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A jam submission

Laser DodgeView game page

Submitted by Ultimate750 — 2 hours, 1 minute before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Theme#3963.5803.580
Fun#4683.2723.272
Innovation#5383.1853.185
Overall#5873.1753.175
Game Design#6373.1483.148
Audio#6822.8892.889
Graphics#8072.9752.975

Ranked from 81 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

In what way does your game fit the theme?
You have to dodge lasers that move only when you move. You can also REWIND the lasers at will.

Did you write most of the code yourself and made all the assets from scratch?
Except audio, everything (Coding, 3D Assets, UI Design, Effects, Level Design) was done by me from scratch.

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Submitted

Good idea, very inkeeping with the theme. As already mentioned, I found the difficulty a bit strange and was sometimes able to walk between the wall and a laser without needing to use the rewind ability. Good game idea though. Well done.

Developer

Thanks for the feedback! Glad you enjoyed the game.

Submitted

Having everything move only when you move reminds me a lot of superhot, but having the rewind puts more puzzles into the game. I can't imagine what having enemies might be like for this game. I managed to skip levels accidentally.

Developer

Superhot was a great inspiration. Having enemies is a great idea, Thanks!

Submitted

Really cool concept! I can imagine it being even better with stuff like enemies. I'd also recommend increasing the movement speed a bit.

Developer

Yeah, enemies would make the game more interesting. Great idea, thanks !

Submitted

Really fun game! I had a great time playing it, I think the movement is a little slow but overall great stuff.

Developer

Thanks for the feedback!

Submitted

The level design and difficulty curve needs some work.

Half of the levels are very easily cheese-able by walking in the narrow space between two lasers (or the laser and a wall), making the rewind essentially redundant. Additionally, the final stages 8-10 were considerably easier than the ones preceding it.

That being said, I do think you've got a good idea going here; it could just do with ironing out the kinks (though I understand it's a jam game). The music and graphical style were also very nice. 

Overall, I'd say you did a good job!

Developer(+1)

Thanks for the amazing feedback! I regret not spending enough time in level design and play testing.

Submitted

simple and unique! Cool idea overall :)

Developer

Thanks! Glad you liked it.

Submitted

It's a cool sound design. The level design could be improved to have the rewind mechanic more in focus. Currently the mechanic just makes a question of how small steps are are you willing to take through the obstacles. Also it's hard to know how big your character is when looking from first person. 

I think it's a cool idea overall, but it just needs more work inorder to draw out its' potential.

Developer

Thanks for all the feedback! You're right, I should've spent more time in level design.

Submitted

Nice looking game.

i request you to play my game too.

https://itch.io/jam/brackeys-4/rate/722655

rated:)

Developer

Thanks! I will surely play and rate your game too.

Submitted

interesting idea and game is fun.
last levels are easier than first.

Developer

Thanks for your feedback!

Submitted

Nice Game. I had fun playing

Developer

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it !

Submitted

to make it more challenging, I suggest limiting the number of rewinds u can do, not the duration of rewind

Developer

Great idea. It would make for some amazing and tricky levels too. Thanks for the feedback !

Submitted

Clean and elegant game design to implement the theme. I also liked the simple art style.

I had trouble like others about getting hit and found myself wanting a minimap, but that would probably make it too easy...

Developer

Thanks for the feedback. I thought of a minimap too but ran out of time so I was unable to implement it.

Submitted

A lot of the levels feel exactly the same, with no variation. The concept is pretty unique and fun, and the art style is simple but clean. The small field of view makes it pretty hard to tell if you'll be able to hit something, and sometimes the sound loops. But all in all, decent submission all around. Great work!

Developer

Thanks for all the feedback! 

Submitted(+1)

I like the idea. "Rewind" is well implemented. The graphics and sound are alright. 

- Sometimes the sound glitches: occasionally if I let go of shift the rewind sound still plays. 

- I think some of the last levels  are just copies of earlier ones. If not, then they are too similar. More variety would be nice.

-I would like a wider field of view, but that's subjective.

Well done!

Developer

Thanks for the amazing feedback !

I was able to find and remove the sound glitching issue after the time was over.

Yeah, the levels could have been much better.

Thanks !

Submitted
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Developer

Thanks for the feedback !

Submitted

The idea of the game is pretty cool.

If you walk whilst rewinding, the sound messes up. I think you should make it stop the player from moving when you are rewinding to avoid this.

The game is quite hard too so I recommend making the first few levels easier so that the player can slowly get used to the game.

Developer

Thanks for all the feedback! I have fixed the sound glitch but it was after the jam ended.

Submitted

I like the kind of games where time only moves when you move. Overall this game was really fun!

Submitted

I...am not sure how "required" the rewind mechanic is. I think I needed it once. Most of the turnstyle lasers can be avoided just by hugging the walls.

Developer(+1)

You must be very good at obstacle courses, because I myself had a really hard time completing it without using the 'rewind' mechanic. Thanks for the feedback!

Submitted

Just because its so short. :)

Only really lost on the first level as I was getting my bearings again. I thought I'd remembered getting through the gap between the two revolvers, but perhaps not.

I think I spent longer setting up OBS than I did recording it XD
Developer

Nice, guess I should've spent more time play testing lol

Submitted(+1)

Very cool. It looks good for the simplicity presented. I would however like more variety in the lasers. It felt like I was really just alternating between forward and shift and there wasn't the challenge of navigating the course like I was hoping for. 

Developer

Thanks for the feedback. During development, I tried many types of ideas for different lasers but none of them were able 'rewind' so I only used the few which were able to.

Submitted

Awesome game! I loved the concept and found the game to be fun and challenging, though not too difficult. The graphics were a little bit minimalistic, but it looked very sleek. I liked the music you chose too, it had a nice progression to it. Overall great game, good job!

Developer

Thanks a lot. Glad you enjoyed it !

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