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PlarcAI [Jam]'s itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Mechanics | #7 | 4.400 | 4.400 |
| Fun | #31 | 4.067 | 4.067 |
| Theme | #343 | 3.200 | 3.200 |
| Aesthetics | #366 | 3.200 | 3.200 |
| Story | #535 | 1.867 | 1.867 |
| Music | #742 | 1.333 | 1.333 |
| Sound | #745 | 1.267 | 1.267 |
Ranked from 15 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?
Only I
Did you use any existing assets? If so, list them below.
Yes but they all were made by me for my another demo https://dustdfg.itch.io/boxplatformerdemo
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Really good puzzle mechanic, simple rules that can be combined to make it complicated and challenging. Like many other reviewers, I was dying for some music or SFX. It also seemed like the controls were a little buggy--sometimes I couldn't select a box by clicking, also sometimes I could move a box with another on top of it and sometimes I couldn't. But it has the makings of a great puzzle game for sure!
Thanks for playing :)
What a cool idea for a puzzle system. The balancing of difficulty was really well done too. The last couple of stages were some good head-scratchers. I also liked having to experiment and figure out the rules through playing.
Thanks for playing!
Quite a challenging puzzler. It was hard to remember whether the hollow coloured walls blocked or let boxes through. Like other commenters some sound would be great for this, even a simple looping BGM and some jump sounds.
I just never used any music in my games before 3 days ago I added music to my best game GreedySlime. Now I am not afraid about music and sfx so my future games will contain it If I will find suitable tracks...
Thanks for playing :D
pretty nice game, simple, and also fun. Give it music n some sfx will make it even more enjoyable I believe. However, it will be better if you also put the instruction on how to play in the game. Tutorial level also work. Giving the game more visual effect also make it better. However, good job for completing the game.
Thanks for playing! If you really liked it, try my another similar but very different demo https://dustdfg.itch.io/boxplatformerdemo
yes, I tried, but I prefer the jam version I think.
Did you reach the place when you see other boxes with different gravity?
yes, I also try that, it is unique but just not my type I think
Bro this is really solid! Great job on all the mechanics! Really challenging but in a good way!
Thanks for playing!
I manage to beat all five levels. Levels 4 and 5 are the hard. At the very beginning it wasn't too intuitive what you mean by "mouse click to move Plarc to another box." Perhaps you need some sort of cue to tell the player what to do? Also, relaxing music helps with the overall feel of these kinds of puzzle games. Consider adding that.
I agree. Thanks for playing :D
This was a nice puzzle game. I got the idea intuitively.
Sometimes, it's hard to switch the plarc even when I spam-click on it, and the plarc often gets stuck when there's another plarc above.
I'm looking forward to this game's pixel art style xD and don't forget to add a cool music and sfx! Good luck!
Thanks for playing! Plarc is AI. It is just an eyes. Plarc moves between boxes (his bodies). Yes, sometimes you cant switch to the box because I used a bit bugged approach with the rect of scaled image
Not very good at puzzle games especially this kind, but it was well done and I managed to beat some levels with relatively ease.
Simplistic style, but was missing some chill music on the background! But you for sure have a knack for puzzles games and those are always good, so keep on working with this and you might have a hit!
Thanks for playing! :D
i love this kind of puzzles game. i spent a lot of time in last stage but managed to beat it. jump is very well made, is smooth and jumps exactly 2 blocks. i loved it!
I am glad, you liked it. I used the physic formula to make smooth jumps. You can see the code of jumps here. It isn't exactly two blocks height :) it is exactly 2.25 of the blocks so player won't be able to jump to three blocks and won't need pixel-prefect jumps :D. If you liked this game try my another demo with similar (but very different mechanics)
I really liked this one! The first few stages do a really good job at explaining the mechanics and the final stages are really thought provoking. You're really good at designing puzzles!
Thanks for playing! I am glad you liked it. You can try my another puzzle with similar (but very different) mechanics https://dustdfg.itch.io/boxplatformerdemo
Really clever puzzles! I really needed to put on my thinking cap in this game, for level 5 especially. I think a sign of a good puzzle is to make the player feel confused at first and then silly for not getting it sooner once they've solved it. Or at least, that's how I felt and I liked it. :D
Sometimes Plarc was unable to move when other boxes were stacked on top of it, but other times it could. I'm not sure which result was the intended one.
It is a demo so it is bugged. And I also don't sure what behavior isn't bug and whats normal :D
Haha, game jams are like that! :)
If you liked it you can try my another puzzle https://dustdfg.itch.io/boxplatformerdemo with similar (but very different) mechanics
If we forgot about the fact I don't know why top box moves with bottom box (because I didn't program it at all. The engine does it but where, when and why?), sothe moments where you can't move when another box on top of you is a bug of default godot physics after I changed it to rapier2d engine it started to workEDIT: Just found the place where bottom box moves top box :D
The game is really nice and puzzles can be really challenging!
Glad you liked it. Thanks for playing
Really fun puzzles! I just wish there was some sound and music, along with some juice.
It is just a demo and I've never added music to my games yet. Thanks for playing