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Godot Wild Jam #47

Hosted by Bakenshake, Godot Wild Jam · #godotwildjam

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A jam submission

Night Cherry BlossomView game page

Mandala-like Penrose tiling-based puzzle game featuring sakura and koto, the classical Japanese musical instrument.

Submitted by Carras, Noskire — 3 hours, 45 minutes before the deadline

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Results

Criteria	Rank	Score*	Raw Score
Overall	#1	4.000	4.000
Audio	#1	4.250	4.250
Graphics	#1	4.643	4.643
Theme	#2	4.429	4.429
Accessibility	#3	3.429	3.429
Controls	#4	3.750	3.750
Originality	#4	4.071	4.071
Fun	#10	3.429	3.429

Ranked from 28 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

Godot Version
v3.4.4-stable

Wildcards Used
Unusual Look

Game Description
Night Cherry Blossom is a puzzle game to restore symmetric mandala-like patterns by rotating the Penrose tiling. The game also features koto, a classical Japanese musical instrument as the main SFX.

How does your game tie into the theme?
The puzzle is based on mandala pattern and Penrose tiling which can create fivefold symmetry similar to flowers. The game features Japanese cultural with the famous sakura flower as the main art style.

Source(s)
N/A

Discord Username
Carras#0001, Noskire#9092

Participation Level (GWJ Only)
5

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Comments

CosmoNectarineSubmitted1 year ago(+1)

Lovely janapese aesthetic. Really cool game and well made puzzles.

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Drentsoft GamesSubmitted1 year ago(+1)

Wonderful game! Such polish. I will say I did have a little trouble with the puzzles due to the shifting lights.

Submitted

Flipping Symmetry

dardanbujupajSubmitted1 year ago(+2)

This entry is insanely good! The colors, the visuals, the animations, the music and especially the sound effects when rotating the discs. Everything so beautiful on it's own and even more so together. Unbelievable that this was created in 9 days 😅

At some point I messed up a puzzle so hard I wished I had a reset button for the current level (still did it in the end though :D).

Well done! Congrats to this entry!

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Separated but still Together

nymsicalSubmitted1 year ago(+2)

Loving the aesthetics!! Incredibly polished. I'm not the best at puzzle games, but had a good time with this regardless. Congrats on the great entry!

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Smokin' Potions

ObsidianBlkSubmitted1 year ago(+2)

I love the aesthetics of this game very much! The transition used from the menu to the puzzles is very well executed! The artistry is both the visuals and the music are top notch! The controls were very simple and clear (even if I am really bad at puzzle games… must have been torture watching me fail so hard at that puzzle, lol)

Over all, I don’t think there was much about this game where I could even suggest improvement, it all fit and worked so well. I wouldn’t even be surprised if this were some paid product, it looks and plays so well.

Excellent work!!

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Carson_23Submitted1 year ago(+2)

beautifully polished. Really loved the art style and the puzzles were engaging.

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andoresuSubmitted1 year ago(+2)

Really amazing game. It's challenging and love the music / sound concept!

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prefectionSubmitted1 year ago(+2)

The polish is amazing, game looking really great. I also really enjoy the gameplay. Only issue I have been having is that it was hard to see the differences in the puzzle at glance, because of all the different colors and so much happening at once on the screen

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ShatteredReality1 year ago(+2)

this game is so pretty!

CarrasDeveloper1 year ago

Hope that you enjoyed it!
Thanks to my team member Noskire taking the developer role so that I can focus on the art side without worrying too much on codings

SporkTankSubmitted1 year ago(+2)

I played the puzzle mode! I like the Japanese visuals and audio, very chilled vibe. I made it to level 3 but for the life of me I can't see my mistake, or I can't get the bit at the top to align.

I think a colour-blind or shapes mode might help me in particular. :)

Nice polished entry, well done!

Submitted

The Symmetry Hall Problem

SporkTankSubmitted1 year ago(+1)

Oh I've just noticed this new queuing system on Itch, I can't rate this at the moment and will have to come back I suppose. 🤔

SporkTankSubmitted1 year ago(+1)

Have rated now!

CarrasDeveloper1 year ago (1 edit)

Swap these 2 and you are good to go!

SporkTankSubmitted1 year ago(+1)

Oh right, thank you! I thought there must be more to the game.. it wasn't obvious (to me at first) that any of the rotations overlapped and allowed moving of tiles over distances. First 2 levels didn't require this. :) I'll come back to it, cheers.

CarrasDeveloper1 year ago

The game does not have other visual mode but I did consider some colour blind cases. Below is the colour palette I used and the simulations of some colour blindness.

SporkTankSubmitted1 year ago

True, and Trit. are best for me eyes. I don't know a lot about the theory behind it..

subvertissementSubmitted1 year ago(+2)

very impressive jam game! absolutely amazing! wow!

current jam mode high-score : 24490

Submitted

symmetropolis: the no lemon no melon campaign!

CarrasDeveloper1 year ago(+1)

That is a pretty high score for a beginner in jam mode! Congrats!
Jam mode can be more challenging in later rounds but sadly we were running out of time to design it further :(

subvertissementSubmitted1 year ago

i'm actually still amazed that you managed to include two different game modes! :)

DelpireSubmitted1 year ago(+3)

Wow! What a challenge! I love the visuals and the audio. The sound effects fit the music and is really satisfying. This is a very unique entry. Great job!

Submitted

Mermaid's Mural

CarrasDeveloper1 year ago

I am glad that you notice it! I am using a Japanese pentatonic scale called "IN" Scale.
Pentatonic scale has a weird phenomenon that even you simply play the notes by going up or down the scale it will still sound nice as long as they are in the same key.

DelpireSubmitted1 year ago(+1)

As a guitar player I can very much appreciate the pentatonic scale. :) Classic for Blues and Rock N Roll! I wasn't familiar with the "IN" scale. It sounds really nice and fits great with your game.

CarrasDeveloper1 year ago(+1)

Basically, in C key: C D E♭ G A♭ C
This is the link in case you are interested :)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_scale

_Maikha_Submitted1 year ago(+2)

Fantastic game, the patterns are sometimes a bit confusing, good thing that there's a preview of the level in the top right corner.

Submitted

CarrasDeveloper1 year ago

Thanks! Your game actually motivated me to work harder because you set the bar so high so early >_<