Great job on this! The shadow mechanic was very well done! I thought the light potion was a nice addition too, although it felt like it should just be on a cool-down rather than a consumable. The controls were a little rough, but overall I thought this was fantastic.
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Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
Cleverness | #227 | 4.500 | 4.500 |
Theme | #233 | 4.000 | 4.000 |
Artistic Style | #328 | 4.500 | 4.500 |
Playability | #719 | 3.500 | 3.500 |
Ranked from 2 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Judge feedback
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- This is a near-perfect game in my opinion. Fantastic use of theme, puzzles, and artistic style. I truly love this game... except for the controls. It made navigating the rooms so much more challenging than I feel it should have been. Controller support on this would make it perfect. Otherwise the creativity in this game is immaculate and I would really like to see this as a full game.
- Puzzles are fun for me to solve, as long as they 'make sense' in what they're trying to convey through the environment and controls. I found that this was done quite well, I was a fan of the art for the character and each room/puzzle you presented. The music was nice to listen to while figuring out how to solve each room as well. I was a fan of how you interpreted the themes; where shadow was used as a means to solve the puzzle from the start, very creative there, and for alchemy, the use of the potion for even harder puzzles you ended up solving were tied together as well. I'd say that my only gripe were the controls, specifically based on the fact that the angle of the game's display usually throws me off at times (I've played games that use this angle, not very good when it comes to it), but this may be just a small nitpick of mine. Overall, I believe you did quite a good job piecing everything together, keep up the good work!
Did you include your Game Design Document as a Google Drive link?
Yes!
Seriously... did you include your Game Design Document?
Yes yes!
Is your game set to Public so we can see it?
Yep!
Tell us about your game!
With the help of the shadows projected on a wall, move the objects and use your potion to solve the puzzles and reach the key to the Philosopher’s Stone.
Extra Notes
Thank you so much for encouraging people to make games <3
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