to come back later to it.
One thing I wish it would have is the "one step back" like you have in BaBaIsMe. Restarting the level because you misjudged the height of a person does not feel great.
Thanks for the game.
I totally agree and would also love to put in a "one step back" feature. Unfortunately that is one of the features I couldn't implement due to my lack of technical knowledge. I'm hoping someone tip me off to a simple solution during this gamejam.
Haha, thank you a lot for playing! Good luck getting past level 10!
In the end, you are looking for a command pattern. This might describe it: Command Pattern in Unity - Infallible Code
This game has a replay mechanism, wondering if it can be jury-rigged from that: https://itch.io/jam/gamedevtv-jam-2022/rate/1554340 another one that does this is https://itch.io/jam/gamedevtv-jam-2022/rate/1550919 ... Both use the system for other means, but you might be able to build something that allows you to go back a move.
Yeah I read about the Command system while making the game. I'll see if I can learn how to use it when I have more time. I'll check out those two games when I get back tonight.
Thanks a lot for helping me out on this! Really 'preciate it!
The cat was a great addition! Super fun puzzle submission! I’ve rated your game. I hope that you’ll check out and rate my submission as well. :-)
Really great work on this game. It's up there as one of my favs. I hope more people get wind on this one! I'm sharing it with all of the other jammers I know on this project!
Thank you so much! Hearts out to you and your work too my friend <3
Huge thanks. There are some pretty cool games in this gam.
The mechanics are awesome! You presented them really well and then the puzzles of each level were a nice challenge with all the tools we have! And the graphics and music are great too, so congrats!
Thank you muchly for playing!
lovely mechanics, pretty thinkable levels.
Thank you so much!
Bravo !
Btw I got stuck at stage 5 : Two Guys. Do some one has a hint ?
Haha, thank you for playing! Here's your hint: On Stage 5 you need to find a way to push the heart into the ghost without Ghostman dying.
Your progress is saved in the game so you can start back on Stage 5 when you try again. Good luck!
Ok. Thanks
thats a 5 star game right there! Good job bro!
Thank you for playing my dude!