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GMTK Game Jam 2021

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Two squares have to work together to find the exit while being being bound together with a sharp rope.
Submitted by I_Am_Penguin, kumroDev — 3 hours, 13 minutes before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Originality#35862.4582.458
Fun#37032.1252.125
Overall#37262.2642.264
Presentation#37692.2082.208

Ranked from 24 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?
Two squares are bound together by a sharp rope in which they have to maneuver around walls and obstacles to reach both goals at the same time.

Did your team create the vast majority of the art during the 48 hours?

Yes

We created the vast majority of the art during the game jam

Did your team create the vast majority of the music during the 48 hours?

Yes

We created the vast majority of the music during the game jam

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Comments

FennecFu GamesSubmitted3 years ago

The movement could be better and have more steps per press or have it held, but a nice short game :D

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Goodbye, Miss Cyanide
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Last Angle StudioSubmitted3 years ago

(key problem for me as well). It's a short but fun game :)

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Heartbeat
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Souptik2001Submitted3 years ago

(Keys problem as everyone said)
Otherwise its quite good.

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Joob And Dever
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ZerojiSubmitted3 years ago

(what everyone said about the keys)

Nice mechanic, but in level 3 I often died for no apparent reason, one time with both characters next to each other. The footsteps sound is also a bit much, music is good tho :)

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RE_CONNECT
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pretzelmouse3 years ago

also agree about the holding of keys instead. but very cute loved the art style

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pretzelmouse3 years ago

also agree about the holding of keys instead. but very cute loved the art style

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errol333Submitted3 years ago

Loved the artwork. Would have been a little more fun to hold the keys instead of mashing them but other than that good job!

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Turn the Tide
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ha1fBitSubmitted3 years ago(+1)

I agree with Stickle about being able to hold down the movement keys. That would make everything much more smooth. 

Besides that, I really loved the colored pencil art style for the background and title/menu, but it did clash just a little with the game sprites. The music was great with some very tasteful dissonance. 

The actual puzzle mechanic was straight-forward, but I liked the level design utilizing it. Some of the levels really made me think. 

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Frantic Alchemy
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spoonsweetSubmitted3 years ago

Agreeing with everyone, holding down might have been a good idea.

However! In the latest levels, it made me think: "if I move one player, instead of having the other one just sit there, can I find a solution in which both players move around?"

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StickleSubmitted3 years ago(+1)

I really love the puzzle mechanic of introducing rope obstacles rather than restricting rope length, but having to mash both the arrow keys and WASD rather than just holding them down just feels a bit tedious. Great work!

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Drawn Together
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