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Imo the minigun should reload faster. Also managed to get myself stuck so had to restart once. On day 9 too!

Nice game with cute graphics! Wish the ending was more festive though...

Very polished. But the cute theme and colors sort of undersells how important it is to be fast!

Beautiful art style! The darts game was really hard!

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Wish the theme was Count "UP" so I could have kept playing! Very satisfying!

Yeah it was not really well thought out on my end. The goal was to make sure the player sees the "map" in the house. But yeah could have been better executed. Wish I could have found more time to spend on this and maybe even do some playtesting...

Did you mean you couldn't see a different cave? Try exploring more! And if you are running out of air try to find an air pocket. Thanks for giving it a try, do try to find the ending, I promise its worth it!

Due to other commitments I couldn't do any playtesting  or even get to my full vision but thanks for still giving it a try. And thanks for the comments!

Damn, was randomly scrolling through entries and this black and white cover caught my eye. I used a similar artstyle myself. In my experience jam puzzle games are either too tough or too easy but the level design on this one was perfect. Short and sweet. Tasteful sfx and sprites. Feels like it could be developed into a full game. Great job!

Not sure about the gameplay, maybe its just not my type of genre. Given the creepy environment I was just expecting something more...

The art was very unique. But in terms of mechanics and content, I felt it was lacking. Especially given the big team. But love it as a concept, hope to see more!

I hate the genre lol but looks like a really polished game. Loved the vibes!!

Love the unique mechanics and a great utilization of the theme. Graphics and audio were simple and tasteful and got the job done. My only gripe would be that the levels are a bit too easy, since I'm not personally  interested in speedrunning.  But hope you update the game with some tough levels. 

Nice concept. But everything happens so fast. Maybe try to add some animations and different types of enemies (Not sure how that would look though)

Hahahaha its like those people who interpret random stuff on pieces of art

OMG one of the most creative games I played this jam!! Deserves so much more attention! Initially I though the game was a buggy mess but no everything makes sense. Did get stuck once on the extreme right of the starting bar. But nothing major. Please develop this into full game. Also loved the Piet Mondrian painting theme.

Very nice game! Not very good at it but still enjoyable. Nice call keeping the first level easily solvable by not changing power or direction. Got stuck in the well shaped hole behind the player in hole 3 and had to restart the entire game but was easy enough once I realized the controls could be used on the disc in air. Guess that sort of forced me to read the instructions lol. Only suggestion would be to make that as part of a tutorial level with suggestions on using the keys to control the disc. A lot of scope for level design and would love to see the game developed further. 

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Really glad to hear about the parts you enjoyed! Also you are totally right about the difficulty curve of the game. Basically I have a curated set of attack patterns that randomly get spawned. While additional tougher waves do get spawned after getting 2 modifiers, maybe I should have had a easier set for the time before any modifiers. As it stands now the difficulty curve is definitely weird, with one of the hardest  parts being  right at the start, and probably getting noticeably easier after the first modifier when it should be the opposite instead! But curating such sets, perfecting the rotation time  etc. are things that take a lot of time to create, playtest and balance. Working alone, I don't think that level of polish can reasonably be expected in a 7 day game jam, but maybe that's a skill issue :)

One area where I will disagree is, you mentioned that the feeling of dying not being your fault is a bad thing for a game to have. But I see it as a natural consequence of the genre of game. With roguelikes having random generation and permadeath, the chances of feeling that your of death was unfair, is sort of always there. It can definitely be mitigated through tuning, but like I said it was hard to do in this game, given the 7 day time. Also such instances are naturally there more often when you start playing, but reduce as you rack up more runs and gain more skill. And later as you get familiar with the exact mechanics, you get to know what works and what doesn't and once you know that, it gets harder to blame the game, and not yourself. Also games of a similar nature that generate similar emotions do go on to become very popular. Examples could be, Enter the Gungeon, Don't Starve, Downwell, Getting over it and maybe Hotline Miami. It's all a matter of execution,  which obviously would be poor for a jam game quickly scrapped together :)

Happy discuss this further if you want to...

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First mention of turret!!! Thanks for that! I initially wanted to make it just a maximum of just 2 spawns. To give the player a temporary escape incase they very suddenly overwhelmed. But I wanted to add one modifier that was overpowered in case the player was not able to complete despite many tries and also to reward experimentation. So I added the regeneration mechanic that was there in mines, to this one too.

And yeah games like this require a lot of playtesting and tuning for a good experience. So probably wasn't the best idea for a game jam.  And thanks for the idea to change the buy amount too, a brand new and great suggestion! Glad you enjoyed!

