| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Presentation | #110 | 4.227 | 4.227 |
| Overall | #134 | 3.788 | 3.788 |
| Gameplay | #163 | 3.455 | 3.455 |
| Originality | #218 | 3.682 | 3.682 |
Ranked from 22 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
What do you like about your game?
I am very proud of having completed my first Unreal game after my switch from Unity ^^ I also really like the concept I came up with using the Aberration theme, and I integrated a speedrun timer for people wanting to try and break the game! I hope y'all like what I'd consider a good prototype for something maybe bigger down the line! I also hid some easter eggs across some of the levels. Try to find them! They're great XvX
Heya! Thanks for playing! ^^ That block can be pretty tricky to get, not gonna lie XvX Uses a mechanic I need to make more clear, better integrated and more reliable. Uses a "bug" I morphed into a feature.
My main thing I used to manage the scope of the project was planning on day 1, and tracking ideas being implemented while scrapping others that would be too hard to achieve with the tight deadline. For the last week, I planned which feature I would work on each day, critical points were top priority. If I finished a thing quicker, I could move on to the next thing or do something for fun (like the player character, which I want to release by itself as a free VRChat avatar base lol). If longer than expected, I would just be like "As long as it works it's fine with me." The fact I had to learn more about Unreal Engine live made time much tighter.
If you're curious about my development process, I still have all of my streams up on Twitch. I streamed the entire process, not a single time I did work off stream (or at least nothing critical for the game). Look up my name from here on Twitch for that ^^
Also sorry if it took this long to reply, my life got very busy recently XvX (some good things, and some less good things)
Thanks for the reply!
No worry about the reply being late. Life activities takes priority! XD
A bug morphed into a feature! That's pretty cool!
Planning is super important, and scrapping ideas that would be too hard to do in the timeframe is a good strategy. The "As long as it works it's fine with me" method is a good one too!
Thank you for the explanation of your process for development, I'll check out your Twitch streams as well!
This was a good time.
I enjoyed the gravity switching, It made trying to hunt down a "1" button on level 4 more enjoyable (took me longer than I'd like to admit to figure that out). The portals were cool, really creative, so were the spelling cubes. I took on the speedrun timer a bit. I'd enjoy seeing more done with the quantum objects. I almost wish the player was slightly faster. Also I got a kick out of the easter egg on level 5, spooked me at first, then again when I got closer and noticed it blink. Also I'd love it if the speedrun timer reset if you reset the first level, rather than having to exit to menu and restart a new run.
The visuals remind me a bit of antichamber in a way. I enjoyed seeing the text on surfaces, I initially thought "I am shy" was in relation to the text, took a second to realize it was the walkway. JPEG mode was a good laugh, I was not expecting that, thought it would turn the moving textures still and remove reflections.
In all, very good.
Heya! Thanks for playing! ^^ The movement funkiness is definitely something that is holding the game back a little. Unreal 5 being Unreal, the default character controller refuses to allow me to dynamically change the gravity vector. So had to blueprint my own movement, which unfortunately I had to rely on purely physics.... which is really jank, ngl. X_X Once I learn a bit of Unreal C++ (it's on my bucketlist) I'll def be rewriting the movement code ^^
The restart a level on death is also a feedback I got a lot, which I wanted some kind of checkpoint system (especially for that last level's punishing length) but ran out of time to implement it. Def on the list of things to add for a future full release.
The anomaly launch jank really is just a little funny I figured could be fun to keep in. Def something I feel I'd like to refine to make launches more consistent, or make a dedicated anomaly for that.
By box clipping issues I assume through the player? This issue is another thing that was troublesome to fix due to the physics based movement limitation, and rendering quirks with Unreal. Once I rewrite the movement, I'll take a look at improving those visuals. Arm clipping really is only due to how I made the character controller, tried my best to limit that kind of clipping, and was out of time to properly implement a better first person controller.
Nontheless, I'm really happy you had fun with my entry! ^^ I'm still very proud of it even if it didn't make it top 10 or community choice, and hopefully I can push the idea further!
