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A jam submission

The Map Has a HeroView game page

You can't move the Hero...But at least you can move the map.
Submitted by Blaer (@BlaerZhang), Marshall — 9 hours, 12 minutes before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Enjoyment#824.1674.167
Overall#2294.0724.072
Creativity#4194.0224.022
Presentation#6384.0294.029

Ranked from 138 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?
This game is a little weird Sokoban RPG. However, instead of controlling the avatar to push the box, players actually control the map and move the walls to push different kinds of stuff on the map. In that case, the roles of an RPG Hero and a map are reversed. It's not the Hero that tries to save the world, but the world on the map itself tries to save the Hero.

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

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Submitted

Really fun! Great job.

Submitted

Cool game, enjoyed it!

as someone else already said, this is definitely a Baba is You level of "i never thought this could be a game mechanic, but it totally makes sense once i play for 2 minutes" genius. incredible!

Submitted

Smashed it, well done!

Submitted

I must say I'm not really a puzzle game person, but I enjoyed playing your game and finished all levels!
Some of them were quite challenging and hats off for creating 16 levels. Well done

Submitted

The game is way more fun then I expected it to be

Submitted

Really solid concept. Some of the challenges broke my brain in a very satisfying way. Charming presentation as well. Great job!

Submitted

The puzzles are great, but the theme idea is too simple and has been done multiple times.

Submitted

Love the idea, and execution!

Submitted

i would buy this

Amazing concept, art, and implementation! Very fun and unique game, 5/5 stars for me:)

Submitted

Love Love Love it

Submitted

Really really nice concept and execution of the level designs

Submitted

Really enjoyable and cool concep

As a Baba Is You fan, I absolutely loved this! The game is extremely polished, the artstyle and music is of course wonderful, and there are many levels to enjoy, with each new mechanic introduced in the right order at the right times. I would love to see this game expanded upon... awesome work!

Submitted

Really cool game. I loved the execution of this fundamentally simple mechanic in a way that really teases your brain in all the right ways - good job!

Submitted

It was fun. I wish there were more levels. It would be cool if there was something else besides walls and doors that moves with map.

Very creative! I love it :D

Submitted

Very good idea! There was bug with the characters clipping through the walls but other than that the game is very good.

Submitted

Really fun!!! Would love to see a larger rpg made using this mechanic, no clue how that would work though haha.

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