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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Presentation | #336 | 4.253 | 4.253 |
| Enjoyment | #439 | 3.783 | 3.783 |
| Overall | #520 | 3.858 | 3.858 |
| Creativity | #1623 | 3.538 | 3.538 |
Ranked from 502 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?
You control the placement of the blocks in the level with a level-editing cursor, reversing the role of the puzzle designer and the player
Did your team create the vast majority of the art during the 48 hours?
Yes
We created the vast majority of the art during the game jam
Did your team create the vast majority of the music during the 48 hours?
Yes
We created the vast majority of the music during the game jam
Comments
POKI!! This was a perfectly sized puzzler for the jam, and it was very well polished. Did feel like the theme was not pushed to its max here, maybe some levels where you only control the cursor could have really driven that in. Regardless had a really fun time playing!
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Chopping BlockReally fun game, but honestly I feel like it's kinda of a stretch to say it fits the theme.
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BANANARANGThis game was a lot of fun. I think the difficulty and length were perfect for a jam game of this scale.
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Balloon EscapeI enjoyed this game so much. the art style is amazing and the music is really good. the puzzles are very well done. my favorite puzzle game so far. good job!
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You can't jump noob!The presentation is outstanding. Looking forwards to playing any future updates you make to it.
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DescriptionaryGood game and very polished. Tenuous link to the theme I would say but this year was a hard one.
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Dog's best friendReally interesting mechanics and puzzle design! I could see more levels and mechanics being added post-jam
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Turbo TrimmingIntriguing concept! Having the cursors move at the same time as the player and also act as obstacles is a nice design decision!
I feel like right now, it’s not restrictive enough, though, if that makes sense? Like, it’s really hard to ever get into a losing state, so most of the puzzles can be solved semi-arbitrarily shuffling the characters around until they line up in a good way. Also, you rarely need to plan ahead.
I’m not sure how to make the levels more restricting, but I bet there are ways without compromising the main idea too much. Maybe you could make it so cursors can only pick up boxes once? Or actually have a fail state when a cursor and the player collide or something like that? I’m not sure, but there are certainly things you can try.
Full disclosure, though, I am a fan of hard puzzle games, so the puzzle difficulty I like in games is not necessarily the one a broad audience would also like. For a jam entry, definitely a very solid proof of concept!
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A Night At The OperaThe diffuculty is well balance, love the music and that levels aren't static but feel lively with walls being animated.
It's not really connected with the theme but it's still an interesting idea.
Really enjoyed my time with this game.
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Bullet ChamberThe game is great. The art is nice, the music fits, the mechanic is interesting. Still, I feel like this game has 2 major design problems:
1. There are 10 levels and only 1 mechanic. While yes that is totally understandable for a jam, I feel like so much potential is lost because the only thing added in the 10 levels are more cursors. You could add blocks that can only be moved by the player, not the cursor. You could add surface areas that make a block slide etc. Typical things you find in a game, but these give it more depth.
2. I personally feel like this doesn't fit with the theme. Yes, I understand the 'idea' behind how it fits the theme, but it just doesn't present itself in game like it. I rather feel like the little target is an extension of the character rather than a cursor.
Still, the game was very fun, played all the levels. Congrats to you for also making it look and sound nice.
Note: I'm not at all saying my game is better, this is just constructive criticism.
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SweeperMine10/10 I've played all the levels and I think the difficulty is perfect for me.
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PawpursuitAwesome puzzles design, nice visual. Tiny issue at level 1 is I didn't know what to do at first.
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Reversing HexagonA bit confusing at the start but after I understood it, the game became really fun and interesting. The music was really nice and the visuals were really soothing. Great game!
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Money is timeReally cool game! Struggled at first to understand but eventually it clicked (literally) and I was puzzling away no problem. Sweet submission, I like the idea on the theme of reversing the design of the puzzles into the player's favour. Nice submission!
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Cosmic ReversalVery solid puzzle game and I did find the mechanic quite clever way to make use of tight spaces! only issue is I don't quite feel it fits the theme all that well
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I used to be an Adventurer
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