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Thanks for playing my game and spotting that bug, i have just noticed when I try pressing the numbers really quickly the sequence length to remember can exceed 27 due to one of the three numbers displayed being in the double figures which is not supposed to happen, and I'm not sure why it can skip, but hope I can fix it. 

Ah I apologize, I should have read the page properly. I made the game recently and saw that there was one day left and because I read it was a beginner jam with no prizes I assumed there would have been more time to make something so thought I'd made it in time. Also didn't realise I wasn't allowed to submit to other jams

Thanks for playing,  I have updated the appearance slightly and I've come up with a better way to choose the sequence length but I think I will use that idea for another game 

Thanks for the opportunity to play your game! I really enjoyed it and it's really good to hear that you want to make a better version

I really wanted more! I think I liked the first level the most but it is overall a really fun but short game, and very nice to listen to. 

I really enjoyed playing your game, and the story, it was more challenging than i expected but fun nether the less. I especially liked having to press the opposite key, that is an awesome idea and like that there is hit points for enemies and yourself.

I found it hard to know when to block, I think maybe it should be a different key like spacebar which could prevent you inputting the arrows to attack when held down. The arrows spoken were not the clearest but did sound fun. Clearing a level is very satisfying.  Can't fault it!

I really like a lot about this game, the simple appearance, the movement, and the sounds when you bump into a wall. I don't know why but I feel like I'm playing a gameboy game which is awesome. I'm not a fan of the background music, maybe there should be an option to mute that if there isn't, or better the background music could get louder when you get closer to the goal to guide you and so its not a complete surprise when you get to the goal. Overall a great game with great level design

I think the presentation of your game is really good and like that there are lots of options and nice contrasting colours. I especially love the sounds! 

When I played I did tend to stick to two lanes but I think that extra lane can make the difference when there are more boats. I couldn't play with headphones but its great that there is more to this. Good game!

I think your game works perfectly, I have played games like this in the past however I have never really wanted to get to the end until I tried your game and I have not seen this type of game clearly state what to press for blind players. The music and story at the end make it feel worth all the attempts. I think there could be an endless mode just to see how far you can get but I don't think it would be as good as being able to complete the game. Overall a simple nice looking and satisfying game

Thank you for playing my game and I'm glad you liked the idea 

The audio definitely shouldn't be challenging to understand. I am new to using the speak text in construct, I have heard other comments about it spelling out letters rather than saying the word. I am still learning things. 

Basically, you take turns to press a key from a to z. If a green key is pressed it turns blue and if it is pressed again when it's blue it turns red (this is a trap) and if it's pressed when it's red you are eliminated. 

At the beginning some keys will begin blue so will become traps when pressed for the first time. Their positions are random (I should have made this clearer by jumbling them up on the main menu). The key to winning is to remember where all the traps are so you don't get eliminated. 

Hi thanks for playing my game, I can definitely see how a mine sweeper style mechanic could add an interesting layer to the game. Maybe it could work as a powerup in a future update or version. I appreciate all the ideas, I wanted trap key to be more about making decisions based on memory and wanted some element of luck too. 

To be honest I'm not the best developer i still have much to learn. My hope is to inspire others to make games be it beginner or seasoned. I believe the most important thing is to keep experimenting and having fun in the process and if it's given you more ideas then that's awesome. 

Hello and thank you so much for your constructive feedback. I'm not sure why it was not speaking like that. I am still learning a lot of things. When I first made this game every letter would start green, and when pressed again it would turn blue and if a blue key was pressed it would red to indicate it is a trap key which when pressed eliminates a player.

However, if every key begins green it's possible for a player in a two player game to always win by simply pressing the last key that was pressed forcing the other player to eventually press a trapped key, which is not how I want players to play. I could have had every key start green but prevent a player pressing the last key pressed but I don't think that would work very well either. So I made the game begin with a  random number of blue keys which only need to be pressed once to set a trap, and their position is random too. I should have made this clearer by having the blue keys on the main menu jumble constantly. I think the best way to remember where all the traps are is to make a word with the trap letters. 

