As a concept, I think this is really neat. As a game it does work, though it's not very puzzle how it is currently. Where the levels are harder, it's mainly from how many gears are being placed, or having to swap gears constantly.
The main thing I feel is truly "missing" while playing (rather than just "I'd have liked this") is a drawing-style gear placement. The longer levels especially feel made for one.
Thank you! I had a lot of fun making this, and honestly I don't think either of my other games quite match this in terms of fun factor. I still come back to it every so often myself.
Game almost feels like something I'd see on CoolMathGames, in a good way. Not perfect though.
Not sure why pick up and drop are different buttons. Killing enemies hurts you (not the explosions, just the act of killing them), and the game lags a little the first time you kill one.
Difficulty ramps up very quickly. I think some of the hitboxes are a little too big? I find myself getting hit when it looks like I should be avoiding everything.
Also sometimes up/down makes me float? And then I need to press space while moving left or right to move again. Sometimes when I get hit by lightning my health goes up by like 100 points.
I feel like this wasn't made with this game jam's themes in mind at all. But aside from that:
Enemies do not collide with world or fall. No damage sound means I don't know when I've been hit. I cleared the map, but doesn't seem like there was an end screen (or if there was, it never triggered).
Edit: I didn't know there was a stun mechanic. Using the sword kills anything with 1 hit.
The ball things like to jump to the wrong thing sometimes - some from one that isn't connected, some to one that isn't connected. No idea what the fan is for, do you lose if the heat gets too high?
Also the game seems to crash when it tries to spawn a fourth ball.
Couldn't figure out how to turn off the reactor. I think I pressed the button, but even though I was holding it and didn't die, the game said I lost and put me back at the beginning
Really good visually, but I completely agree that it's finicky at the moment. If it being prototype means that it will be worked on more, I would absolutely try out a more refined version of this!
For the amount you have, it turned out pretty good. Although I feel like I would have preferred longer levels on each game mode, rather than so many different game modes that each take 4 seconds (aside from that one gravity-flip coin one that takes a little too long).
Pretty neat, pretty fun to play. Couple issues though: 1, the intro screen is cropped off so much that you can barely read it. 2, There is nothing stopping your character from floating off-screen and losing sight of them completely.
The control scheme is interesting in concept, but unfortunately in practice it is completely broken. No combination of WASD and arrow keys is consistent in how it controls. I did make it to the end of the maze though.
Either the gravity was too slow to take effect, or the levels were too tightly packed, but I could not get past more than 3 seconds of any of them. The "next level" button is also invisible?
Pretty good for most part from what I can tell. Unfortunately the controls are really confusing to me, and after like 20 tries I'm still hitting the wrong button for the wrong thing. Could probably be more intuitive with more recognizable control (SPACE to jump, ENTER to attack, etc.)? Beyond that, I think it's a pretty neat endless runner idea.
It was a little hard to understand at first, but once I did I really enjoyed it. It's a nice level of challenging, it looks great, the music is great, and it feels good to control. The only thing I'd really suggest is maybe removing the forward button? Unless you specifically want to move backwards you're always gonna be pushing forward, so you're constantly holding down the key - might be better as an automatic thing.
I like this! It's a pretty nice concept and you implemented it well. I do have a couple critiques though.
1. I think it would've been a lot better if the forces were stronger? Like if the gravity pulled things quicker and the thruster pushed you faster in the direction you were going. Right now it sometimes feels like I have to get lucky with how quickly things take effect, if that makes sense.
2. I floated out into space and ran out of gravity :( - If floating off for too long caused a game over, that would stop you from having to reboot the game whenever that happens.
Again though, it was overall a fun experience! I know it is quite literally an arcade-style game, but it does feel like something I'd play in an older arcade.
Thank you for playing! Also thanks for bringing up the tension thing, in hindsight I guess some control explanations in the description would've helped.
If it helps now though, whenever any box is pulled too far for too long (~ 2 seconds), it will snap the tether. The only exceptions are when a heavy box is stuck in place (takes 4 seconds), when a heavy box is in the air, and when a light box is on the ground (both never break).
