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A jam submission

Pink Takes ShapeView game page

You're a little blob exploring a strange world by shifting shape
Submitted by LezLiz — 8 hours, 42 minutes before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Fun#14.3334.333
Gameplay#34.2224.222
Art#34.5564.556
Narrative#103.3333.333
Use of Theme#123.3333.333
Use of Diversifiers#123.0003.000
Audio#133.3333.333

Ranked from 9 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

Was this created as a solo or team effort?

Solo

Did you use diversifiers?

Pride Flag Colours
Accessibility Rules
Sustainability

I allow my game to be used for promotion material.

Yes

you may use my game for any future promotions.

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Comments

Submitted

A very nice little game, which brings lots of gameplay with a clever use of mechanics and environment. I had some problems understanding where i was and the presence of one-ways in the environment which sometimes made me frustrated and stopped me from exploring. On the other hand, the mechanics are really simple but effective (which are the best kinds of mechanics) and I love the minimal, cute aesthetic.

Developer

Yeah, there are a few places that are somewhat frustrating if you only have one morph unlocked, but I didn't have enough time to iron out the level design. Same with storytelling. I had to cut a lot of the story stuff I has planned because of the deadline, but game jam things, I guess. 😅

Anyway, thank you for playing and for the feedback! I'm working on a post-jam update to fix a couple of things and maybe add some fancy new features, so this feedback is really valuable to me. 🙂

Submitted

We were all once a little pink blub but we can all grow to various shapes by constantly learning new abilities. The pixel art and sound effects are super cute. Great job on the selections of color patterns and level design.

Developer

Thank you! 🙂

Submitted

Really fun, high production value for a jam!

Developer(+1)

Thank you! I was lucky to have enough time at my disposal and a couple of wonderful patrons who tested the game and gave me feedback on what to improve and polish. 🙂

Submitted

Very cute! Fun to just hop around and explore

Developer

Thank you! I'm glad you had fun. 🙂

Submitted

Man this doesn't even feel like a jam game, so much love into this little game! Wonderful work!

Developer

Thank you! I was just lucky that I was able to work full-time on the game for the duration of the jam. 🙂

That and somehow coming up with an idea that wasn't way too complex for its own good. I tend to have problems with that. 😄

Submitted(+1)

Ambient noises, darkness and strange surrounding world create great vibe. Finding use of different shapes which our blob can take was very nice.  Plus the animation at the end of the game was really cute!

Developer

Thank you! I wonder which ending you got. 😄

Submitted

The concept for this game was incredible, along with the amazing graphic style, I really really enjoyed it!!

Developer

Thank you! I'm glad you liked it. 🙂

Funnily, the art style of the levels is a result of me heavily cutting corners. Like, do I have time to make pretty levels if the world is so big? Nope, so I'll just leave it super blocky and hope that it somehow makes your imagination go wild when you can't quite tell what you're seeing. Something like that. 😄

Submitted

The moment I realized that world looped over edge to edge was just wow! The way you get all the creatures to move, showing how to control them without text, is just so smart. I doubt I found everything, but I kinda like that about cryptic games.

I either really struggled to jump 3 units with the blob, or occasionally broke the physics and jumped 3 to 4 units with the blob.

I mostly just want to make more textless games now.

Developer

The blob has slightly different physics depending on circumstances. Normally the blob doesn't jump too high either way, although there are some tricky secret moves that increase mobility a little bit. They aren't needed to complete or enjoy the game, though.

Yep, most of my games have heavily relied on text, so I wanted a change of pace this time around. It was a surprisingly pleasant experience actually. The environmental storytelling perhaps wasn't quite as good as I would have liked, but game jam things.