It's very interesting how my gameplay changed over time. At first, I was running towards all the beings. Then, I decided they were "better off" if I didn't change their paths, so I started trying to avoid them. Then, near the end, I decided to try once more in case maybe their behavior changed. Sadly, it hadn't. 😔
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Heck yeah! This is great!
For some reason, it took me a while to realize I could rotate the pieces, even though I saw that you could rotate them in a screenshot you'd posted earlier XD
I loved the little "infinite loop" note :)
I liked the unlocking difficulties.
If you feel like it, I think it would be handy to have a level reset button that either resets the same level or gives you a new one. Just something to do if you know you're gonna fail other than needing to place the remaining tiles.
I really liked the bumpers!
It took me a while to realize that I could jump. Usually I read the instructions, but I totally failed to. So that's on me. But regardless, I prefer to jump using the up key over X. But that's just personal preference.
The sound effects messed with my ears, but I think that's a me problem. I've had a lot of games do that with super repetitious sounds.
I really liked all the different gates, power ups, and the bumpers. Well done!
Great polish & game feel! I loved the sound effects, music, and animated star field.
For some reason I kept forgetting I could move forward & back, even though the tutorial taught me that I could. That made avoiding enemies difficult, for sure :D
I'm not a big arcade game player, but I enjoyed it anyway!
interesting take on the theme.
i liked that you had the controls listed in the game and below the game, but the text below the game didn't mention that you use arrows & WASD to move, and you have to jump to see the text at the beginning that tells you what controls you can use to move. so maybe move that text down a bit, haha. at least they're standard controls, so it's pretty predictable. anyway, not a big deal since so many jam games don't even list the controls at all, haha.
i liked the "trap".
super neat game! i played through all the levels.
cool twist on the theme!
some things i'd like to see if you continue to work on it:
- i'd like the game to be larger (instead of having a big black border around it) and fullscreenable
- a hotkey to release the current thumbnail (without having to use it) would be handy
- a level selector and star system where you would get three stars if you solved the level using the fewest thumbnails possible
- the audio seemed quite loud to me. i changed my system volume so it was no big deal, but having audio settings would be really nice if it were a longer game, where i might be dipping in and out or listening to something else while playing.
- definitely more levels! i really enjoyed playing the game :)
very cool game! i played it for an hour or two and even managed to win :)
i like the mouseover highlighting of red & green. the lock mechanic is really neat too. and the core minesweeper-ish mechanic is super engaging.
i didn't really mind having to figure out how the game works, but other people might feel differently.
i did find a couple bugs (or what appeared to be bugs), but they didn't really hurt my enjoyment of the game:
there's a bug (i assume) in that you can use the telescope multiple times when you get it.
there's a square you can hit that makes the locks go away? but it looks like a regular square both before and after you click it?
so yeah, just some stuff to look into if you feel like it. but i think it's super fun as-is. thanks for making it! :D