This game was very inventive and had a nice cohesive art style. I really enjoyed it!
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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Creativity | #205 | 4.038 | 4.038 |
| Overall | #327 | 3.836 | 3.836 |
| Presentation | #441 | 4.038 | 4.038 |
| Enjoyment | #734 | 3.434 | 3.434 |
Ranked from 53 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 player has to mitigate the random swapping of the dungeon room tiles they explore by locking down tiles to prevent them from changing.
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
Comments
Took me two tries to understand the general idea, but when it clicked, I loved it! Sadly, due to procedural generation, I believe, I softlocked myself on a bottom of a pit without a way out and with an inactive reroll machine. Still, really loved the idea and the style
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Toadally FairStellar little game with a great concept! The graphics are wonderful and the puzzle design is fun, though sadly I assumed that "locking" meant it wouldn't change haha.
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Black CAT Blessings (gmtk 2022)Love the 1 bit artstyle and changing rooms concept. I like how I had to completely rethink my route when the rooms changed. Overall very well executed and unique concept that makes for a fun game.
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Lucky LoopReally creative take on the theme, haven't seen anything else like this in the jam. There are a few minor issues with the design in that it was unclear what to do, and then once you realized what to do there wasn't much puzzling to it - just going from room to room locking every one that wasn't a two. It wasn't that dull though, because all the rooms were a bit different and were fun to explore. Anyway, my favourite part of this game is the presentation - it is IMMACULATE! The combination of the music, the cute pixel art, and the individual room progression is so wonderfully retro, reminds me of VVVVVV! Great job overall.
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Slice 'n' DiceI was little confused at first, but after figuring out the rule it became fun. I also liked the cute artstyle and music.
Though exploration was fun, it would be better if the game has some kind of obstacles, since the game poses no risk for now. Also it would be nice if the game gave more meaning to dice numbers, maybe changing obstacles of the room based on the number?
(edit: I noticed the decoration changes based on the number after writing this, that's a nice touch)
Nice job :)
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DiepoundVery polished entry. Great visuals, sounds and mechanics! You cant really tell it was made for 2-day jam
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ROLL!! DefenderThe puzzle is very challenging but easy to understand even without any explanations, and feels very satisfied when completing it. Really really cool experience playing it, and I also like the art and audio. The only problem is that sometimes I got stuck by the platforms, and it took me a while to get over it.
Very fun game. Having to lock rooms to stop them from scrambling and also needing to go back and forth from slot machine to keys to another slot machine were very nice touches
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Dice DescentFun game with great visual style! Took me a couple of minutes to get it - the slot machines look a little bit like a snorkel helmet at first. Once you get the rules, though, it's a great little platformer that really encourages reexploration of the same rooms. It would be very fun in the context of a game with larger objectives. There's definitely a ton to work with here if you want to expand this idea. Nice job!
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Jamba JumbleIt was really cool! I liked the art style a ton and the procedural stuff was all very cool- my only complaint is that I would've liked something to make the rooms feel more distinguished from eachother.
I would totally pay for a more fleshed out version of this game with rooms that had enemies and obstacles and things- the core mechanic is very cool.
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No More Mr. Dice GuyA really cool concept with great execution, i found the puzzle super clever and fun. I think the only feedback i have is perhaps the top left corner map could have been more defined visually. I didn't notice it at first. I think that this was such a cool take on the theme, and a unique puzzle that really stand out.
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Dicey DeedsI don't know what the player character is but I want to hug it.
I found the mechanics pretty easy to figure out, even though the game doesn't explain much to you. It really helped that for example "locking" a room's number shows an actual lock on the action and you use a key to do it. It's very intuitive
The only thing I wish I knew, but I don't know how you'd convey this, is that the hammer guys who can reroll the numbers on rooms can be used again as long as they are not the last one you used. At first I thought if I didn't get the numbers right after using them all I was toast.
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Gambler's CurseHaha, thank you! That's the exact reaction I wanted with this character (I don't know what they are either). I'm glad the minimal affordances worked for you. I knew I had to try and make everything obvious as possible since, as you said, the game doesn't explain much. I couldn't think of a way to indicate that last one, so I'm still looking for a solution.
That's really good concept! the camera is moving too fast in my opinion. It would be great to have something a bit smoother. Also, a map is blocking view sometimes.
these is the only issues which I see with this game.
the rest of it is perfect! Great job!
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Dice PrincessThanks! Yeah, it was tough to find a good camera speed when transitioning between rooms. I would have loved to put that in a settings menu, but alas, no time for that. The map blocking the view is because I foolishly set up the screen size and everything forgetting that I needed to fit two mini-maps on the screen.
This is such a cool idea! Unfortunately I had one run where a sealed off room was created meaning I couldn't lock the last room down, but otherwise it's so well crafted I played it through several times just because of how much I enjoyed the animation, the controls, the little touches like being able to stand on an off-screen ledge, and the beautiful tileset. In general this game just looks great and there's a lot of interesting rooms in there!
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Dice ControlShort and sweet! Sometimes a simple game mechanic works the best, I actually thought that in the end il have to go through every lock and unlock it, since it changed how the icon looked on the map, but this way was much better, it saved a lot of backtracking, so thanks for doing it that way.
Good job!
(p.s, I would appreciate it if you could try out my game aswell! It is really short so it wouldn't take long)
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