A jam submission

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Game Jam Puzzle RPG

Submitted by t8or, Kidlotus — 6 hours, 40 minutes before the deadline

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Results

Criteria	Rank	Score*	Raw Score
Artistic Style	#401	4.000	4.000
Theme	#653	3.000	3.000
Cleverness	#755	3.000	3.000
Playability	#1486	2.000	2.000

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

Judge feedback

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While the art style, music and overall use of the theme catches my eye, practically hooking me to see what the story will be about, along with how to go about solving puzzles as well, I may understand that warnings were given in regards to how solving puzzles may force the player to leave the room and come back, but I was not expecting this to be the issue each time I went to solve another puzzle the first time around. I believe this to be my only gripe with the game, as everything else stands out nicely to me, and I really would like to see more of this in the future, so please keep up the good work.

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!
In a world where science and chemistry are guarded secrets, an alchemist in training sets out on a quest to save his sick father from an incurable sickness. As our hero learns more about alchemy, new combinations of materials and light are combined to solve puzzles. Hopefully, he can prove his knowledge to his teacher and learn how to save his father.

Controls:
You move your character with WASD
Holding shift makes you run faster
Space Bar makes your character jump
Pressing E allows you to interact with objects like torches, Mirrors, and Blocks
Press E to advance the dialog
Pressing R enables you to rotate a Mirror while holding it in the puzzle room

Tips for Gameplay:
Each room has a "?" that can help provide hints for that room.

Extra Notes
We love doing these game jams - thank you for juding them!!