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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Top Marks | #1 | n/a | n/a |
| Overall | #31 | 4.254 | 4.254 |
| Presentation | #61 | 4.423 | 4.423 |
| Fun | #97 | 4.015 | 4.015 |
| Originality | #105 | 4.215 | 4.215 |
Ranked from 130 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?
(***CHECK THE README FILE THAT COMES WITH THE GAME FOR "DEBUG" OPTIONS. You can use O and P to skip levels, among other things. I left them in so Jam players can quickly see the whole game.***) We interpreted this meaning "out of the player's control" rather than "chaotic". There is an ancient spirit messing with you and testing you. The movement of the room cannot be controlled by the player. It can get out of hand if you do not take time to plan. However, you can interact with objects to influence your own movement and get to the exit, solve the ancient spirit's puzzles, and escape.
Did your team create the art for this game during the 48 hour time slot?
We created all art during the game jam
Did your team create the audio for this game during the 48 hour time slot?
We created all audio during the game jam
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I saw this on the stream, then got assigned it on the reviewers server. This is really quite intriguing. The waiting mechanic was a little annoying (I appreciated the debug button to speed it up, but since it's called a "debug" feature I'm assuming it's not really intended). The puzzles weren't too difficult, but it was fun. :)
I loved art, the mechanics are creative, good game
Thanks!
sorry, apparently I forgot to hit enter on my comments. I love the concept, the story, the art work, and the puzzles. the only thing I can say that's negative is that the controls are a bit floaty and there are one or two areas where I'd ditch a set of spikes to flatten the difficulty curve a bit. but that's more than acceptable for a game jam game and didn't spoil my experience one bit.
Thanks for playing! The art's by Alphonsosix, the story and puzzles are by me.
I'll be changing jumping in the after Jam release so you can turn around in midair.
sorry, apparently I forgot to hit enter on my comments. I love the concept, the story, the art work, and the puzzles. the only thing I can say that's negative is that the controls are a bit floaty and there are one or two areas where I'd ditch a set of spikes to flatten the difficulty curve a bit. but that's more than acceptable for a game jam game and didn't spoil my experience one bit.
I love it man. Really good stuff. My only complaint would be that the character's horizontal movement is a little wild, but the amount of features you crammed into this one was incredibly impressive. Good job.
I love this game ! everything is done well, I have been looking for games with great puzzle mechanics and unfortunately there are not much out there.
The movement is really hard. I think there is too much levels that don't really introduce anything new. Otherwise, it's pretty fun and original. I like the rotation effect very much!
//edit oh, and I wish the UI (timer and arrows) were bigger and clearer. If you need to point an arrow saying "pay attention to this" then you know it's not big enough :P
we didn't have much time to work on the ui, plus we wanted a smooth learning curve for people who are a bit slow at learning
Just saw this one on Mark's stream.
Really clever idea and execution!
Thanks!
Really cool game, well exceuted with a lot of cool mechanics. It clearly has the potential to be extended to a full game. Awesome job!
Very interesting concept! The gameplay is amazing. Great job!
Thanks for playing!
Fun game! Felt a bit floaty making precision platforming difficult though.
I couldn't get this to run on my machine. Such a shame as I was really looking forward to it. I love games with puns as their titles. I tried both versions but both give the same error:
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TestPlatformer
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Error creating process <C:\Users\MyUser\AppData\Local\Temp\IXP000.TMP\GMTK2020_v05.exe>. Reason:
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OK
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Great idea and well executed 5/5. I managed to beat all of the levels, but in some levels it would be nice to have the ability to speed up the timer.
they don't teach patience in hero school
Wtf?
haha it was a joke, if you read the dialogue in the game you would have got it :D
The concept is original, the setting is fun, the execution is nice!
Well done!
I did got stuck on a level with a tricky jump though. I'll come back to finish the game =)
if you have trouble with some levels and you want to see the whole game with no challenge just press o to go back and p to skip the level! do not recommend it tho :/
Nah, I want to finish it the legit way ^^ it's just that there is so much game to test... I've saved yours for later =D
Very nice and polished game. Great attention to detail from the particles falling from the ceiling to using 120 bpm for the music to make it in sync with the timer. AWESOME soundtrack and nice aesthetics. The idea is great and very well executed, i just found the air control disorienting, sometimes i could change direction mid-air and sometimes it didin't work but i am just nitpicking at this point.
My favorite entry so far, you guys are the reason i mainly give 4 star to a lot of good games in order to keep some margin for this kind of gem.
Kudos to your team !
Fantastic concept, well execution. Really solid game!
Thanks!
Love the audio and level design, so juicy and fun. Well played! So impressed by the music / audio design in the time
Thanks! Victoradba, Rustocrat, and AJ Booker did the music. The programming and level design is mine.
Very good level design, amazing concept and great execution!
Thanks!
This is great. I really like your idea.Super cool narrative concept and solid level design.
Thanks! The writing and level design is by me.
Great job. I like the intro by the way. Overall it feels like a finished game
Thanks!