| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Theme Integration | #27 | 4.056 | 4.056 |
| Sound Design | #61 | 3.333 | 3.333 |
| Innovation | #94 | 3.167 | 3.167 |
| Overall | #110 | 3.065 | 3.065 |
| Art | #168 | 2.944 | 2.944 |
| Fun Factor | #206 | 2.500 | 2.500 |
| Gameplay | #231 | 2.389 | 2.389 |
Ranked from 18 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
How does your game bring our theme, The Error is the Feature, to life?
The game glitches out after level0, then the end goal is not visible anymore...
Did you work in a team? If so, link their itch profiles.
I will do this! When itch loads fast enough to load the profiles
Did you include a fake publisher splash screen at the start of your game?
Did you use the Audius API in your game?
If AI was used in your game, let us know how you used it.
No ai!
Very unique game! As others have pointed out, I really like the vibes and mood. The glitch effect paired with the music and palette works well. There's some really clever puzzles here but without the hints I don't think I would've figured them out. With the hints, they may have felt a bit obvious. It's a delicate balancing act for sure. All-in-all, this is a really clever game matched by some great mood/vibe, and with a bit more refinement of the puzzles, could become a really promising prototype. Well done!
Thanks for your feedback! The hint system can indeed be a bit obvious. I thought of adding a 3 layer system, with direction hint and solution, but didn't have enough time in the jam
Thanks for your feedback! Check the hint system for a hint if you need one!
The solution is: get 20 headhitters in the 1x1part
I don't know if you know this, but we have a hint system! Press escape, or p(for we builds) to get to the pause menu, here is the hint system
thank you for playing the game and enjoying it. And as the composer, I am happy that you specifically liked the music.
In case you are wondering, the synth pad is two VSTs layered on top each other - one called NY by Fullbucket, the other one is DSK Ethereal Pads. They are free VSTs. I sampled them down in low quality and then reduced them to mono, to get a low-fi sound that fits the pixel aesthetics more. it also makes the pads fairly dense I think, which is a really nice sound for these kind of pixel style games. There is more audio effects and processing on that, but that is mostly it. The DAW i used is LMMs.
I hope this answers your question.
hahahaha got ya, appreciate the explanation. I'm not sure if you know about it, but what I'm refering to is the Ableton crack key gen song, which, I admit, I am guilty of hearing before. However, I've since spent 1k on 12 tho, outch. Crazy that the program to use Ableton for free had an anime girl and a theme song. Anyway, really love ya harmonic ideas and how the song keeps on moving. Real big brain stuff for a 3day game.
Thank you for playing the game. As the composer, I am really happy you liked the music!
Curious to know where you got stuck. Maybe you discovered an actual bug or we just missed a bit to give a clear hint on that puzzle - as some of them can be a little challenging if you do not have the solution right away.
Oh, I know which one you mean! It is probably level 3 if I am not mistaken.
This is actually our fault, I think this one is easy to miss. You have to stand right below that suspicious block and just spam the jump button to gain enough momentum to glitch through the ceiling. The issue is that we changed the player sprite quite late and somehow it does not show the jump animation in that spot properly, so it looks as if you are just stuck and cannot jump in that spot. So I assume you probably tried this, but did not keep jumping because you thought it had no effect.
so yeah, that is actually a bug, not a feature.
Be sure to check the hints! The hint for this level is: 20headhitters in a row? Impressive
Yes, some of those levels can be a bit of a challenge. Most of the bugs are actually inspired by real bugs and stuff you would see in speedruns, so the moving block/plattform puzzle can be solved by just standing under the block, that will then push you through the floor. But I admit that it was fairly hard to find the right balance between giving hints and keeping the levels challenging and without much playtesting, this was the best we could do.
Still thank you for playing the game and testing it out and giving us valuable feedback!
Thank you for playing! As the composer, I am super happy you liked the music change and the atmosphere! We actually had a few more ideas in mind to enhance the atmosphere, but just could not realize all of them in the short time. But still happy that it had an impact on you!
Thank you for playing and enjoying the game! I think you are right, some of those puzzles can be a bit hard to solve if you just do not see the solution and player guidance could be a little better (we tried our best in the short time though!), so it can be tricky to get through the entire game. But happy you enjoyed your time!
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