Having to move my way through some sort of multi-dimensional dungeon was really interesting (even if it hurt my head thinking about where I was)! The steps to exit counter helped with that, though, so that was a good feature to add! The gameplay itself was fun as well, partiuclarly having to use a shield offensively, it was much more interesting than just using the sword the whole way throughout (and using it to deflect those bullets in the vase room made me feel clever, so thank you for that). The graphics worked well, and everything was readable, so that was great to see! Nice work on this, it was solidly made!
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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Enjoyment | #9 | 3.789 | 3.789 |
| Overall | #11 | 3.763 | 3.763 |
| Concept | #17 | 3.737 | 3.737 |
| Use of the Limitation | #19 | 3.632 | 3.632 |
| Presentation | #19 | 3.895 | 3.895 |
Ranked from 19 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Team members
4: frodoTimBaku (shooters, exploders, itch page), Fidel Delgado (Original Music and SFX), lssndra (Playtesting), PixelPax (Everything else)
Software used
Unity w/ MM Top Down Engine
Use of the limitation
A layout of the dungeon map rearranges itself every time you have the dream (just like in my nightmares) . Doors don't always connect the same two rooms in both directions, and there are always at least two paths to the exit (an interesting technical problem which I solved with horrible brute force and inefficiency, where my graph theory people at!)
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None, but I'm pretty sure one tried to eat me at 3AM last night
Comments
Yeah that's a great note, and thank you for playing it multiple times I'm so flattered!
I originally had him move slower, and some of the rooms are tuned for this, so they feel super easy now since you can just sprint through them. I usually tune the game at my skill level, then, (figuring I'm disproportionately good from endless playtesting) I increase some of the main parameters by 2x (speed, health) for lower-skill players. I'd always prefer to to widen the group of people who could enjoy the game, even if it makes it too easy for us pros ;)
Maybe having a "difficulty setting" that just reduces speed and health could've accommodated the best of both worlds here, though.
(Also, reading about it, I think you're right that 'non-euclidean' is probably not the right word. Sure sounds smart though, hehehe)
2 years ago(+1)
I'm so touched, man! Thanks for your high regards, it means a lot coming someone with as much natural knack for game design as you clearly have :)
Tried using fullescreen and it blurred less - so I'm guessing it's a resolution problem. Firefox btw.2 years ago (+1)
Ah, it's a short jam, so I didn't have the time to squash many bugs on platforms other than the most commonly used (Chrome and Windows Desktop). I just tested on Firefox and noticed a ton of graphics and sound issues as you described, most of the sounds are not playing and the pixel perfect camera isn't working. Tbh, Unity's WebGL exports and plugins prioritize Chrome and just doesn't support other browsers quite as well, so these kinds of bugs are often low-level and difficult to squash.
Please consider reevaluating the game on Chrome or Windows Desktop, it would mean a lot to me.
I really appreciate you bringing these issues to my attention and following up to help me fix them. I'll put a note in the description that the game is best played on Chrome.
2 years ago(+1)
Ah that's such interesting feedback!
I actually had a shift-for-run mechanic in an earlier version of this game, but my pinky was getting tired from holding shift through every playthrough and I was like "who would walk when they can run, right?"
Based on your feedback, I'm thinking this is probably an example of overfitting the game to my own preferences-- maybe the way to handle this in a real game would be to create an "always running" user setting. Or just slow down the move speed a bit.
Anyways I'm so glad you liked it, and thank you for the kind words!
2 years ago (+1)
Ah yeah, that's just where the game ends-- it's all I had time for ahaha.
I'll make it loop if I have time today. Thanks for playing all the way through :)
Edit: I fixed the bug! Now it loops at the end of level 2, so that you get a chance to see more rooms in both levels, and see how the game changes with different layouts.
Re-evaluation much appreciated if that bug was a factor in your assessment:)
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