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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Overall | #53 | 4.303 | 4.303 |
| Enjoyment | #69 | 4.198 | 4.198 |
| Creativity | #145 | 4.281 | 4.281 |
| Presentation | #168 | 4.431 | 4.431 |
Ranked from 167 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?
In "The Tutorial", you take on the role of the tutorial whilst guiding a computer controlled player through a platforming gauntlet.
Did your team create the vast majority of the art during the 48 hours?
Yes
We created the vast majority of the art during the game jam
Did your team create the vast majority of the music during the 48 hours?
No
We used pre-existing audio
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Insanely creative and interesting puzzle game! It was really fun to figure out how to utilize limited commands for the long stretch at the end!
Thank you! I'm glad the ending seems to have gone over so well, I was wondering if it was maybe a little much. I'm looking forward to making even more tricky puzzles in the future, thank you for playing!
Oh man, we had the same game idea lol. Anyways, the game is great. Congratulations!
Looks like a few people had a similar concept during the jam! What makes me happy is we all took a fairly different direction with it. I'm happy you enjoyed it, thank you!
Really cool idea! I liked the fact that you could put two actions in one color and change them while the game progresses. I think I understand why you had to reset the character position to the checkpoint at every change in the level (I am guessing moving platforms timing were the issue). However as a player it feels kinda weird and you want to see your guy continue running as you edit the level.
Very good entry! Thanks for the game
That's definitely understandable and has been pointed out by a lot of players, we're looking into ways to make the experience smoother. I'm glad you enjoyed it, thank you for playing!
Really fun idea presented very well! Found the guy resetting whenever I made any changes a bit irritating, but nothing game ruining :)
We're definitely looking into ways to alleviate this frustration. Thank you for playing!
Simple but challenging, great game!
Thanks a lot!
This is my favorite of the Jam so far. Great job!
There are a lot of great games in this jam so that means a lot, thank you!
Very Fun, Very Creative concept..
you really had me with this game sir
Happy to hear it, thank you!
I loved how polished and cute it was. Very solid game jam entry, loved it!
Thank you for playing!
Nice game :) Really polished implementation! I just wish the robot wouldn't tp back whenever I paint
Thank you so much for playing! The reset on paint was a quick solution to the need to have consistent timing for the puzzles, I can already think of ways to make this a little less inconvenient and I'd be happy to release an update including this.
This is awesome! The idea is super creative and the pixel art is amazing. My only suggestion would be to add a button where you can speed things up, but other than that great job!
It's been said a lot and it's certainly in the books for a post-jam update. I'm glad you liked it!
Loved the "Programing aspect". Would be really cool if you could some how turn this into a Turing complete game. Like self coding blocks or something.
That would certainly be an interesting direction to take. Thank you for playing, I'm glad you enjoyed it!
Amazing game! 10/10! I liked all aspects of the game!
I almost gave up on the last puzzle, but in the end, I figured it out! :D
Maybe just a really small nitpick, I wanted to have a partial restart sometimes, especially when my little guy didn't reach the newly painted tile.
That's quite a good idea, only resetting if it affects the previously applied tiles. I'll consider this for a post jam update. Thank you very much for playing!
Got 6:59, great game, much enjoy!! Top notch hope win I think you might win. :D gr8 game love it would play a full version
Such high praise, it's very appreciated! We're definitely considering releasing a full version of the game.
Thank you very much for playing!
It was wonderful 15 minutes!
Really polished one, with clever puzzle rules and limitations. (and such a cute "player" who followed all instruction perfectly :D)
Thanks a lot! We're happy it all came together so well.
this has to be in the top 20 or however many get in the video. great idea, perfectly executed, expanded and iterated upon over and over again, polished as hell and just plain fun to play. showcase of raw skill and dedication. huge congratulations and thanks for the experience :)
Very kind of you to say, that would be pretty incredible! I'm happy you enjoyed our game so much, thank you for playing!
This is amazing! I love how customizable the commands are, along with how the different commands combine with each other to create unique trajectories for the computer character. Nice job!
I'm happy to hear you appreciated it, we spent quite some time tinkering with how the moves work when used alone and combined together. Thank you for playing!
Love the art, music, gameplay! Good job!
Only thing I would add would be a speed up button.
We're still kicking ourselves for not thinking of a speed up button haha! I'm glad you enjoyed the game, thank you!
Amazing game! I finished the game, fits the theme, I love the music, the art, how the gameplay looks and works. Very well made and polished! Amazing stuff.
That's very kind of you to say, I was a big fan of your game as well! Thank you for playing!
I read on Discord by Ada that you guys want detail feedback, btw I gave the game 5, 5, 5 as I feel this game did everything perfectly well within the 48 hours. I guess to add on more, I remember vaguely when I first play the game, I was very lost and didn't know how the game work. Of course there is a written detail tutorials but I guess players like me who just skims through text don't tend to retain those information and tend to prefer a game style of let me experience myself. I think the tutorial can be more visually appealing even more, like really showing the players how to do it instead of telling them. I think this would make the experience very enjoyable. Example would be, split them all into separately into each pages, explaining the mechanics, like dragging the commands into colours, an animation of that will be good, which show cases the the mouse draging the colour and put it into the box, and the little guy just walks there and does the command. I think that would be awesome.
Other than that, it's all about smart and yet fun level design and how the player controls the user. It would be cool to see the game having more mechanics, more things to do, or yet even interacting with things will really make this game shines.
Hope my feedback helps :D
and overall, cant stress enough, amazing game, 5,5,5 from me, no complaints.
Your game absolutely blew my mind! Awesome work!
I'm very happy to hear that, thanks a lot!
I love the way you realized this idea, very unique! Our games are very similar if observed only from the base idea point of view, but we took completely different directions, love this! Good job :)
Yes, I love how we both took a similar concept and went totally different directions with it. Thank you for playing!