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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Enjoyment | #259 | 3.939 | 3.939 |
| Overall | #301 | 4.010 | 4.010 |
| Presentation | #459 | 4.152 | 4.152 |
| Creativity | #585 | 3.939 | 3.939 |
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 play as a door that has to reach the main character. We tried to swap the properties of objects to their reverse, like a ball pit being very dangerous or breathing underwater and drowning in the air
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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A nice spin a video game tropes. I wanted to see some alligators tho!
Oh we had an alligator but unfortunately it glitched out and sometimes it pops up sometimes it doesn't, super frustrating!
Oh yeah. My game had you play aiast a guy named Tony. You never see Tony. He had art done, but I spent so long playtesting and balancing he was only in by name.
Nice little game! The idea of inverting standard video game environmental objects is neat! Just wish it was a bit longer, and maybe had some of those different ideas work together, rather than being one per level.
Thank you for the feedback! Oh gosh we would have loved to make more levels but 48 hours didn't quite allow haha, maybe we will in the future! I love the idea of combining levels too!
This game is amazing! Not only did you stick with the basic idea of reversing the role of player and door, but you're constantly subverting all kinds of expectations, in a very clever way. Great job!
Thank you for the kind feedback we really apricate it =)
Played on stream! See the video for timestamp.
When I started playing I thought. Okay, you control the exit instead of the character in a platform game. But then, what differentiates it (in practice) from a standard platform game?
But the game itself slammed the door in my face, never better said. Each level reinterprets some classic platform game mechanic in a super funny way. Overall, I laughed a lot.
Congratulations, good job!
We're so happy you think so! We thought really hard about how to implement the theme without just reversing the normal roles (I.e princess saves the prince) and thought the materials would be a great twist and hopefully humorous as well, so your comment means a lot!)
i love how quirky and unique this game is, i dont think ive played anything like it. the art and animation is perfect, i love all the door animations haha
Eee thank you for the feedback it means a lot!! <3
It only clicked for me on level five that the roll reversal in this game is the mechanics in each level. That being said, this game is not hard, but it is a fun little showcase of how mechanics work if they are the opposite of what is expected, without feeling blatantly and intentionally unfair. Also I appreciate the title only having to do with one small part in one level, nice game.
Yup! =) We wanted to mix it up a bit for the theme! The other part of role reversal is the door reaching the man instead, but we mainly focused on the materials and the jokes- more so then making gameplay hard. Thank you for leaving a review!