Was getting a bit too hard for me so I left and when I came back it all sort of made sense. I sped through it and I hate you for the ending lol. A very creative mechanic that has a lot of scope for expansion. My only gripe is it doesn't really  fit the theme. The only spinning in the game was the starting spinner and even that you could stop at any time. Not really "Spin to Win" now is it. Also the controls could have been a bit more intuitive but that isn't really an issue once you read the instructions. Would like to see it released as a full game. Maybe a successor to games like Undertale

Was a bit hard to get a hang of but after a few quick losses made it to 151m. Very nice use of the theme and looks like it could be a good rage-baiting game like "Getting over it". But the art style could be a bit more uniform and cohesive. Certainly deserves more ratings considering I found it in the least rated games list.

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And its funny so many people complementing the visuals when I consider that my more weaker area. But I guess the overall style is very cohesive!

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And exactly right! If I could make one quick change right now it would be that. 

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The thing about games like this it rewards people who spend the time getting used to the controls and wave patterns. I didn't realize that in a game jam entry, most people won't play it long enough to get better so maybe this genre itself was a bad idea lol.

But I definitely agree with the hotkeys! But about controlling which way you spin, my thinking was it would make the game more generic and also the theme was to "spin", and spinning usually means rotating in one direction when you think about it. If I constantly rotate between left and right it doesn't really seem like I'm spinning. Also momentum logically makes sense in the space setting, in a game like this where precision is important, I feel it can get annoying real fast. Just my initial thoughts. Will definitely try out all suggestions later with proper playtesting!

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My first game jam so didn't have a list of things to polish. But Camera shake and visual feedback is now something I will consider for every game :)

It is hard, but once you get used to the controls it feels much easier and you'll be asking for tougher waves :) 

But for now try decreasing difficulty maybe?

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Yeah so many people have mentioned it that it will be the first thing I update after the rating period ends. I got used to pressing the button and I didn't do any playtesting with others, so couldn't catch it.

Very Tough! Couldn't go very far though I tried a lot but that may just be a skill issue. I like the overall vibe and environment and the changing colors. Would describe it in one word as "trippy"

UPDATE: Found a bug as I was going on a generational run. The background sort of disappeared when I reached segment 25. Not sure if its easily reproducible but do try. Also at a certain point after I have "deepened" all relevant runes, I sort of feel unstoppable (If I can pay attention). The chances or thread length should ramp up in difficulty ass more segments are being tied which you may already be doing but maybe not aggressively enough.

Very creative and liked the overall game environment. I personally don't games with controls like this, but certain people do, given the success of games like those made by Bennett Foddy. Not usually my cup of tea. But I hope you keep developing this, it feels like there's a lot of scope

Thanks for playing, fellow space enthusiast!

Interesting concept, but personally I feel there's a lot going on with the controls, and the difficulty curve is a bit too steep. I also would consider keeping enemies rotations slightly slower at least, since as of now its possible to keep spinning around an enemy for all eternity. Needs a bit of reworking, but I hope you continue updating this.

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And I did consider inertia/momentum! It makes total sense given the setting. But it doesn't match with the limited air mechanic. since the whole point was to make moving(rotating) a conscious decision each time. I also considered but in a tiny bit of momentum, for game polish purposes, but for a game like this where precision is important, I think even that tiny difference could cause you to miss a shot an die. Basically I had to hold back a bit on the realism in favour of game fairness which imo is a reasonable trade off.

BTW I LOVED your game, my personal favorite in this jam. Truly a level of polish and atmosphere that I hope to achieve in my games someday. I really hope you and your team keep working on it. Not that it feels incomplete, I just want to see it developing somehow :)

Commenting as I'm playing the game:

• One of the more beautiful games I have seen, not just in terms of the jam but generally, I would describe it as "Ethereal".  Perfectly complementing music.
• Ok, spin 3 time weave and loose? I might need to read the instructions for this one
• Ohhh I get it, spin and keep the runs such that I'm able to fill the strand. Simple!
• Modifiers to choose from too? Getting a sense of the game now, like Balatro!!
• Will definitely return and beat my score 351. Very Addictive!!

Very fun game. My only complaint is that its a bit too short. Also I would have tuned the physics a bit differently but that sort of thing is subjective and your way is better.

Funny concept. Very satisfying and easy too. But for some reason when I divorced my wife the game crashed and the screen went fully white. I wasn't sure it was not no purpose too lol, but I could hear the cutscene music so but sad I couldn't see what was happening. Overall Fun!