Really Enjoyed! I loved the story that you gave to the game, which really made it stand out. Also, the puzzles and level design are on point! My one suggestion would be to make it a little bit easier to tell which traps are about to fire, as I ended up dying to traps I forgot were about to fire a lot more than I'd care to admit :P. Overall though, I thought this was a really awesome entry!
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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Innovation | #74 | 3.908 | 3.908 |
| Overall | #90 | 3.810 | 3.810 |
| Theme | #101 | 4.103 | 4.103 |
| Game Design | #102 | 3.885 | 3.885 |
| Fun | #173 | 3.667 | 3.667 |
| Graphics | #256 | 3.839 | 3.839 |
| Audio | #266 | 3.460 | 3.460 |
Ranked from 87 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
In what way does your game fit the theme?
Canda will activate the power she has stolen after every three move, rewinding the time of her enemies while moving forward with the same moves but in a reverse order.
Did you write most of the code yourself and made all the assets from scratch?
Code is written during the game jam but assests are taken from the web.
Use space to talk in convo time! Sorry no pause on esc :(
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Honestly I just couldn't figure it out. One reason may be the fact that I Kinda skipped over the rules a bit and shoulda took more time to read it a bit more so I had to kinda figure it out myself but otherwise I just thought it was tough and didn't put to much too much time into it is all, But I will say that when I completed other levels it felt very satisfying and accomplishing. Also in a puzzle game like this maybe you could add consumables that would give you a hint or something, for people like me who tend to get stuck when playing puzzle games :)
4 years ago(+1)
I have added some hints along the ways plus extra frames to signal that the traps are "ready" to fire. Feel free to try them after the jam! thanks for the feedback! Appreciate it! :)
I'll do my best but perhaps this is one of those instances where it is better to show than tell.
From what I understood while playing I think the instructions might read like:
"Each step you take is recorded up to 3 moves move. After the 3rd move the recorder steps are played back automatically moving you. This movement is played back in reverse moving you opposite to how you move." (Or maybe I misunderstood the last part and it simply paybacks back your last 3 moving from last to first)
Again, it might just be easier to explain as you play, which you do just needs different words, and emphasize that you automatically move in a given direction depending on how you moved while the moves where being recorded.
Hope that helps
4 years ago(+1)
I am glad you like it! Thanks for playing!
Do you min telling me which part is difficult? It would help in the post update :D
I've found the difficulty itself in the rewind mechanic, which is not very intuitive, so you have to force your thinking arround it. In my case I reached the last level and I left there, but in particular the level difficulty is fine if it's the last level, with more time to invest it shouldn't be a problem. In particular, I was stuck near the exit:
The laser is the most obscure for me. I felt a bit counterintuitive that while I do the last move forward the others go backwards but I get used to it.
The spikes appearing from nowhere when you walk on them killed me a lot but that could be a design choice so it's ok. I realised too late that walking on extended spikes is safe because they are retreating in the next turn, it was the missing piece for exiting the last room.
4 years ago(+1)
The laser shoot a fix range only in fix turns. I think i found a way to fix that issue(?) and will update it after the jam! which include a webgl! thanks for the feedback! very constructive! appreciate it! :D
4 years ago(+1)
Hey thanks for trying it out! Yes there will be a post jam update! hope you can stay tune to play again :D
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