Unfortunately I only know how to make local multiple games but I do know someone who can make it for me so you can play with anyone in the world. I could also ask him to perhaps have an option to select which powerups you want in the game to spice things up to encourage players to choose keys which have not been chosen. Eg I could have a skip turn power up, and reveal a red trap or set any key to a trap powerup which can be used at any time by that player. 

Wow I have never had so much constructive feedback from a jam before. I very much appreciate it and you have all come up with some very good points to help me to make my game better. 

The idea of making line logic puzzles came from binary placement grids which i have made many of. But using two rules rather the typical three makes it simpler to understand and solve these puzzles. I felt that grids would be too difficult or time consuming for blind player. So I made much of my book titled binary strips: 1000 puzzles by Kirk Clarke into digital form to allow greater accessibility. 

There is a lot of comments about the controls, i don't think you can properly test this game with your eyes closed, my thinking about the controls was that blind players would use a special keyboard with braille and that selecting the cell by pressing a number would be quicker and easier for them. But after reading your comments I realize i probably should have had other options to select the cells such as with the arrow keys, and i do love the idea of pressing up or down to select a digit to insert rather than entering 1 or 0. I reserved those keys to display the digits at all times. Saying empty would definitely make more sense. The idea I like most was pressing a button to listen to the sequence in order so players can visualise it, I think that was a really awesome idea! But I want to thank everyone for their comments

Thank for for playing my game and am glad you liked the idea even if the game is not working perfectly yet

it's pretty random really when it stops working, when I tested it I got to the end without any problems and assumed it would work perfectly for the larger deck but the issue is with both. I made a lot of changes and updates believing I had found the cause but unfortunately I didn't find it. I probably need to learn about arrays or find another way to shuffle a deck. This was the first time I tried to do this, and i was probably being too ambitious. I completely agree, it would be a bit annoying to hear repeated instructions. I will definitely take in your points when I update this 

I think adding an option to adjust the speed is a great idea. I’ll definitely look into that for a future update. As for the deck selection, I love the idea of incorporating more unique and zany options, like decks with only odd cards or missing cards—I'll keep that in mind as I continue to improve the game. Looking back I think it would have been nicer to have the computer have just black suits and the player only red suits, or completely shuffled like I had, and to read out the suit as well as the value.

Thanks again for your feedback, and I appreciate your support!

Thank you so much for your constructive feedback! I think that's a fantastic idea to add an option that shows what cards have already been drawn. Not only would this improve the player's experience, but it would also have helped me identify any issues with the game during development.

I also realized too late how challenging it can be to keep track of the cards that have been drawn by both the player and the computer. I’ll definitely consider implementing this feature in a future update if I get the game working properly tto make the game more engaging and easier to follow. Thanks again for your thoughtful suggestion!

Hey everyone, I just wanted to give you a quick update. This game I made for the jam is currently not working as expected. I thought I had fixed the major problem several times and want you know I'm aware of the issues, and I'm looking into them but I don't think I have time to fix it. I really appreciate your patience and support! If you run into any specific bugs, feel free to let me know. Thanks for checking it out!

Hey everyone, I just wanted to give you a quick update. This game I made for the jam is currently not working as expected. I thought I had fixed the major problem several times and want you know I'm aware of the issues, and I'm looking into them but I don't think I have time to fix it. I really appreciate your patience and support! If you run into any specific bugs, feel free to let me know. Thanks for checking it out!

1st & 11th place?? 

I'm just wondering why my games chasing snake and invader breaker aren't there anymore 

I really enjoyed the little touch of the pink square character flattening and rising when landing from a jump. It added personality however the need to wait for the animation to finish before jumping again interrupted the flow. It would feel much smoother if you could jump instantly. The variable jump heights was a nice feature, but in this game I think it would have worked better if the jumps were always set at the maximum height to make it easier to jump over the dog enemies, I know that would remove the challenge but I believe controls should always help the player to do what they want to do.

