This was a fun game. The switch mechanic was enjoyable to use, which is a hard thing to do to make a really fun mechanic in such a short time.
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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Creativity | #635 | 3.909 | 3.909 |
| Overall | #884 | 3.667 | 3.667 |
| Enjoyment | #1011 | 3.455 | 3.455 |
| Presentation | #1338 | 3.636 | 3.636 |
Ranked from 33 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?
You reverse (or swap) roles between the player and all the robots (NPC)
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?
No
We used pre-existing audio
Comments
Fun puzzle game! Reminds me a bit of "Thomas was Alone", which I really loved. Could see this being developed using a time looping or reversal mechanic, where you set up a path for the robots and they follow that path in a loop after you swap to another robot. Nice job!
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Dancing QueensCool idea! I enjoyed the puzzles and artwork. The music was also catchy and well suited the game.
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Do Not Climb The MountainThis idea is good and can still be improved so much I really like these kinds of games, I enjoyed myself.
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Poly Dash (GMTK 2023)The idea is clever and the game is fun to play. Art is really nice, although I would make the switches stand out a bit more from the rest of the tiles. I'm really curious how do you solve the last level, since it looks like you cannot force the jumping robot to go left instead of right? Overall solid entry, well done :)
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Golfn'tHey thanks for the feedback! I think you are right, one of the things we discussed in our own post-mortem was that we really didn’t extend/explore our switching idea enough to make it stand out.
As for the last level, I was kinda surprised that some of people somehow were able to solve it. Here’s a small hint, you’d have to abuse some bugs :)
Cool concept. Swapping AI offers some cool possibilities. It was until the last level that I realized the arrows next to a robot tell you what program they are running.
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Payload ProtectorsReally amazing game!
I love the graphics of the different robots and the switching mechanic feels really good.
It took me a while to see the switches the open doors, I would differentiate them more from the background.
The puzzles are fun and clever!
I can absolutely see this becoming a really cool full game with some more types of robots and maybe a bit of story.
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Pharaoh's CombWow! I absolutely love this concept! You could totally get super creative with these puzzles, I really hope you expand upon this and do a full release! The robots are really fun too, I like the jumpy boy.
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I used to be an AdventurerI can see a version of this being on steam. Truly great work!
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Frantic Score KeeperI really liked the puzzle designs, I had a hard time understanding it at first, I think it’s pretty fluent once you understand mechanic.
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Roads Are CrossyFun and simple! Love the puzzles, love the concept! Wish there was a little bit more work up of tutorial, even if it is simple it always feels nice to introduce one at a time!
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Conquest Of ShadowsSwapping mechanic sort of reminds me of what I did for my game, but it being in a completely different genre is very cool to see. A lot of the puzzles were really fun to solve!
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Inverted Elements: Maximum CarnageFun concept! It's almost like a platformer version of Ghost Trick. I really enjoyed being able to use the different robot movesets to try and sequence-break different puzzles and find alternate solutions. I think you could really do a lot with this concept post-jam if you add more robots and maybe even let the player swap/combine physical robots together to reach new places that a default bot couldn't access. Great job on your submission!
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Mimic's Lureinteresting idea, well-executed gameplay, but I felt that very quickly I already had many types of robots and I didn't have to think too much to finish a level, it was a lot of trial and error.
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Game MachineCool idea mechanically, though could've used a tutorial. Overall, good job!
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Roll With It | GMTK 2023
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