Play The Keep of Time
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Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
Graphics | #257 | 3.837 | 3.837 |
Theme | #349 | 3.663 | 3.663 |
Overall | #369 | 3.432 | 3.432 |
Innovation | #391 | 3.357 | 3.357 |
Game Design | #399 | 3.429 | 3.429 |
Fun | #463 | 3.276 | 3.276 |
Audio | #590 | 3.031 | 3.031 |
Ranked from 98 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?
When the player dies they rewind their mistakes while keeping what their progress done in the keep.
Did you write most of the code yourself and made all the assets from scratch?
Yes, I did write everything from scratch.
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good game, I really like platformers. I would suggest to make the player less slippery. but I like the idea of exploring through the darkness.
Slippery-ness is a known issue and should be fixed in the future, Thanks for the feedback!
The idea is cool and original, great game!
I have only 3 suggestions:
1. The platformer controls feel a bit off and I think I found out why - there is no (or almost none) air friction. That means that if you jump and release the left or right key you continue in a perfect parabola. Check a different full fledged platformer and experiment with that - and you will quickly see that is not the case. Because of this it is much harder to land jumps. You jump and let off the right or left key, expecting to fall down, but instead you continue to move and miss the platform.
2. Small thing: why not add other controls and allow people to jump with 'w' or up arrow? It might feel more natural to people.
3. I think you should explain things a bit more at the start. And mainly I think you should not use old style English. In the end it doesn't matter that much but I know I don't like it and I think many people also feel that way.
Thanks for the feedback!
This is a really smart take on the theme! It seems obvious to have this idea of discovery, but it's really quite clever. The only things I would say are slow down the character a touch to make them feel a bit more in control. Also, maybe use a different font, as the default is pretty bland. The font isn't used too much, so it doesn't take away from the game and the beautiful art, but it something to keep in mind.
Ran out of time before I could change the font. Thanks for the feedback!
The concept of discovering more and more of the level as you die and restart is pretty interesting. Only criticism is that it's quite hard to control the player while jumping, making it difficult to land on the small platforms.
Thanks for the feedback!
Amazing graphics! just the jump is too much force!
You can short-jump by pressing the space bar for a short amount of time!
Hi, your game is absolutely amazing. Graphics, sounds, gameplay - gorgeous. The only thing I can suggest is making character more responsive in the air, now player needs to press longer than expected naturally
Will do! Thanks for the feedback!
I like the sounds and the graphic of your game. The pixel arts look amazing in my opinion.
Thanks!
The game is all round great. I love the cute and simple art style, the level design is pretty good, and the mechanic of exploring to discover your path is a very nice touch to a game set in a cave like place. However, there are two downsides to the game: the music was very robotic and harsh. It did irritate me a little towards the end, but it did go well with the vibe of the game. The movements are also like ice. The platforms themselves are small but the add speed and slippery-ness of the player's movement made it more difficult to move around, especially on the ascending green stairs. I can tell it requires skill, but it does not make the game unplayable.
So overall, great job. With some fine tuning and a better soundtrack, this would be considered a complete and great game!
Will note. Thanks for the feedback!
I really liked the mechanic you draw the level its briliant.My only problem is controls need improvment.Other than that pretty good game :D
That is a known problem and will be fixed in the future. Thanks for the feedback!
great game! i like the art style
Thank you!
The game looks great and it's great fun, but the controls aren't as responsive as I'd like them to be. Nice game, well done!
Thanks for the feedback!
i love the art style and animations, and the way rewind is implemented in this game however the only issue so far is the music being annoying , hope you work more on it after the jam, cause i know you this can be a very cool and popular game if you had the time to work more on it 🤍
Will do! Thanks for the feedback!
Amazin revealing mechanic! Range is a bit too small tho... Still, really good looking platformer with innovative checkpoints.
cool art and also lightning cool but your music.... Also cool idea!
Thanks!
I love that you get visually reset, and now just respawn, really adds to the theme! In the beginning the tutorial-text was a bit cutoff so i couldnt read it. Also it was a bit frustrating to trial and error all the time. I love the effect though. I also used it in one of my other games haha. The pixelart is really sweet and the VFX also are really adding to the feeling. Good job!
Have you tried full-screen? Will fix, thanks for the feedback!
Oh that could be it, i switched to fullscreen only after it!
Please try it out so that I know if it is a bug that needs to be fixed.
I did, and thats what was it ^^
Thanks!
I love how you used the fog of war to see the level little by little, i love the over all look and everything is consistent this is a polish and complete game over all and that is very impressive for 1 week duration. your game is on my top 10 :)
Remember to rate!
yup already did it yesterday!
Great game and great concept. It's hard getting used to the controls and after playing the game I'm still having trouble controlling my character. The sound was cool, the graphics were simple yet it gives that dangerous dungeon vibe and the level design was unforgiving. Cool game!
Thanks for the feedback!
The game is nice, things is good but the controls are abit unresponsive may change that
anyways rated, good job!
Peace!
Will do! Thanks for the feedback!
The Game is cute loved it.
The mechanics are actaully really good. I love how you light up your area and if you die you go back in time and try again. The controls can feel weird, but I think with more playing you get use to them.
Over all nice game and its pretty cute.
Will fix! Thanks for the feedback!
Game is nice. But controls is little weird. And some parts are hard.
Will fix controls. Thanks for the feedback!