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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Theme | #5 | 4.379 | 4.379 |
| Overall | #8 | 4.109 | 4.109 |
| Game Design | #10 | 4.195 | 4.195 |
| Innovation | #24 | 4.046 | 4.046 |
| Fun | #30 | 3.966 | 3.966 |
| Audio | #45 | 3.908 | 3.908 |
| Graphics | #95 | 4.161 | 4.161 |
Ranked from 87 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
How does you game fit the theme?
the mirror shows what is real
Did you write all the code and made all the assets from scratch?
yes
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This is a really nice game. Nice movement and mechanic really make this game interesting! Your art is also incredible, can't find any flaw from that. Good work! :D
Thank you very much, glad to hear you liked our game! :)
This is the best game I've played in this jam, period, the mechanic, the graphics, the cool twist at the third level, everything just worked, I'm really really really impressed by this game, and I'm hoping this will get included in brackeys video
To go into a bit more detail, from the level design, which is fantastic, you've managed to explain how your mechanic is so different from every other game that I've played.
Sure, the fake platforms I've seen in almost every entry, but the way it is used here as the mirror and the fact that you have to consider each side to then complete a section is really well thought out.
And that is not even the impressive part, the enemy, and the way the movement shifts to go the opposite way of your character, this was my favorite bit, together with the fact that you had to keep track of 3 mirrors, I can't even think of how hard it would be to go beyond that.
It really reminds me of 2 games that I really like, Four Sided Fantasy and the mirror levels from The Witness, both are puzzle games that if you haven't played you definitely should.
I do have some tiny nitpicks, one is the player controls, which feels a bit too static, it misses a bit acceleration to smooth out the movement and the jump.
And two is the weird invisible walls of the platforms, for some reason in certain jumps something blocked me (level 5 and 4) and I think its related to hitbox of the player\platforms or the one way collision, we've used a spherical collision for the player and it worked with the platforms in our entry for this jam.
Besides that, really well done, eager to see how you'll take this mechanic from here, because you definitely should continue this game after the jam ends
Just... Wow! Thank you SO MUCH for you comment, we really really appreciate it, it really means a lot to us to hear that and motivates us to keep working on the game. Unfortunately, they were no video for the jams last year so I doubt they'll make a video for this jam either...
I've never heard of Four Sided Fantasy, but looking at a gameplay video, I can feel why you would find some similarities. I don't know if my fellow jammers know this game but I don't t hink it was mentionned during our brainstorming session for the jam. Let's say it's a happy coincidence, haha :D
I don't think I know what you mean about the "invisible walls of the platforms"... We'll try to keep an eye out for that.
I think you will be pleased to know we actually ARE working on an enhanced version of the game, with fixes that got mentionned a lot (spoiler, that acceleration stuff made its way into our backlog ;) ) and also, adding more levels, refining the current ones, updated graphics, more music, more sounds and so on... :)
Anyway, I'd like to thank you again for your oh so nice comment, we were so glad to read it, you really made our day, thank you <3
No problem! I hope brackeys would at least check some of the games but if not the community is more than enough :)
About the invisible walls, it's when you jump to one way platforms, at the center it functions great but on the sides it sometimes blocks you, it might be beacuse of the movement aswell
Also, if you have a bit of time, we would really appreciate it if you could check out our game, it's also a puzzle game, and who knows more than you how puzzle games work https://itch.io/jam/brackeys-7/rate/1419548
And if you're up to do something together, my DMs are always open ;)
Wow this game feels so polished and has a really cool concept! It takes a fairly common platforming mechanic but keeps adding complexity to it as you play in a way you might not expect at first. Great submission! I hope you keep working on it and add more levels!
Thank you so much for that! It really means a lot to us, we're so glad you enjoyed our game!
We are actually currently working on fixing some details we heard a lot about, and add some more stuff, I can keep you updated if you wanna see more when it's released! :)
Wow that death/respawn effect is awesome. Nice work!
Thank you! I'll personnally thank our death animation artist on your behalf! :D
Great idea and concept. I love all the mechanics, a bit trippy and give me headache sometimes, but great nonetheless! :D
Haha, thank you for that! I agree it's a bit trippy at times but that's what makes its charm, doesn't it? :D
wow! just wow! a brilliant idea, very well implemented, perfectly fitting and a very clever story and so much fun to play it through. And i love the art! <3
Thank you so much for your comment! We're so glad you liked our game, it really means a lot to us! :)
Amazing mechanics and really unique visuals. Congrats on the submission 🎉
Thank you very much, glad you liked our game!
I came cause the thumbnail looked nice. The art style is simple, and it's nice actually having context for your actions in a game jam game. Theme was well integrated, though I wish the platforms you could go through looked distinct from everything else..
Thanks, we definitely did a pretty thumbnail to attract some players so we're glad to know it worked :P
Not being able to distinguish fake platforms in the "normal" world is... kind of the whole point of the game actually ^^'
Incredible! I really enjoyed this game! The problem solving with the reflections was really satisfying, the graphics are great, the music is great, very creative concept, awesome job!
Thank you so much for your comment, we really appreciate your kind words, it really means a lot to us and keeps us motivated to keep it up! :D