Visually the game is stunning, the backgrounds and overall art style are fantastic. I especially loved the dogs - they looked so cool and fit the world nicely but I did notice the dogs are not quite on the same ground level as the pink square character. I'm not sure if that was intentional or just a mistake. But they sometimes started a little too close for my liking when I started a new level. I wanted to keep moving forward but I couldn't do that without bumping into one. These are small things but I think they could make a big difference. 

I like that once you collect the stars you can't go back and are in the new dimension. Talking to the different ghosts and getting a new item in your inventory was nice, I just didn't know what I was supposed to do with my items  to finish the game, I'm guessing you have to talk to the correct ghost when you get a certain item, and do a lot of going back and forth. Overall a good entry, well done.

This was the first first-person platformer I've ever played, and it was an interesting experience. The game also surprised me because I didn't know Gdevelop could handle 3d games. It was impressive to see the engine used this way, and is definitely more advanced than anything I've made using that engine. 

However, I quickly found out why its such a rare genre. Judging distances, and making precise jumps was challenging, but that's not to say you shouldn't keep working on it and perfecting it because there are some games out there that I have seen such as portal and mirrors edge which are first person platformers and they are highly praised. I think your game is a cool technical achievement but because of the genre it probably needs clever design to work well. 

Everyone gets a low score at first including me and that has happened to me but with a bit of practice you can get in the thousands, I have got 10,000 once 

Thank you for the feedback, and hope you are having a nice day too. I am glad you had fun collecting coins, I do want to add my own sounds in future, I have recently bought a headset which can be used for recording, will have see how good it is 

The first and last are the best in my opinion, the green one is a bit like a machine gun lol. You can unlock all the other paddles if you reach 10,000 which is very hard to do but you learn you can keep pressing right in the main menu to unlock them again next time

A really good game, love the artwork too!

I think the artwork is really good, and I picked up how to play really fast. It's a good entry. Just one minor thing you can't really restart the game easily as the cursor is invisible 

this looks awesome, and i like the sound. Good job!

I'm pretty sure it should be okay as long as it's within the jam time. 

Appreciate the kind words about the concept overall! I’ll definitely consider adding an optional life system. My goal was to try something different 

The void: coins vanish into the laser at the bottom of the screen

Death is not the end: even if coins fall into the laser and "die" (vanish), their impact persists as a reduction in your score. You also have unlimited attempts to increase your haul / score

wow this is a very ambitious game to make in such a short time, it has great sounds and is coming along really nicely, I hope you develop it further.

I'm sure you have lots of ideas for this but some improvements I would suggest: make the player respawn when they are outside the layout, allow players to make and save multiple levels, a clear screen button, score, spikes at different angles, and conveyor belts.

wow this is a very ambitious game to make in such a short time, it has great sounds and is coming along really nicely, I hope you develop it further. 

I'm sure you have lots of ideas for this but some improvements I would suggest: make the player respawn when they are outside the layout, allow players to make and save multiple levels, a clear screen button, score, spikes at different angles, and conveyor belts.

Im glad you found it fun, I have made an update because I wanted players to feel a bit more excited when they see a new colour paddle so I have included a unique sound for each one.  If you get a score of 10,000 which I have done once, you will discover a cheat which unlocks all the paddles = simply keep pressing right in the main menu screen. 

No problem, I think I will update it first though as there are a couple of things id like to change, I'm thinking it would be better if some of the inactive keys change to active at start, and if the number one is not visible at first as it might be confusing to see that at 

Thanks!

Hello, I have recently submitted a multiplayer video game called trap key for your competition, which is similar to many board games in that it requires multiple players. But i also have an idea for a single-player video game and would like to know if submitting both would be allowed under the competition rules, as I understand there is a prize involved. Could you clarify if multiple submissions are acceptable?