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A jam submission

EntombedView game page

Circle of Time
Submitted by BadIdeaInc — 1 day, 3 hours before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Narrative#12013.1743.174
Artwork#25493.4203.420
Enjoyment#30133.1303.130
Creativity#38053.2903.290
Audio#39522.7682.768

Ranked from 69 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?
My game plays with two concepts of a loop. The game is about a perpetual death loop where you have to die to progress. The ending of the game also reveals a second idea about looping

(Optional) Please credit all assets you've used
Google fonts: "Pixelify Sans" by Stefie Justprince

(Optional) What would you like to be called if GMTK features your game?
BadIdeaGames

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Submitted(+1)

I like this game, everything about it is well-made, It's both hard and fun.

Submitted(+1)

Really enjoyable. Sometimes it makes you scratch your head. I liked the vibe and the narrative

Submitted(+1)

Got stuck on "the only way is up" and couldn't progress, I'm sure it's just that I couldn't figure out how to get one of he dead bodies to climb up. 

Developer

There's a crossbow on the right :)

Submitted(+1)

I love these live die repeat games.  You have to die.  Its funny that you can pick up you dead body and use it as a platform.  This is great!

Submitted(+1)

Very strange levels… but interesting idea! :)

Submitted(+1)

I like the art style and lighting is gorgeous

Submitted(+1)

Cool puzzle mechanic! Def fits the theme

Submitted(+1)

like the character design! nice work!

Submitted(+1)

Cool take on the theme! Entombed!

Submitted(+1)

really neat game!! i really love how the artwork lends itself to the narrative, gameplay, and atmosphere :D really impressive work <3!!

Submitted(+1)

nice one!

Submitted(+1)

loved the idea! very interesting concept

Submitted(+1)

Very clever puzzle, loved the squishiness of the bodies.

Submitted(+1)

SPOILERS IN THIS COMMENT

I really enjoyed this game, and I thought the mechanic was a fun concept that was executed well (and must have been a bit of a pain to code)! I think it's ripe some more levels that tried some twists on the mechanic or built on it in creative ways. I also thought the visual presentation was good, I love the art, the colors, the lighting, and the little bouncy animation that happens when you bounce on a past life! The sprite for your previous lives really conveys a dead husk pretty well. I would have loved some sound effects and more music as well.


So I'm guessing the extra secrets were the little lore bits you found if you went down some of the openings? So, if I'm correct, it looks like our character had woken up this ancient statue which was the eldritch God, and doing so destroyed reality and stuck him in an even bigger curse of a time loop that he can't escape from? That narrative twist at the end was great, and I really love the horrifying implications of the lore! It was great that the theme was worked in not only on a mechanical level, but also narratively through that last ending reveal. Really great stuff!


Overall, great concept, nice presentation, and really interesting narrative! Good work!

Submitted(+1)

Fun game and neat use of theme! I was stuck in that third room till I read your reply to that same question a couple comments down - that probably could've been more explicit with the messaging in game. The bodies also had that bouncy feeling to them which felt very nice and worked well into the game feel. Good stuff!

Submitted(+1)

I really enjoyed playing this game and definitely played it for much longer than most other submissions! I've seen this concept applied in other places: using your previous deaths as fuel to propel you to victory. But this game executed it in the best way I have seen yet! The level design was masterful, the difficulty curve just right, and the whole experience felt complete and polished.

Figuring out the levels was tricky but just the right difficulty. At point I did get stuck and had to resort to glitching through a dead body to move forward (wow, that really sounds weird) but once I passed it, it was back to smooth and happy. 

The art, animations, and music help make this game alive, which makes it even more fun to play! High praise for you in those categories. My only suggestion would be to add more sound effects: completeing a level, dying, pushing, etc.

What a charming and unique entry! An unconventional and abstract take on the theme executed masterfully - I am definitely a fan!

Submitted(+1)

Loved the narrative and the little twist at the end!

The levels were pretty challenging and cleverly designed, too (especially the one before you place the flame into the statue).

Submitted(+2)

I liked the wobbliness of the bodies. I felt that the gravity was too strong, jumping could be more fun. Cool idea that you can pick up bodies and solve puzzles with that.

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