Oh wow, this game is soo brutal. I love how creatively you tackled the theme! Nice job!
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Loop, Swoop & Pull's itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Creativity | #226 | 4.350 | 4.350 |
| Audio | #2205 | 3.175 | 3.175 |
| Artwork | #2553 | 3.417 | 3.417 |
| Narrative | #2927 | 2.558 | 2.558 |
| Enjoyment | #3023 | 3.125 | 3.125 |
Ranked from 120 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
How does your game fit the theme?
Because you have to loop, swoop and pull to tie your shoes.
(Optional) Please credit all assets you've used
Obi Rope was used for the rope physics.
Various FreeSound contributions were used to make the sound effects.
Everything else was made from scratch
(Optional) What would you like to be called if GMTK features your game?
The Tervoort Cousins
Comments
Insane entry. The mere fact that this otherwise esoteric concept having this many ratings on it is proof how well executed this was.
I love the audio from the very start. The visuals is simple but works very well. This was really fun. Great job!
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Elevator OperatorGreat stuff , as many have mentioned, it has a fairly satisfying learning curve! congrats and great stuff
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Solid & NotSuper fun! I got the beginning loop but couldn't manage to get much further than that. The laces physics worked better than I thought they would, glad the controls made sense and feel coherent, if not very difficult to get used to lol. The description about automatic actions was thought provoking too. Awesome game!
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Water Cycle CatastropheI will be honest. If it would have been possible to rate 10000/5 out of creativity and fun, I would have done it. I struggled a bit until I realized I was able to put pins. The controls are well mapped on the keyboard, it is “intuitive” enough. Great idea, great conception!
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MigratoRaceMadness.... It's so crazy and out there! I just wish for simplified controls, maybe using the mouse and a way to switch it to control left hand / right hand / camera.
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CrystallizedCrazy. It definitely made me feel like Spongebob in that episode where he doesn't know how to tie his shoes. I would also love to see someone who is really good at this just hit out of park.
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Pool Boy Loop YobHaven't had this much trouble with my shoelaces since I was 3. I couldn't tie it back then either.
A very unique take, well-executed. Congratulations!
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Let Me Loop You InThis is such a brilliantly unique and hilarious take on the theme. I love how it highlights the idea that something we normally do automatically becomes a huge challenge when you're forced to consciously control every movement. It’s clever, frustrating in the best way, and totally memorable.
The controls feel intentionally clumsy (in a fun way), which adds to both the charm and the challenge. I also appreciated how the fingers automatically pinch the shoelace without needing to hold down keys—it's a small touch that makes a big difference.
One minor piece of feedback: I wasn’t able to change the key bindings for either index finger, while the other fingers worked fine.
Overall, I really enjoyed this game—despite being forced to confront the sad truth that I may not actually know how to tie my own shoelaces.
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4 LoopAt first the controls were difficult to understand. I think it might help to show the mapping on a keyboard for a better visualization. Then the hard part became when I realized I couldn't remember how to tie the shoes in this manner. Pretty cool demonstration of the idea! Overall, definitely a little too complex to start, but once you get the hang of it, it's a pretty interesting game and honestly pretty fun to mess around with like QWOP or surgeon simulator. Good stuff!
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Block BashThis seems really unique and cool.... but its too complex for me... porbably skill issue. but i kinda made a simple knot. So im kinda proud. Great Game!
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Step-by-Stepfun, but, i feel like this has the problem surgen simulator had with hands being too complex!! and the way they solved it was by using one hand. maybe this game could have done the same and used one? idk, the point im tryin to make is that the controls were hard
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Obliteration!Absolutely wild game! I'm not going to lie and say the controls weren't overwhelming - but I think that was most of the challenge, haha. It was nice there was the option to change your keyboard layout if you wanted, but I ended up taking a screenshot and moving it to my other monitor. I enjoyed that you could use each individual finger to hold the shoelaces, so I had to use one hand to make a loop, bring it over to the other, have that grab it, let go with the first to pull the end through, etc.
After accidentally undoing the cross step from trying to follow a 'simple shoelace' diagram online, I ended up making one big knot which held. I would've liked to make a proper knot, but very creative game!
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Mobius GauntletThis is just like tying a little kid's shoes! lol It's surprisingly fun! Unlike tying little kid's shoes! And you did a great job! Like when you tie a little kid's shoes. I really enjoyed myself. Unlike when I tie a little kid's shoes.
Really this was fun! Thank you for this submission!
Also I'd appreciate feedback on my submission if you get a chance!
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Life CycleVery creative idea! But I’ll be honest, I did have a hard time just used to the controls. I would’ve been nice to be able to use the mouse in some way. Overall very cool idea, one of the most creative I’ve seen in the jam so far.
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Lemonade Loopin’Cool Idea, I needed time to get used to the controls but they are pretty intuitive so that's nice.
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