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A jam submission

BongleView game page

Bongle is a short puzzle game about changing the shape of objects
Submitted by The Watchers — 1 hour, 21 minutes before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Creativity#16693.5383.538
Overall#18363.3693.369
Style#19063.4773.477
Enjoyment#22383.0923.092

Ranked from 65 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 puzzles revolve around scaling objects to their cosmic counterparts.

Development Time

96 hours

(Optional) Please credit all assets you've used
All credits can be found in the game.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1eN_wrqOeSS1uqMHgxW9rB7z6nZsLtwzWNFYtOC_-1DY/edit?usp=sharing

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Submitted(+1)

Really fun and satysfying idea. Everything is polished and puzzles are well designed. Solid game with neat art. Congrats!

Developer(+1)

Thanks, happy to hear you had fun!

Submitted(+1)

It was fascinating to watch the game gradually evolve. Good job

Developer

Thank you, glad you enjoyed the progression! 

Submitted(+1)

You've done a great job of layering on mechanics gradually to avoid overwhelming the player with complexity!

Developer

Thank you, it's nice to hear we got that right!

Submitted(+1)

The chain mechanics are so clever! Those elevated the puzzle difficulty a bunch! Really enjoyed it! Great job!

Developer

Thank you, so happy to hear you enjoyed it!

Submitted(+1)

oh! well done on this one. very cozy little game and very good use of the Theme!

Developer

Thank you very much!

Submitted(+1)

Visually, it's very beautiful. I find the idea simple but effective! Great job!

Developer

Thank you!

Submitted(+1)

Deceptively simple at first, but got more in-depth pretty quick right after. Some more feedback on actions like using the chain item would be good, something that really shows you you are in fact targeting the objects now.  Maybe also even more juicing on the scaling of objects? Since inherently that is not a very "fun" action to do on its own, the sound for scaling was fitting but could have something more still. 

Other than the chain, the clarity was pretty good though, easy to understand the goal and what to do, new mechanics as they appeared and so on

Developer

Thanks for the feedback! Some visual indicator for linking objects will be added for sure.

Submitted(+1)

10/10 in the art and music department, the mechanics interact smoothly, overall I would like more levels,its a very good puzzle game

Developer

Thank you very much! Happy to hear you liked it! :D

Submitted(+1)

Nice Job! Takes a bit of trial and error, but I think with a bit more polish and 'juice' it could feel really satisfying to play! 

Developer(+1)

Thank you, we will keep it in mind!

Submitted(+1)

Am i stupid or sumthn 😭 I cant use the item on level 6

Developer(+1)

To use the link item you have to first click on the bubble to select the item. Then click on the two objects you want to link. : )

Submitted(+1)

Ohhhhh i get it now. Cool game!

Submitted (1 edit) (+1)

Really interesting game. At the beginning I thought that game would be very simple, you need to change scale that's all, but the game gets more and more complex! I love it!!! I managed to play all your levels and the last levels are really challenging. However I have few comments regarding gameplay. 

1. The game should clearly inform player that some of axis aren't available for the player. It is really confusing sometimes when you need to check it manually 😃

2. The chain mechanics it is a little bit confusing since if we have three objects lets say: A,B,C and we link together A and B and then we link together : B and C and then we change scale on C, the A don't change its scale though it's is linked with B so if B changes scale so should A. I hope you understand me 😊

In conclusion, I had a great time playing your game and I'm looking forward to the next levels!

Developer(+1)

We will keep your feedback in mind when updating the game. It's nice to hear you enjoyed it and got through all the levels!

Submitted(+1)

I thought it had some cool mechanics and the idea was pretty neat, but I thought that maybe the game could use a bit less reading and maybe you could show things work more visually, because without reading what the new thing does, I feel like you would be stuck. I also feel like it should involve a little more brain power on some of the levels instead of kind of eye baling things in my opinion, cause that's what I found myself doing a bit. cool game overall though!

Developer

Thank you! Some indicator for how close you are would definitely help with the eyeballing problem.

Submitted(+1)

This game is really interesting in terms of puzzle mechanics. I was only able to make it to level 8 and then got stuck, but I think I have some good feedback to share. Firstly is that I felt like the objects where too far off to the sides of the screen, sometimes they would even clip off screen because of the movement. Second is that when the objects float around on the screen, it kind of messes me up when I'm trying to precisely scale them since there is some movement that slight bit of movement that happens without my input. Other than that the game and the aesthetic were really creative!

Developer

Thanks for the feedback! We will definitely stop them from clipping out after the jam.

Submitted(+1)

That's so cute! *-*

Why are the objects so far awaaaay

Quite liked it tho! Got add to the guy bellow, the pacing was very well thought

Developer

Thank you, happy to hear you liked it!

Submitted(+1)

I really liked this game, the art style was cute, the music was calming, and the various mechanics relating to scaling the objects were simple but interesting and created some interesting and thought provoking puzzles. Good game :)

Developer

Glad to hear you liked it!

Submitted(+1)

Super chill little game, loved the effects and how rewarding and addictive a simple mechanic can become! Great work!

Developer

Thank you very much, happy to hear you enjoyed it!

Submitted(+1)

Very chill puzzle game, i love the pacing of teaching the mechanics. Floating them around to add a challenge in gauging sizes is also a great idea. I got stuck on the bubble for a sec, but then i read the fix in the comments about changing to fullscreen.

Developer

Getting the pacing right is always tricky. Glad to hear you liked it! :D

Submitted(+1)

bongle

Developer

bongle

Submitted(+1)

Couldn't figure out how the bubble work! I'm too dumb for this game. Also, objects were leaving the screen and it made much more difficult to assess their sizes. Other than that, a great idea that perfectly captures the theme.

Developer

You click the bubble to select the item inside it and then click on an object to use the item.

It seems objects leave the screen when you aren't playing in full screen. We will take it into account when we update the game after the jam. Thanks for the feedback!

(+1)

Got increasingly more interesting, game mechanic definitely has potential. Probably needs a graphic/animation for using objects like the chain. 

Developer

Thanks for the feedback!

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