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A jam submission

Umbral ShifterView game page

Submitted by Justicefied, andrewlang19 — 8 hours, 6 minutes before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Playability#2584.0004.000
Artistic Style#4014.0004.000
Theme#6533.0003.000
Cleverness#7553.0003.000

Ranked from 1 rating. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

Judge feedback

Judge feedback is anonymous.

  • Fun mechanics, some require a bit of a skill curve which is probably great for platformers. The swapping back and forth was done very clean, and would like to see more of the gathering and mixing elements.

Did you include your Game Design Document as a Google Drive link?
Yes

Seriously... did you include your Game Design Document?
Yes

Is your game set to Public so we can see it?
Yes

Tell us about your game!
Play as an alchemist who has found a way to bridge dimensions with his shadow. Master the art of shifting between these two realms to exploit the differences between the realities. Even the potions he has left behind seem to behave differently based on the reality it is quaffed in.

Controls

Move - WASD / Arrow Keys
Jump - Space
Use Potion - E / F / Enter / Right Click
Swap - Shift / Q / Left Click
Reset - R / Z / Backspace
Return to Level Select - Escape

Extra Notes
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bTqAxo7zv_A7YXMrt7JmYwI6oWKa1aLnmmoxx7NI8xQ/edit?usp=sharing

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Comments

Submitted(+2)

It has a cool mechanic, it reminds me of mighty switch force! Pretty cool!

Submitted(+2)

Pretty fun! I could see a full game made from this with a little refining of the player controls, but the swapping mechanic works great. It's a similar core idea as my game but a very different execution.