I had my doubts when I saw this was an RPG maker game, but oh boy was I wrong. It’s a really creative take on how to use RPG-maker, and you’ve done a good job connecting the theme, solving puzzles combining the present and the future. I want more puzzles like the first one with plants. I personally didn’t like the potion mix puzzle, because it’s more about memory. I think this game is well made, good job.
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Back & Forth's itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Theme | #34 | 3.679 | 3.800 |
| Audio | #41 | 3.292 | 3.400 |
| Overall | #42 | 3.331 | 3.440 |
| Gameplay | #48 | 3.357 | 3.467 |
| Innovation | #56 | 3.163 | 3.267 |
| Graphics | #79 | 3.163 | 3.267 |
Ranked from 15 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
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Cool game. I was wondering what is the purpose of mixing the toxic chemical after getting one from the chest until I read the last part of your game page. I skipped the chemical mixing puzzle but then the password puzzle is unsolvable for me.
According to the document, I need to step forward based on days. So 3 days ago = 3 step forward, the letter Z = C = 3. If I based it on 3 days, then total result will be 496. If 4 days, then 453. But both are incorrect.
ZKDW LV DOZDBV RQ LWV ZDB EXW QHYHU DUULGHV
3 steps conversion result:
3,14,7,26 - 15,25 - 7,18,3,7,5,25 - 21,20 - 15,26,25 - 3,7,5, - 8,1,26 - 20,11,2,11,24 - 7,24,24,15,10,11,25
SUM TOTAL = 496
4 steps conversion result:
4,15,8,1 - 16,26 - 8,19,4,8,6,26 - 22,21 - 16,1,26 - 4,8,6 - 9,2,1 - 21,12,3,12,25 - 8,25,25,16,11,12,26
SUM TOTAL = 453
Where did I go wrong? It leaves me frustrated lol.
You've misunderstood the puzzle, which is probably my fault to be fair. You have to reverse the 3-day letter movement. The letters in the riddle move forward every day, the terminal says it's been 3 days, therefore reverse the positions of the letters by 3 to reveal the riddle. Also, you must convert the solution to the riddle into numbers, not the riddle itself. Sorry for the confusion, I honestly regret making that puzzle the way it is. It's a bit too complicated compared to everything else.
help! Where can I see the mixed chemical color? :) I could not make it after that point, but I really liked how you implemented the theme. The transition between present and future is pretty obvious, well made.
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Jumpers TimeReally enjoyable story and puzzles. I like the main theme music as well. The only annoying part was mixing the chemicals since there is a separate dialog after each chemical is mixed.
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The Darkest HourI really enjoyed this! I liked the acid mixing puzzle (even though I accidentally grabbed it from the chest beforehand lol). And the password puzzle was a lot of fun to solve!
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Cardcaster: SynchronizeThis was good. I like the part where you had to navigate the guards and dogs by flipping back and forth. I'm a little embarrassed on how long it took me to get the riddle. Awesome work!
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