Heya! Thanks for playing! ^^ Glad you had a fun time! I tried to nerf lvl4's jump requirements on some gaps before submitting (believe me, it was worse before XvX) but def going to revisit the level difficulty later if I continue work on it post-jam! Indeed as a first time using it, Unreal left me scratching my head myself when it comes to the gravity feature (wanted to make it myself and not use plugins) but proud to have managed it!
Heya! Thanks for Playing! ^^ The main intensive operation on High is with Unreal Engine 5's Lumen for the lighting and reflections. Medium and Low disable Lumen which decreases drastically the requirements. I did some tests and to run stable 60fps on High at 50% res scale you'd need at least a 2070 I think, which the RX 580 is under. Medium should be easy enough for your card to run tho.
Heya, yeh integrated graphics users will have issues running this entry unfortunately. Most iGPUs should be able to run the game on low or even medium if render scale is at 50%, however looking up yours online it doesn't sound like it can run it... unless you tried playing with render scale at 100% on med or high.
Wow, you are good at spatial puzzles. I really liked the Portal-vibe! The experience gives a chill vibe that is welcome for people who is not into thrilling, such as FPS/terror games. I enjoyed as I enjoy turn-based games, because it lets me observe and think, take my own time. I would make the character a bit faster, tho. But, for the rest, I think that is a very round experience.
Besides of the play loop, you designed a menu and a save game feature. In spite these jam games are short experiences, that tells a lot about your dedication, and gives the impression that the game really cares for the player to feel comfortable; it is like saying "hey, you can come back anytime". The timer for speed runners serves for this as well, as it is inviting to take another approach to the game (once you know the puzzles, maybe you can try to get efficient at solving them).
This easter egg got me:
Heya! Thanks for playing! ^^ I'm really happy you had a great experience with my entry, and reading your detailed and positive review brought a smile to my face ^^ I did stream the entire process of making it, which can be found in my Twitch VODs if you're curious.
If I continue working on my entry post-jam (very tempting) I'll be rewriting movement from scratch to make it feel much better.
I did hide some more easter eggs in the game like the one you found and other secrets paths ;)
Heya! Thanks for playing ^^ Movement was my nemesis for this one only because the default Unreal 5 player controller does not allow changing the gravity direction XvX So had to do my best under jam crunch to code my own in Blueprints with that in mind, but jumping over ledges is def a problem. If I expand on the game, I'm rewriting movement from scratch and taking my time with it. Glad you enjoy how it looks and the concept!
I understand physics in UE5 is kinda hard; I had to deal with UE5 in my first year of university and in C++. By any chance, is it possible for you to play and perhaps rate and give some feedback on my game? I am using it for a university assignment and I need feedback from people outside the actual university.
I'm headed to a convention this weekend and will be very busy in activities XvX but once I come back I can make a note to try out and rate your game ^^
Heya! Thanks for playing ^^ I was thinking of adding a checkpoint system, but ran out of time for that. In the future, if I continue to expand this game post-jam it's def a priority XvX with new & tweaked features and fresh puzzles of course xP
Heya! Thanks for playing! ^^ Yeah I tried to make the environments as interesting as possible on each level with the resources, time and assets I had. If I expand on the game later I'll def make more variety. For that cube yeh I don't know why the player comes to a dead stop when hitting a wall in the air as it is supposed to be sliding with how I set it up. Movement will be fully revamped tho if an expansion happens ^^
I've had a couple of players play-test the game before submitting, and they could all run it at High (with the default 50% render scale) or Medium. What GPU do you have and what monitor resolution? It would help me try to see where's the issue. Granted I made the game with a 3090 and my play testers didn't tell me about that driver popup if it's what I'm thinking of. From my testing on a 3070 laptop PC with that popup, it runs just fine.
AMD Ryzen 5 4500U with Radeon Graphics 2.38 GHz(are these the specs you wanted?)
built in resolution, 1920x1080
and it feels like i'm walking through molasses on High. on low it feels playable, but slow. it feels like a good game with solid concepts, but it's not something everyone can play due to its requirements.
Ok yeah that would do it XvX Integrated graphics are not optimal for UE5 graphics unless turning down or off things like Lumen that dedicated cards can run much easier, and or running in a smaller window. Low or borderline Medium with reduced render scale are your best options in your case indeed (good things I got these settings implemented in time huh)
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