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River the Dinosaur and the Mysterious Portal that Ate the Entire Existence's itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Originality | #171 | 4.111 | 4.111 |
| Overall | #362 | 3.741 | 3.741 |
| Presentation | #719 | 3.741 | 3.741 |
| Fun | #1022 | 3.222 | 3.222 |
Ranked from 27 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
How does your game fit the theme?
River the dinosaur loses control of the entire existence (oh no) and the play has to help them step by step in a mysterious journey through puzzles and mysteries ( ! ), gaining the control back.
Did your team create the art for this game during the 48 hour time slot?
Yes
We created all art during the game jam
Did your team create the audio for this game during the 48 hour time slot?
Yes
We created all audio during the game jam
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Absolutely loved this experience. The full use of the jam page is a fourth-wall break I really appreciate, and the puzzles that I managed to do were a joy to figure out. Unfortunately, I couldn't get past the mysterious portal, only because when I did enter all the words and hold down D to try and move on, nothing happened. Dino just kind of got stuck at the side of the screen, and I had no idea if it was a bug or a feature, but I couldn't move further forward. Definitely an interesting game, and I admit I just have a soft spot for games with this aesthetic and writing style in general. Overall, a great experience, and one I'm very likely to come back to
when I'm less tiredto try and finish properly and give the attention it deserves (so I'm avoiding reading other comments for spoilers' sake :P). Great work!The game is well done, the puzzles were a bit difficult for me except the thing with the doors (where I did randomly :D) but otherwise I love the game. For the controls, you should at least put the directional arrows if possible because I don't have a QWERTY keyboard. :)
I was going to finish it, but had a lot of things to do so I watch the end in the video (Spoiler: I was in the time machine part)
Anyways, the game it's amazing, I like 4th wall breaking and alternative reality things, this game it's lovely and has the same feeling, it had some funny moments which also added some essence, but I want to mark somethings
The art looks great, specially for this kind of game, which things tend to have a corrupted look or being corrupted, the colours really match with the feelings.
There is not that much of music, just the sound effects which are nice, there is not that much to say about it, but some puzzle or mechanic could be done with sounds, that would be interesting.
The puzzles really break your head and twist your way of thinking, I don't know a lot about puzzles but I really like these ones, the only thing is that the "out of control" theme it's not so present in the mechanics (well, some puzzles makes you lose your head), but the only "out of control" thing that is present is in the story, I think it's a little bit complicated to do that into puzzles, but again, I don't know that much about them, so, the only thing is that the theme can't be felt into the game, yet, it's a great game and seems you put a lot of effort in it!
Keep improving and keep it souled!
I don't have the time to finish the game right now, but I can see all he thought that was put into it. Easily the most original game I've sen in this game, and one of the most intriguing. I'll definitely be getting back to this, and will be following you to see what else you have in store! My only criticism would be that the presentation could have been done a little better. The browser isn't exactly the best, for these kinds of things, but the fact that you managed to get it working like this is incredible. Great game!
Wish I had more time for this! Only criticism I can give is that there is no indication that you have to press space to start. And the dinosaur bounces when you press him. So I tried for like 15 mins different combinations of the three first words and pressing the dinosaur to no avail.
Love this kind of game! :) Good job!
it's really fantastic! just like playing hide-and-seek in the Internet, this design is inspiring for me :-D
The really unique art style with the awesome design of the game and the itch.io site with added mystery and surrealism. Very well done!
This is my favorite game of the jam so far, and honestly one of my favorite games of the past few months! The sense of humor, the surrealism, the clue-hunting outside of the game, the puzzles, and everything else was incredibly fun and satisfying.
[SPOILERS] Here are the parts I struggled with, in case you ever want to make some edits!
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The font makes the letter 'E' look a lot like a 'B' which really threw me off in the rightmost plant room.
It took me a long time to realize where the flower room was, because you can't go into the left room until you unlock the third eye (by which point I assumed there was nothing to the left of the portal). Maybe this could be fixed by adding arrows showing the direction of other rooms when you use the third eye?
I still have no idea what the boxes with x's inside of them mean in the jumping room. I just held down random letters until the boxes appeared.
The only part I needed the walkthrough for was the final puzzle. I feel that there might be just a few too many puzzle pieces you need to string together in the exact right order.
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I just gotta say it again though, incredible game. I can't believe you managed to make all these elaborate puzzles in only 48 hours!
I had a lot of fun with this, got stumped a little at the end but love how you were able to use parts of the puzzle multiple times. Very well designed, thank you for this experience! ♥
Very original idea. The overall mood had a vibe I dig, and loved the aesthetics.
I will say, I didn't really enjoy clicking links and scrolling through the page, it sort of broke the immersion for me.
But it was a cool idea, and I can tell you put a lot of attention to detail. Great job.
That's a really cool and creative presentation! Well done!
What an incredible journey that was! Took me some time, but that was so much worth it! The way the information is scattered on the page and in artworks is both beautiful and clever. Obscuse enough to leave room for mystery, but still accessible and with understandable clues. A really great game!
This was really good! I loved flipping through my notes and connecting the dots like that! Using the itch.io page, and requiring me to actually refresh the page and do something at the beginning is awesome!
You got me sucked in and I couldn't stop till I completed it.
This is really awesome! I love the aesthetic, the puzzles were fun, and it pushed the boundaries of the itch.io medium. I'm pretty sure there were a few small errors (the R/hat door ended up with fractional movement, and the blue square should have had an extra crossed out box at the end) but they didn't detract much from solving. Great work, this is really a standout of the games I've played.
Hey, so listen... I'm not going to lie and pretend I'm not a little confused, but I like it. It's weird in the "good weird" way. It pulls no punches and it has its own style. It's creative. Great work.