Great idea, but it really relies on the platforming, which unfortunately doesn't feel very good. The jump is too low and floaty, I think. Also, bit of a nitpick, but I don't like how the character and the stage have different pixel sizes. Other than that, good job!
You have a real nice base for a full game here, everything's very polished, it's satisfying to place down gears, and I think the idea could be expanded pretty far. However, I did think the levels were way too easy; there was practically no thinking involved in most of them, and when there was, it was mainly because of the darkness, so it feels a bit like artificial difficulty. If you want to expand this idea further, there's a lot of interesting mechanics that come to mind when I think of cogwheels: different gear ratios, chain drives, using them to activate mechanisms, etc. Well, I don't make puzzles, so I don't know how you'd go about implementing these ideas, I'm just sharing my inspiration. Anyways, good job!
Also, I was really missing restart and undo buttons. But maybe Baba Is You spoiled me too much.
Good art. Dog's face matches the music perfectly. Though it seems like the jelly beans stop spawning at a certain height, and you can't get any further.
Let's see, maybe have two keys that rotate all the sections, except the one you're standing on? That'd be functionally the same as rotating one section. Though it might look a bit confusing, I don't know.
Or maybe have levers that rotate specific sections, or something like that? That would certainly help make the puzzles harder.
Incredibly fun to mow down crowds of enemies. I wish levelling up would give you some health, though. And it sometimes feels like I die out of nowhere.
I posted a comment under the game, but I'm not sure it'll show up so I'll say it here. It was lots of fun, and surprisingly easy to control. Great stuff!
Thanks for playing and letting me know. That's the perks of 0 playtesting for you :P Hopefully, if I release a final version, the mechanics will be clearer.
