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A jam submission

Spectral ShiftView game page

Submitted by Keyslam, poltergasm, HyphenPixel — 16 hours, 35 minutes before the deadline
Rated by 17 people so far
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How does your game meet GBJam's theme?
You explore a haunted mansion, solving puzzles by letting your soul shift away from your body. Be careful though, because there are other mischievous ghosts hanging around.

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Submitted(+1)

I streamed your game, heres the Vod if you like to watch

https://www.twitch.tv/videos/2261760269?t=01h34m57s

Submitted(+1)

amazing game, super creative puzzles, the music a bit too loud but great n_n

Submitted(+1)


That was really fun! The art and character design is proficient and charming. The soundtrack is a bop! The mechanics are fleshed out nicely, and the puzzles are thoughtful without being frustrating. I especially like how the auto-walking zombie is utilized!

Nice GBJAM 12 splash logo!


I had an issue with lag on this level. After I locked the body in the cage and the other ghost wasn't able to get to it, the game started lagging until I opened the cage. Maybe it has something to do with the pathfinding algorithm of the ghost?

Fantastic! Great work!

Submitted

Great work making all those levels and even using the shift mechanics. It was enjoyable to play, sounds and visuals are good and has a pretty solid gameboy soul.

Submitted(+1)

Great work making all those levels and even using the shift mechanics. It was enjoyable to play, sounds and visuals are good and has a pretty solid gameboy soul.

Submitted

If you ever upload a web version please let me know! I'd love to give it a try

Developer

Unfortunately the framework we used doesn't support web builds 😔
What platform are you on? Maybe I can make a build that works for you.

Submitted

Ah. Just for security reasons I don't download anything from itch unfortunately. Perhaps you can record a video of a playthrough?

Developer

Ah I see, I get that. I've added a walkthrough of the game on the itch page (I do race through the game, so you might not be able to appreciate everything :p ). You could also check out the VOD of Vr00d (Around the 51 minute mark): https://www.twitch.tv/videos/2259105970

Submitted(+1)

Dude this game is sick! Thanks for the vids :) I love the animation and concept, can definitely see this as a full game!

Submitted(+2)

The possession mechanic is really fun and I can see easily see that become a full blown puzzle platformer game. The need to have some space available possess/unpossess the character feels a bit frustrating though, especially since there’s not really any level exploiting this mechanic.

Solid game overall, and I would play more of it. :)

Submitted(+2)

Lovely game! Becoming a ghost is already a great mechanic, and the boy getting possessed by other ghosts is brilliant. Excellent art, music, sound, and gameplay. The palette switching is a nice trick too.

Submitted(+2)

Very nice and clever puzzle game! Really like the design of the game with this music. Great work!

Developer (1 edit) (+1)

Thanks for playing! Yeah HyphenPixel did such a great job with the soundtrack

Submitted(+2)

5/5  But crashed on me a couple times on death. Frustrating because I was enjoying it so much. 

Developer

Sorry to hear about that! Are you sure it crashed and you didn't just press X instead of Z? If you press the "Nah I'm good" option on the death screen it closes the app (in hindsight that was probably a little extreme lol)

Submitted(+1)

Oh yeah, that's probably a me problem. 

Developer(+1)

Nahhh that's my bad. It's too easy to press the wrong button and lose all your progress

Submitted(+2)

The music is great. The art is great. The puzzles are, in my opinion, not too hard, not too easy, and satisfying to solve!

This is very well done!

Submitted(+3)

Brilliant puzzle platformer. No notes

Submitted(+2)

Hard to find fault with it really. Music works really well for the theme and chilled pace of the game. 

Submitted(+2)

Great submission! Beautiful sprites, nice music, and very cool gameplay. I love the mechanics. Very well polished too.

Submitted(+3)

This is really good and the art is pretty cute. Some of the later puzzles got me confused and I'm still not sure how I beat them, but other than that everything is fine. The music is also incredible and fits very well the vibe of the game.

Developer

Thanks for playing, and for the feedback :)

Submitted(+3)

All around great entry! Genuinely loved that dual purpose design with the possess mechanic, very clever!

Developer

Thanks for playing!