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The Beat'en Path's itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Creativity | #87 | 4.372 | 4.372 |
| Overall | #210 | 4.082 | 4.082 |
| Enjoyment | #312 | 3.904 | 3.904 |
| Style | #817 | 3.968 | 3.968 |
Ranked from 94 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 build a path by using a music scale.
Development Time
96 hours
(Optional) Please credit all assets you've used
None
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Loved this! I think my favorite level was the last, because it was challenging enough for me to retry a bunch of times, but not too much to deem it impossible or frustrating. Had to write down on paper the combination I thought would work best to solve it. This looks like it would have potential for a full game. I think it would've been a cute detail if all the notes you rescued at the end had sang together in harmony as thanks haha. Good job with this!
Most creative way to solve the levels! I think this might be the best way to solve all current and future levels xD, we had a happy dance for them at the end but we didn't have enough time to put it in the final build. So glad you enjoyed!!
Very original and nice concept for a puzzle platform game. The level design forces you to think carefully about your note placement. I would love to see more levels and mechanics in the future! :)
Thank you :D
Great opportunity to try and practice my music theory! I loved the game and thought it's really creative! Did notice that the quit button does the same as the start button ;). I don't have a lot of criticism to give apart from maybe a few more levels!
I would love to know how this helped you xD, Can you be a little more clear on the "quit button does the same as the start button"? Im glad you enjoyed it! More levels coming in the future!!
The quit button just sends me to the levels menu bit, also glad to hear of more levels in the future!
Really great take on the theme - the world being the interface of a DAW and jumping on the piano roll notes is really unique, I loved it!
Really love this game. The difference between planing and the execution made me have to think very carefully. Good job
Glad you enjoyed it!
Super creative idea and the game looks lovely!
Thank you!
Maybe the level solution should be a song... :P
This games feels pretty much perfect to me :O Level 4 was quite the challenged but I got through it.
By the way, do you know you can add a video on the itch page? I believe you add it in “edit game” and then display it in “edit them”.
Thanks for letting us know!
This is super cool idea. I really enjoyed this. I tried to recreate Saria's song in one of the level. It's very cool. I wish there are one or two instruments. I can see this game being make into a full product
We are planning on continuing this project after the jam ends!
Wow! Very, very cool. Genius interpretation and implementation
Appreciate it!
what a cool concept… music scales has been my favorite interpretation of the theme by far
the game UI looks so much like a real DAW too, lots of attention to detail
I only have very very minor nitpick that the curtain animation is a bit too long and that gets annoying on retries
really excellent entry
Thank you! Also thanks for the feedback, as we plan on continuing this project all the feedback helps!
Damn dude, hell yeah! This is not only a fantastic and unique idea but the excecution with the graphics and audio design is also amazing and it just works so well! The touch of the notes playing when you jump on the platforms is an amazing piece of design to intertwine the audio and gameplay. Great job!!! :D
Such an interesting concept. Loved everything, the game the art the presentation... It was really fun!
one of the best entries Ive seen in the jam. very enjoyable experience!!
loved every aspect of it. the sfx, the freedom, ui, gameplay. congrats!!
here are some suggestions (nitpicking):
again, congrats on this great game!!
Thanks so much! We are planning on developing it further so your suggestions are appreciated. :D
I love how you interpreted the theme and had an absolute blast playing. In my opinion, you achieved the perfect difficulty curve and game length for a jam submission. Great work!
The presentation is superb. As someone who has a non-existent musical talent, I like that I can botch the notes and still complete a stage 😂. Though wish there were more levels, it was really fun.
Duuude the pixel art is lit, the idea of mixing a recorder app to make a game is so smart, i love it !!
I really like the concept of this game and there is so much you could do with this. If you choose to continue this project some advice would be to add a hotkey to play so I don't have to use the mouse. Otherwise, this game is great the music is subtle but in a good way and allows for the notes to be heard the art is great and cohesive very very well done. :D
That can totally be considered a possibility! We are planning on continuing this project, so thank you for the feedback! Glad you enjoyed
Really cool game, its fun to think of the path then building it with music! 🎶
The only improvements I can think of is add some feedback on the button when clicking on them in the menu. Good job!
Thank you! I totally agree with you, menu will definitely need an upgrade when we keep working on this.
Too short, I need more, also a tutorial would be nice, I almost clicked off assuming it didnt work after you played the notes, i habitually dont read descriptions
Thanks for the feedback, we just added a video to the comments of the page that shows how to play.
yeah, i had to go back and see if i could find the controls anywhere, the piano controls looked rather intuitive, but not being able to move until after I played the piano made me think i just couldn't move, I hope this is valuable feedback
Appreciate it!